Montenegro vs North Macedonia: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death

Montenegro
21.1%
in 2019
North Macedonia
19.0%
in 2023
Montenegro rank
5th
North Macedonia rank
7th

Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time

  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
5101520199120072023

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 21.1% against 19.0% in North Macedonia, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Montenegro ranks 5th and North Macedonia ranks 7th of 113 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 13.2% 7.2% 6.0% Montenegro
2010s 17.0% 13.6% 3.5% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Montenegro or North Macedonia?
Montenegro, at 21.1% against 19.0% in North Macedonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Montenegro and North Macedonia?
2.1%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and North Macedonia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Montenegro and North Macedonia rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
Montenegro ranks 5th and North Macedonia ranks 7th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Montenegro vs North Macedonia: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid, drawing on WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-registered-with-an-ill-defined-cause-of-death/montenegro/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-registered-with-an-ill-defined-cause-of-death/montenegro/north-macedonia/">Montenegro vs North Macedonia: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Unit
%
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,964 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.