Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality by country
This dataset presents data on preventable, treatable and avoidable (preventable + treatable) causes of mortality. Preventable and treatable causes of mortality are defined as follows: - Preventable mortality: Causes of death that can be mainly avoided through effective public health and primary prevention...
What the numbers show
Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 675,942 Deaths in United States; the lowest is 364 Deaths in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,784 Deaths, and the mean is 63,207 Deaths.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,857.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 72.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 20.6%).
Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 675,942 Deaths | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 125,311 Deaths | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 353,562 Deaths | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 72,522 Deaths | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Mexico | 211,270 Deaths | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 20,056 Deaths | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Croatia | 9,235 Deaths | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 151,946 Deaths | 2020 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 7,439 Deaths | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 133,518 Deaths | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 5,026 Deaths | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 130,954 Deaths | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 3,310 Deaths | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 7 | Thailand | 115,023 Deaths | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 2,875 Deaths | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 91,634 Deaths | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | France | 77,757 Deaths | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 65,942 Deaths | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 60,137 Deaths | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 53,007 Deaths | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 49,292 Deaths | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 49,207 Deaths | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 15 | Argentina | 47,416 Deaths | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 37,428 Deaths | 2022 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 27,735 Deaths | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 27,277 Deaths | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 21,770 Deaths | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 17,512 Deaths | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 21 | Greece | 17,275 Deaths | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 15,975 Deaths | 2022 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 15,248 Deaths | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 14,827 Deaths | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 12,285 Deaths | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 8,692 Deaths | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 7,925 Deaths | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 7,758 Deaths | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 7,680 Deaths | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 6,563 Deaths | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 5,644 Deaths | 2016 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 5,519 Deaths | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 5,424 Deaths | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 5,297 Deaths | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 537 Deaths | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 364 Deaths | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 57,918 Deaths
- Slovak Republic 9,915 Deaths
About this data
This dataset presents data on preventable, treatable and avoidable (preventable + treatable) causes of mortality. Preventable and treatable causes of mortality are defined as follows: - Preventable mortality: Causes of death that can be mainly avoided through effective public health and primary prevention interventions (i.e. before the onset of diseases/injuries, to reduce incidence). - Treatable (or amenable) mortality: Causes of death that can be mainly avoided through timely and effective healthcare interventions, including secondary prevention such as screening, and treatment (i.e. after the onset of diseases, to reduce case-fatality). Both indicators refer to premature mortality (under age 75). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.