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 36 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 24,524 Deaths, and the mean is 70,426 Deaths.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,857.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 72.4%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 20.1%).
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 |
| 2 | Brazil | 353,562 Deaths | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 211,270 Deaths | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 151,946 Deaths | 2020 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 133,518 Deaths | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 130,954 Deaths | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 7 | Thailand | 115,023 Deaths | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 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.
- Poland 72,522 Deaths
- Korea 57,918 Deaths
- Netherlands 20,056 Deaths
- Slovak Republic 9,915 Deaths
- Croatia 9,235 Deaths
- Lithuania 7,439 Deaths
- Latvia 5,026 Deaths
- Slovenia 3,310 Deaths
- Estonia 2,875 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.