Avoidable mortality — Treatable 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 — Treatable mortality is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 327,378 Deaths in United States; the lowest is 177 Deaths in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,688 Deaths, and the mean is 43,003 Deaths.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,850.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 41.2%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 29.6%).
Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 327,378 Deaths | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 254,449 Deaths | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 161,950 Deaths | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 101,981 Deaths | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 5 | Thailand | 96,782 Deaths | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 79,649 Deaths | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 64,570 Deaths | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 52,391 Deaths | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 52,238 Deaths | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 39,899 Deaths | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 38,087 Deaths | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 37,390 Deaths | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 13 | France | 35,504 Deaths | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 26,493 Deaths | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 25,527 Deaths | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 24,555 Deaths | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 16,178 Deaths | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 14,420 Deaths | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 12,957 Deaths | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 12,687 Deaths | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 10,855 Deaths | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 8,832 Deaths | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 7,970 Deaths | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 6,484 Deaths | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 5,558 Deaths | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 5,102 Deaths | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 4,279 Deaths | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 28 | Israel | 4,252 Deaths | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 3,596 Deaths | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 3,543 Deaths | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 3,325 Deaths | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 32 | New Zealand | 3,147 Deaths | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 2,900 Deaths | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 2,737 Deaths | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 273 Deaths | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 177 Deaths | 2024 | up 25.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 27,098 Deaths
- Slovak Republic 8,073 Deaths
- Croatia 5,184 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.