Avoidable 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 is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 1.00 million Deaths in United States; the lowest is 541 Deaths in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 28,987 Deaths, and the mean is 101,910 Deaths.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,855.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 48.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 19.2%).
Avoidable mortality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.00 million Deaths | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 207,364 Deaths | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 608,011 Deaths | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 119,957 Deaths | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 3 | Mexico | 373,220 Deaths | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 29,607 Deaths | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | Croatia | 14,419 Deaths | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 253,927 Deaths | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 12,088 Deaths | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 213,167 Deaths | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 8,179 Deaths | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 211,805 Deaths | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 4,664 Deaths | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 195,524 Deaths | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 4,305 Deaths | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 143,872 Deaths | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 9 | France | 113,261 Deaths | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 105,841 Deaths | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 99,807 Deaths | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 97,527 Deaths | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 87,379 Deaths | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 14 | Canada | 78,534 Deaths | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 75,700 Deaths | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 16 | Peru | 61,983 Deaths | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 43,913 Deaths | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 39,964 Deaths | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 36,190 Deaths | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 28,367 Deaths | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 28,205 Deaths | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 26,107 Deaths | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 22,797 Deaths | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 22,459 Deaths | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 17,843 Deaths | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 13,794 Deaths | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 11,521 Deaths | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 11,223 Deaths | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 11,083 Deaths | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 10,842 Deaths | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 9,676 Deaths | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 32 | New Zealand | 8,444 Deaths | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 8,419 Deaths | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 8,381 Deaths | 2016 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 810 Deaths | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 541 Deaths | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 85,016 Deaths
- Slovak Republic 17,988 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.