Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59) by country
Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
63.4%
Congo
Lowest
2.3%
New Zealand
Median
25.6%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 63.4% in Congo; the lowest is 2.3% in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.6%, and the mean is 26.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 1,882.1%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 32.8%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 63.4% | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | Botswana | 63.2% | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.4% | 2021 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 4 | Namibia | 59.0% | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 5 | Lesotho | 57.6% | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Gabon | 56.3% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 55.9% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 55.9% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.0% | 2021 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 10 | Eswatini | 54.7% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 54.5% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 53.0% | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 52.4% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | Peru | 52.3% | 2021 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Sudan | 52.1% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 49.5% | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia | 49.0% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 18 | Somalia | 48.6% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 48.1% | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 20 | Liberia | 47.4% | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 47.0% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 46.7% | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 46.4% | 2021 | up 355.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 45.9% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 25 | Nigeria | 44.5% | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.9% | 2021 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 43.5% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 28 | Uganda | 43.4% | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 42.1% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea | 41.8% | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 41.4% | 2021 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Djibouti | 41.3% | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 40.7% | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 34 | Madagascar | 40.7% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.4% | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 36 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 40.2% | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Niger | 39.8% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritania | 39.6% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 39 | Burundi | 38.7% | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 40 | Guyana | 38.7% | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 38.0% | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 42 | Tunisia | 37.9% | 2021 | up 689.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Lebanon | 37.8% | 2021 | up 589.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 37.5% | 2021 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Mexico | 37.4% | 2021 | up 357.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 37.2% | 2021 | up 336.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | 37.1% | 2021 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 48 | Maldives | 36.8% | 2021 | up 420.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Suriname | 36.4% | 2021 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 35.8% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 35.7% | 2021 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 35.5% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 35.1% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 54 | Oman | 35.0% | 2021 | up 471.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 35.0% | 2021 | up 802.2% | volatile |
| 56 | India | 34.7% | 2021 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 57 | Cuba | 34.6% | 2021 | up 519.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 34.6% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 59 | Benin | 33.9% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 60 | Togo | 33.6% | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 61 | Eritrea | 33.3% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 33.2% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 63 | Sudan | 32.4% | 2021 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 32.3% | 2021 | up 561.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 32.0% | 2021 | up 659.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Grenada | 31.7% | 2021 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.6% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 31.0% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 30.9% | 2021 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Panama | 30.8% | 2021 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.7% | 2021 | up 999.8% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 30.7% | 2021 | up 1,636.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.5% | 2021 | up 161.0% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 30.2% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 29.7% | 2021 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 29.3% | 2021 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 29.0% | 2021 | up 99.4% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 28.5% | 2021 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 28.3% | 2021 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 28.2% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 81 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.1% | 2021 | up 356.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Türkiye | 27.9% | 2021 | up 698.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 27.5% | 2021 | up 322.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 27.3% | 2021 | up 512.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Barbados | 26.9% | 2021 | up 98.9% | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 26.8% | 2021 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 26.7% | 2021 | up 481.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Comoros | 26.5% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 89 | Serbia | 26.5% | 2021 | up 1,083.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 26.5% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 25.9% | 2021 | up 626.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Belize | 25.9% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 93 | Romania | 25.6% | 2021 | up 320.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.2% | 2021 | up 209.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Pakistan | 25.2% | 2021 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 24.9% | 2021 | up 519.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 24.8% | 2021 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 24.5% | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 24.5% | 2021 | up 534.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 24.2% | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 101 | Honduras | 24.0% | 2021 | up 77.9% | falling |
| 102 | Armenia | 23.7% | 2021 | up 390.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Montenegro | 23.7% | 2021 | up 1,882.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 23.7% | 2021 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 105 | Seychelles | 23.6% | 2021 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 23.6% | 2021 | up 374.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 23.1% | 2021 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 22.6% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 109 | Ukraine | 22.4% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 22.4% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 111 | Haiti | 22.1% | 2021 | up 162.2% | falling |
| 112 | Hungary | 21.9% | 2021 | up 1,224.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahamas | 21.7% | 2021 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 114 | Uruguay | 21.6% | 2021 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 20.7% | 2021 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 20.5% | 2021 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.4% | 2021 | up 91.7% | falling |
| 118 | Philippines | 19.7% | 2021 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.6% | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 120 | Poland | 19.5% | 2021 | up 458.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Kiribati | 19.5% | 2021 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 122 | Fiji | 19.5% | 2021 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 19.1% | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 124 | Qatar | 19.0% | 2021 | up 431.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Belarus | 18.8% | 2021 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 18.3% | 2021 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Czechia | 18.3% | 2021 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Yemen | 18.0% | 2021 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 129 | Morocco | 17.9% | 2021 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 130 | United States of America | 17.5% | 2021 | up 207.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | 17.5% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 132 | Lithuania | 17.3% | 2021 | up 271.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 17.2% | 2021 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.1% | 2021 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 135 | Thailand | 17.1% | 2021 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 16.4% | 2021 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 138 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 15.9% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 15.6% | 2021 | up 250.6% | volatile |
| 140 | El Salvador | 15.3% | 2021 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 141 | Greece | 15.1% | 2021 | up 379.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Algeria | 15.1% | 2021 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 15.0% | 2021 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 14.8% | 2021 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 145 | Latvia | 14.7% | 2021 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 146 | Croatia | 14.5% | 2021 | up 677.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Portugal | 14.0% | 2021 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 148 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.6% | 2021 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 149 | Iraq | 13.5% | 2021 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 13.1% | 2021 | up 447.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | 12.4% | 2021 | up 83.8% | falling |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1% | 2021 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 11.6% | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 154 | Viet Nam | 11.4% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 10.6% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 156 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2021 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 9.9% | 2021 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Italy | 9.6% | 2021 | up 146.3% | rising |
| 159 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.6% | 2021 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 160 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.6% | 2021 | up 148.5% | rising |
| 161 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.5% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 162 | Spain | 9.0% | 2021 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 163 | Germany | 8.6% | 2021 | up 173.6% | rising |
| 164 | Netherlands | 8.0% | 2021 | up 162.4% | rising |
| 165 | Austria | 7.9% | 2021 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Belgium | 7.6% | 2021 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Tonga | 7.4% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 168 | Samoa | 7.2% | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 169 | Switzerland | 7.1% | 2021 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 170 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 171 | Canada | 7.0% | 2021 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 172 | Sweden | 6.8% | 2021 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 173 | Malta | 6.0% | 2021 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 174 | Ireland | 5.9% | 2021 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 175 | France | 5.7% | 2021 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 176 | Slovenia | 5.5% | 2021 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Korea | 5.1% | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 178 | Japan | 4.4% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 179 | Denmark | 4.1% | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 180 | China | 3.8% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 181 | Iceland | 3.7% | 2021 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 182 | Norway | 2.8% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 183 | Australia | 2.6% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 184 | Finland | 2.6% | 2021 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 185 | New Zealand | 2.3% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 45.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 44.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 44.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 44.2%
- Africa Western and Central 42.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 42.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40.4%
- Low income 37.2%
- IDA blend 36.8%
- Least developed countries 36.7%
- IDA total 36.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 35.9%
- IDA only 35.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 35.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 35.4%
- Lower middle income 34.5%
- South Asia 33.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 33.9%
- Other small states 33.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 33.0%
- Low & middle income 29.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 29.7%
- Small states 29.3%
- Middle income 28.7%
- World 28.2%
- Caribbean Small States 28.1%
- IBRD only 27.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 26.3%
- Arab World 25.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 24.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 24.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.0%
- Upper middle income 22.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 21.6%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 21.4%
- OECD members 19.7%
- High income 18.0%
- Pacific island small states 17.1%
- North America 16.9%
About this data
Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.