Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 60+, female (% of total female deaths ages 60+) by country
Number of female deaths ages 60+ due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 60+, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
45.5%
Peru
Lowest
2.3%
Finland
Median
20.8%
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 60+, female (% of total female deaths ages 60+) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 45.5% in Peru; the lowest is 2.3% in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.8%, and the mean is 21.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 3,836.3%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 33.7%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 45.5% | 2021 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.2% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.3% | 2021 | up 153.7% | rising |
| 4 | Guyana | 42.5% | 2021 | up 300.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 42.0% | 2021 | up 62.9% | falling |
| 6 | Paraguay | 41.7% | 2021 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 40.3% | 2021 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 39.9% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 9 | Somalia | 39.6% | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 37.8% | 2021 | up 557.2% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 36.8% | 2021 | up 56.8% | falling |
| 12 | Grenada | 36.2% | 2021 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Gabon | 35.8% | 2021 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 14 | South Sudan | 35.6% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 35.1% | 2021 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Eswatini | 34.7% | 2021 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 34.5% | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 18 | Congo | 34.2% | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 19 | Cuba | 34.1% | 2021 | up 378.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 33.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 33.2% | 2021 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 32.9% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 23 | Lesotho | 32.8% | 2021 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Kuwait | 32.6% | 2021 | up 455.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 32.6% | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 32.4% | 2021 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 27 | India | 32.3% | 2021 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 31.2% | 2021 | up 152.0% | rising |
| 29 | Lebanon | 31.0% | 2021 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 30.7% | 2021 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 31 | Liberia | 30.1% | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 29.6% | 2021 | up 510.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Indonesia | 29.4% | 2021 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 29.3% | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 35 | Niger | 29.3% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 28.4% | 2021 | up 1,864.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 28.1% | 2021 | up 338.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.1% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 28.0% | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 40 | Bahamas | 27.9% | 2021 | up 413.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 27.9% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 42 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 27.6% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 27.6% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 44 | Gambia | 27.4% | 2021 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 26.9% | 2021 | up 280.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 26.8% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 47 | Nigeria | 26.8% | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 26.7% | 2021 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 49 | Djibouti | 26.6% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 26.4% | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 51 | Oman | 26.2% | 2021 | up 381.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 26.1% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea | 26.0% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 54 | Ghana | 26.0% | 2021 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 55 | Burundi | 25.7% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 56 | Angola | 25.7% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 57 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 25.5% | 2021 | up 764.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 25.5% | 2021 | up 2,669.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 25.5% | 2021 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 60 | Singapore | 25.3% | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.2% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 25.1% | 2021 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 63 | Eritrea | 24.8% | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 64 | Malaysia | 24.6% | 2021 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 24.6% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.6% | 2021 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 24.5% | 2021 | up 1,175.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24.2% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritania | 24.0% | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 23.9% | 2021 | up 3,775.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 23.7% | 2021 | up 2,275.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Seychelles | 23.4% | 2021 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 73 | Mali | 23.4% | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 23.2% | 2021 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 75 | Togo | 23.1% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 76 | Benin | 23.0% | 2021 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 22.9% | 2021 | up 2,502.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Poland | 22.7% | 2021 | up 548.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 22.7% | 2021 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.1% | 2021 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 22.0% | 2021 | up 1,291.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | 22.0% | 2021 | up 1,169.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia | 21.9% | 2021 | up 2,039.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 21.8% | 2021 | up 643.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 21.6% | 2021 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 21.6% | 2021 | up 380.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Tunisia | 21.6% | 2021 | up 538.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Comoros | 21.2% | 2021 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 21.2% | 2021 | up 371.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 21.1% | 2021 | up 2,462.0% | volatile |
| 91 | El Salvador | 21.0% | 2021 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 21.0% | 2021 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 20.8% | 2021 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 20.6% | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 95 | Uruguay | 20.4% | 2021 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 20.4% | 2021 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt | 20.3% | 2021 | up 440.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 20.0% | 2021 | up 1,433.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.0% | 2021 | up 1,469.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 20.0% | 2021 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 19.8% | 2021 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 19.7% | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 103 | Kiribati | 19.6% | 2021 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 104 | Slovenia | 19.6% | 2021 | up 329.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 19.5% | 2021 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Belgium | 19.5% | 2021 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Fiji | 19.4% | 2021 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Greece | 19.2% | 2021 | up 211.6% | rising |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 19.2% | 2021 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 110 | Chile | 19.1% | 2021 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 111 | Türkiye | 19.0% | 2021 | up 526.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.6% | 2021 | up 345.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.2% | 2021 | up 1,019.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.0% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 115 | Thailand | 17.9% | 2021 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 116 | Pakistan | 17.7% | 2021 | up 49.3% | flat |
| 117 | Palestine, State of | 17.5% | 2021 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 17.5% | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 119 | Yemen | 17.4% | 2021 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 120 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.2% | 2021 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 121 | Ukraine | 17.0% | 2021 | up 3,088.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Myanmar | 16.9% | 2021 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 123 | Hungary | 16.8% | 2021 | up 1,313.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Lithuania | 16.7% | 2021 | up 1,180.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Korea | 16.7% | 2021 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 126 | Ireland | 16.7% | 2021 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 127 | Albania | 16.5% | 2021 | up 665.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Israel | 16.4% | 2021 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 16.1% | 2021 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 16.0% | 2021 | up 377.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Netherlands | 15.9% | 2021 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.7% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 133 | France | 15.7% | 2021 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 15.7% | 2021 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Belarus | 15.6% | 2021 | up 3,836.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Haiti | 15.6% | 2021 | up 183.4% | rising |
| 137 | Sudan | 15.1% | 2021 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 138 | Bhutan | 15.1% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 139 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2021 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 140 | United States of America | 15.0% | 2021 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 15.0% | 2021 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 142 | Italy | 14.5% | 2021 | up 301.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 14.3% | 2021 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 144 | Latvia | 14.3% | 2021 | up 1,257.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.2% | 2021 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 14.2% | 2021 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 14.1% | 2021 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 148 | Barbados | 14.1% | 2021 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 14.0% | 2021 | up 72.4% | falling |
| 150 | Mongolia | 13.9% | 2021 | up 989.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Croatia | 13.7% | 2021 | up 1,006.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Malta | 12.9% | 2021 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 153 | Morocco | 12.4% | 2021 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | 12.4% | 2021 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | 12.3% | 2021 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 156 | Cyprus | 12.2% | 2021 | up 227.8% | rising |
| 157 | Estonia | 12.1% | 2021 | up 1,088.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.1% | 2021 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 12.1% | 2021 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 160 | Spain | 12.0% | 2021 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Qatar | 12.0% | 2021 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Switzerland | 11.9% | 2021 | up 229.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 11.8% | 2021 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 164 | Austria | 10.8% | 2021 | up 284.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Germany | 9.9% | 2021 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 166 | Japan | 9.9% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 167 | Sweden | 9.8% | 2021 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 168 | Viet Nam | 9.3% | 2021 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 169 | Denmark | 8.8% | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 170 | Iraq | 8.8% | 2021 | up 259.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 8.5% | 2021 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Tonga | 8.5% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 173 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.2% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 174 | Canada | 8.0% | 2021 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 175 | Norway | 7.9% | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 176 | Algeria | 7.8% | 2021 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.3% | 2021 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 178 | Samoa | 7.0% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 179 | Uzbekistan | 5.9% | 2021 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 180 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2021 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 4.5% | 2021 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Australia | 4.2% | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 183 | Iceland | 3.9% | 2021 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 184 | China | 2.6% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 2.3% | 2021 | up 16.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 31.4%
- South Asia 30.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 30.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 30.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 30.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 29.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 28.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 28.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 28.4%
- Lower middle income 28.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 27.1%
- Africa Western and Central 27.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 26.1%
- Caribbean Small States 25.5%
- Low income 23.5%
- Least developed countries 23.3%
- IDA only 22.7%
- IDA total 22.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.7%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 21.0%
- IDA blend 20.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 20.8%
- IBRD only 20.6%
- Low & middle income 20.4%
- Middle income 20.2%
- World 19.3%
- Small states 19.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 18.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 18.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18.0%
- Other small states 17.4%
- Pacific island small states 17.1%
- Arab World 16.9%
- High income 16.4%
- OECD members 15.7%
- European Union 15.3%
- Upper middle income 14.9%
About this data
Number of female deaths ages 60+ due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 60+, 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.