Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 60+ (% of total deaths ages 60+) by country
Number of deaths ages 60+ due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all deaths ages 60+, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
53.9%
Peru
Lowest
2.5%
Finland
Median
23.0%
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+ (% of total deaths ages 60+) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 53.9% in Peru; the lowest is 2.5% in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.0%, and the mean is 23.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 3,494.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 33.2%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 53.9% | 2021 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 2 | Botswana | 48.3% | 2021 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 46.2% | 2021 | up 696.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Namibia | 45.1% | 2021 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 5 | Guyana | 45.0% | 2021 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.3% | 2021 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 42.9% | 2021 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 8 | Paraguay | 42.9% | 2021 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.7% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 42.5% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 11 | Gabon | 41.8% | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 41.8% | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 38.9% | 2021 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Guatemala | 38.7% | 2021 | up 94.9% | flat |
| 15 | Eswatini | 38.3% | 2021 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 16 | Lesotho | 37.7% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Grenada | 37.5% | 2021 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 18 | India | 36.3% | 2021 | up 60.9% | falling |
| 19 | Congo | 35.8% | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 35.7% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 21 | Suriname | 35.5% | 2021 | up 421.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 35.5% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 23 | Chad | 34.7% | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cuba | 34.5% | 2021 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 25 | South Sudan | 34.5% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 34.3% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 34.2% | 2021 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.1% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 29 | Malawi | 33.7% | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 30 | Lebanon | 32.5% | 2021 | up 361.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 32.0% | 2021 | up 175.2% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 31.9% | 2021 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 31.7% | 2021 | up 524.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 31.7% | 2021 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 31.6% | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Niger | 31.6% | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 31.4% | 2021 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 31.3% | 2021 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 39 | Oman | 31.0% | 2021 | up 412.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 30.3% | 2021 | up 518.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 30.1% | 2021 | up 334.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 30.0% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 29.0% | 2021 | up 893.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 28.5% | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 45 | Angola | 28.1% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 28.1% | 2021 | up 1,797.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 28.0% | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 28.0% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 27.8% | 2021 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 51 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.7% | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 27.5% | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritania | 27.5% | 2021 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 27.4% | 2021 | up 2,860.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 27.3% | 2021 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 27.3% | 2021 | up 696.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Eritrea | 27.2% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Djibouti | 27.2% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 27.1% | 2021 | up 3,494.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.1% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 27.0% | 2021 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 27.0% | 2021 | up 1,364.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Bahamas | 27.0% | 2021 | up 378.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Uganda | 26.8% | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 26.5% | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 26.3% | 2021 | up 862.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.3% | 2021 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mali | 26.2% | 2021 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 26.1% | 2021 | up 1,632.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 26.1% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 26.0% | 2021 | up 1,801.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 25.9% | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 73 | Honduras | 25.9% | 2021 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 25.8% | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 25.6% | 2021 | up 2,282.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.6% | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 77 | Malaysia | 25.3% | 2021 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 25.3% | 2021 | up 460.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Seychelles | 24.9% | 2021 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 80 | Senegal | 24.9% | 2021 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 24.9% | 2021 | up 168.9% | rising |
| 82 | Singapore | 24.5% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 24.5% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 24.4% | 2021 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 85 | Kuwait | 24.3% | 2021 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Armenia | 24.3% | 2021 | up 1,032.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Poland | 24.3% | 2021 | up 557.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Benin | 24.3% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 89 | Czechia | 24.0% | 2021 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 23.9% | 2021 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 91 | Romania | 23.9% | 2021 | up 1,008.7% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 23.8% | 2021 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Comoros | 23.0% | 2021 | up 29.3% | flat |
| 94 | Sudan | 22.4% | 2021 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 22.2% | 2021 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 22.2% | 2021 | up 1,731.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 21.9% | 2021 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 21.7% | 2021 | up 887.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 21.1% | 2021 | up 376.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 21.1% | 2021 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 20.9% | 2021 | up 1,188.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.9% | 2021 | up 1,102.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 20.8% | 2021 | up 365.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Cambodia | 20.8% | 2021 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 106 | Chile | 20.8% | 2021 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 20.6% | 2021 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 108 | Türkiye | 20.4% | 2021 | up 589.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.4% | 2021 | up 389.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.2% | 2021 | up 1,131.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 20.1% | 2021 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Pakistan | 20.0% | 2021 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 20.0% | 2021 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 114 | Greece | 19.8% | 2021 | up 237.4% | rising |
| 115 | Thailand | 19.7% | 2021 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 19.4% | 2021 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 117 | Kiribati | 19.1% | 2021 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 118 | Israel | 19.1% | 2021 | up 143.6% | rising |
| 119 | Yemen | 19.0% | 2021 | up 175.1% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% | 2021 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 121 | Palestine, State of | 18.8% | 2021 | up 509.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | 18.7% | 2021 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | 18.4% | 2021 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | 18.3% | 2021 | up 185.6% | flat |
| 125 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.6% | 2021 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 17.6% | 2021 | up 386.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Hungary | 17.3% | 2021 | up 1,381.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Lithuania | 17.2% | 2021 | up 963.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Ukraine | 17.2% | 2021 | up 1,794.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Netherlands | 17.1% | 2021 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.2% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 132 | Korea | 16.1% | 2021 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 133 | United States of America | 16.1% | 2021 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Ireland | 15.6% | 2021 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 135 | Portugal | 15.5% | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 136 | France | 15.4% | 2021 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 137 | Italy | 15.4% | 2021 | up 350.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 15.4% | 2021 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Belarus | 15.4% | 2021 | up 2,219.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | 15.3% | 2021 | up 1,012.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 15.1% | 2021 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 142 | Latvia | 14.7% | 2021 | up 1,034.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 14.4% | 2021 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 14.4% | 2021 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritius | 14.2% | 2021 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.1% | 2021 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 14.0% | 2021 | up 282.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Maldives | 13.8% | 2021 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 149 | Barbados | 13.8% | 2021 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 150 | Morocco | 13.5% | 2021 | up 210.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 13.5% | 2021 | up 249.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Mongolia | 13.5% | 2021 | up 765.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 13.4% | 2021 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 154 | Estonia | 13.2% | 2021 | up 951.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.2% | 2021 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 13.2% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 157 | Spain | 13.1% | 2021 | up 203.8% | volatile |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 13.1% | 2021 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 12.9% | 2021 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 160 | Switzerland | 12.7% | 2021 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 12.7% | 2021 | up 251.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | 12.5% | 2021 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 163 | Jamaica | 12.1% | 2021 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 164 | Austria | 11.5% | 2021 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Sweden | 10.9% | 2021 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 166 | Germany | 10.8% | 2021 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 167 | Iraq | 10.7% | 2021 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Japan | 10.3% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 169 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 10.1% | 2021 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Algeria | 10.1% | 2021 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Viet Nam | 9.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 172 | Denmark | 9.3% | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.4% | 2021 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Canada | 8.2% | 2021 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 175 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.0% | 2021 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 176 | Tonga | 8.0% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 177 | Norway | 7.9% | 2021 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | 7.3% | 2021 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 6.1% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 5.6% | 2021 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 181 | New Zealand | 4.4% | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 182 | Iceland | 4.1% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 183 | Australia | 4.0% | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 184 | China | 2.6% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 2.5% | 2021 | up 28.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 34.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 34.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 33.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 33.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 32.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 32.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 31.8%
- Lower middle income 31.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 29.2%
- Caribbean Small States 28.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 27.9%
- Africa Western and Central 27.9%
- Low income 25.8%
- Least developed countries 25.6%
- IDA only 24.9%
- IDA total 24.2%
- IDA blend 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 22.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 22.4%
- Low & middle income 22.1%
- IBRD only 22.1%
- Middle income 21.9%
- Small states 21.0%
- World 20.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 20.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 20.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19.3%
- Arab World 19.1%
- Other small states 19.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 18.9%
- Pacific island small states 17.4%
- High income 16.9%
- OECD members 16.8%
- European Union 16.1%
- Upper middle income 15.5%
About this data
Number of deaths ages 60+ due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all 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.