Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, male (% of total male deaths) by country
Number of male deaths due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all male deaths, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
64.8%
Chad
Lowest
2.7%
Finland
Median
26.9%
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, male (% of total male deaths) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 64.8% in Chad; the lowest is 2.7% in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.9%, and the mean is 30.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 1,668.4%), and the largest decrease in China (down 34.7%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal … male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 64.8% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 64.5% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 63.2% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 63.0% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.4% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 6 | Botswana | 61.6% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | Nigeria | 61.3% | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 60.9% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 59.8% | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 59.4% | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 58.6% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 58.6% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Namibia | 58.2% | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.2% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 15 | Liberia | 58.0% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 16 | Congo | 57.3% | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 17 | South Sudan | 57.2% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 57.1% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lesotho | 56.6% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 56.2% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 55.5% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Gabon | 54.9% | 2021 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 23 | Kenya | 53.9% | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 53.8% | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 25 | Benin | 52.3% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.1% | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 51.7% | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 28 | Tanzania | 51.4% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 51.1% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 50.9% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 31 | Gambia | 50.6% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 32 | Madagascar | 50.4% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 33 | Eswatini | 50.1% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 49.9% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 35 | Uganda | 49.6% | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 36 | Burundi | 49.4% | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 49.3% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 48.9% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 39 | Sudan | 46.8% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 40 | Guyana | 45.1% | 2021 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 45.0% | 2021 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bolivia | 45.0% | 2021 | up 53.3% | flat |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 44.8% | 2021 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 44.5% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 43.7% | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 46 | Suriname | 43.3% | 2021 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 47 | Djibouti | 42.1% | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 41.8% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 49 | India | 41.2% | 2021 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 40.9% | 2021 | up 429.4% | volatile |
| 51 | East Timor | 40.9% | 2021 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 40.8% | 2021 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 39.9% | 2021 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 39.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 55 | Pakistan | 39.1% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 56 | Rwanda | 38.8% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 57 | Eritrea | 38.1% | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 58 | Comoros | 38.1% | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 59 | Grenada | 37.8% | 2021 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 37.2% | 2021 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 37.2% | 2021 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 62 | Oman | 35.8% | 2021 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 35.2% | 2021 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 34.9% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 34.9% | 2021 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 34.8% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 67 | Tunisia | 34.8% | 2021 | up 325.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 34.7% | 2021 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Cuba | 34.5% | 2021 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.1% | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 71 | Brazil | 34.0% | 2021 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 33.6% | 2021 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Montenegro | 33.4% | 2021 | up 1,668.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 33.4% | 2021 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 75 | Yemen | 32.9% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 76 | Iran | 31.8% | 2021 | up 241.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Haiti | 31.0% | 2021 | up 130.5% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 30.7% | 2021 | up 1,307.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.5% | 2021 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 30.2% | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 30.1% | 2021 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 82 | Kiribati | 30.0% | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 83 | Myanmar | 29.7% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 84 | Slovakia | 29.7% | 2021 | up 487.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 29.3% | 2021 | up 1,589.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Belize | 29.3% | 2021 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 28.6% | 2021 | up 273.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 28.0% | 2021 | up 606.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Russia | 27.8% | 2021 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 27.7% | 2021 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 27.6% | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 92 | Seychelles | 27.4% | 2021 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 93 | Georgia | 26.9% | 2021 | up 642.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 26.8% | 2021 | up 267.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 26.7% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1% | 2021 | up 896.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 26.0% | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 98 | Egypt | 25.9% | 2021 | up 84.3% | falling |
| 99 | Romania | 25.8% | 2021 | up 523.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Palestine | 25.7% | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 25.4% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 102 | Czechia | 25.3% | 2021 | up 455.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.1% | 2021 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 104 | Poland | 24.7% | 2021 | up 495.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Philippines | 24.3% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 106 | Bahamas | 24.3% | 2021 | up 132.0% | falling |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 23.7% | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 108 | Armenia | 23.7% | 2021 | up 391.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 23.6% | 2021 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Turkey | 23.5% | 2021 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Israel | 23.3% | 2021 | up 211.2% | rising |
| 112 | Fiji | 23.3% | 2021 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 23.1% | 2021 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Chile | 22.8% | 2021 | up 184.0% | rising |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 22.4% | 2021 | up 686.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 22.2% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 117 | Libya | 22.1% | 2021 | up 126.3% | rising |
| 118 | El Salvador | 21.9% | 2021 | up 84.8% | falling |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 21.9% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.7% | 2021 | up 119.2% | falling |
| 121 | Iraq | 21.2% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 122 | Honduras | 20.9% | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 20.8% | 2021 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 124 | Singapore | 20.6% | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 125 | Algeria | 20.2% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.1% | 2021 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 127 | Greece | 20.1% | 2021 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | 19.2% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 129 | Ukraine | 18.5% | 2021 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | 18.5% | 2021 | up 1,112.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahrain | 18.5% | 2021 | up 213.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 18.1% | 2021 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Morocco | 18.0% | 2021 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 134 | Maldives | 17.5% | 2021 | up 94.0% | falling |
| 135 | Netherlands | 17.5% | 2021 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 17.4% | 2021 | up 467.4% | volatile |
| 137 | United States | 17.2% | 2021 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 17.2% | 2021 | up 143.6% | rising |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 17.2% | 2021 | up 168.3% | rising |
| 140 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2021 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Croatia | 17.0% | 2021 | up 808.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 16.9% | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 16.6% | 2021 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 144 | Barbados | 16.5% | 2021 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 16.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 146 | Portugal | 15.9% | 2021 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 147 | Italy | 15.9% | 2021 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Belarus | 15.8% | 2021 | up 438.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovenia | 15.7% | 2021 | up 390.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela | 15.5% | 2021 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 15.1% | 2021 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 15.1% | 2021 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 15.0% | 2021 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 14.9% | 2021 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 14.6% | 2021 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2021 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 157 | North Korea | 14.3% | 2021 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei | 14.2% | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 159 | Syria | 14.2% | 2021 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 160 | France | 14.1% | 2021 | up 159.4% | rising |
| 161 | Mongolia | 14.1% | 2021 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | 14.0% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 163 | South Korea | 13.8% | 2021 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 164 | Estonia | 13.8% | 2021 | up 431.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Spain | 13.7% | 2021 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Ireland | 13.7% | 2021 | up 157.2% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 13.3% | 2021 | up 253.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 13.2% | 2021 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 169 | Switzerland | 13.1% | 2021 | up 278.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Vietnam | 12.8% | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 12.8% | 2021 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 172 | Austria | 11.9% | 2021 | up 357.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Sweden | 11.7% | 2021 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | 11.6% | 2021 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 175 | Japan | 10.3% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 176 | Samoa | 10.2% | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 177 | Tonga | 9.6% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 9.5% | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 179 | Canada | 8.5% | 2021 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 180 | Norway | 7.5% | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 181 | Iceland | 4.6% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 182 | Australia | 4.0% | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 183 | New Zealand | 4.0% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 184 | China | 3.3% | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 2.7% | 2021 | up 39.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 57.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 54.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 54.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 54.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 54.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 52.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 51.4%
- Low income 49.1%
- IDA blend 49.1%
- Least developed countries 46.4%
- IDA total 46.3%
- IDA only 44.7%
- Lower middle income 41.2%
- South Asia 40.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 40.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 37.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 36.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 35.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 35.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31.1%
- Low & middle income 30.9%
- Caribbean Small States 30.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 30.7%
- Arab World 30.1%
- Middle income 29.0%
- World 28.2%
- Other small states 27.5%
- Small states 27.4%
- IBRD only 26.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 23.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 22.6%
- Pacific island small states 20.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 20.4%
- Upper middle income 18.5%
- OECD members 18.3%
- High income 17.7%
- European Union 16.7%
About this data
Number of male deaths due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all male deaths, 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.