Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female (% of total female deaths) by country
Number of female deaths due to other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes divided by number of all female deaths, expressed by percentage. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or indirect COVID-19 causes. These are estimated by...
Countries reporting
115
Highest
10.2%
Bolivia
Lowest
0.0%
Puerto Rico
Median
2.3%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female (% of total female deaths) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 10.2% in Bolivia; the lowest is 0.0% in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 3.0%.
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 10.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Guatemala | 8.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 8.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 7.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 7.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 7.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 6.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 6.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 6.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Namibia | 6.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Albania | 6.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Jordan | 6.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 6.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 5.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Bahamas | 5.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Fiji | 5.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | El Salvador | 5.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Iran | 5.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Kuwait | 5.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 5.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Suriname | 5.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Belarus | 5.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 4.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 4.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 30 | India | 4.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 4.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Eswatini | 4.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Libya | 4.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 3.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 3.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 3.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 3.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 3.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 3.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Yemen | 2.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 2.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 2.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Palestine | 2.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Belize | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Lesotho | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 2.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Somalia | 2.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Senegal | 2.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Mozambique | 2.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 2.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Iraq | 2.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 62 | East Timor | 2.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Djibouti | 2.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 2.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 2.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Zambia | 2.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 2.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Gambia | 2.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Laos | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Comoros | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Syria | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Madagascar | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Chad | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Eritrea | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Maldives | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Congo | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Ghana | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Tanzania | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 98 | South Sudan | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Vietnam | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 106 | North Korea | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Liberia | 0.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 112 | China | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.6%
- South Asia 4.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 4.1%
- Arab World 3.8%
- Lower middle income 3.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.3%
- Caribbean Small States 3.3%
- IBRD only 3.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 2.8%
- Pacific island small states 2.7%
- Middle income 2.7%
- Low & middle income 2.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.5%
- World 2.3%
- Small states 2.1%
- Upper middle income 2.0%
- IDA only 1.9%
- Least developed countries 1.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.9%
- IDA total 1.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.7%
- Low income 1.6%
- Other small states 1.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.5%
- IDA blend 1.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 1.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.3%
- High income 1.3%
- Africa Western and Central 0.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.7%
About this data
Number of female deaths due to other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes divided by number of all female deaths, expressed by percentage. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or indirect COVID-19 causes. These are estimated by subtracting COVID-19-specific deaths and deaths attributed to indirect COVID-19 causes from total excess mortality.