Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) by country
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or the indirect COVID causes. These are estimated by subtracting COVID-19 specific deaths and deaths...
Countries reporting
115
Highest
12.0%
Bolivia
Lowest
0.0%
Puerto Rico
Median
3.0%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 12.0% in Bolivia; the lowest is 0.0% in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.0%, and the mean is 3.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48,715.
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes … total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 12.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 10.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guatemala | 9.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 9.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 9.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 8.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 8.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 8.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 8.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Albania | 7.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 7.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 7.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 7.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Botswana | 7.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 7.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Fiji | 6.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 6.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 6.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Kuwait | 6.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bahamas | 6.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 6.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 5.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 5.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Suriname | 5.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 26 | India | 5.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Jamaica | 5.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 5.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 5.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Libya | 5.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Qatar | 5.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 4.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 4.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 4.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 4.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Thailand | 4.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 4.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sudan | 4.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Haiti | 4.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 4.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 3.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 3.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 3.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Yemen | 3.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritania | 3.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Belize | 3.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Bahrain | 3.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 3.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 3.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Somalia | 3.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 3.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 60 | East Timor | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Djibouti | 2.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 2.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Lesotho | 2.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Iraq | 2.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 2.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Zambia | 2.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Gambia | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Comoros | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Laos | 2.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 2.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 2.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Syria | 2.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 2.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 2.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 2.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 2.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 2.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Venezuela | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Chad | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 1.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Eritrea | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Uganda | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Gabon | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Togo | 1.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | South Sudan | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Angola | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Vietnam | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 109 | North Korea | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 0.6% | 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.
- South Asia 5.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 5.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 5.0%
- Arab World 4.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.6%
- Lower middle income 4.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.4%
- Caribbean Small States 3.7%
- IBRD only 3.5%
- Pacific island small states 3.3%
- Middle income 3.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 3.2%
- Low & middle income 3.1%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.9%
- World 2.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.5%
- Small states 2.5%
- IDA only 2.4%
- Least developed countries 2.4%
- IDA total 2.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.2%
- Upper middle income 2.2%
- Low income 2.0%
- IDA blend 2.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.0%
- Other small states 1.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 1.3%
- Africa Western and Central 1.2%
- High income 1.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.8%
About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or the indirect COVID causes. These are estimated by subtracting COVID-19 specific deaths and deaths attributed to indirect COVID-19 causes from total excess mortality.