Death rate from Alzheimer's by country
Estimated number of deaths from alzheimer disease and other dementias in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
314.53 deaths per 100,000 people
Monaco
Lowest
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
Singapore
Median
9.11 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from Alzheimer's is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 314.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Monaco; the lowest is 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 21.97 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,966.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 1,503.3%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 58.1%).
Death rate from Alzheimer's: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 314.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 131.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 123.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 90.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 89.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 89.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 86.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 8 | United States of America | 84.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 82.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 351.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 80.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 79.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Iceland | 78.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 13 | San Marino | 78.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 74.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 73.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 71.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 69.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 67.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 66.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 20 | France | 65.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 64.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 64.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 56.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 52.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Cuba | 52.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 49.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 47.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Andorra | 45.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 45.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 867.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 43.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 42.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 39.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 38.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 37.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 35.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 37 | China | 35.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 34.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 34.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 33.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 33.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 33.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 33.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 32.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 45 | Niue | 32.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 46 | Maldives | 31.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 29.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1,503.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Lithuania | 27.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 350.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 24.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 23.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 51 | North Korea | 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 53 | Barbados | 22.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 54 | Lebanon | 21.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 20.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 20.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cook Islands | 19.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 58 | Montenegro | 19.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 18.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 18.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 175.4% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 17.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 16.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 16.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Tonga | 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 15.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 15.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 14.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 74 | Poland | 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 76 | Palau | 13.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 79 | Dominica | 12.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 80 | Algeria | 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bahamas | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 83 | Libya | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 457.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 10.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 86 | South Africa | 10.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 10.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 10.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 91 | Cambodia | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 92 | Suriname | 9.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 93 | Bhutan | 9.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 94 | Argentina | 9.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 95 | India | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 97 | Eritrea | 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 98 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 99 | Comoros | 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 8.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 101 | Mongolia | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 103 | Myanmar | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 104 | Lesotho | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 104 | Malawi | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 106 | Guatemala | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 108 | Syria | 7.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 110 | Rwanda | 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 111 | Colombia | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 772.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 114 | Bahrain | 7.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 115 | Grenada | 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 118 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 119 | Georgia | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 6.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 123 | Panama | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 125 | Kiribati | 6.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 126 | Kenya | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 128 | Nepal | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 130 | Honduras | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 131 | Kuwait | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 132 | Jordan | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 135 | Pakistan | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 142 | Iraq | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 144 | Congo | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 145 | Botswana | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 147 | Ecuador | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 150 | Mauritania | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 151 | Yemen | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.9% | flat |
| 153 | Guinea | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 153 | Haiti | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 155 | Sudan | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Ghana | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 159 | Burundi | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 159 | Madagascar | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 159 | Somalia | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 162 | Senegal | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 163 | South Sudan | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | Benin | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 165 | Cameroon | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 168 | Gambia | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 169 | Liberia | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 170 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 171 | Togo | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 174 | Mali | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 174 | Nigeria | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 176 | Naoero | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 177 | Paraguay | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Niger | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 179 | Qatar | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 52.5% | flat |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 181 | Zambia | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 182 | Mexico | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 183 | Uganda | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 184 | Armenia | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 243.3% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritius | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 186 | Chad | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 187 | Philippines | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Peru | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 190 | Bulgaria | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 191 | Guyana | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 192 | Nicaragua | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 193 | Republic of Moldova | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Singapore | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from alzheimer disease and other dementias in both sexes, per 100,000 people.