Death rate from drowning by country
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
15.19 deaths per 100,000 people
Nauru
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Andorra
Median
3.06 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from drowning is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 15.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Nauru; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 151 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 134.3%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 87.4%).
Death rate from drowning: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 15.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 11.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 11.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 5 | Micronesia (country) | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 6 | Somalia | 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.8% | flat |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 9 | Guyana | 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 11 | Eswatini | 9.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 16 | Palau | 8.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 20 | Haiti | 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 21 | Vietnam | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Benin | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 24 | East Timor | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 26 | Laos | 7.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 7.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | South Sudan | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 31 | Tuvalu | 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kiribati | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | Seychelles | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 35 | Nigeria | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bahamas | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 6.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 42 | Samoa | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 43 | Niue | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 44 | Philippines | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Eritrea | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 49 | Fiji | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 50 | Lithuania | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 5.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 52 | Tonga | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 53 | Mozambique | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 56 | Myanmar | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 58 | Liberia | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 59 | Madagascar | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 60 | Namibia | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Senegal | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 65 | Gabon | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 66 | South Africa | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 67 | Suriname | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 68 | Ukraine | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 69 | Malawi | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 70 | Gambia | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 73 | Comoros | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 75 | China | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 76 | North Korea | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 78 | Tanzania | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 79 | Belize | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 79 | Dominica | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 81 | India | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 84 | Congo | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 85 | Greece | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 86 | Moldova | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 87 | Sudan | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 88 | Yemen | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritania | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 95 | Romania | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 97 | Botswana | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 99 | Bhutan | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 100 | Russia | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 101 | Kenya | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 102 | Barbados | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 103 | Malaysia | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 105 | Ecuador | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 107 | Cook Islands | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 109 | Monaco | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 109 | Mauritius | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 112 | Maldives | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 113 | Slovakia | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 115 | Venezuela | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 116 | Grenada | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 118 | Finland | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 118 | Indonesia | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 120 | Brazil | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 122 | Brunei | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 124 | Cyprus | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 104.5% | flat |
| 125 | Iraq | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 128 | Oman | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 130 | Honduras | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 131 | Egypt | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 133 | Peru | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 134 | Libya | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 135 | Uruguay | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 137 | Czechia | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 139 | Norway | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 139 | Paraguay | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 141 | Qatar | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 142 | Guatemala | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 143 | Chile | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 143 | Colombia | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 143 | United States | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 146 | Poland | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 147 | New Zealand | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 148 | Hungary | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 149 | Georgia | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 150 | Ireland | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 151 | Armenia | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 152 | Spain | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 152 | Montenegro | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 154 | Morocco | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Serbia | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 156 | Malta | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 157 | South Korea | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 159 | France | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 160 | Algeria | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 161 | Sweden | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 162 | Albania | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 164 | Iceland | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 134.3% | falling |
| 166 | Iran | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 167 | Portugal | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 167 | Syria | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Slovenia | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 170 | Canada | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 171 | Australia | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 172 | Tunisia | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Argentina | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 174 | Jamaica | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 175 | Turkey | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 177 | Belgium | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 177 | Denmark | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 179 | Jordan | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 180 | Lebanon | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 87.4% | falling |
| 182 | Switzerland | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 183 | Italy | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 184 | Germany | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 185 | Kuwait | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 186 | Netherlands | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 187 | Austria | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 190 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 191 | Israel | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 193 | San Marino | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 194 | Andorra | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | falling |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.