Deaths by age group by country

The number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.

Countries reporting
229
Highest
50,284 deaths
Japan
Lowest
0 deaths
Vatican
Median
27 deaths
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464

What the numbers show

Deaths by age group is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 50,284 deaths in Japan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Vatican.

The median across all reporting countries is 27 deaths, and the mean is 1,060 deaths.

Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 13,775.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).

Deaths by age group: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 50,284 deaths 2023 up 90.7% volatile
2 United States 29,913 deaths 2023 up 10.0% volatile
3 China 23,190 deaths 2023 up 160.2% volatile
4 France 13,207 deaths 2023 up 47.3% volatile
5 India 11,000 deaths 2023 up 39.3% volatile
6 Italy 9,983 deaths 2023 up 37.8% volatile
7 Germany 9,776 deaths 2023 up 35.9% volatile
8 United Kingdom 8,579 deaths 2023 up 37.5% volatile
9 Spain 6,590 deaths 2023 up 67.8% volatile
10 Canada 5,599 deaths 2023 up 89.5% volatile
11 Thailand 4,903 deaths 2023 up 134.9% volatile
12 Russia 4,489 deaths 2023 up 31.3% volatile
13 Brazil 3,872 deaths 2023 up 94.6% volatile
14 South Korea 3,317 deaths 2023 up 139.8% volatile
15 Hong Kong 3,270 deaths 2023 up 290.2% volatile
16 Poland 3,164 deaths 2023 up 158.9% volatile
17 Argentina 3,099 deaths 2023 up 63.0% volatile
18 Vietnam 2,939 deaths 2023 up 63.5% volatile
19 Australia 2,796 deaths 2023 up 105.1% volatile
20 Taiwan 2,590 deaths 2023 up 225.4% volatile
21 Ukraine 2,448 deaths 2023 up 91.5% volatile
22 South Africa 2,373 deaths 2023 up 246.4% volatile
23 Mexico 2,079 deaths 2023 down 41.4% volatile
24 Chile 1,595 deaths 2023 up 192.7% volatile
25 Netherlands 1,465 deaths 2023 up 51.3% volatile
26 Belgium 1,363 deaths 2023 up 58.7% volatile
27 Kenya 1,360 deaths 2023 up 276.7% volatile
28 Portugal 1,326 deaths 2023 up 92.7% volatile
29 Sweden 1,320 deaths 2023 up 48.6% volatile
30 Greece 1,317 deaths 2023 up 21.4% volatile
31 Austria 1,210 deaths 2023 up 87.0% volatile
32 Turkey 1,146 deaths 2023 up 48.8% volatile
33 Israel 1,052 deaths 2023 up 99.6% volatile
34 Switzerland 1,002 deaths 2023 up 38.4% volatile
35 Cuba 933 deaths 2023 down 19.6% volatile
36 Colombia 902 deaths 2023 up 32.6% volatile
37 Puerto Rico 867 deaths 2023 down 3.9% volatile
38 Peru 823 deaths 2023 down 31.5% volatile
39 Uruguay 676 deaths 2023 up 70.7% volatile
40 Norway 670 deaths 2023 up 79.1% volatile
41 Indonesia 664 deaths 2023 up 16.1% volatile
42 Malaysia 647 deaths 2023 up 41.3% volatile
43 Denmark 619 deaths 2023 up 21.9% volatile
44 Finland 594 deaths 2023 up 70.7% volatile
45 Bangladesh 555 deaths 2023 up 13,775.0% volatile
46 Hungary 541 deaths 2023 up 46.2% volatile
47 Romania 517 deaths 2023 up 254.1% volatile
48 Czechia 512 deaths 2023 up 64.1% volatile
49 Dominican Republic 484 deaths 2023 up 39.5% volatile
50 New Zealand 402 deaths 2023 up 74.0% volatile
51 Uganda 400 deaths 2023 up 288.4% volatile
52 Singapore 399 deaths 2023 up 75.0% volatile
53 Serbia 356 deaths 2023 up 117.1% volatile
54 Ecuador 351 deaths 2023 up 56.0% volatile
56 Tanzania 331 deaths 2023 up 59.9% volatile
57 Croatia 305 deaths 2023 up 107.5% volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 268 deaths 2023 up 116.1% volatile
59 Sri Lanka 261 deaths 2023 up 131.0% volatile
60 Costa Rica 238 deaths 2023 up 120.4% volatile
61 Slovenia 205 deaths 2023 up 81.4% volatile
62 Bulgaria 190 deaths 2023 up 43.9% falling
63 Kazakhstan 189 deaths 2023 up 40.0% volatile
64 Algeria 188 deaths 2023 up 25.3% volatile
65 Iran 178 deaths 2023 up 9.9% volatile
66 Lithuania 175 deaths 2023 up 30.6% flat
67 North Korea 174 deaths 2023 up 126.0% volatile
68 Panama 170 deaths 2023 up 193.1% volatile
69 Slovakia 157 deaths 2023 up 40.2% volatile
70 Uzbekistan 155 deaths 2023 up 318.9% volatile
71 Philippines 147 deaths 2023 down 8.1% volatile
72 Belarus 139 deaths 2023 down 46.7% rising
72 Cote d'Ivoire 139 deaths 2023 up 63.5% volatile
74 Malawi 133 deaths 2023 down 66.9% volatile
75 Bolivia 132 deaths 2023 up 6.5% volatile
76 Estonia 128 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
77 Georgia 127 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
78 Monaco 126 deaths 2023 up 193.0% volatile
79 Pakistan 125 deaths 2023 down 26.9% volatile
80 Ethiopia 117 deaths 2023 up 0.9% volatile
81 Saudi Arabia 115 deaths 2023 up 45.6% volatile
82 Moldova 111 deaths 2023 up 4.7% volatile
83 Nigeria 110 deaths 2023 up 34.1% volatile
84 Latvia 102 deaths 2023 up 14.6% volatile
85 Reunion 98 deaths 2023 up 88.5% volatile
87 Albania 91 deaths 2023 up 46.8% rising
88 Cyprus 88 deaths 2023 up 79.6% volatile
89 Paraguay 86 deaths 2023 up 48.3% volatile
90 Egypt 81 deaths 2023 down 6.9% volatile
91 Sudan 78 deaths 2023 up 1,200.0% volatile
92 Morocco 74 deaths 2023 up 76.2% volatile
94 Angola 64 deaths 2023 down 43.4% volatile
95 Tunisia 63 deaths 2023 up 40.0% volatile
97 Lebanon 61 deaths 2023 up 96.8% volatile
97 Zimbabwe 61 deaths 2023 down 3.2% volatile
99 Democratic Republic of Congo 54 deaths 2023 up 5.9% volatile
100 Myanmar 47 deaths 2023 up 176.5% volatile
102 Laos 43 deaths 2023 down 24.6% volatile
102 Mauritius 43 deaths 2023 up 230.8% volatile
104 Nepal 39 deaths 2023 up 44.4% volatile
105 El Salvador 38 deaths 2023 down 57.8% volatile
106 Guatemala 36 deaths 2023 up 28.6% volatile
107 Azerbaijan 34 deaths 2023 up 25.9% volatile
107 Syria 34 deaths 2023 up 21.4% rising
109 North Macedonia 33 deaths 2023 up 120.0% volatile
109 Montenegro 33 deaths 2023 up 65.0% volatile
109 Chad 33 deaths 2023 up 50.0% volatile
112 Cambodia 32 deaths 2023 up 60.0% volatile
113 Armenia 30 deaths 2023 down 3.2% volatile
113 Cameroon 30 deaths 2023 up 20.0% volatile
115 Iceland 29 deaths 2023 up 81.2% volatile
116 Ghana 28 deaths 2023 down 15.2% volatile
116 Iraq 28 deaths 2023 down 22.2% volatile
118 Bahamas 27 deaths 2023 up 35.0% volatile
118 Macao 27 deaths 2023 up 22.7% volatile
118 Madagascar 27 deaths 2023 up 12.5% volatile
121 Libya 26 deaths 2023 up 73.3% volatile
122 Mongolia 24 deaths 2023 up 71.4% volatile
122 Mozambique 24 deaths 2023 up 4.3% rising
124 Jamaica 21 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
124 Papua New Guinea 21 deaths 2023 down 22.2% volatile
126 Venezuela 20 deaths 2023 down 75.6% volatile
127 Gabon 19 deaths 2023 down 32.1% volatile
127 Isle of Man 19 deaths 2023 up 18.8% volatile
127 Oman 19 deaths 2023 up 35.7% volatile
130 Benin 18 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
130 Namibia 18 deaths 2023 up 12.5% volatile
130 Togo 18 deaths 2023 up 63.6% volatile
130 Zambia 18 deaths 2023 down 21.7% volatile
134 Mauritania 17 deaths 2023 up 88.9% volatile
135 Nicaragua 16 deaths 2023 up 23.1% volatile
135 Jersey 16 deaths 2023 up 33.3% volatile
137 Botswana 15 deaths 2023 up 50.0% volatile
138 Guinea 14 deaths 2023 up 366.7% volatile
138 Guyana 14 deaths 2023 up 40.0% volatile
138 Lesotho 14 deaths 2023 up 40.0% volatile
138 Rwanda 14 deaths 2023 up 133.3% volatile
138 Turkmenistan 14 deaths 2023 up 7.7% volatile
143 Honduras 13 deaths 2023 down 27.8% volatile
143 Jordan 13 deaths 2023 up 44.4% volatile
145 Afghanistan 12 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
145 Equatorial Guinea 12 deaths 2023 down 36.8% volatile
145 South Sudan 12 deaths 2023 down 91.8% volatile
148 Suriname 11 deaths 2023 up 266.7% volatile
148 Tajikistan 11 deaths 2023 down 21.4% rising
150 Bahrain 10 deaths 2023 up 25.0% volatile
150 Guam 10 deaths 2023 up 150.0% volatile
150 Trinidad and Tobago 10 deaths 2023 up 400.0% volatile
150 Guernsey 10 deaths 2023 up 11.1% volatile
154 Palestine 9 deaths 2023 up 125.0% volatile
155 Bhutan 8 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
155 Grenada 8 deaths 2023 up 166.7% volatile
155 Somalia 8 deaths 2023 up 33.3% volatile
158 Bermuda 7 deaths 2023 up 133.3% volatile
158 Sierra Leone 7 deaths 2023 up 16.7% volatile
160 Andorra 6 deaths 2023 down 72.7% volatile
160 Antigua and Barbuda 6 deaths 2023 up 20.0% volatile
160 Barbados 6 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
160 Kuwait 6 deaths 2023 down 25.0% volatile
160 Western Sahara 6 deaths 2023 down 33.3% volatile
165 Burundi 5 deaths 2023 down 85.3% volatile
165 Gibraltar 5 deaths 2023 up 25.0% volatile
165 New Caledonia 5 deaths 2023 up 66.7% volatile
165 French Polynesia 5 deaths 2023 up 66.7% volatile
165 United States Virgin Islands 5 deaths 2023 up 150.0% volatile
165 Yemen 5 deaths 2023 down 85.7% volatile
171 Congo 4 deaths 2023 down 84.0% volatile
171 Curacao 4 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
171 Faroe Islands 4 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
171 Guinea-Bissau 4 deaths 2023 down 20.0% volatile
171 Eswatini 4 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
171 Seychelles 4 deaths 2023 up 33.3% volatile
171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
171 Vanuatu 4 deaths 2023 up 33.3% volatile
179 United Arab Emirates 3 deaths 2023 down 25.0% volatile
179 Cape Verde 3 deaths 2023 up 50.0% volatile
179 Dominica 3 deaths 2023 down 40.0% volatile
179 Saint Martin (French part) 3 deaths 2023 up 200.0% volatile
179 Qatar 3 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
179 Senegal 3 deaths 2023 down 76.9% volatile
179 Solomon Islands 3 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
179 San Marino 3 deaths 2023 up 50.0% volatile
187 Brunei 2 deaths 2023 down 33.3% volatile
187 Cayman Islands 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
187 Djibouti 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
187 Gambia 2 deaths 2023 down 33.3% volatile
187 Kyrgyzstan 2 deaths 2023 down 33.3% volatile
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
187 Saint Lucia 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
187 Maldives 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
187 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 deaths 2023 volatile
187 Samoa 2 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
187 French Guiana 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
187 Saint Barthelemy 2 deaths 2023 up 100.0% volatile
200 Burkina Faso 1 deaths 2023 volatile
200 Belize 1 deaths 2023 down 50.0% volatile
200 Comoros 1 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
200 Fiji 1 deaths 2023 down 50.0% volatile
200 Haiti 1 deaths 2023 unchanged volatile
200 Sao Tome and Principe 1 deaths 2023 volatile
200 East Timor 1 deaths 2023 volatile
200 Tonga 1 deaths 2023 down 50.0% volatile
200 British Virgin Islands 1 deaths 2023 volatile
200 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1 deaths 2023 volatile
200 Wallis and Futuna 1 deaths 2023 volatile
212 Aruba 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 American Samoa 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Central African Republic 0 deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
212 Eritrea 0 deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
212 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Greenland 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Kiribati 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Liberia 0 deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
212 Marshall Islands 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Mali 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Northern Mariana Islands 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Niger 0 deaths 2023 down 100.0% volatile
212 Nauru 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Palau 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 deaths 2023 volatile
212 Tuvalu 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Anguilla 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Cook Islands 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Montserrat 0 deaths 2023 volatile
212 Niue 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Falkland Islands 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Saint Helena 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 deaths 2023 volatile
212 Tokelau 0 deaths 2023 flat
212 Vatican 0 deaths 2023 flat

About this data

Indicator
Deaths by age group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.