Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
45.93
Oman
Lowest
0.2338
Hungary
Median
4.03
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
5,012
What the numbers show
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 45.93 in Oman; the lowest is 0.2338 in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.03, and the mean is 6.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 196.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 579.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 95.3%).
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 45.93 | 2021 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 23.42 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 3 | Maldives | 21.89 | 2021 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 4 | Georgia | 21.74 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Montenegro | 21.11 | 2019 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mayotte | 19.39 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 18.99 | 2023 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 18.13 | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 17.72 | 2019 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 16.49 | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 15.91 | 2023 | up 128.2% | falling |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 15.24 | 2015 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 15.03 | 2022 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 14.84 | 2016 | up 114.1% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 14.33 | 2023 | up 109.4% | falling |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 14.29 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.06 | 2023 | up 59.6% | flat |
| 18 | French Guiana | 12.43 | 2016 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 12.18 | 2010 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 20 | South Korea | 11.8 | 2022 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 21 | Martinique | 11.14 | 2016 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 22 | France | 10.87 | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 10.7 | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Qatar | 10.5 | 2023 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 10.38 | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 26 | Suriname | 9.62 | 2014 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 9.45 | 2022 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 9.21 | 2018 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 9.2 | 2014 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 9.18 | 2022 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 8.31 | 2007 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Kuwait | 8.22 | 2024 | up 579.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 7.8 | 2022 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 7.32 | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 7.22 | 2018 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 7.11 | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 37 | Turkey | 7.09 | 2023 | up 229.8% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 7.01 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 39 | Russia | 6.95 | 2019 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 6.91 | 2022 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 41 | Paraguay | 6.82 | 2021 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 42 | Brunei | 6.65 | 2024 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 6.52 | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 6.39 | 2022 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 6.12 | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 46 | Reunion | 5.52 | 2016 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 5.45 | 2020 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 5.34 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 4.77 | 2024 | up 92.0% | falling |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 4.7 | 2023 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 4.62 | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 4.56 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 53 | Norway | 4.42 | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 4.39 | 2019 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 4.25 | 2019 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Syria | 4.22 | 2010 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 4.03 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 58 | Sweden | 3.95 | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Canada | 3.88 | 2024 | up 289.7% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 3.84 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 61 | Grenada | 3.78 | 2023 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Austria | 3.69 | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritius | 3.69 | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji | 3.64 | 2012 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 3.39 | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 3.27 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 3.14 | 2020 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 2.98 | 2023 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.74 | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 2.63 | 2023 | up 62.6% | falling |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 2.55 | 2017 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5 | 2020 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 2.42 | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 2.33 | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 2.32 | 2022 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 2.26 | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 2.25 | 2022 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Venezuela | 2.17 | 2016 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 2.04 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 | 2023 | up 76.4% | falling |
| 81 | Australia | 2.01 | 2024 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 1.94 | 2022 | up 477.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Colombia | 1.64 | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 1.63 | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 1.61 | 2022 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Lithuania | 1.6 | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 87 | United States | 1.47 | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 88 | Finland | 1.46 | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 1.43 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Seychelles | 1.41 | 2021 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 1.34 | 2018 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.33 | 2021 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Barbados | 1.33 | 2013 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 94 | Estonia | 1.32 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 1.27 | 2016 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 1.26 | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 1.21 | 2022 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Moldova | 1.07 | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.05 | 2022 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 1.01 | 2022 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.952 | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 0.9485 | 2018 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8929 | 2022 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 0.8683 | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 0.7932 | 2022 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 0.6901 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Croatia | 0.6857 | 2021 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 0.6856 | 2022 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 0.4785 | 2022 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Guyana | 0.3773 | 2020 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Singapore | 0.3635 | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0.262 | 2014 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Hungary | 0.2338 | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |