Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
45.93
Oman
Lowest
0.262
Jamaica
Median
4.03
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,964
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 0.262 in Jamaica.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.03, and the mean is 6.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 175.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 624.0%), 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 |
| 1 | Mayotte | 19.39 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 24.22 | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 23.42 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 4 | Maldives | 21.89 | 2021 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 21.11 | 2019 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 18.99 | 2023 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 18.13 | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 17.72 | 2019 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 16.49 | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 15.68 | 2022 | up 123.9% | falling |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 15.24 | 2015 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 15.03 | 2022 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 13 | Guadeloupe | 14.84 | 2016 | up 114.1% | flat |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 14.29 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 13.72 | 2023 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 13.56 | 2022 | up 122.4% | falling |
| 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 | 11.06 | 2022 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 23 | Qatar | 10.5 | 2023 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 10.38 | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Suriname | 9.62 | 2014 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 9.45 | 2022 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 9.21 | 2018 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Bahrain | 9.2 | 2014 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 9.18 | 2022 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 8.31 | 2007 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Kuwait | 7.72 | 2023 | up 624.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 7.39 | 2021 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 7.32 | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 7.22 | 2018 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkey | 7.09 | 2023 | up 229.8% | rising |
| 36 | Russia | 6.95 | 2019 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 6.91 | 2022 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 6.85 | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 6.82 | 2021 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 6.52 | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Panama | 6.39 | 2022 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 6.12 | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 6.12 | 2022 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 44 | Reunion | 5.52 | 2016 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 5.45 | 2020 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 5.29 | 2022 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 5.24 | 2016 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 48 | Brazil | 5.13 | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 4.64 | 2023 | up 73.9% | falling |
| 50 | Iran | 4.56 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 4.54 | 2022 | up 53.5% | falling |
| 52 | Philippines | 4.39 | 2019 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 4.25 | 2019 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Syria | 4.22 | 2010 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 55 | Italy | 4.19 | 2022 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 4.03 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 3.95 | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 3.78 | 2023 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritius | 3.69 | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 3.64 | 2012 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Brunei | 3.59 | 2019 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 3.57 | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Germany | 3.57 | 2020 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 3.39 | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 3.14 | 2020 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Czechia | 2.98 | 2023 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.74 | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 2.66 | 2021 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 2.63 | 2023 | up 62.6% | falling |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 2.55 | 2017 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5 | 2020 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | 2.38 | 2022 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 2.33 | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominica | 2.32 | 2022 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Cyprus | 2.25 | 2022 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 2.17 | 2016 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 | 2023 | up 76.4% | falling |
| 78 | Australia | 2.02 | 2023 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Latvia | 1.98 | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Iceland | 1.97 | 2022 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Peru | 1.94 | 2022 | up 477.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 1.85 | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 83 | Slovakia | 1.63 | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 1.61 | 2022 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 85 | United States | 1.47 | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 86 | Seychelles | 1.41 | 2021 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 1.4 | 2022 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 1.34 | 2018 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.33 | 2021 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Barbados | 1.33 | 2013 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 91 | Bahamas | 1.27 | 2016 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 1.27 | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 1.26 | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 1.21 | 2022 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Finland | 1.17 | 2022 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova | 1.07 | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.05 | 2022 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 1.01 | 2022 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.9887 | 2021 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0.952 | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 0.9485 | 2018 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8929 | 2022 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.8683 | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 104 | Ireland | 0.7932 | 2022 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0.7129 | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 0.6857 | 2021 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Malta | 0.6856 | 2022 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Puerto Rico | 0.4785 | 2022 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 0.3773 | 2020 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.3635 | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 0.2824 | 2023 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0.262 | 2014 | down 95.3% | volatile |