Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality rate by country

<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides the whole set of <strong>OECD regional health indicators</strong> in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. It is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To...

Countries reporting
46
Highest
15.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Bulgaria
Lowest
3.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Peru
Median
9.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,423

What the numbers show

Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality rate is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 15.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Bulgaria; the lowest is 3.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Peru.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants, and the mean is 9.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 31.9%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 31.7%).

Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 15.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% rising
2 Serbia 14.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.0% rising
3 Latvia 14.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 0.2% rising
4 Hungary 13.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 4.2% flat
5 Croatia 13.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 9.7% rising
6 Lithuania 12.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 5.0% rising
7 Japan 12.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 29.7% rising
8 Romania 12.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 0.4% rising
9 Greece 12.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 16.5% rising
10 Germany 12.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 12.3% rising
11 Estonia 11.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 2.6% falling
12 Poland 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 12.7% rising
13 Portugal 11.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 10.8% rising
14 Italy 11.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 11.7% rising
15 Finland 10.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 8.6% rising
16 Czechia 10.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.4% flat
17 Montenegro 10.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 7.7% rising
18 Russia 10.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 27.3% falling
19 Slovenia 10.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 10.5% rising
20 Austria 9.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.0% flat
21 Netherlands 9.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 16.0% rising
22 Denmark 9.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 4.9% falling
23 Belgium 9.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 1.2% falling
24 France 9.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 10.8% rising
25 United Kingdom 9.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.1% falling
26 United States 9.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 7.3% rising
27 Spain 8.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.2% rising
28 Sweden 8.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 6.2% falling
29 Canada 8.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 7.8% rising
30 Norway 8.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 2.0% falling
31 Switzerland 7.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 down 3.4% falling
32 Malta 7.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 2.8% flat
33 New Zealand 7.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.6% flat
34 Cyprus 6.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 10.8% falling
35 Chile 6.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2022 up 22.1% rising
36 Iceland 6.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 8.0% flat
37 Australia 6.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% flat
38 Luxembourg 6.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 4.8% falling
39 Ireland 6.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.8% falling
40 Brazil 6.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2016 up 15.0% rising
41 Mexico 6.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 16.9% rising
42 Costa Rica 5.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 31.9% rising
43 Colombia 5.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.3% rising
44 Israel 5.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 down 2.2% falling
45 Tunisia 3.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2015 down 31.7% falling
46 Peru 3.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2013 up 5.9% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality rate
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,423 data points, 1995–2025
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides the whole set of <strong>OECD regional health indicators</strong> in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. It is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To access the &lsquo;Developer API query builder&rsquo;, click on the &lsquo;Developer API&rsquo; button above.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The application programming interface (API), based on the SDMX standard, allows a developer to access the data using simple RESTful URL and HTTP header options for various choices of response formats including JSON. The query filter is generated according to the current data selection. To change the data selection, use the filters on the left.<br /><br />To get started check the&nbsp;<a href="https://gitlab.algobank.oecd.org/public-documentation/dotstat-migration/-/raw/main/OECD_Data_API_documentation.pdf">API documentation</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Indicators covered</strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Healthcare resources</span>: physicians, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health status</span>: life expectancy, infant mortality rate, crude mortality rate, age-adjusted mortality rate.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health risks</span>: obesity, mortality due circulatory and respiratory diseases, air pollution.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial Grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>