Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates by country
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.
What the numbers show
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people in Hong Kong; the lowest is 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people, and the mean is 1,223 deaths per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 59.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 20.9%).
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 4 | Macao | 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | China | 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Singapore | 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 11 | Taiwan | 1,916 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Andorra | 1,824 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,818 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Grenada | 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 19 | Curacao | 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Cuba | 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Belarus | 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Anguilla | 1,666 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 1,597 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | French Polynesia | 1,588 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Maldives | 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 39 | Bermuda | 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Palau | 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Dominica | 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 46 | Wallis and Futuna | 1,508 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 49 | Brazil | 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 50 | Moldova | 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 51 | Saint Barthelemy | 1,471 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Helena | 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 53 | Armenia | 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 54 | North Korea | 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 55 | Argentina | 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 57 | Barbados | 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | Greenland | 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1,446 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 1,433 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 61 | Aruba | 1,424 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 63 | Romania | 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 64 | Estonia | 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 66 | Belize | 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 69 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,405 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 70 | Isle of Man | 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Montserrat | 1,382 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 73 | Iran | 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 74 | Bahamas | 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 75 | Iceland | 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 76 | South Sudan | 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 77 | Fiji | 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 78 | Seychelles | 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 79 | India | 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 81 | Cyprus | 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Ecuador | 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 84 | Mexico | 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 85 | Georgia | 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 89 | Falkland Islands | 1,295 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 90 | Japan | 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 91 | Spain | 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 92 | Tunisia | 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 94 | East Timor | 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 95 | Indonesia | 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Guernsey | 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 97 | Finland | 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 98 | Brunei | 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 99 | Austria | 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 100 | Laos | 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 102 | Malaysia | 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 103 | Venezuela | 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 105 | Morocco | 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 106 | Peru | 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 107 | Netherlands | 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 108 | Lesotho | 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 109 | Guyana | 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 112 | Norway | 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 113 | Micronesia (country) | 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 114 | Guatemala | 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 36.5% | flat |
| 118 | Denmark | 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 119 | Slovenia | 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 120 | Russia | 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 125 | Czechia | 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 126 | Germany | 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 127 | Belgium | 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 128 | Bolivia | 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 129 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 130 | Jersey | 1,155 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 131 | Bangladesh | 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 132 | South Africa | 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 134 | American Samoa | 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 136 | United Kingdom | 1,134 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 1,132 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 1,128 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 140 | Cambodia | 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea | 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 143 | Syria | 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 144 | Kenya | 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 145 | Nauru | 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 146 | New Zealand | 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 147 | Portugal | 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 148 | Sweden | 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 149 | Tokelau | 1,108 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 150 | Djibouti | 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 151 | Lebanon | 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 152 | Switzerland | 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 153 | Western Sahara | 1,102 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 154 | Paraguay | 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 155 | Liberia | 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 156 | Libya | 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 157 | Canada | 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 158 | San Marino | 1,081 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 159 | Niue | 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 160 | Kiribati | 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 162 | Panama | 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 163 | Chad | 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 165 | United States | 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 167 | Honduras | 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 168 | Namibia | 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 169 | Faroe Islands | 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 170 | Gambia | 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 171 | Reunion | 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 172 | France | 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 173 | Benin | 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 174 | Somalia | 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 175 | Ghana | 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 176 | Tuvalu | 985 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 177 | Guam | 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 178 | Egypt | 946 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 179 | Pakistan | 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 180 | Algeria | 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 181 | Northern Mariana Islands | 939.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 182 | Kyrgyzstan | 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 183 | Cook Islands | 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 184 | Burundi | 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 185 | Madagascar | 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 186 | Australia | 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 187 | Iraq | 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 188 | Niger | 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 190 | Tajikistan | 887 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 191 | Mali | 878 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 192 | Togo | 875 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 193 | Zimbabwe | 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 194 | Mozambique | 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 198 | Rwanda | 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 199 | Malawi | 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 200 | Uganda | 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 201 | Mongolia | 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 202 | Jordan | 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 203 | Sudan | 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 204 | Senegal | 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 205 | Tonga | 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 206 | Comoros | 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 207 | Kazakhstan | 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 209 | Eritrea | 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 211 | Yemen | 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 212 | Zambia | 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 213 | Vatican | 800.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 214 | Sao Tome and Principe | 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 215 | Cameroon | 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 216 | Uzbekistan | 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 217 | Palestine | 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 218 | Monaco | 772.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 219 | Congo | 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 220 | Gabon | 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 221 | Ethiopia | 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 222 | Angola | 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 223 | Samoa | 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 224 | Vanuatu | 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 225 | Israel | 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 226 | Tanzania | 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 227 | Mauritania | 653 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Martin (French part) | 643.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 229 | French Guiana | 639.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 230 | Saudi Arabia | 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 231 | Bahrain | 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 233 | Oman | 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 234 | United Arab Emirates | 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 235 | Kuwait | 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 236 | Qatar | 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2090 | up 14.5% | rising |
About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.