ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n by country
Countries reporting
184
Highest
7,682
Sierra Leone
Lowest
153.95
Estonia
Median
1,271
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,334
What the numbers show
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 7,682 in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 153.95 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,271, and the mean is 2,012.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 50.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 57.8%).
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 7,682 | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 7,428 | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6,988 | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 6,810 | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 6,541 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 6,356 | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 7 | South Sudan | 6,314 | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 6,073 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6,060 | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 10 | Niger | 5,990 | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 5,783 | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,758 | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 13 | Liberia | 5,651 | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 5,480 | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,333 | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 5,218 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 5,102 | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,054 | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 4,991 | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 4,789 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 4,731 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 4,593 | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 4,534 | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 24 | Djibouti | 4,500 | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kiribati | 4,492 | 2021 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 26 | Madagascar | 4,487 | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 4,313 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 4,288 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 29 | Eswatini | 4,023 | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 3,981 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 31 | Comoros | 3,936 | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan | 3,813 | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 3,785 | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 3,551 | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 3,538 | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 3,511 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 3,485 | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 3,483 | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 39 | Myanmar | 3,382 | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,375 | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 3,351 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 42 | Ghana | 3,246 | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 3,239 | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 44 | Congo | 3,217 | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 3,160 | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 46 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3,105 | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 3,097 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 48 | Uganda | 3,095 | 2021 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 3,094 | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 2,975 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 2,928 | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 52 | Eritrea | 2,896 | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 53 | Senegal | 2,869 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 2,867 | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 55 | South Africa | 2,771 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 2,750 | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 2,731 | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 58 | India | 2,679 | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2,483 | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 2,358 | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 61 | Fiji | 2,324 | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 62 | Guyana | 2,283 | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 2,195 | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 64 | Cambodia | 2,149 | 2021 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,143 | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,120 | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 67 | Iraq | 2,071 | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,057 | 2021 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 69 | Bhutan | 2,057 | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 1,933 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 1,911 | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 72 | Indonesia | 1,857 | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 73 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,790 | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 1,680 | 2021 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 75 | Viet Nam | 1,651 | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 1,635 | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 77 | Jamaica | 1,606 | 2021 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 1,605 | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 1,596 | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 1,566 | 2021 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,556 | 2021 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 82 | Morocco | 1,552 | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 1,525 | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 84 | Grenada | 1,436 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1,427 | 2021 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 86 | Samoa | 1,422 | 2021 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,415 | 2021 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 88 | Honduras | 1,404 | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritius | 1,381 | 2021 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 1,349 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 1,274 | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 92 | Brazil | 1,272 | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 93 | Seychelles | 1,269 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 94 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1,261 | 2021 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 1,256 | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 1,253 | 2021 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 1,225 | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 1,212 | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 1,206 | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,204 | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 1,196 | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 102 | Mexico | 1,139 | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 103 | Bahamas | 1,126 | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 104 | Colombia | 1,105 | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 1,102 | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 1,080 | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 107 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1,064 | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1,061 | 2021 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 1,060 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,056 | 2021 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 111 | Barbados | 1,025 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 995.62 | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 113 | Belize | 993.67 | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 114 | Tonga | 971.35 | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 115 | Armenia | 962.82 | 2021 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 116 | Libya | 912.45 | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 890 | 2021 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 118 | Albania | 870.28 | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 119 | Argentina | 862.59 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 120 | Türkiye | 861.96 | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 854.58 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 122 | Georgia | 844.72 | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 825.27 | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 124 | Kuwait | 769 | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 125 | Thailand | 726.79 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 713.2 | 2021 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 702.88 | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 688.27 | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 129 | Malaysia | 675.14 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 130 | Uruguay | 608.18 | 2021 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 131 | Cuba | 592.1 | 2021 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 132 | Bahrain | 582.24 | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 580.3 | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 576.38 | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 135 | Chile | 561.06 | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 551.58 | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 137 | United States of America | 537.7 | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 138 | Romania | 535.1 | 2021 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 523.22 | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 140 | China | 513.62 | 2021 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 508.47 | 2021 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | 492.01 | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 143 | Qatar | 489.54 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 144 | Slovakia | 488.37 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 145 | Serbia | 459.68 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 459.41 | 2021 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 147 | Canada | 436.05 | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 425.36 | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 149 | Russian Federation | 404.63 | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 150 | Croatia | 394.63 | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 151 | New Zealand | 390.79 | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 152 | Poland | 388.11 | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 153 | Greece | 367.53 | 2021 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 154 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 362.58 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 155 | France | 362.48 | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 156 | Netherlands | 342.63 | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 157 | Australia | 336.73 | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 158 | Hungary | 331.89 | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 159 | Switzerland | 324.06 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 160 | Denmark | 318.75 | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 161 | Belgium | 311.06 | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 162 | Latvia | 309.58 | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 163 | Germany | 303.2 | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 289.77 | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 165 | Austria | 282.35 | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 166 | Ireland | 276.6 | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 167 | Israel | 274.71 | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 168 | Cyprus | 270.03 | 2021 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 169 | Spain | 259.82 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 170 | Republic of Korea | 246.8 | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 171 | Portugal | 241.74 | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 172 | Montenegro | 241.46 | 2021 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Italy | 234.17 | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 174 | Czechia | 222.78 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 220.36 | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 176 | Belarus | 208.66 | 2021 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 207.22 | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 178 | Slovenia | 188.68 | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 179 | Finland | 188 | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 180 | Singapore | 184.88 | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 181 | Sweden | 184.61 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 182 | Norway | 182.29 | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 183 | Japan | 169.83 | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 184 | Estonia | 153.95 | 2021 | down 53.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 4,870
- Sur 1,552
- Low income (World Bank) 4,637
- Mus 1,381
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 3,497
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 3,448
- World 2,816
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 2,490
- Americas (WHO region) 1,129
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 1,096
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 914.22
- Europe (WHO region) 659.38
- High income (World Bank) 423.77