Share of deaths from major causes by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
8.82
Mexico
Lowest
1.21
Oman
Median
3.84
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,985
What the numbers show
Share of deaths from major causes is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 8.82 in Mexico; the lowest is 1.21 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.84, and the mean is 4.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (up 85.8%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 47.3%).
Share of deaths from major causes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 8.82 | 2022 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 1 | Mayotte | 1.53 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.29 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 3 | Guatemala | 8.07 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 7.95 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 7.78 | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 7.59 | 2015 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.95 | 2019 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 6.95 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 6.85 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 6.7 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 11 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 6.59 | 2007 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Belize | 6.43 | 2022 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 13 | Guyana | 6.4 | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 14 | Ecuador | 5.99 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 5.88 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 5.63 | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 5.59 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 5.46 | 2019 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 5.43 | 2018 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 20 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.36 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 5.27 | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 5.2 | 2022 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 23 | Réunion | 5.15 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 5.14 | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.13 | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 26 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.98 | 2022 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 4.94 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 28 | Armenia, Republic of | 4.87 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 4.81 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 4.66 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 4.6 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 4.58 | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Suriname | 4.54 | 2014 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 4.5 | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 35 | Canada | 4.42 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 4.34 | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | Guadeloupe | 4.31 | 2016 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 4.3 | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 4.29 | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 40 | Ukraine | 4.15 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 4.14 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 4.13 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 4.09 | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 44 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 4.09 | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 4.06 | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 4.04 | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 47 | United States | 4.04 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 48 | France | 4.02 | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 49 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 4.01 | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 50 | Denmark | 3.99 | 2022 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 3.98 | 2022 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 3.94 | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 3.94 | 2021 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 3.94 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 3.91 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 56 | Martinique | 3.87 | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 57 | Ireland | 3.84 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 3.79 | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 59 | Korea | 3.78 | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 60 | Colombia | 3.77 | 2021 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3.71 | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 62 | Slovenia | 3.64 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | 3.63 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 64 | Barbados | 3.58 | 2013 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 65 | Sweden | 3.52 | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 66 | Croatia, Republic of | 3.52 | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 3.5 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.48 | 2022 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 69 | Malaysia | 3.48 | 2020 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 70 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 3.41 | 2017 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 71 | Bahamas, The | 3.38 | 2016 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 72 | Seychelles | 3.35 | 2021 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 73 | Italy | 3.35 | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 74 | St. Lucia | 3.3 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 75 | Jordan | 3.28 | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 3.26 | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 77 | Dominica | 3.22 | 2022 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 3.17 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Cuba | 3.17 | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malta | 3.14 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia, Republic of | 3.14 | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.09 | 2020 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 83 | Norway | 3.08 | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 84 | Belarus, Republic of | 3.06 | 2018 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 3.06 | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 86 | Georgia | 3.03 | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 87 | Montenegro | 3 | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 88 | French Guiana | 3 | 2016 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 2.96 | 2021 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 90 | Israel | 2.95 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 91 | Singapore | 2.82 | 2022 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 2.79 | 2014 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 93 | Grenada | 2.79 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 94 | Kuwait | 2.77 | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.76 | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.7 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7 | 2010 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 2.66 | 2019 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 99 | Greece | 2.62 | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.62 | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 101 | Iceland | 2.6 | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.51 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 103 | Qatar | 2.47 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 104 | Fiji, Republic of | 2.32 | 2012 | up 48.8% | falling |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 2.17 | 2018 | down 41.6% | flat |
| 106 | Türkiye | 2.14 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 2.07 | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 108 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.97 | 2014 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.73 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 1.59 | 2010 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 111 | Maldives | 1.52 | 2021 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 1.21 | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |