Share of deaths from major causes by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
8.82
Mexico
Lowest
1.21
Oman
Median
3.88
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
5,033
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 3.88, and the mean is 4.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Saint 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 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 8.32 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 8.29 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 4 | Guatemala | 8.18 | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 7.95 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 7.59 | 2015 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 7.27 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 6.95 | 2019 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 6.77 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 6.7 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 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 | Lithuania | 5.69 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 5.63 | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 5.59 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 5.46 | 2019 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 5.43 | 2018 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 5.42 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 5.38 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 5.37 | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.36 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 5.27 | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 5.19 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 27 | Reunion | 5.15 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.13 | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.98 | 2022 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 4.95 | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 4.76 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 4.66 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 4.62 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 4.6 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 4.58 | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 36 | Suriname | 4.54 | 2014 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 4.5 | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 4.47 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 4.45 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 4.43 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 41 | Guadeloupe | 4.31 | 2016 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 4.31 | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 43 | Portugal | 4.29 | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 44 | Australia | 4.23 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 4.18 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 46 | France | 4.17 | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 4.15 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 4.09 | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 4.06 | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 4.04 | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | United States | 4.04 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 4.01 | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 3.99 | 2022 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 3.94 | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritius | 3.94 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 56 | Thailand | 3.91 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 3.88 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Martinique | 3.87 | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 59 | Ireland | 3.84 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 60 | South Korea | 3.78 | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 61 | Japan | 3.75 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 3.67 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 63 | Slovenia | 3.64 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 64 | Iceland | 3.63 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 3.6 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 66 | Barbados | 3.58 | 2013 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 3.52 | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 68 | Croatia | 3.52 | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 3.5 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 3.48 | 2022 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 71 | Malaysia | 3.48 | 2020 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 72 | Hong Kong | 3.41 | 2017 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 73 | Bahamas | 3.38 | 2016 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Seychelles | 3.35 | 2021 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 3.3 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 3.28 | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 3.26 | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 78 | Norway | 3.22 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 79 | Dominica | 3.22 | 2022 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands | 3.17 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 3.17 | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 82 | Malta | 3.14 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 3.14 | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 84 | Brunei | 3.11 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.09 | 2020 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 86 | Belarus | 3.06 | 2018 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 3.06 | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 3.05 | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 89 | Montenegro | 3 | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 90 | French Guiana | 3 | 2016 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Georgia | 2.97 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 2.96 | 2021 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 93 | Israel | 2.95 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 94 | Singapore | 2.82 | 2022 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 95 | Jamaica | 2.79 | 2014 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 96 | Grenada | 2.79 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.76 | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 98 | Kuwait | 2.72 | 2024 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 99 | Iran | 2.7 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 100 | Syria | 2.7 | 2010 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 2.66 | 2019 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.51 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 103 | Qatar | 2.47 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 104 | Fiji | 2.32 | 2012 | up 48.8% | falling |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 2.17 | 2018 | down 41.6% | flat |
| 106 | Turkey | 2.14 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 2.07 | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 108 | Bahrain | 1.97 | 2014 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 1.73 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 1.59 | 2010 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 111 | Mayotte | 1.53 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 112 | Maldives | 1.52 | 2021 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 1.21 | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |