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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Share of deaths from major causes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,985 data points, 1950–2023
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