Share of deaths from underlying causes by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
31.95
Hong Kong
Lowest
3.76
Oman
Median
19.04
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
5,033
What the numbers show
Share of deaths from underlying causes is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 31.95 in Hong Kong; the lowest is 3.76 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.04, and the mean is 18.77.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 61.2%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 35.2%).
Share of deaths from underlying causes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 31.95 | 2017 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 31.3 | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 29.71 | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 28.94 | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 28.2 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 28.15 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 27.95 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 27.29 | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | France | 27.06 | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 26.88 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 26.78 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 26.47 | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 26.29 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 14 | Reunion | 26.05 | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 25.89 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Martinique | 25.72 | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 25.35 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 25.2 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 25.17 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 25.14 | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 25.1 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 25.06 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Singapore | 25.06 | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 25 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 24.98 | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 24.75 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 24.61 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 24.52 | 2022 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 23.89 | 2019 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guadeloupe | 23.77 | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 23.77 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 23.63 | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 23.59 | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 23.57 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 23.57 | 2022 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 23.33 | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 22.92 | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | South Korea | 22.81 | 2022 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 39 | Germany | 22.5 | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 40 | Barbados | 22.42 | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 41 | Lithuania | 22.16 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 21.79 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 21.64 | 2021 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 21.45 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | French Guiana | 21.31 | 2016 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 21.27 | 2022 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.21 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 21.05 | 2020 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.73 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 20.67 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 20.32 | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 20.11 | 2014 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 53 | Brunei | 20.09 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 19.81 | 2022 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 19.8 | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 19.27 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | United States | 19.04 | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 58 | Grenada | 18.88 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 18.56 | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.05 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 17.81 | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.7 | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 63 | Argentina | 17.67 | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Moldova | 17.62 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 65 | Dominica | 17.25 | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 66 | Bahamas | 17.09 | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | Kuwait | 17.03 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.8 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Romania | 16.79 | 2022 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 16.71 | 2021 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 16.66 | 2010 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 72 | Russia | 16.61 | 2019 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 16.52 | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 16.26 | 2022 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 75 | Iran | 16.24 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 15.8 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 15.8 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 15.7 | 2018 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 15.62 | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 15.45 | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 81 | Turkey | 15.04 | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 82 | Venezuela | 14.8 | 2016 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 83 | Mayotte | 14.78 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 14.7 | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 85 | Qatar | 14.38 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 13.81 | 2014 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 87 | Seychelles | 13.62 | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 13.46 | 2019 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 89 | Georgia | 13.01 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.92 | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 12.75 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 92 | Belize | 12.03 | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 11.65 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 11.54 | 2022 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 95 | Philippines | 11.07 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Guyana | 11.03 | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 10.83 | 2014 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 10.66 | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 10.56 | 2018 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 100 | Fiji | 10.35 | 2012 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 10.16 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 9.98 | 2007 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 103 | Paraguay | 9.45 | 2021 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 9.41 | 2018 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 8.78 | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 8.72 | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 8.34 | 2015 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 8.26 | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 109 | South Africa | 8.25 | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 110 | Maldives | 6.55 | 2021 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 6.22 | 2010 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 5.82 | 2019 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 3.76 | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |