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Share of deaths from underlying causes by country

Countries reporting
113
Highest
31.95
Hong Kong
Lowest
3.76
Oman
Median
18.88
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,985

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 18.88, and the mean is 18.48.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 71 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 28.59 2023 down 5.5% rising
6 Netherlands 27.95 2023 down 10.6% rising
7 Norway 27.4 2016 up 5.7% rising
8 Denmark 27.29 2022 down 10.4% rising
9 Spain 26.47 2023 down 6.9% rising
10 Reunion 26.05 2016 up 20.8% rising
11 Martinique 25.72 2016 up 1.2% rising
12 Iceland 25.67 2022 down 15.4% rising
13 France 25.63 2022 down 11.0% rising
14 Luxembourg 25.61 2023 down 10.1% rising
15 Japan 25.46 2022 down 14.0% rising
16 United Kingdom 25.46 2021 down 13.8% rising
17 Canada 25.21 2022 down 18.0% rising
18 Sweden 25.06 2023 down 1.9% rising
19 Singapore 25.06 2022 down 19.0% rising
20 Slovakia 25 2023 down 3.3% rising
21 Mongolia 24.93 2023 down 2.7% rising
22 Hungary 24.79 2023 down 5.5% rising
23 Czechia 24.75 2023 down 1.6% rising
24 Switzerland 24.61 2023 down 7.3% rising
25 Malta 24.52 2022 down 9.4% rising
26 Austria 24.47 2023 down 6.4% rising
27 Germany 24.31 2020 down 7.3% rising
28 Belgium 24.23 2021 down 10.9% rising
29 Italy 24.18 2022 down 16.4% rising
30 Montenegro 23.89 2019 up 57.3% rising
31 Guadeloupe 23.77 2016 down 4.6% rising
32 Poland 23.63 2022 down 7.9% rising
33 Israel 23.33 2022 down 10.4% rising
34 Portugal 22.92 2022 down 5.9% rising
35 South Korea 22.81 2022 down 18.7% rising
36 Barbados 22.42 2013 up 17.3% rising
37 Chile 21.85 2022 down 15.1% rising
38 Serbia 21.79 2023 up 1.0% rising
39 Croatia 21.64 2021 down 20.3% rising
40 Lithuania 21.61 2023 up 11.7% rising
41 Finland 21.36 2022 down 8.5% rising
42 French Guiana 21.31 2016 up 53.2% rising
43 Cyprus 21.27 2022 down 7.4% rising
44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.21 2022 up 14.8% rising
45 Estonia 21.08 2022 down 12.0% rising
46 Saint Lucia 21.05 2020 up 34.3% rising
47 Armenia 20.97 2023 up 1.7% rising
48 Greece 20.96 2022 down 13.3% rising
49 Latvia 20.79 2023 down 1.3% rising
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.73 2023 down 4.7% rising
51 Uruguay 20.32 2022 down 12.5% rising
52 Jamaica 20.11 2014 up 0.7% rising
53 Brunei 20.09 2019 up 7.4% rising
54 Costa Rica 19.81 2022 down 17.2% rising
55 Jordan 19.8 2018 up 33.5% rising
56 United States 19.04 2022 down 19.0% rising
57 Grenada 18.88 2023 down 0.7% rising
58 North Macedonia 18.56 2023 down 2.4% rising
59 Antigua and Barbuda 18.05 2021 up 7.1% rising
60 Peru 17.81 2022 down 5.5% rising
61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.7 2022 up 13.5% rising
62 Moldova 17.62 2023 up 14.0% rising
63 Dominica 17.25 2022 down 3.1% rising
64 Bahamas 17.09 2016 up 0.9% rising
65 Trinidad and Tobago 16.8 2020 up 4.1% rising
66 Romania 16.79 2022 down 12.6% rising
67 Cuba 16.71 2021 down 35.0% rising
68 Albania 16.66 2010 up 2.6% rising
69 Russia 16.61 2019 up 13.7% falling
70 Panama 16.26 2022 down 6.7% rising
71 Iran 16.24 2017 — rising
72 Kuwait 15.9 2023 up 18.6% rising
73 Puerto Rico 15.8 2022 down 16.0% rising
74 Belarus 15.7 2018 up 14.2% falling
75 Thailand 15.62 2023 down 1.7% volatile
76 Argentina 15.61 2022 down 19.5% rising
77 Malaysia 15.45 2020 up 17.1% rising
78 Turkey 15.04 2023 down 29.5% falling
79 Venezuela 14.8 2016 down 10.3% rising
80 Mayotte 14.78 2016 — falling
81 Ecuador 14.7 2022 down 8.8% rising
82 Qatar 14.38 2023 up 37.5% rising
83 Suriname 13.81 2014 up 23.4% rising
84 Bulgaria 13.72 2022 down 18.1% flat
85 Seychelles 13.62 2021 down 22.5% rising
86 Colombia 13.56 2021 down 25.2% rising
87 Ukraine 13.46 2019 up 7.4% falling
88 Kyrgyzstan 12.92 2023 up 29.2% rising
89 Brazil 12.87 2021 down 18.3% rising
90 Mauritius 12.75 2023 down 4.7% rising
91 Belize 12.03 2022 down 8.5% rising
92 Nicaragua 11.65 2022 down 10.9% falling
93 Georgia 11.55 2023 up 12.4% rising
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 10.03 2023 down 21.1% 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 Guatemala 9.22 2022 down 15.3% volatile
106 Tajikistan 8.78 2022 up 7.9% rising
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

About this data

Indicator
Share of deaths from underlying 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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