Share of deaths from underlying causes by country
Based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.
Countries reporting
113
Highest
31.9%
Hong Kong
Lowest
3.8%
Oman
Median
18.9%
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 31.9% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 3.8% in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.9%, and the mean is 18.5%.
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 31.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 31.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 29.7% | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 28.9% | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 28.6% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 28.0% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 27.4% | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 27.3% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 26.5% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Reunion | 26.1% | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Martinique | 25.7% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 25.7% | 2022 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 13 | France | 25.6% | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 25.6% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 25.5% | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 25.5% | 2021 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 25.2% | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 25.1% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Singapore | 25.1% | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 25.0% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 24.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 24.8% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 24.8% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 24.6% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 24.5% | 2022 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 24.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 24.3% | 2020 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 24.2% | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 24.2% | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 23.9% | 2019 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 31 | Guadeloupe | 23.8% | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 23.6% | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 23.3% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 22.9% | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 22.8% | 2022 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Barbados | 22.4% | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 21.9% | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 21.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 21.6% | 2021 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 21.6% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 21.4% | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 42 | French Guiana | 21.3% | 2016 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 21.3% | 2022 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.2% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 21.1% | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 21.1% | 2020 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 47 | Armenia | 21.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 48 | Greece | 21.0% | 2022 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.7% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 20.3% | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 20.1% | 2014 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 53 | Brunei | 20.1% | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 19.8% | 2022 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 19.8% | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 56 | United States | 19.0% | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 57 | Grenada | 18.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 18.6% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.0% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 60 | Peru | 17.8% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.7% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 62 | Moldova | 17.6% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 63 | Dominica | 17.2% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bahamas | 17.1% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.8% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 16.8% | 2022 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 16.7% | 2021 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 68 | Albania | 16.7% | 2010 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Russia | 16.6% | 2019 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 16.3% | 2022 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 71 | Iran | 16.2% | 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 | 15.6% | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Argentina | 15.6% | 2022 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 77 | Malaysia | 15.5% | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 78 | Turkey | 15.0% | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 79 | Venezuela | 14.8% | 2016 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 80 | Mayotte | 14.8% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 14.7% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 82 | Qatar | 14.4% | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 83 | Suriname | 13.8% | 2014 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 13.7% | 2022 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 85 | Seychelles | 13.6% | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 13.6% | 2021 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 87 | Ukraine | 13.5% | 2019 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 89 | Brazil | 12.9% | 2021 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 12.7% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 91 | Belize | 12.0% | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 11.6% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 93 | Georgia | 11.6% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 94 | Mexico | 11.5% | 2022 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 95 | Philippines | 11.1% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Guyana | 11.0% | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 10.8% | 2014 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 10.7% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 10.6% | 2018 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 100 | Fiji | 10.3% | 2012 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 10.0% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 10.0% | 2007 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 103 | Paraguay | 9.5% | 2021 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 9.4% | 2018 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 9.2% | 2022 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 8.8% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 8.3% | 2015 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 8.3% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 109 | South Africa | 8.2% | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 110 | Maldives | 6.5% | 2021 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 6.2% | 2010 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 5.8% | 2019 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 3.8% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
About this data
Based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.