social2023

Central death rate at 15

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data236 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.5deaths per 1,000 people
Median: 0.3deaths per 1,000 people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
4.0deaths per 1,000 people
Lowest
Iceland
0.0deaths per 1,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria4.0deaths per 1,000 people
2Chad3.4deaths per 1,000 people
3Nauru2.5deaths per 1,000 people
4South Sudan2.4deaths per 1,000 people
5State of Palestine2.4deaths per 1,000 people
By Region
Africa1.2deaths per 1,000 people(9 countries)
Other0.7deaths per 1,000 people(155 countries)
Asia0.4deaths per 1,000 people(27 countries)
South America0.3deaths per 1,000 people(7 countries)
North America0.3deaths per 1,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 1,000 people)High (4.0deaths per 1,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5deaths per 1,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Nigeria4.0deaths per 1,000 people
2Chad3.4deaths per 1,000 people
3Nauru2.5deaths per 1,000 people
4South Sudan2.4deaths per 1,000 people
5State of Palestine2.4deaths per 1,000 people
6Benin2.3deaths per 1,000 people
7Guinea2.2deaths per 1,000 people
8Somalia2.2deaths per 1,000 people
9Togo2.2deaths per 1,000 people
10Democratic Republic of the Congo2.0deaths per 1,000 people
11Mali2.0deaths per 1,000 people
12Central African Republic1.9deaths per 1,000 people
13Burundi1.9deaths per 1,000 people
14Burkina Faso1.8deaths per 1,000 people
15Madagascar1.8deaths per 1,000 people
16Republic of The Gambia1.6deaths per 1,000 people
17Niger1.6deaths per 1,000 people
18Lesotho1.6deaths per 1,000 people
19Ghana1.5deaths per 1,000 people
20Libya1.5deaths per 1,000 people
21Djibouti1.3deaths per 1,000 people
22Sierra Leone1.3deaths per 1,000 people
23Cote d'Ivoire1.2deaths per 1,000 people
24Liberia1.2deaths per 1,000 people
25Guinea-Bissau1.2deaths per 1,000 people
26Cameroon1.2deaths per 1,000 people
27Marshall Islands1.2deaths per 1,000 people
28Equatorial Guinea1.1deaths per 1,000 people
29Bangladesh1.1deaths per 1,000 people
30Zimbabwe1.1deaths per 1,000 people
31Sudan1.1deaths per 1,000 people
32Tuvalu1.1deaths per 1,000 people
33Eritrea1.1deaths per 1,000 people
34Afghanistan1.1deaths per 1,000 people
35Kenya1.1deaths per 1,000 people
36Angola1.0deaths per 1,000 people
37Eswatini1.0deaths per 1,000 people
38Ethiopia1.0deaths per 1,000 people
39Mozambique1.0deaths per 1,000 people
40Papua New Guinea1.0deaths per 1,000 people
41Micronesia, Federated States of1.0deaths per 1,000 people
42Kiribati0.9deaths per 1,000 people
43Greenland0.9deaths per 1,000 people
44Republic of the Congo0.9deaths per 1,000 people
45South Africa0.9deaths per 1,000 people
46Haiti0.9deaths per 1,000 people
47Comoros0.9deaths per 1,000 people
48Palau0.8deaths per 1,000 people
49United Republic of Tanzania0.8deaths per 1,000 people
50Zambia0.8deaths per 1,000 people
51Senegal0.8deaths per 1,000 people
52Timor-Leste0.8deaths per 1,000 people
53Uganda0.8deaths per 1,000 people
54Mauritania0.8deaths per 1,000 people
55Cambodia0.8deaths per 1,000 people
56Malawi0.7deaths per 1,000 people
57Rwanda0.7deaths per 1,000 people
58Myanmar0.7deaths per 1,000 people
59Namibia0.7deaths per 1,000 people
60Sao Tome and Principe0.7deaths per 1,000 people
61Samoa0.7deaths per 1,000 people
62Gabon0.7deaths per 1,000 people
63Botswana0.7deaths per 1,000 people
64Bolivia0.7deaths per 1,000 people
65Niue0.6deaths per 1,000 people
66Indonesia0.6deaths per 1,000 people
67Solomon Islands0.6deaths per 1,000 people
68Nepal0.6deaths per 1,000 people
69Vanuatu0.6deaths per 1,000 people
70Lao People's Democratic Republic0.6deaths per 1,000 people
71Guatemala0.6deaths per 1,000 people
72Syrian Arab Republic0.6deaths per 1,000 people
73Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.6deaths per 1,000 people
74North Korea0.6deaths per 1,000 people
75Yemen0.6deaths per 1,000 people
76Pakistan0.6deaths per 1,000 people
77Venezuela0.5deaths per 1,000 people
78Suriname0.5deaths per 1,000 people
79India0.5deaths per 1,000 people
80Thailand0.5deaths per 1,000 people
81Türkiye0.5deaths per 1,000 people
82Philippines0.5deaths per 1,000 people
83Fiji0.5deaths per 1,000 people
84Uzbekistan0.5deaths per 1,000 people
85Peru0.5deaths per 1,000 people
86Tonga0.5deaths per 1,000 people
87Turkmenistan0.5deaths per 1,000 people
88Islamic Republic of Iran0.5deaths per 1,000 people
89Honduras0.5deaths per 1,000 people
90Paraguay0.5deaths per 1,000 people
91Tokelau0.4deaths per 1,000 people
92Cayman Islands0.4deaths per 1,000 people
93Egypt0.4deaths per 1,000 people
94Ecuador0.4deaths per 1,000 people
95Western Sahara0.4deaths per 1,000 people
96El Salvador0.4deaths per 1,000 people
97Malta0.4deaths per 1,000 people
98Vietnam0.4deaths per 1,000 people
99Iraq0.4deaths per 1,000 people
100Guyana0.4deaths per 1,000 people
101Nicaragua0.4deaths per 1,000 people
102Saint Kitts and Nevis0.4deaths per 1,000 people
103Colombia0.4deaths per 1,000 people
104Guam0.4deaths per 1,000 people
105Antigua and Barbuda0.4deaths per 1,000 people
106Mexico0.4deaths per 1,000 people
107Azerbaijan0.4deaths per 1,000 people
108Mongolia0.4deaths per 1,000 people
109Panama0.4deaths per 1,000 people
110Jamaica0.4deaths per 1,000 people
111Grenada0.4deaths per 1,000 people
112Brunei Darussalam0.4deaths per 1,000 people
113Bhutan0.3deaths per 1,000 people
114Argentina0.3deaths per 1,000 people
115Saint Lucia0.3deaths per 1,000 people
116Trinidad and Tobago0.3deaths per 1,000 people
117Algeria0.3deaths per 1,000 people
118Brazil0.3deaths per 1,000 people
119Morocco0.3deaths per 1,000 people
120Kyrgyzstan0.3deaths per 1,000 people
121Tajikistan0.3deaths per 1,000 people
122Latvia0.3deaths per 1,000 people
123French Guiana0.3deaths per 1,000 people
124Cook Islands0.3deaths per 1,000 people
125Albania0.3deaths per 1,000 people
126New Zealand0.3deaths per 1,000 people
127Bahamas0.3deaths per 1,000 people
128Moldova, Republic of0.3deaths per 1,000 people
129Dominica0.3deaths per 1,000 people
130Dominican Republic0.3deaths per 1,000 people
131Isle of Man0.3deaths per 1,000 people
132Romania0.3deaths per 1,000 people
133Kazakhstan0.3deaths per 1,000 people
134Mauritius0.3deaths per 1,000 people
135Saudi Arabia0.3deaths per 1,000 people
136Tunisia0.3deaths per 1,000 people
137Georgia0.3deaths per 1,000 people
138Ukraine0.3deaths per 1,000 people
139Uruguay0.2deaths per 1,000 people
140Oman0.2deaths per 1,000 people
141Turks and Caicos Islands0.2deaths per 1,000 people
142Montenegro0.2deaths per 1,000 people
143Cuba0.2deaths per 1,000 people
144Lithuania0.2deaths per 1,000 people
145Belarus0.2deaths per 1,000 people
146Montserrat0.2deaths per 1,000 people
147Malaysia0.2deaths per 1,000 people
148Mayotte0.2deaths per 1,000 people
149Belize0.2deaths per 1,000 people
150Chile0.2deaths per 1,000 people
151Costa Rica0.2deaths per 1,000 people
152Slovakia0.2deaths per 1,000 people
153Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.2deaths per 1,000 people
154American Samoa0.2deaths per 1,000 people
155Aruba0.2deaths per 1,000 people
156Lebanon0.2deaths per 1,000 people
157Singapore0.2deaths per 1,000 people
158Denmark0.2deaths per 1,000 people
159Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.2deaths per 1,000 people
160People's Republic of China0.2deaths per 1,000 people
161Jordan0.2deaths per 1,000 people
162Gibraltar0.2deaths per 1,000 people
163New Caledonia0.2deaths per 1,000 people
164Barbados0.2deaths per 1,000 people
165Russian Federation0.2deaths per 1,000 people
166Saint Helena0.2deaths per 1,000 people
167Curaçao0.2deaths per 1,000 people
168Guadeloupe0.2deaths per 1,000 people
169Northern Mariana Islands0.2deaths per 1,000 people
170Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.2deaths per 1,000 people
171Canada0.2deaths per 1,000 people
172United States of America0.2deaths per 1,000 people
173Virgin Islands, U.S.0.2deaths per 1,000 people
174Poland0.2deaths per 1,000 people
175Wallis and Futuna0.2deaths per 1,000 people
176Jersey0.2deaths per 1,000 people
177Maldives0.2deaths per 1,000 people
178Bermuda0.2deaths per 1,000 people
179Belgium0.2deaths per 1,000 people
180Kuwait0.2deaths per 1,000 people
181Taiwan, Province of China0.2deaths per 1,000 people
182The Republic of North Macedonia0.2deaths per 1,000 people
183Seychelles0.2deaths per 1,000 people
184Qatar0.1deaths per 1,000 people
185Norway0.1deaths per 1,000 people
186Bahrain0.1deaths per 1,000 people
187Armenia0.1deaths per 1,000 people
188Sri Lanka0.1deaths per 1,000 people
189Estonia0.1deaths per 1,000 people
190Israel0.1deaths per 1,000 people
191Anguilla0.1deaths per 1,000 people
192Saint Martin (French part)0.1deaths per 1,000 people
193Serbia0.1deaths per 1,000 people
194Bulgaria0.1deaths per 1,000 people
195Finland0.1deaths per 1,000 people
196Japan0.1deaths per 1,000 people
197France0.1deaths per 1,000 people
198Virgin Islands, British0.1deaths per 1,000 people
199Cape Verde0.1deaths per 1,000 people
200Czech Republic0.1deaths per 1,000 people
201Sweden0.1deaths per 1,000 people
202Holy See (Vatican City State)0.1deaths per 1,000 people
203Hong Kong0.1deaths per 1,000 people
204Liechtenstein0.1deaths per 1,000 people
205Germany0.1deaths per 1,000 people
206Austria0.1deaths per 1,000 people
207Guernsey0.1deaths per 1,000 people
208Portugal0.1deaths per 1,000 people
209United Kingdom0.1deaths per 1,000 people
210Andorra0.1deaths per 1,000 people
211Switzerland0.1deaths per 1,000 people
212Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.1deaths per 1,000 people
213Martinique0.1deaths per 1,000 people
214French Polynesia0.1deaths per 1,000 people
215Saint Barthélemy0.1deaths per 1,000 people
216Hungary0.1deaths per 1,000 people
217Italy0.1deaths per 1,000 people
218Netherlands0.1deaths per 1,000 people
219United Arab Emirates0.1deaths per 1,000 people
220San Marino0.1deaths per 1,000 people
221Puerto Rico0.1deaths per 1,000 people
222Faroe Islands0.1deaths per 1,000 people
223Monaco0.1deaths per 1,000 people
224Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1deaths per 1,000 people
225Macao0.1deaths per 1,000 people
226Reunion0.1deaths per 1,000 people
227Ireland0.1deaths per 1,000 people
228Spain0.1deaths per 1,000 people
229South Korea0.1deaths per 1,000 people
230Cyprus0.0deaths per 1,000 people
231Greece0.0deaths per 1,000 people
232Croatia0.0deaths per 1,000 people
233Slovenia0.0deaths per 1,000 people
234Luxembourg0.0deaths per 1,000 people
235Australia0.0deaths per 1,000 people
236Iceland0.0deaths per 1,000 people
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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