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Central death rate at 45
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.6deaths per 1,000 people
Median: 4.2deaths per 1,000 people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
18.1deaths per 1,000 people
Lowest
Monaco
0.6deaths per 1,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho18.1deaths per 1,000 people
2Central African Republic13.2deaths per 1,000 people
3Zimbabwe12.6deaths per 1,000 people
4Nauru12.4deaths per 1,000 people
5Kenya12.1deaths per 1,000 people
By Region
Africa6.8deaths per 1,000 people(9 countries)
Other5.2deaths per 1,000 people(155 countries)
North America4.0deaths per 1,000 people(4 countries)
Asia3.3deaths per 1,000 people(27 countries)
South America3.1deaths per 1,000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6deaths per 1,000 people)High (18.1deaths per 1,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.6deaths per 1,000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 18.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 13.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 12.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 4 | Nauru | 12.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 5 | Kenya | 12.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 6 | Eswatini | 11.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 7 | Chad | 11.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 8 | Nigeria | 10.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 9 | South Sudan | 10.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 12 | Mozambique | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 13 | Namibia | 9.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 14 | South Africa | 9.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 15 | Ukraine | 9.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 16 | Tuvalu | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 17 | State of Palestine | 9.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 18 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 19 | El Salvador | 9.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 21 | Mongolia | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 22 | Somalia | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 23 | Thailand | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 25 | Liberia | 8.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 26 | American Samoa | 8.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 8.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 28 | Malawi | 8.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 8.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 30 | Uganda | 8.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 31 | Cameroon | 8.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 33 | Benin | 7.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 35 | Angola | 7.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 37 | Guyana | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 38 | Burundi | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 39 | Haiti | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 40 | Mali | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 42 | Rwanda | 7.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 7.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 44 | Belarus | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 46 | Guinea | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 47 | Ghana | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 48 | Gabon | 7.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 49 | Myanmar | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 51 | Togo | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 52 | Madagascar | 6.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 53 | Sudan | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 54 | Zambia | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 55 | Djibouti | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 56 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 58 | Fiji | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 59 | Bolivia | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 60 | Georgia | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 61 | Philippines | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 62 | Botswana | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 64 | Niger | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 65 | Bahamas | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 66 | Palau | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 5.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 68 | Comoros | 5.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 69 | Seychelles | 5.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 70 | Latvia | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 73 | Kiribati | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 74 | Guatemala | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 75 | Tonga | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 77 | Greenland | 5.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 78 | Niue | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 79 | Eritrea | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 80 | Armenia | 5.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 81 | Senegal | 5.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 82 | Mexico | 5.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 83 | Jamaica | 5.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 84 | Mauritius | 5.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 87 | Cambodia | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 88 | Lithuania | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 89 | Pakistan | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 90 | Mauritania | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 92 | Belize | 5.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 93 | India | 5.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 4.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 4.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 4.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 97 | Guam | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 99 | Yemen | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 100 | Grenada | 4.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 101 | Indonesia | 4.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 102 | Suriname | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 103 | Samoa | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 105 | Venezuela | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 4.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 107 | Libya | 4.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 108 | Romania | 4.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 109 | Nepal | 4.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 110 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 4.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 112 | Vietnam | 4.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 113 | Dominica | 4.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 114 | Honduras | 4.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 4.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 117 | Paraguay | 4.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 118 | Brazil | 4.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 119 | Taiwan, Province of China | 4.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 120 | Malaysia | 4.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 121 | French Guiana | 4.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 4.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 4.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 3.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 127 | Western Sahara | 3.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 3.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 129 | Estonia | 3.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 130 | North Korea | 3.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 131 | Montenegro | 3.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 132 | Poland | 3.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 133 | Barbados | 3.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 134 | Iraq | 3.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 135 | Ecuador | 3.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 136 | Peru | 3.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 137 | Cayman Islands | 3.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 138 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 3.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 141 | Slovakia | 3.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 142 | Uruguay | 3.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 143 | United States of America | 3.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 144 | Serbia | 3.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 145 | Bhutan | 3.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 146 | Egypt | 3.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 3.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 148 | Curaçao | 3.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 149 | Tokelau | 3.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 150 | Hungary | 3.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 151 | Cuba | 3.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 2.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 153 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 154 | Aruba | 2.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 155 | Panama | 2.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 2.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 157 | Argentina | 2.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 158 | Colombia | 2.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 159 | Tunisia | 2.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 160 | Mayotte | 2.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 2.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 163 | Morocco | 2.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 164 | Türkiye | 2.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 165 | Montserrat | 2.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 166 | Albania | 2.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 167 | People's Republic of China | 2.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 168 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 170 | Chile | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 172 | Saint Helena | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 174 | Anguilla | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 175 | Czech Republic | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 176 | Martinique | 2.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 177 | New Zealand | 2.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 178 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 179 | Reunion | 2.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 180 | Portugal | 2.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 181 | Belgium | 2.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 183 | France | 2.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 184 | Bermuda | 2.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 185 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 186 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 187 | Croatia | 1.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 188 | Austria | 1.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 189 | Macao | 1.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 190 | Jordan | 1.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 191 | Germany | 1.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 192 | Algeria | 1.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 193 | Hong Kong | 1.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 194 | Lebanon | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 195 | Canada | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 197 | Greece | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 198 | Israel | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 199 | Singapore | 1.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 200 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 201 | Ireland | 1.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 202 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 203 | Slovenia | 1.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 204 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 205 | Finland | 1.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 206 | Jersey | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 207 | Denmark | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 208 | Italy | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 209 | Malta | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 211 | Japan | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 212 | Netherlands | 1.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 213 | Sweden | 1.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 214 | Cyprus | 1.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 215 | Spain | 1.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 216 | Oman | 1.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 217 | Iceland | 1.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 218 | Faroe Islands | 1.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 219 | Australia | 1.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 220 | Bahrain | 1.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 221 | Switzerland | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 222 | Maldives | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 223 | Luxembourg | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 224 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 225 | Guernsey | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 226 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 227 | South Korea | 1.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 228 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 229 | French Polynesia | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 230 | Norway | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 231 | Liechtenstein | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 232 | Andorra | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 233 | San Marino | 0.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 234 | Qatar | 0.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 235 | Kuwait | 0.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 236 | Monaco | 0.6deaths per 1,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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