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Death rate
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
8.0deaths per 1,000 people
Median: 7.4deaths per 1,000 people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
25.6deaths per 1,000 people
Lowest
Qatar
0.9deaths per 1,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Holy See (Vatican City State)25.6deaths per 1,000 people
2Monaco21.0deaths per 1,000 people
3Saint Helena16.8deaths per 1,000 people
4Virgin Islands, U.S.15.4deaths per 1,000 people
5Bulgaria15.2deaths per 1,000 people
By Region
Europe10.7deaths per 1,000 people(32 countries)
Other7.9deaths per 1,000 people(155 countries)
Oceania7.1deaths per 1,000 people(2 countries)
Africa7.1deaths per 1,000 people(9 countries)
North America6.9deaths 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 (0.9deaths per 1,000 people)High (25.6deaths per 1,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.0deaths per 1,000 people)
Europe (32)
Other (155)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
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 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 25.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 2 | Monaco | 21.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 3 | Saint Helena | 16.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 4 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 15.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 15.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 6 | Niue | 14.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 7 | Latvia | 14.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 8 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 14.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 10 | Croatia | 14.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 11 | Serbia | 13.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 12 | Montserrat | 13.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 13 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 15 | Romania | 13.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 16 | Belarus | 13.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 17 | Hungary | 13.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 18 | Ukraine | 13.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 19 | Dominica | 12.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 20 | Greece | 12.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 12.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 22 | Japan | 12.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 23 | Germany | 12.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 24 | Estonia | 12.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 25 | Georgia | 11.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 26 | Nigeria | 11.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 28 | Palau | 11.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 29 | Montenegro | 11.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 30 | Italy | 11.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 31 | Portugal | 11.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 32 | Jersey | 11.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 33 | Chad | 11.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 34 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 10.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 35 | Finland | 10.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 10.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 37 | Lesotho | 10.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 38 | Poland | 10.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 39 | Barbados | 10.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 40 | Czech Republic | 10.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 41 | Isle of Man | 10.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 10.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 43 | Austria | 10.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 44 | Slovenia | 10.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 45 | Cuba | 10.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 46 | Martinique | 10.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 48 | Curaçao | 9.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 49 | Greenland | 9.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 50 | Somalia | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 51 | Slovakia | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 52 | Uruguay | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 53 | Belgium | 9.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 54 | North Korea | 9.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 55 | Denmark | 9.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 56 | South Sudan | 9.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 57 | Aruba | 9.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 9.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 59 | Guadeloupe | 9.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 9.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 61 | Armenia | 9.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 62 | Spain | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 63 | Guernsey | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 64 | Saint Martin (French part) | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 65 | France | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 66 | Cook Islands | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 67 | Fiji | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 68 | South Africa | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 69 | Netherlands | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 70 | Myanmar | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 9.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 72 | Guinea | 9.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 73 | Sweden | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 74 | Thailand | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 75 | Grenada | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 76 | Niger | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 77 | Bermuda | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 78 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 79 | Benin | 8.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 80 | Mauritius | 8.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 81 | Togo | 8.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 82 | Bahamas | 8.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 83 | United States of America | 8.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 84 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 8.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 85 | Mali | 8.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 8.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 89 | Albania | 8.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 90 | Switzerland | 8.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 8.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 92 | Seychelles | 8.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 93 | People's Republic of China | 8.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 95 | Jamaica | 8.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 96 | Liberia | 8.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 97 | San Marino | 8.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 98 | Norway | 8.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 8.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 100 | Canada | 7.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 102 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 103 | Haiti | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 104 | Wallis and Futuna | 7.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 105 | Eswatini | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 106 | Hong Kong | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 107 | Argentina | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 109 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 7.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 7.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 112 | Venezuela | 7.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 113 | Indonesia | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 114 | Madagascar | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 115 | El Salvador | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 116 | Nauru | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 117 | Djibouti | 7.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 118 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 119 | Malta | 7.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 120 | Guyana | 7.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 121 | New Zealand | 7.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 7.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 123 | Kenya | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 124 | State of Palestine | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 125 | Comoros | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 126 | Bolivia | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 127 | Cameroon | 7.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 128 | Brazil | 7.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 7.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 130 | Cyprus | 7.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 132 | Kiribati | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 133 | Ghana | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 134 | American Samoa | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 135 | Mozambique | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 138 | Australia | 7.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 139 | Nepal | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 140 | Angola | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 142 | Guam | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 143 | Ireland | 6.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 144 | Iceland | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 145 | Burundi | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 147 | Anguilla | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 148 | South Korea | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 149 | Libya | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 150 | Suriname | 6.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 151 | India | 6.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 152 | Vietnam | 6.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 6.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 155 | Gibraltar | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 156 | Chile | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 157 | Pakistan | 6.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 158 | Tonga | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 159 | Sudan | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 160 | Cambodia | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 161 | Saint Barthélemy | 6.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 162 | Western Sahara | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 163 | Türkiye | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 164 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 165 | Republic of the Congo | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 167 | Gabon | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 168 | Dominican Republic | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 169 | Philippines | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 172 | Namibia | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 173 | Mexico | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 174 | Samoa | 6.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 175 | Bhutan | 6.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 176 | Andorra | 6.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 177 | Tunisia | 6.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 178 | Eritrea | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 179 | Virgin Islands, British | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 180 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 181 | Lebanon | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 6.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 183 | Rwanda | 5.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 184 | Mongolia | 5.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 186 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 5.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 188 | Botswana | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 189 | Paraguay | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 190 | Tokelau | 5.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 191 | Morocco | 5.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 192 | Senegal | 5.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 194 | Israel | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 195 | Mauritania | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 196 | Peru | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 197 | Reunion | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 198 | Egypt | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 199 | Costa Rica | 5.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 200 | Colombia | 5.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 201 | Malawi | 5.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 203 | Zambia | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 204 | Malaysia | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 205 | Solomon Islands | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 206 | Ecuador | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 207 | Vanuatu | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 208 | Cape Verde | 5.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 209 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 210 | Bangladesh | 5.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 211 | French Guiana | 4.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 212 | Belize | 4.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 213 | Uganda | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 214 | Guatemala | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 215 | Cayman Islands | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 216 | Macao | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 217 | Yemen | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 218 | Singapore | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 219 | Panama | 4.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 221 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 222 | Algeria | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 223 | Nicaragua | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 224 | Tajikistan | 4.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 225 | Honduras | 4.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 226 | Iraq | 4.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 227 | French Polynesia | 3.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 228 | Jordan | 3.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 229 | Mayotte | 2.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 230 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 231 | Maldives | 2.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 232 | Bahrain | 2.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 233 | Oman | 1.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 234 | Kuwait | 1.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 235 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 236 | Qatar | 0.9deaths per 1,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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