social2023
Congenital birth defects
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
2,246.4deaths
Median: 292.3deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
80,931.4deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India80,931.4deaths
2Nigeria34,980.6deaths
3Pakistan26,168.0deaths
4Ethiopia20,252.7deaths
5Indonesia17,462.3deaths
By Region
Africa10,209.4deaths(9 countries)
Asia7,538.2deaths(26 countries)
North America3,735.5deaths(4 countries)
South America2,505.6deaths(7 countries)
Other1,058.8deaths(124 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths)High (80,931.4deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,246.4deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (124)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 80,931.4deaths |
| 2 | Nigeria | 34,980.6deaths |
| 3 | Pakistan | 26,168.0deaths |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 20,252.7deaths |
| 5 | Indonesia | 17,462.3deaths |
| 6 | Egypt | 15,120.3deaths |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 14,945.1deaths |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 12,555.3deaths |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,503.1deaths |
| 10 | People's Republic of China | 9,787.0deaths |
| 11 | Brazil | 9,498.8deaths |
| 12 | Mexico | 7,903.9deaths |
| 13 | Philippines | 7,538.2deaths |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,204.4deaths |
| 15 | Myanmar | 6,269.6deaths |
| 16 | Uganda | 6,212.8deaths |
| 17 | Yemen | 5,816.9deaths |
| 18 | Mozambique | 5,654.7deaths |
| 19 | United States of America | 5,457.8deaths |
| 20 | Angola | 5,427.1deaths |
| 21 | Iraq | 4,923.4deaths |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,666.0deaths |
| 23 | Algeria | 4,631.5deaths |
| 24 | Niger | 4,523.4deaths |
| 25 | Sudan | 4,516.2deaths |
| 26 | Türkiye | 4,182.5deaths |
| 27 | Vietnam | 4,079.6deaths |
| 28 | Mali | 4,055.0deaths |
| 29 | Cameroon | 3,955.4deaths |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 3,916.9deaths |
| 31 | Madagascar | 3,860.0deaths |
| 32 | South Africa | 3,704.4deaths |
| 33 | Somalia | 3,699.8deaths |
| 34 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3,624.6deaths |
| 35 | Chad | 3,221.2deaths |
| 36 | Zambia | 3,220.7deaths |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 3,213.3deaths |
| 38 | Ghana | 2,997.6deaths |
| 39 | Malawi | 2,613.6deaths |
| 40 | Haiti | 2,558.8deaths |
| 41 | Kenya | 2,488.9deaths |
| 42 | Guinea | 2,285.4deaths |
| 43 | Morocco | 2,281.3deaths |
| 44 | Peru | 2,211.3deaths |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 2,160.8deaths |
| 46 | Burundi | 2,140.0deaths |
| 47 | Colombia | 2,112.0deaths |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 2,041.3deaths |
| 49 | Senegal | 2,029.0deaths |
| 50 | Benin | 1,866.4deaths |
| 51 | Rwanda | 1,676.6deaths |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1,588.3deaths |
| 53 | South Sudan | 1,588.1deaths |
| 54 | Argentina | 1,554.9deaths |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 1,494.4deaths |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 1,403.8deaths |
| 57 | Bolivia | 1,367.5deaths |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 1,350.0deaths |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 1,283.3deaths |
| 60 | Venezuela | 1,281.6deaths |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1,199.6deaths |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 1,185.8deaths |
| 63 | Nepal | 1,185.8deaths |
| 64 | Jordan | 1,150.1deaths |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1,098.2deaths |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1,061.2deaths |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,024.4deaths |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 1,016.0deaths |
| 69 | Eritrea | 966.9deaths |
| 70 | Germany | 919.1deaths |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 883.4deaths |
| 72 | Malaysia | 882.6deaths |
| 73 | Thailand | 873.8deaths |
| 74 | Libya | 824.2deaths |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 822.4deaths |
| 76 | Japan | 775.8deaths |
| 77 | Liberia | 765.2deaths |
| 78 | Togo | 727.6deaths |
| 79 | North Korea | 704.3deaths |
| 80 | France | 691.5deaths |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 615.2deaths |
| 82 | Ukraine | 578.6deaths |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 575.4deaths |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 562.9deaths |
| 85 | Honduras | 553.4deaths |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 538.5deaths |
| 87 | Republic of the Congo | 536.3deaths |
| 88 | Poland | 522.3deaths |
| 89 | Paraguay | 513.9deaths |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 511.7deaths |
| 91 | Chile | 500.4deaths |
| 92 | Canada | 482.1deaths |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 425.9deaths |
| 94 | Mauritania | 418.3deaths |
| 95 | State of Palestine | 417.3deaths |
| 96 | Italy | 368.9deaths |
| 97 | Spain | 330.3deaths |
| 98 | El Salvador | 324.5deaths |
| 99 | Australia | 323.8deaths |
| 100 | Romania | 322.8deaths |
| 101 | Panama | 307.4deaths |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 296.6deaths |
| 103 | Lebanon | 288.0deaths |
| 104 | Republic of The Gambia | 251.4deaths |
| 105 | Oman | 223.0deaths |
| 106 | Israel | 214.6deaths |
| 107 | Netherlands | 209.4deaths |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 194.4deaths |
| 109 | Namibia | 189.9deaths |
| 110 | Mongolia | 175.8deaths |
| 111 | Taiwan, Province of China | 173.6deaths |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 171.8deaths |
| 113 | Gabon | 164.1deaths |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 163.7deaths |
| 115 | Djibouti | 160.8deaths |
| 116 | Kuwait | 154.1deaths |
| 117 | Belarus | 147.8deaths |
| 118 | Botswana | 136.7deaths |
| 119 | South Korea | 131.5deaths |
| 120 | Lesotho | 127.1deaths |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 121.8deaths |
| 122 | Cuba | 120.2deaths |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 111.9deaths |
| 124 | Switzerland | 111.6deaths |
| 125 | Hungary | 108.1deaths |
| 126 | Greece | 106.3deaths |
| 127 | Eswatini | 98.1deaths |
| 128 | Jamaica | 97.6deaths |
| 129 | Sweden | 96.2deaths |
| 130 | Comoros | 94.9deaths |
| 131 | Armenia | 89.4deaths |
| 132 | Portugal | 86.9deaths |
| 133 | Fiji | 86.9deaths |
| 134 | Belgium | 86.4deaths |
| 135 | Moldova, Republic of | 86.1deaths |
| 136 | Austria | 84.2deaths |
| 137 | Denmark | 78.3deaths |
| 138 | Ireland | 78.0deaths |
| 139 | Slovakia | 75.9deaths |
| 140 | Georgia | 75.4deaths |
| 141 | Uruguay | 73.2deaths |
| 142 | New Zealand | 72.1deaths |
| 143 | Serbia | 71.2deaths |
| 144 | Guyana | 65.0deaths |
| 145 | Czech Republic | 64.2deaths |
| 146 | Qatar | 52.3deaths |
| 147 | Albania | 52.2deaths |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 49.2deaths |
| 149 | Norway | 49.2deaths |
| 150 | Finland | 44.9deaths |
| 151 | Croatia | 43.1deaths |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.0deaths |
| 153 | Mauritius | 42.6deaths |
| 154 | Singapore | 40.5deaths |
| 155 | Suriname | 39.2deaths |
| 156 | Bhutan | 38.8deaths |
| 157 | Bahrain | 38.4deaths |
| 158 | Lithuania | 28.5deaths |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 27.5deaths |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 24.6deaths |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.7deaths |
| 162 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.6deaths |
| 163 | Maldives | 19.9deaths |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.6deaths |
| 165 | Latvia | 17.6deaths |
| 166 | Belize | 17.1deaths |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.5deaths |
| 168 | Slovenia | 13.4deaths |
| 169 | Cyprus | 12.7deaths |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 11.8deaths |
| 171 | Samoa | 11.8deaths |
| 172 | Bahamas | 9.1deaths |
| 173 | Kiribati | 8.9deaths |
| 174 | Estonia | 8.8deaths |
| 175 | Malta | 8.4deaths |
| 176 | Montenegro | 6.1deaths |
| 177 | Guam | 5.9deaths |
| 178 | Barbados | 5.9deaths |
| 179 | Seychelles | 5.8deaths |
| 180 | Iceland | 5.2deaths |
| 181 | Tonga | 4.9deaths |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 4.3deaths |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 3.3deaths |
| 184 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.2deaths |
| 185 | Grenada | 3.0deaths |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7deaths |
| 187 | Greenland | 1.8deaths |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.7deaths |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 1.7deaths |
| 190 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.2deaths |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.2deaths |
| 192 | Dominica | 1.2deaths |
| 193 | American Samoa | 1.2deaths |
| 194 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.1deaths |
| 195 | Nauru | 1.0deaths |
| 196 | Bermuda | 0.7deaths |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0.6deaths |
| 198 | Palau | 0.6deaths |
| 199 | Andorra | 0.5deaths |
| 200 | Monaco | 0.3deaths |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.2deaths |
| 202 | Cook Islands | 0.2deaths |
| 203 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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