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Age-standardized Deaths from all causes attributed to lead exposure per 100,000 people

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
42.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 35.2deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Egypt
213.2deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
San Marino
6.1deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Egypt213.2deaths per 100,000 people
2Sudan134.9deaths per 100,000 people
3Tajikistan129.9deaths per 100,000 people
4Afghanistan126.8deaths per 100,000 people
5Syrian Arab Republic121.2deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa64.2deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other46.4deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia43.7deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
North America29.9deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe25.8deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.1deaths per 100,000 people)High (213.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 42.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
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
1Egypt213.2deaths per 100,000 people
2Sudan134.9deaths per 100,000 people
3Tajikistan129.9deaths per 100,000 people
4Afghanistan126.8deaths per 100,000 people
5Syrian Arab Republic121.2deaths per 100,000 people
6Uzbekistan119.3deaths per 100,000 people
7Belarus118.0deaths per 100,000 people
8Yemen112.2deaths per 100,000 people
9Kyrgyzstan106.1deaths per 100,000 people
10Haiti103.0deaths per 100,000 people
11Morocco101.1deaths per 100,000 people
12Venezuela100.3deaths per 100,000 people
13Solomon Islands97.9deaths per 100,000 people
14Turkmenistan97.8deaths per 100,000 people
15Azerbaijan90.1deaths per 100,000 people
16Bangladesh86.4deaths per 100,000 people
17Marshall Islands86.3deaths per 100,000 people
18Tuvalu85.0deaths per 100,000 people
19Dominican Republic82.6deaths per 100,000 people
20Honduras81.5deaths per 100,000 people
21Iraq77.8deaths per 100,000 people
22Myanmar77.5deaths per 100,000 people
23Moldova, Republic of77.5deaths per 100,000 people
24Mongolia70.2deaths per 100,000 people
25Russian Federation68.2deaths per 100,000 people
26Algeria67.3deaths per 100,000 people
27Lao People's Democratic Republic65.2deaths per 100,000 people
28Chad65.1deaths per 100,000 people
29Pakistan65.0deaths per 100,000 people
30North Korea64.5deaths per 100,000 people
31Guinea-Bissau64.5deaths per 100,000 people
32Lithuania63.8deaths per 100,000 people
33Nauru62.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Democratic Republic of the Congo60.7deaths per 100,000 people
35Philippines59.7deaths per 100,000 people
36India59.3deaths per 100,000 people
37Saudi Arabia59.2deaths per 100,000 people
38Liberia58.8deaths per 100,000 people
39Georgia58.7deaths per 100,000 people
40El Salvador57.8deaths per 100,000 people
41Kuwait57.4deaths per 100,000 people
42Ukraine57.4deaths per 100,000 people
43Vanuatu56.9deaths per 100,000 people
44Armenia56.3deaths per 100,000 people
45Islamic Republic of Iran56.0deaths per 100,000 people
46Micronesia, Federated States of55.7deaths per 100,000 people
47Central African Republic55.7deaths per 100,000 people
48Libya55.3deaths per 100,000 people
49Niger55.1deaths per 100,000 people
50Bulgaria54.7deaths per 100,000 people
51Timor-Leste54.7deaths per 100,000 people
52Latvia54.4deaths per 100,000 people
53Bosnia and Herzegovina53.4deaths per 100,000 people
54Guatemala53.1deaths per 100,000 people
55Guinea53.1deaths per 100,000 people
56Papua New Guinea52.9deaths per 100,000 people
57Republic of the Congo52.6deaths per 100,000 people
58Cameroon52.4deaths per 100,000 people
59Equatorial Guinea51.9deaths per 100,000 people
60Hungary51.9deaths per 100,000 people
61Serbia51.6deaths per 100,000 people
62Maldives51.5deaths per 100,000 people
63Sierra Leone51.2deaths per 100,000 people
64Mauritania50.1deaths per 100,000 people
65Togo49.6deaths per 100,000 people
66Fiji49.5deaths per 100,000 people
67Kazakhstan49.3deaths per 100,000 people
68The Republic of North Macedonia48.6deaths per 100,000 people
69Cambodia47.3deaths per 100,000 people
70Tonga47.3deaths per 100,000 people
71Guyana45.9deaths per 100,000 people
72Albania45.7deaths per 100,000 people
73Indonesia45.5deaths per 100,000 people
74Nicaragua45.5deaths per 100,000 people
75Mali44.9deaths per 100,000 people
76Nigeria44.2deaths per 100,000 people
77State of Palestine44.0deaths per 100,000 people
78Montenegro43.9deaths per 100,000 people
79Bolivia43.8deaths per 100,000 people
80Lesotho43.7deaths per 100,000 people
81People's Republic of China43.6deaths per 100,000 people
82Nepal43.4deaths per 100,000 people
83Cote d'Ivoire42.3deaths per 100,000 people
84Türkiye42.2deaths per 100,000 people
85Republic of The Gambia41.7deaths per 100,000 people
86Ecuador41.7deaths per 100,000 people
87Mexico41.2deaths per 100,000 people
88Angola40.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Cuba38.7deaths per 100,000 people
90Sri Lanka38.6deaths per 100,000 people
91Tokelau38.5deaths per 100,000 people
92Romania38.2deaths per 100,000 people
93Slovakia38.0deaths per 100,000 people
94Zambia37.0deaths per 100,000 people
95Bhutan37.0deaths per 100,000 people
96Saint Vincent and the Grenadines37.0deaths per 100,000 people
97Madagascar36.8deaths per 100,000 people
98Mauritius36.7deaths per 100,000 people
99Samoa36.6deaths per 100,000 people
100Oman36.0deaths per 100,000 people
101Estonia35.3deaths per 100,000 people
102Paraguay35.2deaths per 100,000 people
103Panama35.1deaths per 100,000 people
104Burundi35.0deaths per 100,000 people
105Ghana34.9deaths per 100,000 people
106Cape Verde34.8deaths per 100,000 people
107Palau34.8deaths per 100,000 people
108Poland34.3deaths per 100,000 people
109Trinidad and Tobago34.1deaths per 100,000 people
110Uganda33.9deaths per 100,000 people
111Sao Tome and Principe33.4deaths per 100,000 people
112Bahrain32.9deaths per 100,000 people
113South Sudan32.9deaths per 100,000 people
114Ethiopia32.8deaths per 100,000 people
115Benin32.6deaths per 100,000 people
116Rwanda32.4deaths per 100,000 people
117Costa Rica32.3deaths per 100,000 people
118Eritrea31.9deaths per 100,000 people
119Croatia31.8deaths per 100,000 people
120Niue31.6deaths per 100,000 people
121Tunisia30.9deaths per 100,000 people
122Malawi30.8deaths per 100,000 people
123Suriname30.4deaths per 100,000 people
124Gabon29.6deaths per 100,000 people
125Zimbabwe29.1deaths per 100,000 people
126Dominica28.9deaths per 100,000 people
127Namibia28.7deaths per 100,000 people
128South Africa28.4deaths per 100,000 people
129Senegal28.3deaths per 100,000 people
130Czech Republic28.3deaths per 100,000 people
131Burkina Faso28.2deaths per 100,000 people
132Saint Kitts and Nevis28.2deaths per 100,000 people
133Mozambique28.0deaths per 100,000 people
134Eswatini27.7deaths per 100,000 people
135American Samoa27.7deaths per 100,000 people
136Malta27.7deaths per 100,000 people
137Bahamas27.1deaths per 100,000 people
138Belize27.1deaths per 100,000 people
139Vietnam27.0deaths per 100,000 people
140Grenada26.8deaths per 100,000 people
141Argentina26.7deaths per 100,000 people
142Uruguay26.3deaths per 100,000 people
143Greece25.5deaths per 100,000 people
144Kiribati25.3deaths per 100,000 people
145Virgin Islands, U.S.25.1deaths per 100,000 people
146Cook Islands25.0deaths per 100,000 people
147Botswana24.7deaths per 100,000 people
148Jamaica24.0deaths per 100,000 people
149Colombia23.9deaths per 100,000 people
150Malaysia23.5deaths per 100,000 people
151Cyprus23.4deaths per 100,000 people
152United Arab Emirates23.3deaths per 100,000 people
153Northern Mariana Islands23.3deaths per 100,000 people
154Greenland23.0deaths per 100,000 people
155New Zealand22.0deaths per 100,000 people
156Peru21.7deaths per 100,000 people
157Lebanon21.4deaths per 100,000 people
158Qatar20.7deaths per 100,000 people
159Barbados20.1deaths per 100,000 people
160Seychelles20.1deaths per 100,000 people
161United Republic of Tanzania20.0deaths per 100,000 people
162Brazil19.8deaths per 100,000 people
163Somalia19.7deaths per 100,000 people
164Portugal19.3deaths per 100,000 people
165Guam19.0deaths per 100,000 people
166Antigua and Barbuda18.7deaths per 100,000 people
167Djibouti18.6deaths per 100,000 people
168Saint Lucia17.3deaths per 100,000 people
169Ireland17.1deaths per 100,000 people
170Iceland17.0deaths per 100,000 people
171Singapore16.9deaths per 100,000 people
172Austria16.8deaths per 100,000 people
173Jordan16.1deaths per 100,000 people
174Germany15.8deaths per 100,000 people
175Switzerland15.7deaths per 100,000 people
176Kenya15.3deaths per 100,000 people
177Bermuda15.0deaths per 100,000 people
178Belgium14.3deaths per 100,000 people
179Puerto Rico13.9deaths per 100,000 people
180Italy13.9deaths per 100,000 people
181United States of America13.6deaths per 100,000 people
182Thailand13.4deaths per 100,000 people
183Finland13.3deaths per 100,000 people
184Taiwan, Province of China12.5deaths per 100,000 people
185Canada11.8deaths per 100,000 people
186United Kingdom11.7deaths per 100,000 people
187Sweden11.6deaths per 100,000 people
188Spain11.4deaths per 100,000 people
189Australia11.2deaths per 100,000 people
190Comoros11.2deaths per 100,000 people
191Denmark10.8deaths per 100,000 people
192Chile10.5deaths per 100,000 people
193Israel10.3deaths per 100,000 people
194Slovenia10.3deaths per 100,000 people
195Luxembourg9.7deaths per 100,000 people
196Netherlands9.7deaths per 100,000 people
197Brunei Darussalam9.3deaths per 100,000 people
198France8.9deaths per 100,000 people
199South Korea8.8deaths per 100,000 people
200Norway8.4deaths per 100,000 people
201Andorra8.0deaths per 100,000 people
202Monaco7.1deaths per 100,000 people
203Japan6.2deaths per 100,000 people
204San Marino6.1deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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