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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
616.9deaths
Median: 22.5deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
72,697.0deaths
Lowest
Palau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America72,697.0deaths
2Russian Federation8,043.0deaths
3Canada4,681.7deaths
4People's Republic of China4,212.7deaths
5India4,208.0deaths
By Region
North America19,394.6deaths(4 countries)
Asia703.3deaths(26 countries)
Africa399.6deaths(9 countries)
Europe386.7deaths(32 countries)
Oceania278.0deaths(2 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 (72,697.0deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 616.9deaths)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (124)
South America (7)
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 | United States of America | 72,697.0deaths |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 8,043.0deaths |
| 3 | Canada | 4,681.7deaths |
| 4 | People's Republic of China | 4,212.7deaths |
| 5 | India | 4,208.0deaths |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 3,818.7deaths |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3,018.3deaths |
| 8 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2,367.6deaths |
| 9 | France | 1,499.1deaths |
| 10 | Germany | 1,475.2deaths |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1,305.0deaths |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 843.3deaths |
| 13 | Spain | 758.9deaths |
| 14 | Algeria | 751.6deaths |
| 15 | Ukraine | 712.5deaths |
| 16 | Morocco | 680.4deaths |
| 17 | South Africa | 649.5deaths |
| 18 | Iraq | 552.0deaths |
| 19 | Australia | 502.0deaths |
| 20 | Türkiye | 467.5deaths |
| 21 | Pakistan | 449.7deaths |
| 22 | Sudan | 438.6deaths |
| 23 | Indonesia | 437.6deaths |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 424.3deaths |
| 25 | Italy | 416.7deaths |
| 26 | Poland | 397.8deaths |
| 27 | Uganda | 376.1deaths |
| 28 | Sweden | 330.2deaths |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 292.2deaths |
| 30 | Greece | 278.5deaths |
| 31 | Belarus | 264.5deaths |
| 32 | Finland | 254.9deaths |
| 33 | Madagascar | 253.8deaths |
| 34 | Switzerland | 245.2deaths |
| 35 | Norway | 228.5deaths |
| 36 | Kenya | 228.0deaths |
| 37 | Japan | 220.8deaths |
| 38 | Netherlands | 218.4deaths |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 214.1deaths |
| 40 | Denmark | 212.5deaths |
| 41 | Tunisia | 205.4deaths |
| 42 | Ireland | 198.2deaths |
| 43 | Zambia | 196.9deaths |
| 44 | Belgium | 191.7deaths |
| 45 | Taiwan, Province of China | 191.0deaths |
| 46 | Austria | 186.1deaths |
| 47 | Yemen | 179.3deaths |
| 48 | Romania | 178.6deaths |
| 49 | Angola | 167.3deaths |
| 50 | Rwanda | 164.0deaths |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 149.3deaths |
| 52 | Mexico | 148.4deaths |
| 53 | Philippines | 138.8deaths |
| 54 | Nigeria | 138.1deaths |
| 55 | Malawi | 134.0deaths |
| 56 | Libya | 126.8deaths |
| 57 | Egypt | 125.7deaths |
| 58 | North Korea | 120.6deaths |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 116.4deaths |
| 60 | Burundi | 114.0deaths |
| 61 | Thailand | 108.1deaths |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 107.3deaths |
| 63 | Czech Republic | 105.0deaths |
| 64 | Myanmar | 103.2deaths |
| 65 | Lithuania | 97.8deaths |
| 66 | Puerto Rico | 96.3deaths |
| 67 | Portugal | 95.4deaths |
| 68 | Brazil | 94.5deaths |
| 69 | South Sudan | 90.2deaths |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 88.9deaths |
| 71 | Eritrea | 86.7deaths |
| 72 | Croatia | 84.8deaths |
| 73 | Malaysia | 80.4deaths |
| 74 | Israel | 77.2deaths |
| 75 | South Korea | 76.2deaths |
| 76 | Chile | 75.5deaths |
| 77 | Serbia | 73.6deaths |
| 78 | Nepal | 69.8deaths |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 67.5deaths |
| 80 | Estonia | 61.6deaths |
| 81 | Argentina | 60.4deaths |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 60.0deaths |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 58.6deaths |
| 84 | New Zealand | 54.0deaths |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 53.0deaths |
| 86 | Guatemala | 51.4deaths |
| 87 | Peru | 51.0deaths |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 50.3deaths |
| 89 | Somalia | 50.0deaths |
| 90 | Hungary | 49.3deaths |
| 91 | Latvia | 44.3deaths |
| 92 | Colombia | 39.1deaths |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 38.6deaths |
| 94 | Mozambique | 37.3deaths |
| 95 | Mauritius | 33.4deaths |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.2deaths |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 32.2deaths |
| 98 | Slovakia | 29.3deaths |
| 99 | Slovenia | 28.7deaths |
| 100 | Republic of the Congo | 27.8deaths |
| 101 | Kuwait | 27.2deaths |
| 102 | Cameroon | 22.8deaths |
| 103 | Lebanon | 22.3deaths |
| 104 | Georgia | 22.3deaths |
| 105 | Albania | 21.7deaths |
| 106 | Ecuador | 20.1deaths |
| 107 | Iceland | 18.8deaths |
| 108 | Bolivia | 18.6deaths |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.5deaths |
| 110 | Honduras | 17.3deaths |
| 111 | Mongolia | 17.2deaths |
| 112 | Cambodia | 16.8deaths |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.5deaths |
| 114 | Cyprus | 16.3deaths |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 15.1deaths |
| 116 | Djibouti | 14.7deaths |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 13.1deaths |
| 118 | Namibia | 12.9deaths |
| 119 | Uruguay | 12.9deaths |
| 120 | Ghana | 12.2deaths |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 12.0deaths |
| 122 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.9deaths |
| 123 | Jordan | 11.4deaths |
| 124 | Singapore | 11.3deaths |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.0deaths |
| 126 | Haiti | 10.8deaths |
| 127 | Gabon | 10.0deaths |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.3deaths |
| 129 | Oman | 9.2deaths |
| 130 | Senegal | 8.5deaths |
| 131 | Botswana | 8.2deaths |
| 132 | Mali | 8.0deaths |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 7.7deaths |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 7.5deaths |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 7.0deaths |
| 136 | Niger | 7.0deaths |
| 137 | Chad | 7.0deaths |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 6.6deaths |
| 139 | Malta | 6.4deaths |
| 140 | Armenia | 6.2deaths |
| 141 | Lesotho | 6.0deaths |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 5.7deaths |
| 143 | El Salvador | 5.4deaths |
| 144 | Benin | 5.4deaths |
| 145 | Guinea | 5.4deaths |
| 146 | Cuba | 4.8deaths |
| 147 | Eswatini | 4.7deaths |
| 148 | Liberia | 4.6deaths |
| 149 | Bahrain | 4.1deaths |
| 150 | Togo | 4.0deaths |
| 151 | Venezuela | 4.0deaths |
| 152 | Panama | 3.7deaths |
| 153 | Kiribati | 3.5deaths |
| 154 | Mauritania | 3.0deaths |
| 155 | Paraguay | 3.0deaths |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 2.9deaths |
| 157 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.6deaths |
| 158 | Comoros | 2.5deaths |
| 159 | Bhutan | 2.5deaths |
| 160 | Qatar | 2.5deaths |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 1.5deaths |
| 162 | Jamaica | 1.4deaths |
| 163 | Montenegro | 1.3deaths |
| 164 | Greenland | 1.1deaths |
| 165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1deaths |
| 166 | State of Palestine | 1.1deaths |
| 167 | Guam | 1.0deaths |
| 168 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.9deaths |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9deaths |
| 170 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.9deaths |
| 171 | Maldives | 0.9deaths |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.7deaths |
| 173 | Andorra | 0.6deaths |
| 174 | Seychelles | 0.6deaths |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 0.6deaths |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 0.5deaths |
| 177 | Fiji | 0.5deaths |
| 178 | Suriname | 0.5deaths |
| 179 | Guyana | 0.4deaths |
| 180 | Grenada | 0.4deaths |
| 181 | Bermuda | 0.3deaths |
| 182 | Bahamas | 0.3deaths |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2deaths |
| 184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2deaths |
| 185 | Barbados | 0.2deaths |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 0.1deaths |
| 187 | Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 0.1deaths |
| 189 | Belize | 0.1deaths |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1deaths |
| 191 | American Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 192 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1deaths |
| 193 | Tonga | 0.0deaths |
| 194 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 195 | Dominica | 0.0deaths |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 197 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0deaths |
| 199 | Nauru | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Palau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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