social2023
Total number of deaths from drowning
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
1,425.8deaths
Median: 153.1deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
49,932.8deaths
Lowest
Andorra
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India49,932.8deaths
2People's Republic of China43,470.8deaths
3Pakistan11,469.0deaths
4Bangladesh10,037.7deaths
5Japan9,812.1deaths
By Region
Asia6,131.0deaths(26 countries)
Africa3,434.7deaths(9 countries)
North America1,764.8deaths(4 countries)
South America1,286.0deaths(7 countries)
Other621.0deaths(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 (49,932.8deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,425.8deaths)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (124)
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 | India | 49,932.8deaths |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 43,470.8deaths |
| 3 | Pakistan | 11,469.0deaths |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 10,037.7deaths |
| 5 | Japan | 9,812.1deaths |
| 6 | Nigeria | 9,776.7deaths |
| 7 | Vietnam | 9,359.2deaths |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,915.0deaths |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 7,128.8deaths |
| 10 | Indonesia | 7,086.7deaths |
| 11 | Brazil | 5,696.6deaths |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 5,199.1deaths |
| 13 | Niger | 5,094.4deaths |
| 14 | Philippines | 4,592.8deaths |
| 15 | United States of America | 4,438.8deaths |
| 16 | Thailand | 4,247.9deaths |
| 17 | Myanmar | 3,923.8deaths |
| 18 | Angola | 3,909.9deaths |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,865.1deaths |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,566.3deaths |
| 21 | Uganda | 2,380.6deaths |
| 22 | Kenya | 2,353.4deaths |
| 23 | Egypt | 2,334.7deaths |
| 24 | Madagascar | 2,312.0deaths |
| 25 | Chad | 2,026.8deaths |
| 26 | Haiti | 2,025.6deaths |
| 27 | Cameroon | 1,982.1deaths |
| 28 | South Africa | 1,978.6deaths |
| 29 | Mexico | 1,934.7deaths |
| 30 | Nepal | 1,913.8deaths |
| 31 | Burundi | 1,839.6deaths |
| 32 | Mali | 1,831.2deaths |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1,812.4deaths |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 1,699.6deaths |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 1,688.6deaths |
| 36 | Ghana | 1,671.3deaths |
| 37 | Somalia | 1,582.1deaths |
| 38 | Senegal | 1,561.8deaths |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 1,515.5deaths |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 1,485.4deaths |
| 41 | Mozambique | 1,446.9deaths |
| 42 | Cambodia | 1,393.2deaths |
| 43 | South Sudan | 1,387.5deaths |
| 44 | Zambia | 1,296.9deaths |
| 45 | Malawi | 1,292.2deaths |
| 46 | Guinea | 1,206.5deaths |
| 47 | Rwanda | 1,142.6deaths |
| 48 | South Korea | 1,032.5deaths |
| 49 | Benin | 1,032.2deaths |
| 50 | Yemen | 1,029.0deaths |
| 51 | Peru | 1,026.6deaths |
| 52 | Iraq | 1,012.8deaths |
| 53 | Colombia | 1,009.3deaths |
| 54 | Morocco | 952.5deaths |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 940.7deaths |
| 56 | Eritrea | 935.1deaths |
| 57 | North Korea | 864.5deaths |
| 58 | Sudan | 860.6deaths |
| 59 | France | 810.2deaths |
| 60 | Algeria | 806.6deaths |
| 61 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 800.1deaths |
| 62 | Malaysia | 774.5deaths |
| 63 | Türkiye | 679.5deaths |
| 64 | Central African Republic | 656.3deaths |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 641.8deaths |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 624.1deaths |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 588.5deaths |
| 68 | Poland | 583.7deaths |
| 69 | Romania | 557.4deaths |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 548.9deaths |
| 71 | Togo | 522.2deaths |
| 72 | Taiwan, Province of China | 517.7deaths |
| 73 | Venezuela | 508.0deaths |
| 74 | Ecuador | 501.2deaths |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 491.5deaths |
| 76 | Spain | 484.4deaths |
| 77 | Bolivia | 478.2deaths |
| 78 | Liberia | 470.9deaths |
| 79 | Belarus | 453.9deaths |
| 80 | Argentina | 453.3deaths |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 434.4deaths |
| 82 | Germany | 374.2deaths |
| 83 | Canada | 358.7deaths |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 343.3deaths |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 341.0deaths |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 335.6deaths |
| 87 | Guatemala | 327.0deaths |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 305.9deaths |
| 89 | Italy | 301.9deaths |
| 90 | Greece | 292.2deaths |
| 91 | Chile | 265.8deaths |
| 92 | Mauritania | 233.3deaths |
| 93 | Namibia | 216.3deaths |
| 94 | Australia | 215.9deaths |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 214.4deaths |
| 96 | Cuba | 211.5deaths |
| 97 | Honduras | 198.3deaths |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 192.2deaths |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 190.8deaths |
| 100 | El Salvador | 161.4deaths |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 159.8deaths |
| 102 | Paraguay | 154.5deaths |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 151.7deaths |
| 104 | Panama | 137.1deaths |
| 105 | Czech Republic | 135.1deaths |
| 106 | Lithuania | 132.9deaths |
| 107 | Tunisia | 129.2deaths |
| 108 | Jordan | 123.6deaths |
| 109 | Moldova, Republic of | 122.9deaths |
| 110 | Mongolia | 116.4deaths |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 116.0deaths |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 113.0deaths |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 112.9deaths |
| 114 | Republic of The Gambia | 112.2deaths |
| 115 | Gabon | 109.3deaths |
| 116 | Latvia | 107.7deaths |
| 117 | Slovakia | 105.6deaths |
| 118 | Hungary | 104.7deaths |
| 119 | Finland | 102.8deaths |
| 120 | Serbia | 94.0deaths |
| 121 | Libya | 93.5deaths |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 92.1deaths |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 91.2deaths |
| 124 | Sweden | 89.6deaths |
| 125 | Syrian Arab Republic | 88.5deaths |
| 126 | Portugal | 87.8deaths |
| 127 | Netherlands | 86.4deaths |
| 128 | Botswana | 86.3deaths |
| 129 | Djibouti | 80.4deaths |
| 130 | Norway | 79.3deaths |
| 131 | Belgium | 76.9deaths |
| 132 | Eswatini | 73.6deaths |
| 133 | Guyana | 72.3deaths |
| 134 | Georgia | 68.6deaths |
| 135 | New Zealand | 62.8deaths |
| 136 | Oman | 61.4deaths |
| 137 | Austria | 60.9deaths |
| 138 | Fiji | 57.6deaths |
| 139 | Lesotho | 56.6deaths |
| 140 | Croatia | 51.6deaths |
| 141 | Israel | 50.2deaths |
| 142 | Uruguay | 49.3deaths |
| 143 | Ireland | 49.3deaths |
| 144 | Lebanon | 46.5deaths |
| 145 | Switzerland | 46.3deaths |
| 146 | Singapore | 45.9deaths |
| 147 | Mauritius | 45.7deaths |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.4deaths |
| 149 | Armenia | 40.4deaths |
| 150 | State of Palestine | 38.6deaths |
| 151 | Albania | 38.5deaths |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 35.2deaths |
| 153 | Estonia | 34.4deaths |
| 154 | Denmark | 31.2deaths |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 31.1deaths |
| 156 | Cyprus | 30.0deaths |
| 157 | Comoros | 29.9deaths |
| 158 | Bhutan | 29.8deaths |
| 159 | Bahamas | 29.4deaths |
| 160 | Jamaica | 27.8deaths |
| 161 | Suriname | 27.4deaths |
| 162 | Belize | 26.0deaths |
| 163 | Qatar | 22.6deaths |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 22.4deaths |
| 165 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.7deaths |
| 166 | Kuwait | 19.0deaths |
| 167 | Maldives | 17.4deaths |
| 168 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.2deaths |
| 169 | Slovenia | 14.2deaths |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.1deaths |
| 171 | Samoa | 12.4deaths |
| 172 | Bahrain | 11.6deaths |
| 173 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.7deaths |
| 174 | Barbados | 10.3deaths |
| 175 | Seychelles | 9.4deaths |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 8.9deaths |
| 177 | Montenegro | 8.4deaths |
| 178 | Guam | 7.7deaths |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5deaths |
| 180 | Grenada | 5.4deaths |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.2deaths |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.1deaths |
| 183 | Greenland | 4.4deaths |
| 184 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.3deaths |
| 185 | Kiribati | 4.1deaths |
| 186 | Malta | 3.9deaths |
| 187 | Tonga | 3.8deaths |
| 188 | American Samoa | 3.5deaths |
| 189 | Iceland | 3.3deaths |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 3.0deaths |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.8deaths |
| 192 | Bermuda | 2.6deaths |
| 193 | Dominica | 2.5deaths |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 2.1deaths |
| 195 | Palau | 1.7deaths |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.7deaths |
| 197 | Nauru | 1.6deaths |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 1.2deaths |
| 199 | Monaco | 1.0deaths |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 0.6deaths |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.1deaths |
| 202 | Niue | 0.1deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.1deaths |
| 204 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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