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health2023

Total number of deaths from infectious diseases

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•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
40,256.6deaths
Median: 5,619.2deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
1,546,724.1deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
1.1deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India1,546,724.1deaths
2Nigeria773,891.9deaths
3People's Republic of China600,772.4deaths
4Indonesia303,448.0deaths
5Democratic Republic of the Congo274,271.3deaths
By Region
Africa167,866.9deaths(9 countries)
Asia129,841.5deaths(26 countries)
North America56,766.7deaths(4 countries)
South America42,421.0deaths(7 countries)
Other19,927.9deaths(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.1deaths)High (1,546,724.1deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 40,256.6deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 ↕
1India1,546,724.1deaths
2Nigeria773,891.9deaths
3People's Republic of China600,772.4deaths
4Indonesia303,448.0deaths
5Democratic Republic of the Congo274,271.3deaths
6Pakistan244,488.1deaths
7Ethiopia212,130.7deaths
8South Africa201,703.9deaths
9Brazil152,259.1deaths
10United States of America141,631.5deaths
11Niger135,590.5deaths
12Mozambique123,007.4deaths
13United Republic of Tanzania122,814.4deaths
14Philippines117,086.3deaths
15Cameroon111,527.8deaths
16Japan106,441.9deaths
17Uganda100,578.3deaths
18Chad99,641.9deaths
19Cote d'Ivoire98,668.0deaths
20Kenya97,477.8deaths
21Bangladesh97,352.1deaths
22Angola93,459.8deaths
23Somalia90,381.8deaths
24Madagascar89,637.1deaths
25Thailand84,961.5deaths
26Mali79,264.5deaths
27Russian Federation72,510.1deaths
28Myanmar70,306.5deaths
29Ghana70,218.1deaths
30Burkina Faso63,587.2deaths
31Malawi61,822.2deaths
32Zambia59,741.9deaths
33Mexico59,238.2deaths
34Argentina59,026.7deaths
35Vietnam57,900.7deaths
36Zimbabwe50,486.1deaths
37Guinea49,900.1deaths
38Burundi46,571.1deaths
39South Sudan43,888.1deaths
40France43,667.6deaths
41Peru43,170.0deaths
42United Kingdom42,304.1deaths
43Central African Republic40,717.9deaths
44Egypt39,012.2deaths
45Benin38,096.1deaths
46Italy35,534.7deaths
47Türkiye34,269.6deaths
48Afghanistan34,269.3deaths
49South Korea34,200.4deaths
50Sierra Leone34,148.8deaths
51Germany32,091.1deaths
52Malaysia30,896.6deaths
53Poland29,252.8deaths
54Rwanda28,023.4deaths
55Senegal27,633.4deaths
56Haiti26,630.0deaths
57Islamic Republic of Iran25,788.1deaths
58Nepal25,383.7deaths
59Spain24,955.0deaths
60Togo23,018.3deaths
61Sudan22,939.9deaths
62Cambodia20,281.3deaths
63Taiwan, Province of China20,172.8deaths
64Eritrea18,295.9deaths
65Colombia18,083.2deaths
66Papua New Guinea17,768.2deaths
67Uzbekistan17,653.0deaths
68Yemen17,358.5deaths
69Republic of the Congo17,308.4deaths
70Liberia17,197.6deaths
71North Korea16,720.7deaths
72Ukraine14,901.8deaths
73Lao People's Democratic Republic14,804.8deaths
74Romania14,090.5deaths
75Canada13,587.8deaths
76Venezuela13,367.4deaths
77Bolivia12,919.8deaths
78Guatemala12,609.4deaths
79Algeria12,526.8deaths
80Sri Lanka11,885.4deaths
81Cuba11,845.4deaths
82Ecuador11,127.9deaths
83Chile10,956.5deaths
84Netherlands10,554.1deaths
85Lesotho10,485.5deaths
86Morocco10,380.3deaths
87Iraq10,362.7deaths
88Belgium10,268.2deaths
89Portugal9,625.9deaths
90Kazakhstan9,259.1deaths
91Greece8,320.3deaths
92Namibia7,946.2deaths
93Mauritania7,535.0deaths
94Botswana7,280.4deaths
95Czech Republic7,086.9deaths
96Paraguay6,773.1deaths
97Saudi Arabia6,707.4deaths
98Guinea-Bissau6,661.3deaths
99Serbia6,478.1deaths
100Republic of The Gambia6,372.6deaths
101Tunisia6,191.0deaths
102Dominican Republic5,763.5deaths
103Eswatini5,474.8deaths
104Australia5,127.7deaths
105Equatorial Guinea5,084.4deaths
106Tajikistan4,980.4deaths
107Azerbaijan4,961.6deaths
108Gabon4,461.1deaths
109Singapore4,380.1deaths
110Sweden4,242.1deaths
111Honduras4,237.3deaths
112Syrian Arab Republic3,876.0deaths
113Switzerland3,817.1deaths
114El Salvador3,611.5deaths
115Lebanon3,488.2deaths
116Belarus3,366.1deaths
117Israel3,355.3deaths
118Hungary3,327.4deaths
119Slovakia3,178.0deaths
120Denmark3,054.8deaths
121Georgia2,977.0deaths
122Djibouti2,913.3deaths
123Norway2,693.5deaths
124Bulgaria2,602.7deaths
125Turkmenistan2,522.7deaths
126Jordan2,472.1deaths
127Uruguay2,323.9deaths
128Austria2,261.9deaths
129Panama2,228.3deaths
130Armenia2,192.4deaths
131Nicaragua2,183.9deaths
132Ireland2,017.2deaths
133Timor-Leste1,945.0deaths
134Puerto Rico1,857.1deaths
135Kyrgyzstan1,784.4deaths
136Moldova, Republic of1,692.9deaths
137Croatia1,666.7deaths
138Slovenia1,481.8deaths
139Bosnia and Herzegovina1,442.5deaths
140Libya1,429.9deaths
141Comoros1,401.1deaths
142New Zealand1,335.2deaths
143Lithuania1,297.1deaths
144United Arab Emirates1,249.8deaths
145Costa Rica1,204.9deaths
146Finland1,145.7deaths
147Mongolia1,131.2deaths
148Solomon Islands1,065.9deaths
149Jamaica1,038.7deaths
150Latvia958.1deaths
151Albania949.6deaths
152State of Palestine921.3deaths
153Oman875.9deaths
154Mauritius860.5deaths
155Fiji813.6deaths
156The Republic of North Macedonia757.9deaths
157Bhutan739.5deaths
158Trinidad and Tobago672.1deaths
159Kuwait653.1deaths
160Guyana633.9deaths
161Cape Verde471.0deaths
162Cyprus457.1deaths
163Estonia455.2deaths
164Suriname422.4deaths
165Malta308.8deaths
166Vanuatu260.0deaths
167Sao Tome and Principe249.8deaths
168Bahamas240.3deaths
169Montenegro227.8deaths
170Luxembourg224.6deaths
171Barbados220.1deaths
172Belize213.1deaths
173Qatar206.4deaths
174Bahrain188.7deaths
175Samoa169.1deaths
176Maldives155.0deaths
177Guam149.4deaths
178Kiribati144.0deaths
179Iceland131.8deaths
180Brunei Darussalam123.9deaths
181Seychelles119.1deaths
182Grenada80.4deaths
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines77.1deaths
184Micronesia, Federated States of76.3deaths
185Saint Lucia71.5deaths
186Tonga63.4deaths
187Andorra55.1deaths
188Antigua and Barbuda50.6deaths
189Marshall Islands44.1deaths
190Dominica41.3deaths
191Monaco40.7deaths
192Northern Mariana Islands36.0deaths
193San Marino34.9deaths
194Saint Kitts and Nevis33.5deaths
195Virgin Islands, U.S.32.8deaths
196American Samoa30.3deaths
197Greenland26.7deaths
198Bermuda26.7deaths
199Palau14.7deaths
200Tuvalu14.4deaths
201Nauru11.2deaths
202Cook Islands9.9deaths
203Niue1.5deaths
204Tokelau1.1deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

#health#deaths#total#number#from#infectious#diseases

Data Source

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

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