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Age-standardized deaths from infectious diseases 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 Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
133.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 58.9deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
754.8deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Finland
8.3deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic754.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Lesotho667.9deaths per 100,000 people
3Chad576.4deaths per 100,000 people
4South Sudan572.7deaths per 100,000 people
5Eswatini569.0deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa223.8deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other177.1deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia66.8deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America64.8deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America49.3deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (8.3deaths per 100,000 people)High (754.8deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 133.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 ↕
1Central African Republic754.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Lesotho667.9deaths per 100,000 people
3Chad576.4deaths per 100,000 people
4South Sudan572.7deaths per 100,000 people
5Eswatini569.0deaths per 100,000 people
6Sierra Leone536.8deaths per 100,000 people
7Niger529.9deaths per 100,000 people
8Mozambique506.7deaths per 100,000 people
9Somalia462.3deaths per 100,000 people
10Malawi460.3deaths per 100,000 people
11Cameroon454.7deaths per 100,000 people
12Guinea-Bissau448.2deaths per 100,000 people
13Burundi431.0deaths per 100,000 people
14Zambia430.2deaths per 100,000 people
15Equatorial Guinea429.0deaths per 100,000 people
16Madagascar428.5deaths per 100,000 people
17Zimbabwe411.6deaths per 100,000 people
18Guinea407.7deaths per 100,000 people
19Republic of the Congo388.8deaths per 100,000 people
20Cote d'Ivoire381.6deaths per 100,000 people
21Republic of The Gambia367.5deaths per 100,000 people
22Liberia366.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Togo361.0deaths per 100,000 people
24Democratic Republic of the Congo360.8deaths per 100,000 people
25Nigeria354.2deaths per 100,000 people
26Botswana349.7deaths per 100,000 people
27Eritrea349.3deaths per 100,000 people
28Benin345.1deaths per 100,000 people
29Namibia340.7deaths per 100,000 people
30Angola338.6deaths per 100,000 people
31South Africa337.0deaths per 100,000 people
32Burkina Faso334.4deaths per 100,000 people
33Mali321.7deaths per 100,000 people
34Uganda297.4deaths per 100,000 people
35Ghana297.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Rwanda288.6deaths per 100,000 people
37Djibouti283.2deaths per 100,000 people
38Gabon282.9deaths per 100,000 people
39Lao People's Democratic Republic282.0deaths per 100,000 people
40Ethiopia281.0deaths per 100,000 people
41Kenya274.9deaths per 100,000 people
42United Republic of Tanzania263.5deaths per 100,000 people
43Haiti238.3deaths per 100,000 people
44Solomon Islands237.3deaths per 100,000 people
45Mauritania231.8deaths per 100,000 people
46Papua New Guinea214.3deaths per 100,000 people
47Senegal209.2deaths per 100,000 people
48Timor-Leste184.4deaths per 100,000 people
49Marshall Islands179.1deaths per 100,000 people
50Comoros176.2deaths per 100,000 people
51Sao Tome and Principe171.1deaths per 100,000 people
52Tuvalu165.7deaths per 100,000 people
53Nauru159.6deaths per 100,000 people
54Philippines150.3deaths per 100,000 people
55Kiribati148.6deaths per 100,000 people
56Cambodia147.5deaths per 100,000 people
57Myanmar142.5deaths per 100,000 people
58India140.9deaths per 100,000 people
59Bolivia139.0deaths per 100,000 people
60Pakistan133.3deaths per 100,000 people
61Paraguay131.4deaths per 100,000 people
62Indonesia131.3deaths per 100,000 people
63Peru122.1deaths per 100,000 people
64Bhutan121.3deaths per 100,000 people
65Vanuatu117.1deaths per 100,000 people
66Micronesia, Federated States of115.9deaths per 100,000 people
67Fiji115.2deaths per 100,000 people
68Guatemala111.0deaths per 100,000 people
69Malaysia110.3deaths per 100,000 people
70Afghanistan108.4deaths per 100,000 people
71Seychelles107.9deaths per 100,000 people
72Northern Mariana Islands106.4deaths per 100,000 people
73Cape Verde105.6deaths per 100,000 people
74Nepal101.5deaths per 100,000 people
75Palau93.4deaths per 100,000 people
76Samoa91.6deaths per 100,000 people
77Argentina91.2deaths per 100,000 people
78Guyana89.8deaths per 100,000 people
79Guam84.4deaths per 100,000 people
80Thailand83.5deaths per 100,000 people
81American Samoa80.8deaths per 100,000 people
82Bangladesh80.5deaths per 100,000 people
83Sudan79.7deaths per 100,000 people
84Tonga76.2deaths per 100,000 people
85Suriname71.7deaths per 100,000 people
86Niue70.6deaths per 100,000 people
87Belize68.6deaths per 100,000 people
88Yemen68.0deaths per 100,000 people
89Azerbaijan67.4deaths per 100,000 people
90United Arab Emirates67.2deaths per 100,000 people
91Ecuador66.4deaths per 100,000 people
92Saint Kitts and Nevis64.7deaths per 100,000 people
93North Korea62.7deaths per 100,000 people
94Maldives62.2deaths per 100,000 people
95Brazil61.7deaths per 100,000 people
96El Salvador61.4deaths per 100,000 people
97Tokelau60.8deaths per 100,000 people
98Greenland60.3deaths per 100,000 people
99Bahamas60.0deaths per 100,000 people
100Cook Islands59.9deaths per 100,000 people
101Tunisia59.6deaths per 100,000 people
102Venezuela59.3deaths per 100,000 people
103Egypt58.6deaths per 100,000 people
104Lebanon58.1deaths per 100,000 people
105Honduras58.1deaths per 100,000 people
106Cuba58.0deaths per 100,000 people
107Tajikistan57.9deaths per 100,000 people
108Grenada57.1deaths per 100,000 people
109Dominican Republic56.7deaths per 100,000 people
110Saudi Arabia55.6deaths per 100,000 people
111Vietnam55.3deaths per 100,000 people
112Mauritius55.1deaths per 100,000 people
113Georgia53.9deaths per 100,000 people
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53.3deaths per 100,000 people
115Panama50.8deaths per 100,000 people
116Kazakhstan50.1deaths per 100,000 people
117Antigua and Barbuda49.4deaths per 100,000 people
118Armenia49.0deaths per 100,000 people
119Uzbekistan48.8deaths per 100,000 people
120Singapore48.4deaths per 100,000 people
121Turkmenistan48.2deaths per 100,000 people
122Oman46.2deaths per 100,000 people
123Mexico46.2deaths per 100,000 people
124Barbados46.2deaths per 100,000 people
125Trinidad and Tobago45.9deaths per 100,000 people
126Nicaragua45.8deaths per 100,000 people
127Sri Lanka44.1deaths per 100,000 people
128Dominica43.8deaths per 100,000 people
129Taiwan, Province of China43.7deaths per 100,000 people
130Serbia43.5deaths per 100,000 people
131Romania42.6deaths per 100,000 people
132Qatar42.2deaths per 100,000 people
133Kuwait41.9deaths per 100,000 people
134Islamic Republic of Iran41.7deaths per 100,000 people
135Türkiye40.6deaths per 100,000 people
136Chile40.3deaths per 100,000 people
137Brunei Darussalam40.3deaths per 100,000 people
138Uruguay39.1deaths per 100,000 people
139Poland39.0deaths per 100,000 people
140Iraq37.8deaths per 100,000 people
141Mongolia37.6deaths per 100,000 people
142Morocco37.0deaths per 100,000 people
143Algeria36.2deaths per 100,000 people
144Slovakia36.1deaths per 100,000 people
145Jordan36.1deaths per 100,000 people
146South Korea35.4deaths per 100,000 people
147Russian Federation35.2deaths per 100,000 people
148Syrian Arab Republic35.0deaths per 100,000 people
149San Marino33.9deaths per 100,000 people
150Belgium33.8deaths per 100,000 people
151Moldova, Republic of33.8deaths per 100,000 people
152Monaco33.6deaths per 100,000 people
153State of Palestine33.5deaths per 100,000 people
154Czech Republic32.5deaths per 100,000 people
155Colombia32.5deaths per 100,000 people
156Jamaica32.4deaths per 100,000 people
157Bahrain32.4deaths per 100,000 people
158Saint Lucia32.3deaths per 100,000 people
159People's Republic of China30.9deaths per 100,000 people
160Portugal30.7deaths per 100,000 people
161Kyrgyzstan30.4deaths per 100,000 people
162Slovenia28.9deaths per 100,000 people
163Latvia28.9deaths per 100,000 people
164Ukraine28.4deaths per 100,000 people
165Malta28.1deaths per 100,000 people
166Libya27.4deaths per 100,000 people
167The Republic of North Macedonia26.5deaths per 100,000 people
168Albania26.1deaths per 100,000 people
169United Kingdom25.9deaths per 100,000 people
170Greece25.8deaths per 100,000 people
171Cyprus25.6deaths per 100,000 people
172Lithuania25.5deaths per 100,000 people
173Bosnia and Herzegovina25.2deaths per 100,000 people
174Netherlands25.1deaths per 100,000 people
175Puerto Rico24.2deaths per 100,000 people
176United States of America23.8deaths per 100,000 people
177Belarus23.7deaths per 100,000 people
178Montenegro23.3deaths per 100,000 people
179France22.8deaths per 100,000 people
180Bulgaria22.7deaths per 100,000 people
181Andorra22.7deaths per 100,000 people
182Israel22.6deaths per 100,000 people
183Ireland22.4deaths per 100,000 people
184Norway22.1deaths per 100,000 people
185Bermuda22.1deaths per 100,000 people
186Denmark21.8deaths per 100,000 people
187Costa Rica21.6deaths per 100,000 people
188Virgin Islands, U.S.21.3deaths per 100,000 people
189Iceland19.7deaths per 100,000 people
190Croatia19.6deaths per 100,000 people
191Luxembourg19.3deaths per 100,000 people
192Italy18.9deaths per 100,000 people
193Japan18.8deaths per 100,000 people
194Spain18.5deaths per 100,000 people
195Estonia18.2deaths per 100,000 people
196Hungary18.1deaths per 100,000 people
197Canada16.2deaths per 100,000 people
198Switzerland16.1deaths per 100,000 people
199Sweden15.5deaths per 100,000 people
200New Zealand13.8deaths per 100,000 people
201Germany13.5deaths per 100,000 people
202Austria10.3deaths per 100,000 people
203Australia9.0deaths per 100,000 people
204Finland8.3deaths per 100,000 people
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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