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Central death rate at 65
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
23.6deaths per 1,000 people
Median: 24.1deaths per 1,000 people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
51.8deaths per 1,000 people
Lowest
Kuwait
5.2deaths per 1,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho51.8deaths per 1,000 people
2Nauru49.8deaths per 1,000 people
3Fiji46.7deaths per 1,000 people
4Central African Republic44.0deaths per 1,000 people
5Micronesia, Federated States of42.6deaths per 1,000 people
By Region
Africa31.1deaths per 1,000 people(9 countries)
Other26.0deaths per 1,000 people(155 countries)
Asia18.6deaths per 1,000 people(27 countries)
Europe17.1deaths per 1,000 people(32 countries)
South America16.7deaths per 1,000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.2deaths per 1,000 people)High (51.8deaths per 1,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.6deaths per 1,000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | Lesotho | 51.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 2 | Nauru | 49.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 3 | Fiji | 46.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 44.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 5 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 42.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 42.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 41.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 8 | Eswatini | 41.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 9 | Kenya | 40.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 12 | Moldova, Republic of | 39.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 13 | Mozambique | 38.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 38.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 15 | Chad | 38.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 16 | South Africa | 37.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 17 | Liberia | 37.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 19 | Nigeria | 36.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 20 | Haiti | 36.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 21 | South Sudan | 36.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 22 | Guyana | 35.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 23 | Namibia | 35.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 24 | Comoros | 35.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 35.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 26 | Malawi | 35.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 28 | Belarus | 35.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 34.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 30 | Angola | 34.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 34.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 33 | Myanmar | 34.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 34 | Palau | 34.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 35 | Egypt | 34.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 36 | Uganda | 34.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 38 | Cameroon | 33.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 39 | Mali | 33.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 40 | Niue | 33.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 42 | Philippines | 33.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 43 | Mauritania | 33.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 44 | Rwanda | 32.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 32.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 32.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 47 | Mongolia | 32.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 32.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 49 | Kiribati | 32.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 50 | Lithuania | 32.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 52 | Togo | 32.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 53 | Gabon | 32.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 54 | Ukraine | 31.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 31.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 56 | Somalia | 31.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 57 | Georgia | 31.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 58 | Benin | 31.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 30.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 61 | Burundi | 30.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 62 | Botswana | 30.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 64 | Pakistan | 30.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 65 | Indonesia | 30.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 67 | Tonga | 30.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 68 | Dominica | 30.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 30.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 70 | Zambia | 30.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 30.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 72 | Belize | 29.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 73 | Jamaica | 29.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 74 | Hungary | 29.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 75 | Guinea | 29.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 76 | Ghana | 29.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 77 | Niger | 29.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 78 | Samoa | 29.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 79 | Yemen | 29.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 29.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 29.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 82 | Nepal | 28.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 83 | Seychelles | 28.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 84 | Latvia | 28.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 85 | Madagascar | 28.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 28.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 87 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 28.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 88 | American Samoa | 28.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 89 | Bolivia | 28.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 90 | Honduras | 28.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 28.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 92 | Romania | 28.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 93 | Djibouti | 28.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 94 | Republic of The Gambia | 27.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 95 | Armenia | 27.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 27.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 97 | Senegal | 27.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 98 | Sudan | 27.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 99 | India | 27.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 100 | State of Palestine | 27.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 101 | Western Sahara | 26.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 102 | Libya | 26.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 103 | Suriname | 26.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 104 | Iraq | 26.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 105 | El Salvador | 25.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 106 | Mauritius | 25.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 107 | Greenland | 25.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 109 | Estonia | 25.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 25.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 111 | Eritrea | 25.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 112 | Montenegro | 25.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 113 | Paraguay | 25.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 114 | Cook Islands | 25.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 115 | Cambodia | 24.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 116 | Bhutan | 24.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 117 | Serbia | 24.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 118 | Curaçao | 24.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 119 | Venezuela | 23.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 120 | Poland | 23.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 121 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 23.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 122 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 23.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 123 | Grenada | 23.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 125 | Vietnam | 22.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 126 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 22.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 128 | Bahamas | 22.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 129 | Montserrat | 21.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 130 | Morocco | 21.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 133 | Cuba | 21.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 21.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 135 | Slovakia | 21.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 136 | Malaysia | 21.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 137 | Mayotte | 21.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 138 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 139 | Uruguay | 20.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 140 | Saint Helena | 20.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 141 | Tunisia | 20.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 142 | Argentina | 20.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 143 | Croatia | 20.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 144 | Guam | 20.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 145 | Virgin Islands, British | 19.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 146 | Mexico | 19.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 147 | Türkiye | 19.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 148 | Guatemala | 19.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 149 | Tokelau | 19.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | 19.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 151 | North Korea | 19.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 19.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 153 | Aruba | 19.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 154 | Brazil | 19.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 155 | Barbados | 18.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 156 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 18.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 18.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 159 | Czech Republic | 18.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 160 | Anguilla | 17.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 161 | Wallis and Futuna | 17.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 162 | Jordan | 17.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 163 | Algeria | 16.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 164 | Thailand | 16.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 16.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 16.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 167 | Lebanon | 16.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 168 | French Guiana | 15.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 169 | Saint Martin (French part) | 15.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 170 | Northern Mariana Islands | 15.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 171 | United States of America | 15.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 172 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 15.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 173 | Ecuador | 15.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 174 | Germany | 15.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 175 | Greece | 14.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 176 | Peru | 14.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 177 | Jersey | 14.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 178 | Slovenia | 13.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 179 | Colombia | 13.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 180 | Martinique | 13.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 13.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 13.5deaths per 1,000 people |
| 183 | Chile | 13.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 184 | Austria | 13.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 185 | Portugal | 13.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 186 | Denmark | 13.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 13.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 188 | Bermuda | 13.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 189 | Taiwan, Province of China | 13.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 190 | Singapore | 13.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 191 | Albania | 13.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 192 | Belgium | 12.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 193 | Finland | 12.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 194 | New Caledonia | 12.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 195 | France | 12.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 196 | Guadeloupe | 12.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 197 | Panama | 12.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 198 | Costa Rica | 12.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 199 | Cyprus | 12.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 200 | United Kingdom | 12.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 201 | Reunion | 12.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 202 | Oman | 12.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 203 | Spain | 11.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 204 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 205 | Canada | 11.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 206 | Isle of Man | 11.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 207 | Maldives | 11.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 208 | Israel | 10.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 209 | Netherlands | 10.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 210 | South Korea | 10.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 211 | Ireland | 10.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 212 | New Zealand | 10.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 213 | Australia | 10.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 214 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 10.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 215 | Malta | 10.0deaths per 1,000 people |
| 216 | Sweden | 9.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 217 | Guernsey | 9.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 218 | Japan | 9.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 219 | Switzerland | 9.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 220 | Italy | 9.4deaths per 1,000 people |
| 221 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 222 | Bahrain | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 223 | Gibraltar | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 224 | Iceland | 9.2deaths per 1,000 people |
| 225 | Norway | 9.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 226 | French Polynesia | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 227 | Luxembourg | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 228 | Liechtenstein | 8.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 229 | Hong Kong | 8.8deaths per 1,000 people |
| 230 | Macao | 8.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 231 | Andorra | 8.6deaths per 1,000 people |
| 232 | United Arab Emirates | 6.9deaths per 1,000 people |
| 233 | Qatar | 6.7deaths per 1,000 people |
| 234 | Monaco | 6.3deaths per 1,000 people |
| 235 | San Marino | 6.1deaths per 1,000 people |
| 236 | Kuwait | 5.2deaths per 1,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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