social2023
Neural tube defects
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
188.6deaths
Median: 13.5deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
7,228.6deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India7,228.6deaths
2Nigeria3,179.0deaths
3Ethiopia2,046.7deaths
4Pakistan2,014.8deaths
5Bangladesh1,690.5deaths
By Region
Africa862.4deaths(9 countries)
Asia624.3deaths(26 countries)
North America196.0deaths(4 countries)
South America135.8deaths(7 countries)
Other100.4deaths(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 (7,228.6deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 188.6deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (124)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 | 7,228.6deaths |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3,179.0deaths |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2,046.7deaths |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2,014.8deaths |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1,690.5deaths |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1,541.1deaths |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,381.5deaths |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 1,239.2deaths |
| 9 | Egypt | 1,086.5deaths |
| 10 | Philippines | 743.6deaths |
| 11 | Niger | 649.9deaths |
| 12 | Brazil | 615.4deaths |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 607.8deaths |
| 14 | Mozambique | 597.2deaths |
| 15 | Myanmar | 595.8deaths |
| 16 | Mali | 572.8deaths |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 522.6deaths |
| 18 | Angola | 490.9deaths |
| 19 | Uganda | 486.4deaths |
| 20 | Yemen | 483.7deaths |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 481.5deaths |
| 22 | Chad | 469.2deaths |
| 23 | Somalia | 430.9deaths |
| 24 | Madagascar | 398.9deaths |
| 25 | United States of America | 379.0deaths |
| 26 | Cameroon | 357.0deaths |
| 27 | People's Republic of China | 341.4deaths |
| 28 | Vietnam | 329.4deaths |
| 29 | Sudan | 313.1deaths |
| 30 | Mexico | 299.7deaths |
| 31 | Zambia | 278.9deaths |
| 32 | Türkiye | 278.9deaths |
| 33 | Guinea | 263.5deaths |
| 34 | Malawi | 253.0deaths |
| 35 | Ghana | 235.7deaths |
| 36 | South Africa | 231.2deaths |
| 37 | Haiti | 227.0deaths |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 224.2deaths |
| 39 | Burundi | 222.8deaths |
| 40 | Iraq | 215.2deaths |
| 41 | Senegal | 213.7deaths |
| 42 | Algeria | 204.9deaths |
| 43 | Benin | 195.0deaths |
| 44 | Kenya | 171.9deaths |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 167.7deaths |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 156.4deaths |
| 47 | South Sudan | 143.5deaths |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 139.5deaths |
| 49 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 134.8deaths |
| 50 | Cambodia | 128.1deaths |
| 51 | Rwanda | 123.1deaths |
| 52 | Nepal | 121.6deaths |
| 53 | Peru | 121.3deaths |
| 54 | Morocco | 115.1deaths |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 106.7deaths |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 92.1deaths |
| 57 | Liberia | 89.2deaths |
| 58 | Argentina | 85.6deaths |
| 59 | Guatemala | 82.2deaths |
| 60 | Eritrea | 79.6deaths |
| 61 | Bolivia | 76.6deaths |
| 62 | Venezuela | 75.5deaths |
| 63 | Togo | 72.2deaths |
| 64 | Malaysia | 60.5deaths |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 55.1deaths |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 52.8deaths |
| 67 | Ecuador | 51.5deaths |
| 68 | Oman | 51.4deaths |
| 69 | Honduras | 50.3deaths |
| 70 | Paraguay | 50.2deaths |
| 71 | Colombia | 47.9deaths |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 43.6deaths |
| 73 | Republic of the Congo | 43.3deaths |
| 74 | Libya | 41.6deaths |
| 75 | Ukraine | 38.9deaths |
| 76 | Germany | 36.7deaths |
| 77 | Mauritania | 34.8deaths |
| 78 | El Salvador | 34.2deaths |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 34.0deaths |
| 80 | Tunisia | 33.2deaths |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.8deaths |
| 82 | Jordan | 32.2deaths |
| 83 | North Korea | 29.4deaths |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 27.4deaths |
| 85 | Thailand | 27.1deaths |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 25.9deaths |
| 87 | Chile | 25.7deaths |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.5deaths |
| 89 | Republic of The Gambia | 25.4deaths |
| 90 | Japan | 24.0deaths |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 23.4deaths |
| 92 | Canada | 23.0deaths |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.1deaths |
| 94 | France | 21.8deaths |
| 95 | Poland | 20.7deaths |
| 96 | Australia | 20.2deaths |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 19.7deaths |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 18.3deaths |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.2deaths |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 15.9deaths |
| 101 | Lebanon | 15.2deaths |
| 102 | Gabon | 13.7deaths |
| 103 | Namibia | 13.3deaths |
| 104 | Romania | 13.1deaths |
| 105 | Spain | 12.1deaths |
| 106 | Lesotho | 12.1deaths |
| 107 | Netherlands | 11.8deaths |
| 108 | Israel | 11.8deaths |
| 109 | Djibouti | 10.4deaths |
| 110 | Italy | 10.4deaths |
| 111 | Panama | 9.6deaths |
| 112 | State of Palestine | 9.3deaths |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 9.1deaths |
| 114 | Botswana | 8.5deaths |
| 115 | Ireland | 7.9deaths |
| 116 | Comoros | 7.7deaths |
| 117 | Eswatini | 7.6deaths |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 7.3deaths |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 6.0deaths |
| 120 | Greece | 5.7deaths |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 5.6deaths |
| 122 | Switzerland | 4.8deaths |
| 123 | Armenia | 4.7deaths |
| 124 | Fiji | 4.6deaths |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 4.5deaths |
| 126 | Suriname | 4.2deaths |
| 127 | Albania | 4.1deaths |
| 128 | Kuwait | 4.0deaths |
| 129 | Jamaica | 3.8deaths |
| 130 | Hungary | 3.7deaths |
| 131 | South Korea | 3.7deaths |
| 132 | Denmark | 3.7deaths |
| 133 | Belgium | 3.6deaths |
| 134 | Singapore | 3.5deaths |
| 135 | Bhutan | 3.4deaths |
| 136 | Georgia | 3.3deaths |
| 137 | New Zealand | 3.3deaths |
| 138 | Cuba | 3.3deaths |
| 139 | Guyana | 3.3deaths |
| 140 | Mongolia | 3.2deaths |
| 141 | Belarus | 3.1deaths |
| 142 | Uruguay | 3.0deaths |
| 143 | Portugal | 2.8deaths |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 2.7deaths |
| 145 | Czech Republic | 2.6deaths |
| 146 | Sweden | 2.6deaths |
| 147 | Austria | 2.4deaths |
| 148 | Qatar | 2.2deaths |
| 149 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2deaths |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 1.9deaths |
| 151 | Bahrain | 1.9deaths |
| 152 | Serbia | 1.9deaths |
| 153 | Maldives | 1.9deaths |
| 154 | Slovakia | 1.8deaths |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 1.8deaths |
| 156 | Mauritius | 1.7deaths |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6deaths |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.4deaths |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3deaths |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.2deaths |
| 161 | Samoa | 1.2deaths |
| 162 | Finland | 1.2deaths |
| 163 | Norway | 1.1deaths |
| 164 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.1deaths |
| 165 | Kiribati | 1.0deaths |
| 166 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.9deaths |
| 167 | Belize | 0.9deaths |
| 168 | Lithuania | 0.7deaths |
| 169 | Croatia | 0.6deaths |
| 170 | Malta | 0.6deaths |
| 171 | Tonga | 0.5deaths |
| 172 | Cyprus | 0.5deaths |
| 173 | Seychelles | 0.3deaths |
| 174 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.3deaths |
| 175 | Latvia | 0.3deaths |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3deaths |
| 177 | Bahamas | 0.3deaths |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 0.3deaths |
| 179 | Slovenia | 0.3deaths |
| 180 | Grenada | 0.2deaths |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 0.2deaths |
| 182 | Guam | 0.2deaths |
| 183 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2deaths |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 0.2deaths |
| 185 | Estonia | 0.1deaths |
| 186 | Iceland | 0.1deaths |
| 187 | Barbados | 0.1deaths |
| 188 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1deaths |
| 189 | Greenland | 0.1deaths |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1deaths |
| 191 | Nauru | 0.1deaths |
| 192 | American Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1deaths |
| 194 | Montenegro | 0.1deaths |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.1deaths |
| 196 | Dominica | 0.0deaths |
| 197 | Palau | 0.0deaths |
| 198 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Bermuda | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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