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Other congenital birth 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
282.7deaths
Median: 42.6deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
7,371.4deaths
Lowest
Andorra
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria7,371.4deaths
2Indonesia3,157.6deaths
3Ethiopia2,784.8deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo2,573.3deaths
5Brazil1,955.5deaths
By Region
Africa1,616.5deaths(9 countries)
North America708.4deaths(4 countries)
South America499.4deaths(7 countries)
Asia369.8deaths(26 countries)
Other208.7deaths(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 (7,371.4deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 282.7deaths)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
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 | Nigeria | 7,371.4deaths |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3,157.6deaths |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2,784.8deaths |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,573.3deaths |
| 5 | Brazil | 1,955.5deaths |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,894.3deaths |
| 7 | Uganda | 1,503.1deaths |
| 8 | Mexico | 1,320.3deaths |
| 9 | Iraq | 1,236.8deaths |
| 10 | Angola | 1,181.3deaths |
| 11 | Mozambique | 1,168.8deaths |
| 12 | United States of America | 1,130.2deaths |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,099.9deaths |
| 14 | Philippines | 1,010.8deaths |
| 15 | Madagascar | 949.6deaths |
| 16 | Cameroon | 920.3deaths |
| 17 | Myanmar | 908.9deaths |
| 18 | Mali | 887.6deaths |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 875.3deaths |
| 20 | People's Republic of China | 866.6deaths |
| 21 | South Africa | 860.7deaths |
| 22 | Niger | 838.7deaths |
| 23 | Ghana | 765.6deaths |
| 24 | Türkiye | 715.5deaths |
| 25 | Zambia | 712.7deaths |
| 26 | Vietnam | 703.4deaths |
| 27 | Somalia | 690.2deaths |
| 28 | Egypt | 684.7deaths |
| 29 | Kenya | 679.2deaths |
| 30 | Malawi | 648.2deaths |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 613.7deaths |
| 32 | Chad | 609.6deaths |
| 33 | Guinea | 505.6deaths |
| 34 | Senegal | 473.4deaths |
| 35 | Burundi | 468.2deaths |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 452.4deaths |
| 37 | Peru | 430.1deaths |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 411.0deaths |
| 39 | Benin | 410.1deaths |
| 40 | Rwanda | 384.4deaths |
| 41 | Colombia | 371.1deaths |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 352.7deaths |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 328.7deaths |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 324.7deaths |
| 45 | Ecuador | 318.1deaths |
| 46 | Haiti | 317.7deaths |
| 47 | Argentina | 313.6deaths |
| 48 | Jordan | 293.2deaths |
| 49 | Guatemala | 289.7deaths |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 286.3deaths |
| 51 | South Sudan | 280.1deaths |
| 52 | Bolivia | 266.1deaths |
| 53 | Venezuela | 257.4deaths |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 246.3deaths |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 231.8deaths |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 226.1deaths |
| 57 | India | 214.2deaths |
| 58 | Eritrea | 181.1deaths |
| 59 | Tunisia | 177.4deaths |
| 60 | Malaysia | 176.7deaths |
| 61 | Cambodia | 176.5deaths |
| 62 | Thailand | 173.8deaths |
| 63 | Liberia | 163.3deaths |
| 64 | Togo | 161.6deaths |
| 65 | Yemen | 152.8deaths |
| 66 | Algeria | 151.2deaths |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 150.8deaths |
| 68 | Sudan | 146.3deaths |
| 69 | France | 145.5deaths |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 143.6deaths |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 137.1deaths |
| 72 | Ukraine | 134.6deaths |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 133.4deaths |
| 74 | Republic of the Congo | 133.3deaths |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 121.9deaths |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 108.7deaths |
| 77 | Germany | 102.3deaths |
| 78 | Mauritania | 101.5deaths |
| 79 | Honduras | 101.4deaths |
| 80 | Poland | 94.6deaths |
| 81 | Canada | 93.5deaths |
| 82 | Chile | 91.9deaths |
| 83 | Japan | 89.1deaths |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 87.4deaths |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 84.3deaths |
| 86 | Paraguay | 82.1deaths |
| 87 | State of Palestine | 77.0deaths |
| 88 | North Korea | 73.6deaths |
| 89 | Spain | 70.9deaths |
| 90 | Italy | 70.3deaths |
| 91 | Morocco | 69.3deaths |
| 92 | Australia | 67.2deaths |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.7deaths |
| 94 | Republic of The Gambia | 57.1deaths |
| 95 | Romania | 56.9deaths |
| 96 | Kuwait | 52.0deaths |
| 97 | El Salvador | 51.3deaths |
| 98 | Panama | 51.1deaths |
| 99 | Pakistan | 50.3deaths |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.1deaths |
| 101 | Gabon | 43.6deaths |
| 102 | Netherlands | 42.6deaths |
| 103 | Israel | 42.6deaths |
| 104 | Belarus | 40.2deaths |
| 105 | Lebanon | 39.5deaths |
| 106 | Djibouti | 39.0deaths |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 38.3deaths |
| 108 | Namibia | 37.3deaths |
| 109 | Taiwan, Province of China | 35.5deaths |
| 110 | Oman | 34.5deaths |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 32.8deaths |
| 112 | Libya | 29.8deaths |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 29.1deaths |
| 114 | Lesotho | 28.9deaths |
| 115 | Mongolia | 28.5deaths |
| 116 | Botswana | 27.4deaths |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 26.0deaths |
| 118 | Hungary | 25.7deaths |
| 119 | Cuba | 24.8deaths |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 23.3deaths |
| 121 | Austria | 22.7deaths |
| 122 | Greece | 22.6deaths |
| 123 | Comoros | 22.3deaths |
| 124 | Belgium | 21.7deaths |
| 125 | Eswatini | 20.7deaths |
| 126 | Portugal | 20.5deaths |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 20.2deaths |
| 128 | Jamaica | 19.6deaths |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.4deaths |
| 130 | Georgia | 19.0deaths |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 17.7deaths |
| 132 | Armenia | 16.9deaths |
| 133 | Sweden | 16.9deaths |
| 134 | Switzerland | 16.3deaths |
| 135 | New Zealand | 16.0deaths |
| 136 | South Korea | 15.7deaths |
| 137 | Uruguay | 15.5deaths |
| 138 | Slovakia | 15.3deaths |
| 139 | Mauritius | 15.1deaths |
| 140 | Guyana | 15.0deaths |
| 141 | Czech Republic | 14.1deaths |
| 142 | Qatar | 13.6deaths |
| 143 | Ireland | 13.3deaths |
| 144 | Serbia | 11.0deaths |
| 145 | Bahrain | 11.0deaths |
| 146 | Denmark | 10.7deaths |
| 147 | Lithuania | 10.2deaths |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 9.3deaths |
| 149 | Croatia | 8.6deaths |
| 150 | Fiji | 7.9deaths |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.7deaths |
| 152 | Singapore | 7.7deaths |
| 153 | Latvia | 6.7deaths |
| 154 | Norway | 6.3deaths |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 5.6deaths |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 5.4deaths |
| 157 | Finland | 4.6deaths |
| 158 | Albania | 4.4deaths |
| 159 | Suriname | 4.1deaths |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.8deaths |
| 161 | Belize | 3.7deaths |
| 162 | Maldives | 3.6deaths |
| 163 | Slovenia | 3.0deaths |
| 164 | Estonia | 2.8deaths |
| 165 | Nepal | 2.6deaths |
| 166 | Cyprus | 2.2deaths |
| 167 | Samoa | 2.2deaths |
| 168 | Malta | 2.2deaths |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 2.1deaths |
| 170 | Guam | 2.1deaths |
| 171 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.0deaths |
| 172 | Bahamas | 1.7deaths |
| 173 | Kiribati | 1.6deaths |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2deaths |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 1.1deaths |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.1deaths |
| 177 | Barbados | 0.9deaths |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0.9deaths |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.9deaths |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0.9deaths |
| 181 | Iceland | 0.8deaths |
| 182 | Montenegro | 0.7deaths |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5deaths |
| 184 | Grenada | 0.5deaths |
| 185 | Greenland | 0.3deaths |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3deaths |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0.3deaths |
| 188 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.3deaths |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.3deaths |
| 190 | American Samoa | 0.3deaths |
| 191 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.3deaths |
| 192 | Nauru | 0.2deaths |
| 193 | Dominica | 0.2deaths |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2deaths |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.1deaths |
| 196 | Palau | 0.1deaths |
| 197 | Bermuda | 0.1deaths |
| 198 | Bhutan | 0.1deaths |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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