health2023

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 Data119 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.6%
Median: 9.1%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Paraguay
36.3%
Lowest
Albania
1.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Paraguay36.3%
2Sao Tome and Principe34.2%
3Brazil30.4%
4Oman30.4%
5Colombia30.3%
By Region
South America20.4%(7 countries)
Africa16.2%(2 countries)
Asia12.0%(18 countries)
North America10.3%(4 countries)
Other9.8%(54 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.1%)High (36.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.6%)

South America (7)
Africa (2)
Asia (18)
North America (4)
Other (54)
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
1Paraguay36.3%
2Sao Tome and Principe34.2%
3Brazil30.4%
4Oman30.4%
5Colombia30.3%
6Singapore25.9%
7South Africa25.8%
8Maldives25.1%
9Antigua and Barbuda23.8%
10Peru23.8%
11Argentina21.0%
12Hong Kong20.9%
13Cuba20.7%
14Malaysia19.0%
15Greece18.6%
16South Korea18.5%
17Philippines17.6%
18Belize16.6%
19Israel16.5%
20Syrian Arab Republic16.4%
21Thailand15.5%
22United Kingdom15.4%
23Croatia15.1%
24Dominica14.9%
25Chile14.8%
26Cyprus13.7%
27Belgium13.3%
28Cape Verde13.2%
29Portugal12.7%
30Iceland12.4%
31Malta12.4%
32Panama12.3%
33Poland11.8%
34Türkiye11.8%
35Suriname11.7%
36Bahamas11.6%
37Guatemala11.5%
38Italy11.5%
39Ecuador11.2%
40Puerto Rico11.2%
41Mexico11.2%
42Uruguay11.1%
43Kuwait11.0%
44Barbados10.9%
45Guyana10.8%
46France10.5%
47Lebanon10.3%
48Bulgaria10.3%
49Costa Rica9.9%
50Slovakia9.6%
51Venezuela9.6%
52Romania9.6%
53Mauritius9.6%
54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.4%
55Japan9.3%
56Dominican Republic9.3%
57United States of America9.3%
58Canada9.2%
59Saudi Arabia9.1%
60El Salvador9.1%
61Denmark8.8%
62Grenada8.8%
63Sri Lanka8.7%
64Ireland8.6%
65Jamaica8.5%
66Saint Kitts and Nevis8.5%
67Estonia8.3%
68Brunei Darussalam8.3%
69United Arab Emirates7.9%
70Luxembourg7.6%
71Armenia7.5%
72Finland7.5%
73Germany7.4%
74Czech Republic7.4%
75Georgia7.4%
76Netherlands7.3%
77Sweden7.2%
78Fiji7.2%
79Spain6.6%
80Mayotte6.6%
81Egypt6.5%
82Qatar6.4%
83Norway6.3%
84Austria6.3%
85Australia6.2%
86Jordan6.1%
87Martinique6.1%
88French Guiana6.0%
89Saint Lucia5.7%
90Trinidad and Tobago5.6%
91Iraq5.6%
92Switzerland5.5%
93Lithuania5.4%
94Slovenia5.4%
95Serbia5.2%
96Kyrgyzstan5.2%
97Moldova, Republic of5.1%
98Reunion5.1%
99Uzbekistan5.0%
100Guadeloupe5.0%
101Latvia5.0%
102Mongolia4.9%
103Tajikistan4.8%
104Nicaragua4.7%
105Islamic Republic of Iran4.5%
106Bosnia and Herzegovina3.7%
107Hungary3.6%
108Kazakhstan3.4%
109Bahrain3.4%
110Azerbaijan3.3%
111New Zealand3.2%
112Seychelles2.5%
113Turkmenistan2.3%
114Montenegro2.3%
115The Republic of North Macedonia1.9%
116Russian Federation1.9%
117Ukraine1.4%
118Belarus1.4%
119Albania1.1%
Showing 119 of 119 countries

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Data Source

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

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