Share of deaths requiring palliative care (serious health-related suffering), by country
Country estimates of the share of all deaths with serious health-related suffering—an indicator of palliative-care need—based on Lancet Commission methods (2020).
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 51.0%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Country estimates of the share of all deaths with serious health-related suffering—an indicator of palliative-care need—based on Lancet Commission methods (2020). Source: WHO (Global Health Estimates) / Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief (SHS methodology).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 75.0% |
| 2 | South Korea | 75.0% |
| 3 | Japan | 74.0% |
| 4 | Canada | 73.0% |
| 5 | Finland | 73.0% |
| 6 | New Zealand | 73.0% |
| 7 | Norway | 73.0% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 73.0% |
| 9 | Germany | 72.0% |
| 10 | Italy | 72.0% |
| 11 | Singapore | 72.0% |
| 12 | Sweden | 72.0% |
| 13 | Australia | 72.0% |
| 14 | Greece | 71.0% |
| 15 | Netherlands | 71.0% |
| 16 | Spain | 71.0% |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 71.0% |
| 18 | France | 70.0% |
| 19 | Israel | 70.0% |
| 20 | Lithuania | 70.0% |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 70.0% |
| 22 | Portugal | 70.0% |
| 23 | Slovenia | 70.0% |
| 24 | United States of America | 70.0% |
| 25 | Chile | 69.0% |
| 26 | Estonia | 69.0% |
| 27 | Ireland | 69.0% |
| 28 | Poland | 69.0% |
| 29 | Denmark | 68.0% |
| 30 | Uruguay | 68.0% |
| 31 | Cuba | 67.0% |
| 32 | Hungary | 66.0% |
| 33 | Montenegro | 66.0% |
| 34 | Serbia | 66.0% |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.0% |
| 36 | Slovakia | 65.0% |
| 37 | Romania | 64.0% |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 64.0% |
| 39 | People's Republic of China | 63.0% |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 63.0% |
| 41 | Cyprus | 63.0% |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 63.0% |
| 43 | Georgia | 63.0% |
| 44 | Türkiye | 63.0% |
| 45 | Czech Republic | 62.0% |
| 46 | Lebanon | 62.0% |
| 47 | Ukraine | 62.0% |
| 48 | Albania | 62.0% |
| 49 | Belgium | 62.0% |
| 50 | Jordan | 61.0% |
| 51 | Croatia | 60.0% |
| 52 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 60.0% |
| 53 | Mauritius | 60.0% |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 60.0% |
| 55 | Panama | 60.0% |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.0% |
| 57 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 60.0% |
| 58 | Brazil | 60.0% |
| 59 | Ecuador | 59.0% |
| 60 | Kuwait | 59.0% |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 58.0% |
| 62 | Mexico | 58.0% |
| 63 | Algeria | 58.0% |
| 64 | Austria | 58.0% |
| 65 | Paraguay | 57.0% |
| 66 | Peru | 57.0% |
| 67 | Qatar | 57.0% |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 57.0% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 56.0% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 56.0% |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 56.0% |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 55.0% |
| 73 | Colombia | 55.0% |
| 74 | India | 55.0% |
| 75 | Malaysia | 55.0% |
| 76 | Oman | 55.0% |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 55.0% |
| 78 | Thailand | 55.0% |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 55.0% |
| 80 | Venezuela | 55.0% |
| 81 | Iraq | 54.0% |
| 82 | Tunisia | 54.0% |
| 83 | Argentina | 54.0% |
| 84 | El Salvador | 52.0% |
| 85 | Guatemala | 52.0% |
| 86 | Morocco | 52.0% |
| 87 | Pakistan | 52.0% |
| 88 | Egypt | 52.0% |
| 89 | Cameroon | 50.0% |
| 90 | Benin | 50.0% |
| 91 | Honduras | 50.0% |
| 92 | Armenia | 50.0% |
| 93 | Libya | 49.0% |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 49.0% |
| 95 | Suriname | 49.0% |
| 96 | Philippines | 48.0% |
| 97 | South Africa | 48.0% |
| 98 | Nepal | 46.0% |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 46.0% |
| 100 | Indonesia | 45.0% |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.0% |
| 102 | Vietnam | 44.0% |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 44.0% |
| 104 | Mongolia | 43.0% |
| 105 | Haiti | 41.0% |
| 106 | Botswana | 41.0% |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 39.0% |
| 108 | Myanmar | 36.0% |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 36.0% |
| 110 | Gabon | 35.0% |
| 111 | Namibia | 34.0% |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 34.0% |
| 113 | Angola | 34.0% |
| 114 | Burundi | 33.0% |
| 115 | Cambodia | 32.0% |
| 116 | Kenya | 31.0% |
| 117 | Republic of The Gambia | 30.0% |
| 118 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.0% |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.0% |
| 120 | Senegal | 30.0% |
| 121 | Republic of the Congo | 29.0% |
| 122 | Madagascar | 29.0% |
| 123 | Somalia | 29.0% |
| 124 | Uganda | 29.0% |
| 125 | Ghana | 28.0% |
| 126 | Lesotho | 28.0% |
| 127 | Nigeria | 28.0% |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 28.0% |
| 129 | Chad | 27.0% |
| 130 | Djibouti | 27.0% |
| 131 | Mauritania | 27.0% |
| 132 | Sudan | 27.0% |
| 133 | Liberia | 26.0% |
| 134 | Malawi | 26.0% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 26.0% |
| 136 | Togo | 26.0% |
| 137 | Guinea | 25.0% |
| 138 | Mozambique | 25.0% |
| 139 | Niger | 25.0% |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 25.0% |
| 141 | Zambia | 25.0% |
| 142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.0% |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 24.0% |
| 144 | Mali | 24.0% |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 24.0% |
| 146 | Rwanda | 23.0% |
| 147 | Yemen | 23.0% |
| 148 | Eritrea | 21.0% |
| 149 | South Sudan | 20.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO (Global Health Estimates) / Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief (SHS methodology) (2020).
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