What part of all deaths is accounted for by infections, and also by conditions of pregnancy and childbirth and by undernutrition.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2021.
Top-20 · % of total deaths
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chad
|
66.4 | 2021 | 185 | |
| 2 |
Central African Republic
|
66.3 | 2021 | 184 | |
| 3 |
Niger
|
65.7 | 2021 | 183 | |
| 4 |
Somalia
|
63.8 | 2021 | 182 | |
| 5 |
Nigeria
|
63.7 | 2021 | 181 | |
| 6 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
61.4 | 2021 | 180 | |
| 7 |
Mali
|
60.6 | 2021 | 179 | |
| 8 |
South Sudan
|
60.4 | 2021 | 178 | |
| 9 |
Mozambique
|
59.7 | 2021 | 177 | |
| 10 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
59.1 | 2021 | 176 | |
| 11 |
Zambia
|
58.8 | 2021 | 175 | |
| 12 |
Botswana
|
58.6 | 2021 | 174 | |
| 13 |
Republic of the Congo
|
58.6 | 2021 | 173 | |
| 14 |
Sierra Leone
|
57.6 | 2021 | 172 | |
| 15 |
Liberia
|
57 | 2021 | 171 | |
| 16 |
Guinea
|
56.9 | 2021 | 170 | |
| 17 |
Angola
|
56.4 | 2021 | 169 | |
| 18 |
Namibia
|
56.1 | 2021 | 168 | |
| 19 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
56 | 2021 | 167 | |
| 20 |
Gabon
|
54.6 | 2021 | 166 | |
| 21 |
Cameroon
|
54.5 | 2021 | 165 | |
| 22 |
Lesotho
|
54.1 | 2021 | 164 | |
| 23 |
Peru
|
53.6 | 2021 | 163 | |
| 24 |
Benin
|
53.4 | 2021 | 162 | |
| 25 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
53.2 | 2021 | 161 | |
| 26 |
Eswatini
|
51.6 | 2021 | 160 | |
| 27 |
Tanzania
|
51.4 | 2021 | 159 | |
| 28 |
Burkina Faso
|
51 | 2021 | 158 | |
| 29 |
Uganda
|
50.8 | 2021 | 157 | |
| 30 |
Malawi
|
50.7 | 2021 | 156 | |
| 31 |
Madagascar
|
50.4 | 2021 | 155 | |
| 32 |
Kenya
|
50.3 | 2021 | 154 | |
| 33 |
Gambia
|
50.2 | 2021 | 153 | |
| 34 |
Burundi
|
50.2 | 2021 | 152 | |
| 35 |
Zimbabwe
|
49.4 | 2021 | 151 | |
| 36 |
Ethiopia
|
48.1 | 2021 | 150 | |
| 37 |
Mauritania
|
46.8 | 2021 | 149 | |
| 38 |
South Africa
|
46.4 | 2021 | 148 | |
| 39 |
Togo
|
45.4 | 2021 | 147 | |
| 40 |
Bolivia
|
44.9 | 2021 | 146 | |
| 41 |
Paraguay
|
44.7 | 2021 | 145 | |
| 42 |
Sudan
|
44.4 | 2021 | 144 | |
| 43 |
Guyana
|
44 | 2021 | 143 | |
| 44 |
Nicaragua
|
43.3 | 2021 | 142 | |
| 45 |
Ghana
|
43.2 | 2021 | 141 | |
| 46 |
Djibouti
|
41.9 | 2021 | 140 | |
| 47 |
Papua New Guinea
|
41.1 | 2021 | 139 | |
| 48 |
Timor-Leste
|
39.4 | 2021 | 138 | |
| 49 |
Afghanistan
|
39.1 | 2021 | 137 | |
| 50 |
Senegal
|
39 | 2021 | 136 | |
| 51 |
Rwanda
|
38.9 | 2021 | 135 | |
| 52 |
Mexico
|
38.8 | 2021 | 134 | |
| 53 |
India
|
38.4 | 2021 | 133 | |
| 54 |
Guatemala
|
37.7 | 2021 | 132 | |
| 55 |
Comoros
|
37.6 | 2021 | 131 | |
| 56 |
Pakistan
|
37.3 | 2021 | 130 | |
| 57 |
Suriname
|
37 | 2021 | 129 | |
| 58 |
Eritrea
|
37 | 2021 | 128 | |
| 59 |
Grenada
|
37 | 2021 | 127 | |
| 60 |
Argentina
|
35.6 | 2021 | 126 | |
| 61 |
Indonesia
|
34.7 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 62 |
Cuba
|
34.6 | 2021 | 124 | |
| 63 |
Yemen
|
34.5 | 2021 | 123 | |
| 64 |
Lebanon
|
34.2 | 2021 | 122 | |
| 65 |
Brazil
|
34.1 | 2021 | 121 | |
| 66 |
Oman
|
33.5 | 2021 | 120 | |
| 67 |
Colombia
|
32.6 | 2021 | 119 | |
| 68 |
Saint Lucia
|
32.6 | 2021 | 118 | |
| 69 |
Jordan
|
31.5 | 2021 | 117 | |
| 70 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
31.5 | 2021 | 116 | |
| 71 |
Tajikistan
|
31.4 | 2021 | 115 | |
| 72 |
Nepal
|
31.3 | 2021 | 114 | |
| 73 |
Tunisia
|
30.2 | 2021 | 113 | |
| 74 |
Kiribati
|
30.1 | 2021 | 112 | |
| 75 |
Slovakia
|
29.6 | 2021 | 111 | |
| 76 |
Iran
|
29.5 | 2021 | 110 | |
| 77 |
Azerbaijan
|
29.1 | 2021 | 109 | |
| 78 |
Haiti
|
29 | 2021 | 108 | |
| 79 |
Ecuador
|
28.8 | 2021 | 107 | |
| 80 |
Georgia
|
28.1 | 2021 | 106 | |
| 81 |
Myanmar
|
27.7 | 2021 | 105 | |
| 82 |
North Macedonia
|
27.7 | 2021 | 104 | |
| 83 |
Honduras
|
27.6 | 2021 | 103 | |
| 84 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
27.4 | 2021 | 102 | |
| 85 |
Belize
|
27.2 | 2021 | 101 | |
| 86 |
Montenegro
|
27.1 | 2021 | 100 | |
| 87 |
Laos
|
27 | 2021 | 99 | |
| 88 |
Kazakhstan
|
26.9 | 2021 | 98 | |
| 89 |
Bangladesh
|
26.9 | 2021 | 97 | |
| 90 |
Russia
|
26.9 | 2021 | 96 | |
| 91 |
Turkmenistan
|
26.3 | 2021 | 95 | |
| 92 |
Kuwait
|
26.2 | 2021 | 94 | |
| 93 |
Panama
|
26 | 2021 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Bahamas
|
25.9 | 2021 | 92 | |
| 95 |
Serbia
|
25.8 | 2021 | 91 | |
| 96 |
Seychelles
|
25.7 | 2021 | 90 | |
| 97 |
Malaysia
|
25.6 | 2021 | 89 | |
| 98 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
25.6 | 2021 | 88 | |
| 99 |
Palestine
|
25.4 | 2021 | 87 | |
| 100 |
Philippines
|
25.4 | 2021 | 86 | |
| 101 |
Egypt
|
25.3 | 2021 | 85 | |
| 102 |
Cambodia
|
25.1 | 2021 | 84 | |
| 103 |
Armenia
|
24.6 | 2021 | 83 | |
| 104 |
Costa Rica
|
24.4 | 2021 | 82 | |
| 105 |
Romania
|
24.3 | 2021 | 81 | |
| 106 |
Moldova
|
23.8 | 2021 | 80 | |
| 107 |
Poland
|
23.7 | 2021 | 79 | |
| 108 |
Solomon Islands
|
23.5 | 2021 | 78 | |
| 109 |
Czechia
|
23.5 | 2021 | 77 | |
| 110 |
Cabo Verde
|
23.3 | 2021 | 76 | |
| 111 |
Albania
|
23 | 2021 | 75 | |
| 112 |
Fiji
|
22.4 | 2021 | 74 | |
| 113 |
Türkiye
|
22.3 | 2021 | 73 | |
| 114 |
Dominican Republic
|
22.1 | 2021 | 72 | |
| 115 |
Uruguay
|
22 | 2021 | 71 | |
| 116 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
21.9 | 2021 | 70 | |
| 117 |
Libya
|
21.8 | 2021 | 69 | |
| 118 |
Singapore
|
21.7 | 2021 | 68 | |
| 119 |
Bulgaria
|
21.6 | 2021 | 67 | |
| 120 |
El Salvador
|
21.6 | 2021 | 66 | |
| 121 |
Chile
|
21.3 | 2021 | 65 | |
| 122 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
21.1 | 2021 | 64 | |
| 123 |
Iraq
|
20.1 | 2021 | 63 | |
| 124 |
Greece
|
19.5 | 2021 | 62 | |
| 125 |
Thailand
|
19.2 | 2021 | 61 | |
| 126 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
19 | 2021 | 60 | |
| 127 |
Israel
|
19 | 2021 | 59 | |
| 128 |
Bhutan
|
18.4 | 2021 | 58 | |
| 129 |
Ukraine
|
18.3 | 2021 | 57 | |
| 130 |
Qatar
|
17.9 | 2021 | 56 | |
| 131 |
Hungary
|
17.9 | 2021 | 55 | |
| 132 |
Belgium
|
17.9 | 2021 | 54 | |
| 133 |
Vanuatu
|
17.6 | 2021 | 53 | |
| 134 |
Maldives
|
17.6 | 2021 | 52 | |
| 135 |
Slovenia
|
17.3 | 2021 | 51 | |
| 136 |
Lithuania
|
17.2 | 2021 | 50 | |
| 137 |
Bahrain
|
17.2 | 2021 | 49 | |
| 138 |
Algeria
|
17.1 | 2021 | 48 | |
| 139 |
United Kingdom
|
17 | 2021 | 47 | |
| 140 |
Morocco
|
17 | 2021 | 46 | |
| 141 |
United Arab Emirates
|
16.8 | 2021 | 45 | |
| 142 |
Jamaica
|
16.7 | 2021 | 44 | |
| 143 |
United States
|
16.5 | 2021 | 43 | |
| 144 |
Netherlands
|
16.5 | 2021 | 42 | |
| 145 |
Saudi Arabia
|
16.5 | 2021 | 41 | |
| 146 |
Barbados
|
16.4 | 2021 | 40 | |
| 147 |
Belarus
|
16 | 2021 | 39 | |
| 148 |
Venezuela
|
16 | 2021 | 38 | |
| 149 |
Portugal
|
15.4 | 2021 | 37 | |
| 150 |
Sri Lanka
|
15.4 | 2021 | 36 | |
| 151 |
Croatia
|
15.3 | 2021 | 35 | |
| 152 |
Mauritius
|
15.3 | 2021 | 34 | |
| 153 |
Mongolia
|
15.2 | 2021 | 33 | |
| 154 |
Italy
|
15 | 2021 | 32 | |
| 155 |
Luxembourg
|
14.9 | 2021 | 31 | |
| 156 |
Latvia
|
14.8 | 2021 | 30 | |
| 157 |
Ireland
|
14.7 | 2021 | 29 | |
| 158 |
France
|
14.7 | 2021 | 28 | |
| 159 |
South Korea
|
14.7 | 2021 | 27 | |
| 160 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
14.4 | 2021 | 26 | |
| 161 |
Micronesia
|
14.1 | 2021 | 25 | |
| 162 |
Syria
|
13.2 | 2021 | 24 | |
| 163 |
Cyprus
|
13 | 2021 | 23 | |
| 164 |
Malta
|
12.9 | 2021 | 22 | |
| 165 |
Estonia
|
12.9 | 2021 | 21 | |
| 166 |
Spain
|
12.8 | 2021 | 20 | |
| 167 |
North Korea
|
12.6 | 2021 | 19 | |
| 168 |
Puerto Rico
|
12.4 | 2021 | 18 | |
| 169 |
Switzerland
|
12.4 | 2021 | 17 | |
| 170 |
Vietnam
|
12.4 | 2021 | 16 | |
| 171 |
Uzbekistan
|
12.4 | 2021 | 15 | |
| 172 |
Austria
|
11.3 | 2021 | 14 | |
| 173 |
Samoa
|
10.8 | 2021 | 13 | |
| 174 |
Germany
|
10.7 | 2021 | 12 | |
| 175 |
Sweden
|
10.7 | 2021 | 11 | |
| 176 |
Tonga
|
10 | 2021 | 10 | |
| 177 |
Japan
|
9.9 | 2021 | 9 | |
| 178 |
Denmark
|
9.1 | 2021 | 8 | |
| 179 |
Canada
|
8.4 | 2021 | 7 | |
| 180 |
Norway
|
7.6 | 2021 | 6 | |
| 181 |
New Zealand
|
4.5 | 2021 | 5 | |
| 182 |
Iceland
|
4.2 | 2021 | 4 | |
| 183 |
Australia
|
4.2 | 2021 | 3 | |
| 184 |
China
|
3.2 | 2021 | 2 | |
| 185 |
Finland
|
2.6 | 2021 | 1 |
The share of deaths from infectious diseases, and also from conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth and from undernutrition, in the total number of deaths during a year. The group is brought together for a reason: all these causes retreat roughly at the same time as incomes rise and health care develops, and their combined share serves as one of the clearest measures of the stage of the epidemiological transition a country is at. The spread is enormous: from a few percent in Europe to half of all deaths in the poorest countries of Africa.
Important: There are no aggregates by country group: a weight by the total number of deaths is needed, and we do not have it. The group takes in not only infections but also maternal mortality and undernutrition, so the share is higher than one might expect from infectious diseases alone.
What part of all deaths in a country is accounted for by cancer, heart disease, diabetes and the other noncommunicable diseases.
Mortality 2000–2021 Share of deaths from injuriesWhat part of all deaths is accounted for by external causes: road accidents, falls, poisonings, homicides and suicides.
Diseases 2000–2024 Tuberculosis deathsHow many people died of tuberculosis during the year, excluding those who died with HIV.
Diseases 2000–2024 HIV-related deathsHow many people died during the year of causes related to HIV.