What part of all deaths is accounted for by external causes: road accidents, falls, poisonings, homicides and suicides.
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 |
Afghanistan
|
23.2 | 2021 | 185 | |
| 2 |
Yemen
|
20.6 | 2021 | 184 | |
| 3 |
El Salvador
|
18.8 | 2021 | 183 | |
| 4 |
Honduras
|
18.4 | 2021 | 182 | |
| 5 |
Belize
|
15.6 | 2021 | 181 | |
| 6 |
Qatar
|
14.6 | 2021 | 180 | |
| 7 |
Iraq
|
13.8 | 2021 | 179 | |
| 8 |
Venezuela
|
13.5 | 2021 | 178 | |
| 9 |
Haiti
|
12.2 | 2021 | 177 | |
| 10 |
Saudi Arabia
|
11.8 | 2021 | 176 | |
| 11 |
Burkina Faso
|
11.7 | 2021 | 175 | |
| 12 |
Ethiopia
|
11.5 | 2021 | 174 | |
| 13 |
Syria
|
10.9 | 2021 | 173 | |
| 14 |
United Arab Emirates
|
10.9 | 2021 | 172 | |
| 15 |
Uganda
|
10.8 | 2021 | 171 | |
| 16 |
Cabo Verde
|
10.7 | 2021 | 170 | |
| 17 |
Dominican Republic
|
10.6 | 2021 | 169 | |
| 18 |
Libya
|
10.4 | 2021 | 168 | |
| 19 |
Guatemala
|
10.3 | 2021 | 167 | |
| 20 |
Comoros
|
10.3 | 2021 | 166 | |
| 21 |
Senegal
|
10.2 | 2021 | 165 | |
| 22 |
Burundi
|
10 | 2021 | 164 | |
| 23 |
Bhutan
|
9.9 | 2021 | 163 | |
| 24 |
Mongolia
|
9.9 | 2021 | 162 | |
| 25 |
Kenya
|
9.9 | 2021 | 161 | |
| 26 |
Eritrea
|
9.8 | 2021 | 160 | |
| 27 |
Togo
|
9.8 | 2021 | 159 | |
| 28 |
Colombia
|
9.7 | 2021 | 158 | |
| 29 |
Nepal
|
9.6 | 2021 | 157 | |
| 30 |
South Sudan
|
9.5 | 2021 | 156 | |
| 31 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
9.5 | 2021 | 155 | |
| 32 |
Zimbabwe
|
9.3 | 2021 | 154 | |
| 33 |
Rwanda
|
9.3 | 2021 | 153 | |
| 34 |
Benin
|
9.3 | 2021 | 152 | |
| 35 |
Jamaica
|
9.2 | 2021 | 151 | |
| 36 |
Niger
|
9.1 | 2021 | 150 | |
| 37 |
Lesotho
|
9.1 | 2021 | 149 | |
| 38 |
Ecuador
|
9 | 2021 | 148 | |
| 39 |
Mali
|
9 | 2021 | 147 | |
| 40 |
Guinea
|
9 | 2021 | 146 | |
| 41 |
Central African Republic
|
8.9 | 2021 | 145 | |
| 42 |
Eswatini
|
8.9 | 2021 | 144 | |
| 43 |
Thailand
|
8.8 | 2021 | 143 | |
| 44 |
Guyana
|
8.8 | 2021 | 142 | |
| 45 |
Gambia
|
8.7 | 2021 | 141 | |
| 46 |
Costa Rica
|
8.7 | 2021 | 140 | |
| 47 |
Djibouti
|
8.7 | 2021 | 139 | |
| 48 |
Sudan
|
8.6 | 2021 | 138 | |
| 49 |
South Africa
|
8.5 | 2021 | 137 | |
| 50 |
Ghana
|
8.5 | 2021 | 136 | |
| 51 |
Vietnam
|
8.5 | 2021 | 135 | |
| 52 |
Brazil
|
8.5 | 2021 | 134 | |
| 53 |
Tanzania
|
8.4 | 2021 | 133 | |
| 54 |
Chad
|
8.4 | 2021 | 132 | |
| 55 |
Kuwait
|
8.3 | 2021 | 131 | |
| 56 |
Solomon Islands
|
8.2 | 2021 | 130 | |
| 57 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
8.2 | 2021 | 129 | |
| 58 |
South Korea
|
8.2 | 2021 | 128 | |
| 59 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
8 | 2021 | 127 | |
| 60 |
Somalia
|
8 | 2021 | 126 | |
| 61 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
8 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 62 |
Bahamas
|
7.9 | 2021 | 124 | |
| 63 |
Nigeria
|
7.8 | 2021 | 123 | |
| 64 |
Nicaragua
|
7.8 | 2021 | 122 | |
| 65 |
Laos
|
7.8 | 2021 | 121 | |
| 66 |
Madagascar
|
7.7 | 2021 | 120 | |
| 67 |
Cambodia
|
7.7 | 2021 | 119 | |
| 68 |
Pakistan
|
7.7 | 2021 | 118 | |
| 69 |
Micronesia
|
7.6 | 2021 | 117 | |
| 70 |
Cameroon
|
7.6 | 2021 | 116 | |
| 71 |
Malawi
|
7.6 | 2021 | 115 | |
| 72 |
Mexico
|
7.6 | 2021 | 114 | |
| 73 |
North Korea
|
7.5 | 2021 | 113 | |
| 74 |
Vanuatu
|
7.5 | 2021 | 112 | |
| 75 |
Suriname
|
7.4 | 2021 | 111 | |
| 76 |
Sierra Leone
|
7.4 | 2021 | 110 | |
| 77 |
Zambia
|
7.4 | 2021 | 109 | |
| 78 |
Panama
|
7.3 | 2021 | 108 | |
| 79 |
Tajikistan
|
7.2 | 2021 | 107 | |
| 80 |
Mauritania
|
7.2 | 2021 | 106 | |
| 81 |
Angola
|
7.2 | 2021 | 105 | |
| 82 |
Sri Lanka
|
7.2 | 2021 | 104 | |
| 83 |
Liberia
|
7.1 | 2021 | 103 | |
| 84 |
Namibia
|
7.1 | 2021 | 102 | |
| 85 |
Papua New Guinea
|
7.1 | 2021 | 101 | |
| 86 |
India
|
7 | 2021 | 100 | |
| 87 |
Mozambique
|
7 | 2021 | 99 | |
| 88 |
Slovenia
|
6.9 | 2021 | 98 | |
| 89 |
Bangladesh
|
6.9 | 2021 | 97 | |
| 90 |
Paraguay
|
6.9 | 2021 | 96 | |
| 91 |
Iran
|
6.8 | 2021 | 95 | |
| 92 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
6.8 | 2021 | 94 | |
| 93 |
Myanmar
|
6.8 | 2021 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Algeria
|
6.7 | 2021 | 92 | |
| 95 |
Palestine
|
6.7 | 2021 | 91 | |
| 96 |
Timor-Leste
|
6.6 | 2021 | 90 | |
| 97 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
6.5 | 2021 | 89 | |
| 98 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
6.5 | 2021 | 88 | |
| 99 |
France
|
6.4 | 2021 | 87 | |
| 100 |
Gabon
|
6.4 | 2021 | 86 | |
| 101 |
Belgium
|
6.2 | 2021 | 85 | |
| 102 |
Puerto Rico
|
6.2 | 2021 | 84 | |
| 103 |
Australia
|
6.2 | 2021 | 83 | |
| 104 |
Philippines
|
6.2 | 2021 | 82 | |
| 105 |
Uruguay
|
6.1 | 2021 | 81 | |
| 106 |
Samoa
|
6.1 | 2021 | 80 | |
| 107 |
Jordan
|
6.1 | 2021 | 79 | |
| 108 |
United States
|
6.1 | 2021 | 78 | |
| 109 |
China
|
6 | 2021 | 77 | |
| 110 |
New Zealand
|
6 | 2021 | 76 | |
| 111 |
Botswana
|
5.9 | 2021 | 75 | |
| 112 |
Norway
|
5.8 | 2021 | 74 | |
| 113 |
Iceland
|
5.8 | 2021 | 73 | |
| 114 |
Malaysia
|
5.7 | 2021 | 72 | |
| 115 |
Republic of the Congo
|
5.6 | 2021 | 71 | |
| 116 |
Turkmenistan
|
5.5 | 2021 | 70 | |
| 117 |
Bolivia
|
5.5 | 2021 | 69 | |
| 118 |
Switzerland
|
5.5 | 2021 | 68 | |
| 119 |
Canada
|
5.5 | 2021 | 67 | |
| 120 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
5.4 | 2021 | 66 | |
| 121 |
Chile
|
5.4 | 2021 | 65 | |
| 122 |
Tonga
|
5.4 | 2021 | 64 | |
| 123 |
Netherlands
|
5.4 | 2021 | 63 | |
| 124 |
Morocco
|
5.3 | 2021 | 62 | |
| 125 |
Saint Lucia
|
5.3 | 2021 | 61 | |
| 126 |
Oman
|
5.3 | 2021 | 60 | |
| 127 |
Seychelles
|
5.3 | 2021 | 59 | |
| 128 |
Luxembourg
|
5.2 | 2021 | 58 | |
| 129 |
Bahrain
|
5.2 | 2021 | 57 | |
| 130 |
Finland
|
5.2 | 2021 | 56 | |
| 131 |
Austria
|
5.2 | 2021 | 55 | |
| 132 |
Kazakhstan
|
5.2 | 2021 | 54 | |
| 133 |
Sweden
|
5 | 2021 | 53 | |
| 134 |
Peru
|
4.8 | 2021 | 52 | |
| 135 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
4.8 | 2021 | 51 | |
| 136 |
Uzbekistan
|
4.8 | 2021 | 50 | |
| 137 |
Japan
|
4.7 | 2021 | 49 | |
| 138 |
Lithuania
|
4.7 | 2021 | 48 | |
| 139 |
Barbados
|
4.4 | 2021 | 47 | |
| 140 |
Kiribati
|
4.4 | 2021 | 46 | |
| 141 |
Cuba
|
4.3 | 2021 | 45 | |
| 142 |
Tunisia
|
4.3 | 2021 | 44 | |
| 143 |
Portugal
|
4.3 | 2021 | 43 | |
| 144 |
Cyprus
|
4.3 | 2021 | 42 | |
| 145 |
Germany
|
4.3 | 2021 | 41 | |
| 146 |
Azerbaijan
|
4.2 | 2021 | 40 | |
| 147 |
Estonia
|
4.2 | 2021 | 39 | |
| 148 |
Russia
|
4.2 | 2021 | 38 | |
| 149 |
Croatia
|
4.2 | 2021 | 37 | |
| 150 |
Lebanon
|
4.2 | 2021 | 36 | |
| 151 |
Latvia
|
4.1 | 2021 | 35 | |
| 152 |
Israel
|
4.1 | 2021 | 34 | |
| 153 |
Poland
|
3.9 | 2021 | 33 | |
| 154 |
Grenada
|
3.9 | 2021 | 32 | |
| 155 |
Belarus
|
3.9 | 2021 | 31 | |
| 156 |
Argentina
|
3.9 | 2021 | 30 | |
| 157 |
Mauritius
|
3.8 | 2021 | 29 | |
| 158 |
Ukraine
|
3.7 | 2021 | 28 | |
| 159 |
Czechia
|
3.6 | 2021 | 27 | |
| 160 |
Ireland
|
3.5 | 2021 | 26 | |
| 161 |
Spain
|
3.5 | 2021 | 25 | |
| 162 |
Slovakia
|
3.5 | 2021 | 24 | |
| 163 |
Moldova
|
3.5 | 2021 | 23 | |
| 164 |
Armenia
|
3.5 | 2021 | 22 | |
| 165 |
Italy
|
3.5 | 2021 | 21 | |
| 166 |
Malta
|
3.5 | 2021 | 20 | |
| 167 |
Singapore
|
3.4 | 2021 | 19 | |
| 168 |
Egypt
|
3.4 | 2021 | 18 | |
| 169 |
United Kingdom
|
3.4 | 2021 | 17 | |
| 170 |
Fiji
|
3.3 | 2021 | 16 | |
| 171 |
Hungary
|
3.3 | 2021 | 15 | |
| 172 |
Greece
|
3.3 | 2021 | 14 | |
| 173 |
Georgia
|
3.2 | 2021 | 13 | |
| 174 |
Türkiye
|
3.2 | 2021 | 12 | |
| 175 |
Denmark
|
3.2 | 2021 | 11 | |
| 176 |
Indonesia
|
3.1 | 2021 | 10 | |
| 177 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
3.1 | 2021 | 9 | |
| 178 |
Maldives
|
3 | 2021 | 8 | |
| 179 |
Romania
|
2.9 | 2021 | 7 | |
| 180 |
North Macedonia
|
2.6 | 2021 | 6 | |
| 181 |
Montenegro
|
2.5 | 2021 | 5 | |
| 182 |
Albania
|
2.2 | 2021 | 4 | |
| 183 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2.2 | 2021 | 3 | |
| 184 |
Serbia
|
2 | 2021 | 2 | |
| 185 |
Bulgaria
|
1.8 | 2021 | 1 |
The share of deaths from injuries and other external causes in the total number of deaths during a year. This takes in road accidents, falls, drownings, poisonings, homicides and suicides — everything that is not a disease. This share depends little on the level of income but strongly on age structure: external causes kill predominantly the young, so in countries with a young population their contribution is noticeably higher even at the same safety of the environment.
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 only one of the three groups where the large part is played not by medicine but by the environment: roads, rules, weapons and alcohol.
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 infectionsWhat part of all deaths is accounted for by infections, and also by conditions of pregnancy and childbirth and by undernutrition.
Mortality 2000–2019 Road traffic death rateHow many people are killed in road accidents per 100,000 residents per year.
Mortality 2000–2021 Suicide mortality rateAn age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.