Causes of death - standardised death rate by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1,734 Rate
North Macedonia
Lowest
876.3 Rate
Switzerland
Median
1,056 Rate
Years covered
17
1994–2010
Data points
674
What the numbers show
Causes of death - standardised death rate is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1,734 Rate in North Macedonia; the lowest is 876.3 Rate in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,056 Rate, and the mean is 1,199 Rate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Causes of death - standardised death rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1,734 Rate | 2010 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1,688 Rate | 2010 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 1,622 Rate | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 1,622 Rate | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 1,586 Rate | 2010 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 1,558 Rate | 2010 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 1,558 Rate | 2010 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 1,526 Rate | 2010 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 1,507 Rate | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 1,507 Rate | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 1,444 Rate | 2010 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 1,444 Rate | 2010 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 1,361 Rate | 2010 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 1,361 Rate | 2010 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 1,328 Rate | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 1,328 Rate | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 1,307 Rate | 2010 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 1,176 Rate | 2009 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1,084 Rate | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1,084 Rate | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 1,076 Rate | 2010 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 1,036 Rate | 2010 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 1,034 Rate | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 1,033 Rate | 2010 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 25 | Belgium | 1,032 Rate | 2010 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 1,016 Rate | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 1,016 Rate | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1,011 Rate | 2010 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1,011 Rate | 2010 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 1,007 Rate | 2010 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 999.9 Rate | 2010 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 992.1 Rate | 2010 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 979.6 Rate | 2010 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 976.6 Rate | 2010 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 972.7 Rate | 2010 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 963.2 Rate | 2009 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 961.3 Rate | 2010 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 894.9 Rate | 2010 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 889.4 Rate | 2010 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 40 | France | 886 Rate | 2010 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 41 | Metropolitan France | 880.4 Rate | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 876.3 Rate | 2010 | down 18.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1,067 Rate
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1,056 Rate