Causes of death - standardised death rate by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
1,734
North Macedonia
Lowest
876.3
Switzerland
Median
1,076
Years covered
17
1994–2010
Data points
686
What the numbers show
Causes of death - standardised death rate is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 1,734 in North Macedonia; the lowest is 876.3 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,076, and the mean is 1,212.
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 | 2010 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1,734 | 2010 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 1,688 | 2010 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 1,622 | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 1,622 | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 1,586 | 2010 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1,558 | 2010 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1,558 | 2010 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 1,526 | 2010 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 1,507 | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 1,507 | 2010 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 1,444 | 2010 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 1,444 | 2010 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 1,361 | 2010 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 1,361 | 2010 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 1,328 | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 1,328 | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 1,307 | 2010 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 1,176 | 2009 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1,084 | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1,084 | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 1,076 | 2010 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 1,036 | 2010 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 1,034 | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 25 | Germany | 1,033 | 2010 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 1,032 | 2010 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 1,016 | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 1,016 | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 1,011 | 2010 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 1,011 | 2010 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 1,007 | 2010 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 999.9 | 2010 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 992.1 | 2010 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 979.6 | 2010 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 976.6 | 2010 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 972.7 | 2010 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 37 | Iceland | 963.2 | 2009 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 961.3 | 2010 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 894.9 | 2010 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 889.4 | 2010 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 41 | France | 886 | 2010 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 42 | Metropolitan France | 880.4 | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 876.3 | 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.