Which country has the highest Total Deaths GHDE?

China has the highest Total Deaths GHDE in 2023, at 10.7M, followed by India (9.8M) and United States (3.1M).

Which country has the lowest Total Deaths GHDE?

Tokelau has the lowest Total Deaths GHDE in 2023, at 12.96.

What is the median Total Deaths GHDE across countries?

The median is 60.3K across the 203 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this death rate by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global All-Cause Deaths - Global Health Data Exchange; Crude Death Rate - UN Data.

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Death Rate by Country

Name: Death Rate by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest Total Deaths GHDE in 2023 (10.7M), followed by India (9.8M) and United States (3.1M). Tokelau has the lowest (12.96).

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Total Deaths GHDE, 2023

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Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 203 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

60.3K

Middle half 10.9K – 205.2K

Average

295.4K

203 countries

Lowest (best)

12.96

Tokelau

Highest (worst)

10.7M

China

Over time · 2019–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
Tokelau
Niue
Nauru
Tuvalu
Cook Islands

Data

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203 countries · # = rank by Total Deaths GHDE

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1	Tokelau	12.96	802 deaths per 100k
2	Niue	18.88	1,124 deaths per 100k
3	Nauru	114.3	927 deaths per 100k
4	Tuvalu	125.7	1,140 deaths per 100k
5	Cook Islands	147.8	1,005 deaths per 100k
6	Palau	197.9	1,106 deaths per 100k
7	San Marino	282.1	802 deaths per 100k
8	Marshall Islands	363.1	871 deaths per 100k
9	Northern Mariana Islands	370.9	783 deaths per 100k
10	Saint Kitts and Nevis	378.8	789 deaths per 100k
11	American Samoa	386.2	789 deaths per 100k
12	Greenland	517.3	914 deaths per 100k
13	Monaco	542.4	1,394 deaths per 100k
14	Antigua and Barbuda	619.4	682 deaths per 100k
15	Bermuda	622.3	987 deaths per 100k
16	Dominica	651.8	942 deaths per 100k
17	Andorra	661.0	731 deaths per 100k
18	Kiribati	690.0	540 deaths per 100k
19	Tonga	740.2	709 deaths per 100k
20	Seychelles	804.4	758 deaths per 100k
21	Micronesia	857.7	829 deaths per 100k
22	United States Virgin Islands	1,010	1,201 deaths per 100k
23	Grenada	1,012	887 deaths per 100k
24	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1,045	900 deaths per 100k
25	Guam	1,197	760 deaths per 100k
26	Sao Tome and Principe	1,214	547 deaths per 100k
27	Saint Lucia	1,323	740 deaths per 100k
28	Samoa	1,393	635 deaths per 100k
29	Vanuatu	1,910	579 deaths per 100k
30	Maldives	1,921	354 deaths per 100k
31	Brunei	2,022	440 deaths per 100k
32	Belize	2,022	489 deaths per 100k
33	Iceland	2,570	665 deaths per 100k
34	Cape Verde	2,852	577 deaths per 100k
35	Bahamas	3,135	759 deaths per 100k
36	Qatar	3,215	104 deaths per 100k
37	Barbados	3,258	1,082 deaths per 100k
38	Malta	4,079	733 deaths per 100k
39	Luxembourg	4,286	650 deaths per 100k
40	Comoros	4,340	492 deaths per 100k
41	Suriname	4,506	759 deaths per 100k
42	Bahrain	4,707	301 deaths per 100k
43	Bhutan	4,981	667 deaths per 100k
44	Guyana	6,782	831 deaths per 100k
45	Montenegro	6,987	1,068 deaths per 100k
46	Solomon Islands	7,043	819 deaths per 100k
47	Fiji	8,391	894 deaths per 100k
48	Djibouti	8,476	610 deaths per 100k
49	Timor-Leste	9,089	633 deaths per 100k
50	Kuwait	9,152	196 deaths per 100k
51	Cyprus	10.1K	739 deaths per 100k
52	Equatorial Guinea	11.6K	714 deaths per 100k
53	Eswatini	11.8K	996 deaths per 100k
54	Oman	12.3K	239 deaths per 100k
55	Mauritius	12.9K	1,009 deaths per 100k
56	Trinidad and Tobago	13.9K	999 deaths per 100k
57	United Arab Emirates	14.2K	140 deaths per 100k
58	Gabon	14.3K	745 deaths per 100k
59	Gambia	16K	634 deaths per 100k
60	Estonia	16.3K	1,204 deaths per 100k
61	Botswana	17.1K	699 deaths per 100k
62	Guinea-Bissau	17.5K	805 deaths per 100k
63	Mongolia	18.5K	534 deaths per 100k
64	Jamaica	20.2K	711 deaths per 100k
65	Albania	21K	867 deaths per 100k
66	North Macedonia	21K	1,135 deaths per 100k
67	Namibia	21.5K	715 deaths per 100k
68	Slovenia	21.6K	1,021 deaths per 100k
69	Panama	22.6K	538 deaths per 100k
70	Lesotho	22.7K	1,185 deaths per 100k
71	Armenia	24.7K	813 deaths per 100k
72	Singapore	26.9K	473 deaths per 100k
73	Latvia	27.9K	1,472 deaths per 100k
74	Mauritania	28.1K	610 deaths per 100k
75	Costa Rica	29.2K	560 deaths per 100k
76	Nicaragua	29.4K	432 deaths per 100k
77	Lebanon	30.4K	532 deaths per 100k
78	Puerto Rico	34.2K	1,039 deaths per 100k
79	Uruguay	34.8K	1,023 deaths per 100k
80	Ireland	35.6K	668 deaths per 100k
81	Turkmenistan	36.2K	645 deaths per 100k
82	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.8K	1,183 deaths per 100k
83	Palestine	38.1K	705 deaths per 100k
84	Moldova	38.3K	1,061 deaths per 100k
85	Lithuania	38.7K	1,362 deaths per 100k
86	New Zealand	38.8K	758 deaths per 100k
87	Jordan	40.9K	310 deaths per 100k
88	Paraguay	42.9K	678 deaths per 100k
89	Republic of the Congo	43.1K	704 deaths per 100k
90	Norway	43.5K	795 deaths per 100k
91	Georgia	43.6K	1,218 deaths per 100k
92	El Salvador	47.1K	761 deaths per 100k
93	Honduras	47.5K	443 deaths per 100k
94	Liberia	48.3K	842 deaths per 100k
95	Libya	49.5K	669 deaths per 100k
96	Tajikistan	50.3K	470 deaths per 100k
97	Israel	50.8K	509 deaths per 100k
98	Croatia	51.9K	1,335 deaths per 100k
99	Slovakia	54.1K	999 deaths per 100k
100	Eritrea	58.5K	833 deaths per 100k
101	Denmark	58.6K	991 deaths per 100k
102	Laos	60.3K	801 deaths per 100k
103	Finland	61.2K	1,103 deaths per 100k
104	Togo	62.8K	734 deaths per 100k
105	Azerbaijan	69.6K	661 deaths per 100k
106	Papua New Guinea	70.9K	638 deaths per 100k
107	Switzerland	71.5K	796 deaths per 100k
108	Bolivia	77.2K	640 deaths per 100k
109	Central African Republic	77.4K	1,179 deaths per 100k
110	Tunisia	77.7K	648 deaths per 100k
111	Dominican Republic	78.3K	698 deaths per 100k
112	Sierra Leone	78.4K	978 deaths per 100k
113	Austria	88.5K	977 deaths per 100k
114	Guatemala	88.5K	537 deaths per 100k
115	Syria	93.9K	528 deaths per 100k
116	Sweden	94.4K	891 deaths per 100k
117	Benin	95.7K	673 deaths per 100k
118	Saudi Arabia	98.6K	299 deaths per 100k
119	Rwanda	101.1K	726 deaths per 100k
120	Ecuador	101.5K	571 deaths per 100k
121	Bulgaria	101.9K	1,471 deaths per 100k
122	Cambodia	102K	594 deaths per 100k
123	Senegal	102.3K	546 deaths per 100k
124	South Sudan	104.3K	1,059 deaths per 100k
125	Belgium	111.7K	962 deaths per 100k
126	Czechia	112.9K	1,037 deaths per 100k
127	Burundi	114.1K	800 deaths per 100k
128	Zimbabwe	115.4K	724 deaths per 100k
129	Cuba	115.5K	1,021 deaths per 100k
130	Portugal	119.7K	1,136 deaths per 100k
131	Serbia	119.8K	1,335 deaths per 100k
132	Guinea	119.8K	845 deaths per 100k
133	Chile	121.4K	634 deaths per 100k
134	Belarus	122.9K	1,294 deaths per 100k
135	Haiti	126.2K	935 deaths per 100k
136	Hungary	127.5K	1,325 deaths per 100k
137	Kazakhstan	131.2K	643 deaths per 100k
138	Greece	132K	1,237 deaths per 100k
139	Zambia	147.2K	703 deaths per 100k
140	Yemen	148.3K	417 deaths per 100k
141	Malawi	155.8K	752 deaths per 100k
142	Burkina Faso	157.6K	649 deaths per 100k
143	Netherlands	169.8K	955 deaths per 100k
144	Somalia	174.3K	797 deaths per 100k
145	Afghanistan	178.1K	491 deaths per 100k
146	Nepal	180K	579 deaths per 100k
147	Sri Lanka	181.5K	801 deaths per 100k
148	Australia	182.2K	676 deaths per 100k
149	Malaysia	191.5K	560 deaths per 100k
150	Mali	198.1K	818 deaths per 100k
151	Chad	198.8K	1,031 deaths per 100k
152	Uzbekistan	205.1K	580 deaths per 100k
153	Taiwan	205.4K	885 deaths per 100k
154	Peru	211.5K	585 deaths per 100k
155	Venezuela	217.6K	848 deaths per 100k
156	Iraq	223.7K	506 deaths per 100k
157	North Korea	229.4K	869 deaths per 100k
158	Madagascar	230.8K	748 deaths per 100k
159	Mozambique	231.9K	696 deaths per 100k
160	Algeria	232.5K	523 deaths per 100k
161	Ivory Coast	237.1K	701 deaths per 100k
162	Ghana	239.5K	720 deaths per 100k
163	Sudan	241.8K	645 deaths per 100k
164	Angola	244.7K	678 deaths per 100k
165	Romania	246.1K	1,273 deaths per 100k
166	Cameroon	262.4K	775 deaths per 100k
167	Colombia	267.4K	513 deaths per 100k
168	Niger	272.5K	1,023 deaths per 100k
169	Kenya	279.5K	536 deaths per 100k
170	Morocco	279.6K	758 deaths per 100k
171	Uganda	289.5K	635 deaths per 100k
172	Canada	321.1K	836 deaths per 100k
173	South Korea	353.1K	683 deaths per 100k
174	Tanzania	362.5K	554 deaths per 100k
175	Iran	365.3K	415 deaths per 100k
176	Argentina	373.3K	786 deaths per 100k
177	Poland	409.6K	1,050 deaths per 100k
178	Spain	444.5K	932 deaths per 100k
179	Ukraine	533.7K	1,357 deaths per 100k
180	Myanmar	568.3K	988 deaths per 100k
181	South Africa	571.6K	892 deaths per 100k
182	Thailand	591.6K	900 deaths per 100k
183	Turkey	594.5K	692 deaths per 100k
184	France	633.8K	907 deaths per 100k
185	Philippines	662.1K	578 deaths per 100k
186	United Kingdom	667.7K	965 deaths per 100k
187	Italy	672.4K	1,142 deaths per 100k
188	Vietnam	676.5K	656 deaths per 100k
189	Egypt	681.3K	621 deaths per 100k
190	DR Congo	780.2K	828 deaths per 100k
191	Ethiopia	793.2K	699 deaths per 100k
192	Mexico	796.6K	604 deaths per 100k
193	Germany	1M	1,211 deaths per 100k
194	Bangladesh	1.1M	627 deaths per 100k
195	Pakistan	1.4M	563 deaths per 100k
196	Brazil	1.5M	693 deaths per 100k
197	Japan	1.6M	1,297 deaths per 100k
198	Nigeria	1.8M	728 deaths per 100k
199	Russia	1.8M	1,208 deaths per 100k
200	Indonesia	1.9M	653 deaths per 100k
201	United States	3.1M	922 deaths per 100k
202	India	9.8M	682 deaths per 100k
203	China	10.7M	745 deaths per 100k

What correlates with Total Deaths GHDE (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,372 other country metrics sharing at least 122 countries, 4 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Deaths GHDE tend to score higher on these

Total SpeakersAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 203
Plot
Adult PopulationWealth per Adult by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 160
Plot
2025Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 201
Plot
2000Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 201
Plot
Depression CasesDepression Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 201
Plot
Population
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 203
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Deaths GHDE tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 196
Plot
Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 158
Plot
Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 143
Plot
Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 200
Plot
GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.24 · weak · n = 147
Plot
Tax to GDP Ratio (Tax Revenue as % of GDP)Tax to GDP Ratio by Country
r = −0.22 · weak · n = 159
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Deaths GHDE?: China has the highest Total Deaths GHDE in 2023, at 10.7M, followed by India (9.8M) and United States (3.1M).
Which country has the lowest Total Deaths GHDE?: Tokelau has the lowest Total Deaths GHDE in 2023, at 12.96.
What is the median Total Deaths GHDE across countries?: The median is 60.3K across the 203 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this death rate by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global All-Cause Deaths - Global Health Data Exchange; Crude Death Rate - UN Data.