Which country has the highest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths?

Russia has the highest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths, at 1,543,650, followed by United States (1,427,840) and Brazil (889,030).

Which country has the lowest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths?

Luxembourg has the lowest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths, at -50.

What is the median Total COVID19 Excess Deaths across countries?

The median is 20,740 across the 109 countries with data.

Where does this excess covid deaths by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Tracking COVID-19 excess deaths across countries - Economist.

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Excess Covid Deaths by Country

Name: Excess Covid Deaths by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Russia has the highest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths (1,543,650), followed by United States (1,427,840) and Brazil (889,030). Luxembourg has the lowest (-50).

Health110 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Nov 6, 2023Original page

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Tracking COVID-19 excess deaths across countries - Economist

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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

20,740

Middle half 3.4K – 75.1K

Average

100,852

109 countries

Lowest (best)

-50

Luxembourg

Highest (worst)

1,543,650

Russia

Data

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110 countries · # = rank by Total COVID19 Excess Deaths

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1	Luxembourg	-50	-8	1,190	04-06-2020 to 09-03-2023
2	Antigua and Barbuda	20	18	80	09-01-2021 to 12-31-2021
3	Gibraltar	50	167	70	01-01-2021 to 01-31-2021
4	San Marino	60	193	80	12-01-2020 to 05-31-2023
5	Monaco	70	201	30	01-01-2022 to 12-31-2022
6	Andorra	80	94	100	05-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
7	Seychelles	90	80	130	06-01-2021 to 12-31-2022
8	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	120	118	60	10-01-2021 to 12-31-2021
9	Bermuda	130	204	120	09-01-2021 to 12-31-2021
10	Aruba	280	262	140	12-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
11	Maldives	410	78	210	01-01-2021 to 12-31-2021
12	French Polynesia	570	187	620	11-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
13	Brunei	630	140	180	10-01-2021 to 12-31-2021
14	Macau	720	103	80	—
14	Iceland	720	193	270	02-03-2020 to 09-03-2023
16	New Zealand	740	14	2,560	02-03-2020 to 10-01-2023
17	Cape Verde	790	132	370	09-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
18	Belize	800	196	660	10-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
19	Barbados	990	353	530	08-01-2021 to 03-31-2023
20	Mongolia	1,000	30	2,140	02-01-2020 to 05-31-2023
21	Malta	1,130	213	780	10-19-2020 to 09-03-2023
22	Bahamas	1,150	281	700	08-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
23	Mauritius	1,560	120	1,040	02-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
24	Qatar	2,130	79	650	06-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
25	Suriname	2,230	360	1,370	08-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
26	Cyprus	2,300	257	1,280	11-30-2020 to 08-27-2023
27	Oman	3,110	68	4,210	06-01-2020 to 08-31-2023
28	Montenegro	3,390	541	2,760	07-27-2020 to 04-30-2023
29	Dominican Republic	3,690	33	4,380	03-01-2020 to 10-31-2022
30	Namibia	3,790	148	3,620	—
31	Palestine	5,100	97	4,910	07-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
32	United Arab Emirates	5,350	57	2,160	04-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
33	Estonia	6,330	477	2,910	04-27-2020 to 10-08-2023
34	Tunisia	6,500	54	7,160	06-15-2020 to 02-14-2021
35	Jamaica	6,640	235	3,440	09-01-2020 to 11-30-2021
36	Kuwait	6,780	159	2,540	05-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
37	Slovenia	7,170	338	7,060	04-06-2020 to 09-17-2023
38	Panama	7,520	170	7,280	04-01-2020 to 10-31-2021
39	El Salvador	8,560	135	670	06-01-2020 to 08-31-2020
40	Uruguay	9,920	290	7,570	10-01-2020 to 03-31-2023
41	Costa Rica	10,030	194	9,250	02-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
42	Singapore	10,230	181	1,720	02-01-2020 to 06-30-2023
43	Denmark	10,290	175	8,230	03-23-2020 to 10-08-2023
44	Latvia	11,620	628	6,230	10-19-2020 to 09-03-2023
45	Lebanon	12,370	225	9,080	07-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
46	Kyrgyzstan	13,300	201	3,420	06-01-2020 to 08-31-2023
47	Tajikistan	14,080	144	120	03-21-2020 to 12-20-2021
48	Nicaragua	14,260	205	210	06-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
49	Jordan	14,460	128	14,110	09-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
50	Ireland	14,660	292	8,680	03-30-2020 to 09-03-2023
51	Norway	15,060	277	4,850	03-30-2020 to 10-01-2023
52	Albania	17,570	618	3,560	06-01-2020 to 03-31-2023
53	North Macedonia	18,000	860	9,650	04-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
54	Hong Kong	19,130	255	13,440	08-01-2020 to 05-31-2023
55	Moldova	20,740	634	11,420	04-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
56	Israel	21,290	225	12,330	03-30-2020 to 09-03-2023
57	Finland	22,920	414	8,750	03-30-2020 to 09-03-2023
58	Georgia	26,680	713	16,970	02-01-2020 to 06-30-2023
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27,820	860	16,290	04-01-2020 to 06-30-2023
60	Sweden	28,270	268	24,030	03-16-2020 to 08-27-2023
61	Paraguay	28,280	417	19,830	08-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
62	Croatia	30,340	753	17,940	04-20-2020 to 09-03-2023
63	Switzerland	31,060	355	14,380	03-16-2020 to 09-03-2023
64	Lithuania	33,150	1,206	9,570	05-25-2020 to 09-03-2023
65	Belarus	33,690	353	2,250	04-01-2020 to 03-31-2021
66	Slovakia	33,750	598	20,990	09-28-2020 to 08-13-2023
67	Austria	36,470	408	22,060	03-23-2020 to 09-10-2023
68	Greece	37,130	358	34,740	03-30-2020 to 09-03-2023
69	Belgium	42,920	368	33,930	03-16-2020 to 09-17-2023
70	Malaysia	43,640	129	36,940	04-01-2020 to 06-30-2023
71	Czechia	47,200	450	42,500	03-30-2020 to 08-27-2023
72	Portugal	47,840	466	26,250	03-23-2020 to 09-03-2023
73	Taiwan	49,420	207	17,670	02-01-2020 to 09-30-2023
74	Australia	49,520	189	19,190	04-06-2020 to 06-25-2023
75	Hungary	54,240	544	48,730	04-06-2020 to 09-10-2023
76	Cuba	55,120	492	8,520	04-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
77	Guatemala	55,280	310	19,970	05-18-2020 to 01-01-2023
78	Serbia	59,950	872	17,860	04-01-2020 to 08-31-2023
79	Bolivia	60,780	497	20,940	04-01-2020 to 01-31-2022
80	Bulgaria	66,970	988	38,190	04-20-2020 to 09-03-2023
81	Chile	71,480	365	51,950	04-06-2020 to 09-10-2023
82	Romania	75,100	382	67,690	03-30-2020 to 08-27-2023
83	Netherlands	77,940	444	23,080	03-16-2020 to 09-17-2023
84	Uzbekistan	78,300	226	1,610	07-01-2020 to 06-30-2023
85	South Korea	83,670	161	34,080	03-02-2020 to 07-02-2023
86	Kazakhstan	86,920	448	19,310	06-01-2020 to 08-31-2023
87	Canada	93,280	243	52,060	03-22-2020 to 05-13-2023
88	Ecuador	94,660	526	23,360	03-23-2020 to 10-01-2023
89	Algeria	133,530	297	6,840	04-01-2020 to 12-31-2020
90	Poland	160,540	403	118,990	03-30-2020 to 09-24-2023
91	France	180,280	266	165,590	03-09-2020 to 09-17-2023
92	Spain	190,170	400	120,460	03-09-2020 to 08-27-2023
93	Colombia	190,310	367	142,300	04-06-2020 to 04-02-2023
94	Ukraine	195,210	492	106,860	04-01-2020 to 01-31-2022
95	Argentina	201,850	444	130,440	04-01-2020 to 12-31-2021
96	Peru	210,320	618	217,460	03-23-2020 to 10-09-2022
97	Thailand	234,010	326	33,980	04-01-2020 to 09-30-2023
98	Iran	282,250	319	143,820	02-24-2020 to 10-09-2022
99	South Africa	317,480	530	102,250	04-12-2020 to 07-29-2023
100	Philippines	322,660	279	66,200	03-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
101	Italy	333,630	565	188,320	03-02-2020 to 08-06-2023
102	Turkey	342,830	402	101,490	03-01-2020 to 12-31-2022
103	Germany	346,320	415	168,930	03-16-2020 to 10-01-2023
104	Egypt	412,340	372	24,770	04-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
105	Japan	418,160	337	73,000	03-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
106	Mexico	656,990	515	326,150	03-30-2020 to 09-03-2023
107	Brazil	889,030	413	699,400	03-01-2020 to 08-31-2023
108	United States	1,427,840	422	1,124,370	03-09-2020 to 08-20-2023
109	Russia	1,543,650	1,067	388,460	04-01-2020 to 07-31-2023
—	Liechtenstein	—	—	50	01-01-2021 to 09-30-2022

What correlates with Total COVID19 Excess Deaths?

Pearson r against 1,595 other country metrics sharing at least 66 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

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Places that have a higher Total COVID19 Excess Deaths tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

YouTube UsersYouTube Users by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 69
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Total Workforce (All Sectors) (ILO)Public Sector Size by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 82
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Heart Disease Total DALYsHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 104
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Heart Disease Total DALYs - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 104
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Heart Disease Total DALYs - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 104
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Heart Disease Total Deaths - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 104
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Places that have a higher Total COVID19 Excess Deaths tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.67 · strong · n = 87
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 86
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Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 83
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Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 107
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Percentile RankPolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 107
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LP Safety & SecurityLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 94
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths?: Russia has the highest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths, at 1,543,650, followed by United States (1,427,840) and Brazil (889,030).
Which country has the lowest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths?: Luxembourg has the lowest Total COVID19 Excess Deaths, at -50.
What is the median Total COVID19 Excess Deaths across countries?: The median is 20,740 across the 109 countries with data.
Where does this excess covid deaths by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Tracking COVID-19 excess deaths across countries - Economist.

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