List of countries by number of deaths
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The following list sorts sovereign states and dependent territories and by the total number of deaths. Figures are from the 2022 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the calendar year 2021.
List of countries by number of deaths[edit]
Countries and dependent territories by the number of deaths in 2021 according to the World Population Prospects 2022 of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The list takes account of the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on mortality.[1]
Rank | Country | Number of deaths (2021) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
13,299,618 |
2 | ![]() |
10,617,528 |
3 | ![]() |
3,280,682 |
4 | ![]() |
2,792,704 |
5 | ![]() |
2,755,190 |
6 | ![]() |
2,458,539 |
7 | ![]() |
1,784,239 |
8 | ![]() |
1,660,400 |
9 | ![]() |
1,574,533 |
10 | ![]() |
1,191,718 |
11 | ![]() |
1,039,440 |
12 | ![]() |
962,479 |
13 | ![]() |
930,839 |
14 | ![]() |
832,888 |
15 | ![]() |
815,212 |
16 | ![]() |
731,364 |
17 | ![]() |
713,131 |
18 | ![]() |
691,381 |
19 | ![]() |
680,373 |
20 | ![]() |
678,798 |
21 | ![]() |
652,723 |
22 | ![]() |
639,714 |
23 | ![]() |
567,168 |
24 | ![]() |
565,768 |
25 | ![]() |
542,597 |
26 | ![]() |
525,701 |
27 | ![]() |
502,541 |
28 | ![]() |
454,123 |
29 | ![]() |
427,272 |
30 | ![]() |
405,428 |
31 | ![]() |
397,649 |
32 | ![]() |
395,720 |
33 | ![]() |
334,677 |
34 | ![]() |
314,232 |
35 | ![]() |
310,515 |
36 | ![]() |
297,242 |
37 | ![]() |
295,236 |
38 | ![]() |
282,145 |
39 | ![]() |
276,278 |
40 | ![]() |
269,420 |
41 | ![]() |
269,050 |
42 | ![]() |
250,471 |
43 | ![]() |
247,449 |
44 | ![]() |
241,887 |
45 | ![]() |
233,498 |
46 | ![]() |
232,398 |
47 | ![]() |
231,205 |
48 | ![]() |
228,888 |
49 | ![]() |
226,104 |
50 | ![]() |
220,493 |
51 | ![]() |
214,803 |
52 | ![]() |
207,099 |
53 | ![]() |
205,694 |
54 | ![]() |
205,436 |
55 | ![]() |
203,297 |
56 | ![]() |
202,436 |
57 | ![]() |
200,842 |
58 | ![]() |
198,073 |
59 | ![]() |
198,038 |
60 | ![]() |
196,490 |
61 | ![]() |
176,533 |
62 | ![]() |
168,003 |
63 | ![]() |
166,082 |
64 | ![]() |
164,950 |
65 | ![]() |
160,593 |
66 | ![]() |
158,349 |
67 | ![]() |
154,245 |
68 | ![]() |
153,894 |
69 | ![]() |
144,973 |
70 | ![]() |
144,326 |
71 | ![]() |
138,931 |
72 | ![]() |
138,202 |
73 | ![]() |
135,787 |
74 | ![]() |
135,773 |
75 | ![]() |
135,224 |
76 | ![]() |
134,058 |
77 | ![]() |
123,550 |
78 | ![]() |
122,627 |
79 | ![]() |
120,158 |
80 | ![]() |
119,463 |
81 | ![]() |
118,956 |
82 | ![]() |
114,597 |
83 | ![]() |
113,507 |
84 | ![]() |
110,280 |
85 | ![]() |
108,607 |
86 | ![]() |
103,140 |
87 | ![]() |
99,995 |
88 | ![]() |
99,459 |
89 | ![]() |
96,709 |
90 | ![]() |
94,932 |
91 | ![]() |
93,864 |
92 | ![]() |
92,278 |
93 | ![]() |
89,691 |
94 | ![]() |
84,576 |
95 | ![]() |
76,745 |
96 | ![]() |
74,290 |
97 | ![]() |
72,471 |
98 | ![]() |
70,622 |
99 | ![]() |
69,734 |
100 | ![]() |
66,458 |
101 | ![]() |
62,683 |
102 | ![]() |
62,262 |
103 | ![]() |
58,422 |
104 | ![]() |
57,654 |
105 | ![]() |
57,283 |
106 | ![]() |
57,023 |
107 | ![]() |
54,803 |
108 | ![]() |
53,764 |
109 | ![]() |
51,587 |
110 | ![]() |
51,237 |
111 | ![]() |
50,975 |
112 | ![]() |
50,200 |
113 | ![]() |
49,845 |
114 | ![]() |
49,136 |
115 | ![]() |
46,727 |
116 | ![]() |
45,955 |
117 | ![]() |
44,345 |
118 | ![]() |
43,100 |
119 | ![]() |
41,871 |
120 | ![]() |
41,769 |
121 | ![]() |
41,681 |
122 | ![]() |
41,238 |
123 | ![]() |
40,532 |
124 | ![]() |
40,495 |
125 | ![]() |
37,055 |
126 | ![]() |
36,379 |
127 | ![]() |
36,094 |
128 | ![]() |
35,151 |
129 | ![]() |
34,347 |
130 | ![]() |
33,869 |
131 | ![]() |
33,308 |
132 | ![]() |
32,914 |
133 | ![]() |
32,392 |
134 | ![]() |
32,376 |
135 | ![]() |
31,862 |
136 | ![]() |
29,194 |
137 | ![]() |
27,119 |
138 | ![]() |
26,382 |
139 | ![]() |
24,899 |
140 | ![]() |
24,478 |
141 | ![]() |
24,415 |
142 | ![]() |
22,948 |
143 | ![]() |
20,520 |
144 | ![]() |
19,923 |
145 | ![]() |
19,610 |
146 | ![]() |
18,826 |
147 | ![]() |
17,969 |
148 | ![]() |
17,548 |
149 | ![]() |
17,206 |
150 | ![]() |
16,987 |
151 | ![]() |
14,750 |
152 | ![]() |
13,917 |
153 | ![]() |
13,566 |
154 | ![]() |
12,527 |
155 | ![]() |
12,398 |
156 | ![]() |
12,054 |
157 | ![]() |
10,109 |
158 | ![]() |
9,562 |
159 | ![]() |
9,021 |
160 | ![]() |
8,218 |
161 | ![]() |
8,057 |
162 | ![]() |
7,556 |
163 | ![]() |
7,171 |
164 | ![]() |
5,638 |
165 | ![]() |
5,315 |
166 | ![]() |
5,035 |
167 | ![]() |
4,341 |
168 | ![]() |
4,135 |
169 | ![]() |
4,091 |
170 | ![]() |
3,819 |
171 | ![]() |
3,663 |
172 | ![]() |
3,638 |
173 | ![]() |
3,561 |
174 | ![]() |
3,548 |
175 | ![]() |
3,542 |
176 | ![]() |
3,497 |
177 | ![]() |
2,813 |
178 | ![]() |
2,540 |
179 | ![]() |
2,533 |
180 | ![]() |
2,512 |
181 | ![]() |
2,321 |
182 | ![]() |
1,940 |
183 | ![]() |
1,850 |
184 | ![]() |
1,749 |
185 | ![]() |
1,722 |
186 | ![]() |
1,635 |
187 | ![]() |
1,573 |
188 | ![]() |
1,463 |
189 | ![]() |
1,428 |
190 | ![]() |
1,426 |
191 | ![]() |
1,403 |
192 | ![]() |
1,252 |
193 | ![]() |
1,194 |
194 | ![]() |
1,171 |
195 | ![]() |
1,016 |
196 | ![]() |
999 |
197 | ![]() |
955 |
198 | ![]() |
953 |
199 | ![]() |
891 |
200 | ![]() |
805 |
201 | ![]() |
778 |
202 | ![]() |
742 |
203 | ![]() |
705 |
204 | ![]() |
689 |
205 | ![]() |
651 |
206 | ![]() |
642 |
207 | ![]() |
597 |
208 | ![]() |
593 |
209 | ![]() |
506 |
210 | ![]() |
498 |
211 | ![]() |
485 |
212 | ![]() |
448 |
213 | ![]() |
414 |
214 | ![]() |
391 |
215 | ![]() |
378 |
216 | ![]() |
339 |
217 | ![]() |
325 |
218 | ![]() |
311 |
219 | ![]() |
295 |
220 | ![]() |
281 |
221 | ![]() |
276 |
222 | ![]() |
236 |
223 | ![]() |
228 |
224 | ![]() |
159 |
225 | ![]() |
144 |
226 | ![]() |
114 |
227 | ![]() |
106 |
228 | ![]() |
87 |
229 | ![]() |
86 |
230 | ![]() |
83 |
231 | ![]() |
73 |
232 | ![]() |
60 |
233 | ![]() |
49 |
234 | ![]() |
28 |
235 | ![]() |
18 |
236 | ![]() |
9 |
See also[edit]
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories by mortality rate
- List of countries by life expectancy
- List of countries by number of births
References[edit]
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2022). "World Population Prospects 2022 Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XLS (91MB)). United Nations Population Division. 27 (Online ed.). New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. , cols AE. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09.