Global Death Statistics

Every key mortality number in one place. How many die, how fast, from what, where, and at what age.

62.0M

Deaths per year

140.0M

Births per year

+78.0M

Net population growth / year

How fast people die

Time periodDeathsBirths
Per second2.04.4
Per minute118266
Per hour7,07815,982
Per day169,863383,562
Per week1,192,3082,692,308
Per month5,166,66711,666,667
Per year62,000,000140,000,000

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Top 10 causes of death

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1
Cardiovascular disease18.6M
2
Cancer (all types)10.0M
3
Chronic respiratory disease3.9M
4
Lower respiratory infections2.6M
5
Neonatal conditions2.0M
6
Diabetes mellitus2.0M
7
Alzheimer's & dementia1.5M
8
Diarrhoeal diseases1.5M
9
Road injuries1.4M
10
Tuberculosis1.3M

Deaths by age group

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0–4 years
5.0M
5–14 years
700.0K
15–29 years
2.2M
30–49 years
4.5M
50–69 years
15.0M
70–84 years
20.0M
85+ years
14.6M

Highest death rates

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#CountryRate/1K
1Ukraine16.2
2Bulgaria16.1
3Latvia15.8
4Serbia15.8
5Lithuania15.5
6Hungary14.6
7Russia14.2
8Belarus13.8
9Croatia13.5
10Romania13.1

Longest life expectancy

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#CountryYears
1Japan84.8
2South Korea83.7
3Spain83.6
4Italy83.5
5Singapore83.5
6Switzerland83.4
7Australia83.3
8Norway83.2
9Sweden83.0
10Canada82.7

Shortest life expectancy

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50.7

Lesotho

52.5

Chad

52.7

Nigeria

53.1

Central African Republic

54.7

Sierra Leone

55.0

South Sudan

55.4

Somalia

57.7

Eswatini

58.7

Côte d'Ivoire

58.9

Guinea

Trend snapshot

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