Armenia vs Russia: Autopsy rate

Armenia
83.9%
in 2020
Russia
70.2%
in 2020
Armenia rank
1st
Russia rank
2nd

Autopsy rate over time

  • Armenia
  • Russia
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 83.9% against 70.2% in Russia, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.

Armenia ranks 1st and Russia ranks 2nd of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.