Russia vs Ukraine: Autopsy rate

Russia
70.2%
in 2020
Ukraine
29.4%
in 2010
Russia rank
2nd
Ukraine rank
3rd

Autopsy rate over time

  • Russia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 70.2% against 29.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 40.8%.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.4 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 3rd 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.