Autopsy rate by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
83.9
Armenia
Lowest
0.9
Israel
Median
8.04
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,121
What the numbers show
Autopsy rate is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 83.9 in Armenia; the lowest is 0.9 in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.04, and the mean is 12.91.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 93.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 59.2%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 82.1%).
Autopsy rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 83.9 | 2020 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 70.2 | 2020 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 29.4 | 2010 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 29.1 | 2019 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 5 | Moldova | 24.7 | 2021 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 6 | Hungary | 21.99 | 2020 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 18.2 | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 17.88 | 2002 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 17.3 | 2020 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 15.6 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 13.7 | 2020 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 13.2 | 2019 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 12.9 | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 12 | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 11.7 | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 8.93 | 2020 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 8.6 | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 8.6 | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 8.04 | 2020 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Malta | 8.04 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 7.9 | 2012 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 7 | 2019 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 6.7 | 2013 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 5.6 | 2019 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 5.6 | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 27 | Turkey | 4.8 | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 4.7 | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3.5 | 2019 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 2.9 | 2020 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 2.7 | 2003 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 1997 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | 2.56 | 2020 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 1.8 | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 1.5 | 2020 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 1.3 | 1996 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 1.2 | 2017 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 38 | Georgia | 1.1 | 2003 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 0.9 | 2019 | down 60.9% | volatile |