Causes of death - absolute number by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
858,768 Number
Germany
Lowest
2,002 Number
Iceland
Median
54,531 Number
Years covered
17
1994–2010
Data points
693

What the numbers show

Causes of death - absolute number is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 858,768 Number in Germany; the lowest is 2,002 Number in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 54,531 Number, and the mean is 159,795 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 429.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 10.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 26.1%).

Causes of death - absolute number: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 858,768 Number 2010 up 2.4% flat
2 Italy 584,615 Number 2010 up 4.4% flat
3 United Kingdom 561,666 Number 2010 down 7.7% falling
3 United Kingdom 561,666 Number 2010 down 7.7% falling
5 France 552,571 Number 2010 up 2.1% flat
6 Metropolitan France 539,078 Number 2010 up 1.5% flat
7 Spain 382,047 Number 2010 up 6.0% rising
8 Poland 378,478 Number 2010 up 2.8% flat
8 Poland 378,478 Number 2010 up 2.8% flat
10 Romania 259,723 Number 2010 up 1.5% flat
11 Netherlands 136,058 Number 2010 down 3.2% flat
11 Netherlands 136,058 Number 2010 down 3.2% flat
13 Hungary 130,456 Number 2010 down 3.8% falling
14 Bulgaria 110,165 Number 2010 down 4.3% falling
15 Greece 109,084 Number 2010 up 3.7% rising
16 Czechia 106,844 Number 2010 down 2.0% falling
17 Portugal 106,242 Number 2010 up 0.4% flat
18 Belgium 105,152 Number 2010 up 0.5% flat
19 Sweden 90,519 Number 2010 down 3.2% flat
20 Austria 77,199 Number 2010 up 0.5% falling
21 Switzerland 62,649 Number 2010 up 0.2% flat
22 Denmark 54,531 Number 2009 down 7.1% falling
23 Slovakia 53,445 Number 2010 up 1.4% flat
23 Slovakia 53,445 Number 2010 up 1.4% flat
25 Croatia 52,096 Number 2010 up 3.7% flat
25 Croatia 52,096 Number 2010 up 3.7% flat
27 Finland 50,910 Number 2010 up 3.2% flat
28 Lithuania 42,120 Number 2010 up 8.2% flat
28 Lithuania 42,120 Number 2010 up 8.2% flat
30 Norway 41,442 Number 2010 down 5.9% falling
31 Latvia 30,074 Number 2010 down 6.6% falling
31 Latvia 30,074 Number 2010 down 6.6% falling
33 Ireland 27,565 Number 2010 down 12.2% falling
34 North Macedonia 19,113 Number 2010 up 10.8% rising
35 Slovenia 18,609 Number 2010 up 0.1% flat
35 Slovenia 18,609 Number 2010 up 0.1% flat
37 Estonia 15,780 Number 2010 down 14.3% falling
37 Estonia 15,780 Number 2010 down 14.3% falling
39 Albania 12,139 Number 2010 down 26.1% falling
40 Cyprus 5,094 Number 2010 down 4.9% flat
41 Luxembourg 3,621 Number 2010 down 0.1% falling
42 Malta 3,010 Number 2010 up 1.2% rising
43 Iceland 2,002 Number 2009 up 5.3% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Causes of death - absolute number
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 693 data points, 1994–2010
Last refreshed