|
Death Rate per 100,000 |
|
|
|
Region Rank |
Rate |
World Rank |
1. |
Lesotho |
11.51 |
1 |
2. |
Zimbabwe |
7.33 |
2 |
3. |
South Africa |
5.45 |
3 |
4. |
Swaziland |
5.29 |
4 |
5. |
Botswana |
5.17 |
5 |
6. |
Niger |
4.96 |
6 |
7. |
Mali |
4.64 |
7 |
8. |
Namibia |
4.58 |
8 |
9. |
Mozambique |
4.42 |
9 |
10. |
Somalia |
4.15 |
10 |
11. |
Chad |
4.02 |
13 |
12. |
Sierra Leone |
3.89 |
15 |
13. |
Burkina Faso |
3.88 |
16 |
14. |
Cameroon |
3.84 |
17 |
15. |
Eritrea |
3.81 |
18 |
16. |
Djibouti |
3.70 |
19 |
17. |
Guinea |
3.67 |
20 |
18. |
Benin |
3.59 |
22 |
19. |
Equ. Guinea |
3.54 |
23 |
20. |
Gambia |
3.54 |
25 |
21. |
Comoros |
3.52 |
26 |
22. |
Cote d Ivoire |
3.51 |
27 |
23. |
Burundi |
3.49 |
28 |
24. |
Guinea-Bissau |
3.48 |
29 |
25. |
Liberia |
3.45 |
30 |
Region Rank |
Rate |
World Rank |
26. |
Nigeria |
3.45 |
31 |
27. |
Senegal |
3.41 |
32 |
28. |
South Sudan |
3.29 |
33 |
29. |
Central Africa |
3.29 |
34 |
30. |
Mauritania |
3.28 |
35 |
31. |
Zambia |
3.25 |
36 |
32. |
Kenya |
3.19 |
37 |
33. |
Togo |
3.07 |
38 |
34. |
Ethiopia |
2.91 |
41 |
35. |
Sudan |
2.82 |
42 |
36. |
Tanzania |
2.72 |
44 |
37. |
Madagascar |
2.70 |
46 |
38. |
Angola |
2.68 |
47 |
39. |
Rwanda |
2.63 |
49 |
40. |
Ghana |
2.62 |
50 |
41. |
DR Congo |
2.57 |
52 |
42. |
Congo |
2.45 |
53 |
43. |
Malawi |
2.30 |
54 |
44. |
Uganda |
2.23 |
56 |
45. |
Cape Verde |
2.13 |
58 |
46. |
Gabon |
2.07 |
59 |
47. |
Seychelles |
0.94 |
102 |
48. |
Mauritius |
0.72 |
113 |
49. |
Sao Tome |
0.48 |
126 |
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ICD-10 CODES: X00-X19
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.