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World Deaths ranking 2026
Deaths for 237 countries and areas in 2026, based on the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant.
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World population rankings
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.
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| Rank | Country or area | Deaths | Total population | Share of world population | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China View China data | 11,482,043 people | 1,412,914,089 people | 17.02% | Projection |
| 2 | India | 9,888,274 people | 1,476,625,576 people | 17.79% | Projection |
| 3 | United States of America | 3,136,202 people | 349,035,494 people | 4.20% | Projection |
| 4 | Nigeria | 2,780,783 people | 242,431,832 people | 2.92% | Projection |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2,247,438 people | 287,886,782 people | 3.47% | Projection |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1,868,418 people | 143,394,458 people | 1.73% | Projection |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1,664,087 people | 259,299,792 people | 3.12% | Projection |
| 8 | Brazil | 1,566,186 people | 213,562,666 people | 2.57% | Projection |
| 9 | Japan | 1,563,215 people | 122,427,731 people | 1.47% | Projection |
| 10 | Germany | 1,042,378 people | 83,644,258 people | 1.01% | Projection |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 958,937 people | 116,452,162 people | 1.40% | Projection |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 913,453 people | 177,818,044 people | 2.14% | Projection |
| 13 | Mexico | 844,430 people | 132,997,658 people | 1.60% | Projection |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 795,185 people | 138,902,185 people | 1.67% | Projection |
| 15 | Philippines | 775,845 people | 117,724,472 people | 1.42% | Projection |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 695,501 people | 102,177,431 people | 1.23% | Projection |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 677,695 people | 69,931,528 people | 0.84% | Projection |
| 18 | Egypt | 672,443 people | 120,101,175 people | 1.45% | Projection |
| 19 | Italy | 669,403 people | 58,926,166 people | 0.71% | Projection |
| 20 | Thailand | 661,907 people | 71,559,614 people | 0.86% | Projection |
| 21 | France | 631,107 people | 66,746,401 people | 0.80% | Projection |
| 22 | South Africa | 609,623 people | 65,453,084 people | 0.79% | Projection |
| 23 | Türkiye | 565,453 people | 87,926,082 people | 1.06% | Projection |
| 24 | Ukraine | 527,216 people | 39,535,848 people | 0.48% | Projection |
| 25 | Myanmar | 513,957 people | 55,184,819 people | 0.66% | Projection |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 460,929 people | 93,168,497 people | 1.12% | Projection |
| 27 | Spain | 460,482 people | 47,850,793 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 28 | Poland | 419,456 people | 37,843,188 people | 0.46% | Projection |
| 29 | Kenya | 417,824 people | 58,636,412 people | 0.71% | Projection |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 405,955 people | 72,563,780 people | 0.87% | Projection |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 385,355 people | 51,600,388 people | 0.62% | Projection |
| 32 | Argentina | 361,468 people | 46,003,734 people | 0.55% | Projection |
| 33 | Canada | 331,403 people | 40,467,728 people | 0.49% | Projection |
| 34 | Sudan | 330,515 people | 53,282,719 people | 0.64% | Projection |
| 35 | Colombia | 304,666 people | 53,936,226 people | 0.65% | Projection |
| 36 | Angola | 268,922 people | 40,215,180 people | 0.48% | Projection |
| 37 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 267,788 people | 26,633,691 people | 0.32% | Projection |
| 38 | Romania | 255,931 people | 18,800,605 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 251,629 people | 33,494,346 people | 0.40% | Projection |
| 40 | Ghana | 248,774 people | 35,697,557 people | 0.43% | Projection |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 248,524 people | 45,047,068 people | 0.54% | Projection |
| 42 | Mozambique | 246,990 people | 36,639,850 people | 0.44% | Projection |
| 43 | Madagascar | 246,621 people | 33,522,052 people | 0.40% | Projection |
| 44 | Uganda | 245,640 people | 52,761,470 people | 0.64% | Projection |
| 45 | Niger | 243,202 people | 28,814,878 people | 0.35% | Projection |
| 46 | Chad | 235,921 people | 21,560,380 people | 0.26% | Projection |
| 47 | Morocco | 229,022 people | 38,762,441 people | 0.47% | Projection |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 228,605 people | 37,724,223 people | 0.45% | Projection |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 226,499 people | 28,633,711 people | 0.34% | Projection |
| 50 | Algeria | 224,898 people | 48,028,334 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 51 | Mali | 213,845 people | 25,932,275 people | 0.31% | Projection |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 208,866 people | 23,011,292 people | 0.28% | Projection |
| 53 | Cameroon | 208,554 people | 30,640,817 people | 0.37% | Projection |
| 54 | Nepal | 207,364 people | 29,629,410 people | 0.36% | Projection |
| 55 | Iraq | 203,068 people | 48,007,437 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 56 | Peru | 200,302 people | 34,922,148 people | 0.42% | Projection |
| 57 | Yemen | 198,677 people | 42,961,653 people | 0.52% | Projection |
| 58 | Malaysia | 198,321 people | 36,385,115 people | 0.44% | Projection |
| 59 | Somalia | 193,980 people | 20,305,907 people | 0.24% | Projection |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 191,224 people | 24,601,700 people | 0.30% | Projection |
| 61 | Australia | 187,033 people | 27,227,096 people | 0.33% | Projection |
| 62 | Netherlands | 171,311 people | 18,448,775 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 169,566 people | 23,348,315 people | 0.28% | Projection |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 143,331 people | 21,083,626 people | 0.25% | Projection |
| 65 | Guinea | 136,486 people | 15,441,992 people | 0.19% | Projection |
| 66 | Chile | 134,953 people | 19,945,850 people | 0.24% | Projection |
| 67 | Benin | 129,783 people | 15,170,420 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 68 | Hungary | 128,367 people | 9,585,818 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 125,985 people | 17,273,580 people | 0.21% | Projection |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 125,882 people | 26,472,497 people | 0.32% | Projection |
| 71 | Greece | 124,937 people | 9,897,116 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 72 | South Sudan | 123,090 people | 12,436,037 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 73 | Belarus | 119,042 people | 8,937,018 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 74 | Portugal | 118,973 people | 10,395,362 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 75 | Cambodia | 118,566 people | 18,051,219 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 76 | Malawi | 118,129 people | 22,785,535 people | 0.27% | Projection |
| 77 | Czechia | 117,684 people | 10,527,780 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 78 | Belgium | 115,904 people | 11,774,642 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 79 | Cuba | 115,769 people | 10,892,659 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 80 | Zambia | 114,941 people | 22,521,915 people | 0.27% | Projection |
| 81 | Senegal | 104,057 people | 19,366,548 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 102,232 people | 6,667,660 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 83 | Ecuador | 98,155 people | 18,444,506 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 84 | Sweden | 97,652 people | 10,701,046 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 85 | Burundi | 96,877 people | 14,729,157 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 86 | Serbia | 95,299 people | 6,641,964 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 87 | Haiti | 94,315 people | 12,037,506 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 88 | Austria | 93,674 people | 9,107,266 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 89 | Guatemala | 93,484 people | 18,967,978 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 91,521 people | 12,749,291 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 91 | Rwanda | 86,679 people | 14,889,693 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 81,748 people | 35,165,787 people | 0.42% | Projection |
| 93 | Tunisia | 78,286 people | 12,415,138 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 94 | Switzerland | 76,989 people | 9,007,798 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 95 | Togo | 75,184 people | 9,930,918 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 74,579 people | 11,609,500 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 72,657 people | 10,947,848 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 72,457 people | 8,996,744 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 71,738 people | 10,454,855 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 100 | Finland | 61,221 people | 5,621,739 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 101 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 59,151 people | 7,378,602 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 102 | Denmark | 59,118 people | 6,023,520 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 103 | Slovakia | 57,002 people | 5,451,342 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 104 | Israel | 53,826 people | 9,647,689 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 105 | Croatia | 53,431 people | 3,822,345 people | 0.05% | Projection |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 52,068 people | 5,698,984 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 107 | Honduras | 51,442 people | 11,184,760 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 50,919 people | 10,978,598 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49,165 people | 7,974,018 people | 0.10% | Projection |
| 110 | El Salvador | 48,100 people | 6,391,254 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 111 | Liberia | 46,361 people | 5,853,949 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 45,980 people | 7,736,632 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,069 people | 7,400,464 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 114 | Georgia | 44,971 people | 3,804,642 people | 0.05% | Projection |
| 115 | Norway | 44,359 people | 5,652,989 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42,697 people | 3,114,242 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 42,144 people | 2,961,253 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 118 | Paraguay | 41,123 people | 7,095,279 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 119 | Congo | 40,986 people | 6,637,786 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 120 | New Zealand | 39,926 people | 5,287,479 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 121 | Lithuania | 39,704 people | 2,797,338 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 122 | Ireland | 37,687 people | 5,356,950 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 123 | Jordan | 37,665 people | 11,589,532 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 124 | Libya | 37,073 people | 7,539,852 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 125 | Lebanon | 36,463 people | 5,897,467 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 35,223 people | 3,222,688 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 127 | Uruguay | 33,731 people | 3,382,537 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 33,653 people | 7,097,329 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 129 | Singapore | 30,818 people | 5,905,748 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 29,901 people | 5,174,789 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 131 | Mauritania | 28,554 people | 5,461,319 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 132 | Armenia | 27,831 people | 2,930,915 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 133 | Latvia | 27,245 people | 1,835,935 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 134 | Lesotho | 24,271 people | 2,389,336 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 135 | Albania | 24,242 people | 2,751,025 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 136 | Jamaica | 24,086 people | 2,833,404 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 137 | Panama | 23,224 people | 4,625,718 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 138 | Slovenia | 22,306 people | 2,114,574 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 139 | Eritrea | 21,702 people | 3,682,669 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 140 | Mongolia | 21,265 people | 3,556,798 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 20,314 people | 1,804,062 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 142 | Namibia | 19,540 people | 3,153,246 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 143 | Gambia | 17,812 people | 2,884,079 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 144 | Estonia | 16,502 people | 1,331,062 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 145 | State of Palestine | 16,412 people | 5,692,790 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 146 | Gabon | 16,276 people | 2,647,400 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,957 people | 2,297,808 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 15,386 people | 1,984,468 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 149 | Botswana | 14,981 people | 2,603,388 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,879 people | 1,513,268 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 151 | Mauritius | 11,933 people | 1,265,059 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 11,114 people | 11,574,682 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 153 | Oman | 10,553 people | 5,671,458 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 154 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 10,430 people | 1,666,992 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 10,203 people | 1,436,923 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 156 | Eswatini | 9,887 people | 1,269,859 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 157 | Cyprus | 9,787 people | 1,382,334 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 158 | Kuwait | 9,190 people | 5,102,773 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 159 | Djibouti | 9,028 people | 1,199,459 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 160 | Fiji | 8,963 people | 937,282 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 161 | Montenegro | 7,273 people | 626,233 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 162 | Guyana | 6,416 people | 840,890 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 163 | Comoros | 6,240 people | 899,010 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 164 | Réunion | 5,270 people | 886,298 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 5,061 people | 687,448 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 166 | Bhutan | 4,827 people | 802,214 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 167 | Suriname | 4,505 people | 645,256 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 168 | Malta | 4,337 people | 549,011 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 4,297 people | 858,288 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 4,030 people | 610,813 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 171 | Guadeloupe | 3,765 people | 372,453 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 172 | Bahrain | 3,741 people | 1,675,572 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 173 | Martinique | 3,690 people | 337,711 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 174 | Bahamas | 3,639 people | 404,628 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 175 | China, Macao SAR | 3,593 people | 723,188 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 176 | Qatar | 3,270 people | 3,173,559 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 177 | Barbados | 2,937 people | 282,724 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 178 | Cabo Verde | 2,759 people | 529,630 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 179 | Iceland | 2,683 people | 402,329 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,614 people | 469,775 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 181 | Belize | 2,175 people | 428,644 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 182 | Curaçao | 1,926 people | 185,440 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 1,899 people | 297,892 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 1,689 people | 342,564 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 1,611 people | 180,488 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 186 | French Guiana | 1,545 people | 318,872 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 187 | Samoa | 1,368 people | 220,528 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,335 people | 244,994 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 189 | Maldives | 1,308 people | 531,517 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,291 people | 83,400 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 191 | Guam | 1,212 people | 170,185 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 1,174 people | 283,076 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,153 people | 99,244 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 194 | Jersey | 1,137 people | 104,106 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 195 | Aruba | 1,108 people | 108,164 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 196 | Seychelles | 1,092 people | 134,959 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 197 | Grenada | 1,058 people | 117,362 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 198 | Kiribati | 981 people | 138,445 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 199 | Isle of Man | 919 people | 84,054 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 200 | Mayotte | 919 people | 347,536 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 201 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 898 people | 114,182 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 202 | Dominica | 815 people | 65,511 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 203 | Monaco | 714 people | 38,087 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 204 | Antigua and Barbuda | 685 people | 94,626 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 205 | Tonga | 671 people | 103,291 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 206 | Guernsey | 620 people | 64,610 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 207 | Bermuda | 602 people | 64,459 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 208 | Greenland | 589 people | 55,629 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 209 | Faroe Islands | 543 people | 56,526 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 210 | Andorra | 530 people | 83,753 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 473 people | 46,992 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 212 | Cayman Islands | 386 people | 77,196 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 213 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 386 people | 44,447 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 351 people | 47,148 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 215 | American Samoa | 350 people | 45,318 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 329 people | 40,368 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 217 | San Marino | 291 people | 33,605 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 218 | Gibraltar | 275 people | 40,867 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 219 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 274 people | 31,913 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 220 | Marshall Islands | 263 people | 35,075 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 221 | British Virgin Islands | 251 people | 39,936 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 222 | Saint Martin (French part) | 248 people | 23,898 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 223 | Northern Mariana Islands | 238 people | 42,914 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 224 | Palau | 215 people | 17,614 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 133 people | 12,826 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 226 | Anguilla | 103 people | 14,817 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 94 people | 11,113 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 228 | Nauru | 93 people | 12,101 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 229 | Saint Helena | 89 people | 5,148 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 230 | Tuvalu | 88 people | 9,362 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 79 people | 5,513 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 232 | Saint Barthélemy | 77 people | 11,550 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 233 | Montserrat | 59 people | 4,328 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 28 people | 3,465 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 235 | Niue | 27 people | 1,822 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 236 | Tokelau | 15 people | 2,691 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 237 | Holy See | 13 people | 506 people | 0.00% | Projection |
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China's detailed profile follows this site's original China dataset. World rankings use UN WPP 2024 figures for cross-country comparability.
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