How Many People Die Each Day in 2026?

World Death Rate

Deaths Per Day

174,194

Deaths Per Hour

7,258

Deaths Per Minute

121

Deaths Per Second

2.02

Top 5 Countries With the Highest Death Rate
Country
Rank
Deaths Per Day ↓
Deaths Per Hour
2026 Pop.
China FlagChina131,4361,3101,412,910,000
India FlagIndia227,0731,1281,476,630,000
United States FlagUnited States38,586358349,035,000
Nigeria FlagNigeria47,613317242,432,000
Indonesia FlagIndonesia56,153256287,887,000
Russia FlagRussia65,115213143,394,000
Pakistan FlagPakistan74,556190259,300,000
Brazil FlagBrazil84,288179213,563,000
Japan FlagJapan94,280178122,428,000
Germany FlagGermany102,85411983,644,300
DR Congo FlagDR Congo112,625109116,452,000
Bangladesh FlagBangladesh122,501104177,818,000
Mexico FlagMexico132,31296132,998,000
Ethiopia FlagEthiopia142,17791138,902,000
Philippines FlagPhilippines152,12489117,724,000
Vietnam FlagVietnam161,90479102,177,000
United Kingdom FlagUnited Kingdom171,8557769,931,500
Egypt FlagEgypt181,84177120,101,000
Italy FlagItaly191,8337658,926,200
Thailand FlagThailand201,8127671,559,600
France FlagFrance211,7287266,746,400
South Africa FlagSouth Africa221,6697065,453,100
Turkey FlagTurkey231,5486587,926,100
Ukraine FlagUkraine241,4436039,535,800
Myanmar FlagMyanmar251,4075955,184,800
Iran FlagIran261,2625393,168,500
Spain FlagSpain271,2615347,850,800
Poland FlagPoland281,1484837,843,200
Kenya FlagKenya291,1444858,636,400
Tanzania FlagTanzania301,1114672,563,800
South Korea FlagSouth Korea311,0554451,600,400
Argentina FlagArgentina329904146,003,700
Canada FlagCanada339073840,467,700
Sudan FlagSudan349053853,282,700
Colombia FlagColombia358343553,936,200
Angola FlagAngola367363140,215,200
North Korea FlagNorth Korea377333126,633,700
Romania FlagRomania387012918,800,600
Ivory Coast FlagIvory Coast396892933,494,300
Ghana FlagGhana406812835,697,600
Afghanistan FlagAfghanistan416802845,047,100
Mozambique FlagMozambique426762836,639,900
Madagascar FlagMadagascar436752833,522,100
Uganda FlagUganda446732852,761,500
Niger FlagNiger456662828,814,900
Chad FlagChad466462721,560,400
Morocco FlagMorocco476272638,762,400
Uzbekistan FlagUzbekistan486262637,724,200
Venezuela FlagVenezuela496202628,633,700
Algeria FlagAlgeria506162648,028,300
Mali FlagMali515852425,932,300
Taiwan FlagTaiwan525722423,011,300
Cameroon FlagCameroon535712430,640,800
Nepal FlagNepal545682429,629,400
Iraq FlagIraq555562348,007,400
Peru FlagPeru565482334,922,100
Yemen FlagYemen575442342,961,700
Malaysia FlagMalaysia585432336,385,100
Somalia FlagSomalia595312220,305,900
Burkina Faso FlagBurkina Faso605242224,601,700
Australia FlagAustralia615122127,227,100
Netherlands FlagNetherlands624692018,448,800
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka634641923,348,300
Kazakhstan FlagKazakhstan643921621,083,600
Guinea FlagGuinea653741615,442,000
Chile FlagChile663691519,945,800
Benin FlagBenin673551515,170,400
Hungary FlagHungary68351159,585,820
Zimbabwe FlagZimbabwe693451417,273,600
Syria FlagSyria703451426,472,500
Greece FlagGreece71342149,897,120
South Sudan FlagSouth Sudan723371412,436,000
Belarus FlagBelarus73326148,937,020
Portugal FlagPortugal743261410,395,400
Cambodia FlagCambodia753251418,051,200
Malawi FlagMalawi763231322,785,500
Czechia FlagCzechia773221310,527,800
Belgium FlagBelgium783171311,774,600
Cuba FlagCuba793171310,892,700
Zambia FlagZambia803151322,521,900
Senegal FlagSenegal812851219,366,500
Bulgaria FlagBulgaria82280126,667,660
Ecuador FlagEcuador832691118,444,500
Sweden FlagSweden842671110,701,000
Burundi FlagBurundi852651114,729,200
Serbia FlagSerbia86261116,641,960
Haiti FlagHaiti872581112,037,500
Austria FlagAustria88256119,107,270
Guatemala FlagGuatemala892561118,968,000
Bolivia FlagBolivia902511012,749,300
Rwanda FlagRwanda912371014,889,700
Saudi Arabia FlagSaudi Arabia92224935,165,800
Tunisia FlagTunisia93214912,415,100
Switzerland FlagSwitzerland9421199,007,800
Togo FlagTogo9520699,930,920
Dominican Republic FlagDominican Republic96204911,609,500
Papua New Guinea FlagPapua New Guinea97199810,947,800
Sierra Leone FlagSierra Leone9819888,996,740
Azerbaijan FlagAzerbaijan99196810,454,900
Finland FlagFinland10016875,621,740
Hong Kong FlagHong Kong10116277,378,600
Denmark FlagDenmark10216276,023,520
Slovakia FlagSlovakia10315675,451,340
Israel FlagIsrael10414769,647,690
Croatia FlagCroatia10514663,822,340
Central African Republic FlagCentral African Republic10614365,698,980
Honduras FlagHonduras107141611,184,800
Tajikistan FlagTajikistan108139610,978,600
Laos FlagLaos10913567,974,020
El Salvador FlagEl Salvador11013256,391,250
Liberia FlagLiberia11112755,853,950
Turkmenistan FlagTurkmenistan11212657,736,630
Kyrgyzstan FlagKyrgyzstan11312357,400,460
Georgia FlagGeorgia11412353,804,640
Norway FlagNorway11512155,652,990
Bosnia and Herzegovina FlagBosnia and Herzegovina11611753,114,240
Moldova FlagMoldova11711552,961,250
Paraguay FlagParaguay11811357,095,280
Republic of the Congo FlagRepublic of the Congo11911256,637,780
Lithuania FlagLithuania12010952,797,340
New Zealand FlagNew Zealand12110955,287,480
Jordan FlagJordan122103411,589,500
Ireland FlagIreland12310345,356,950
Libya FlagLibya12410247,539,850
Lebanon FlagLebanon12510045,897,470
Puerto Rico FlagPuerto Rico1269643,222,690
Nicaragua FlagNicaragua1279247,097,330
Uruguay FlagUruguay1289243,382,540
Singapore FlagSingapore1298445,905,750
Costa Rica FlagCosta Rica1308235,174,790
Mauritania FlagMauritania1317835,461,320
Armenia FlagArmenia1327632,930,920
Latvia FlagLatvia1337531,835,940
Lesotho FlagLesotho1346632,389,340
Albania FlagAlbania1356632,751,020
Jamaica FlagJamaica1366632,833,400
Panama FlagPanama1376434,625,720
Slovenia FlagSlovenia1386132,114,570
Eritrea FlagEritrea1395923,682,670
Mongolia FlagMongolia1405823,556,800
North Macedonia FlagNorth Macedonia1415621,804,060
Namibia FlagNamibia1425323,153,250
Gambia FlagGambia1434922,884,080
Gabon FlagGabon1444522,647,400
Palestine FlagPalestine1454525,692,790
Estonia FlagEstonia1464521,331,060
Guinea-Bissau FlagGuinea-Bissau1474422,297,810
Equatorial Guinea FlagEquatorial Guinea1484221,984,470
Botswana FlagBotswana1494122,603,390
Trinidad and Tobago FlagTrinidad and Tobago1503821,513,270
Mauritius FlagMauritius1513311,265,060
United Arab Emirates FlagUnited Arab Emirates15230111,574,700
Oman FlagOman1532915,671,460
Timor-Leste FlagTimor-Leste1542811,436,920
Eswatini FlagEswatini1552711,269,860
Cyprus FlagCyprus1562711,382,330
Djibouti FlagDjibouti1572511,199,460
Kuwait FlagKuwait1582515,102,770
Fiji FlagFiji159251937,282
Montenegro FlagMontenegro160201626,233
Guyana FlagGuyana161181840,890
Comoros FlagComoros162171899,010
Reunion FlagReunion163141886,298
Luxembourg FlagLuxembourg164141687,448
Bhutan FlagBhutan165131802,214
Malta FlagMalta166120549,011
Suriname FlagSuriname167121645,256
Solomon Islands FlagSolomon Islands168120858,288
Western Sahara FlagWestern Sahara169110610,813
Macau FlagMacau170100723,188
Bahrain FlagBahrain1711001,675,570
Bahamas FlagBahamas172100404,628
Guadeloupe FlagGuadeloupe173100372,453
Martinique FlagMartinique174100337,711
Qatar FlagQatar175903,173,560
Cape Verde FlagCape Verde17680529,630
Barbados FlagBarbados17780282,724
Brunei FlagBrunei17870469,775
Iceland FlagIceland17970402,329
Belize FlagBelize18060428,644
Curacao FlagCuracao18150185,440
New Caledonia FlagNew Caledonia18250297,892
Vanuatu FlagVanuatu18350342,564
Sao Tome and Principe FlagSao Tome and Principe18440244,994
Maldives FlagMaldives18540531,517
Saint Lucia FlagSaint Lucia18640180,488
United States Virgin Islands FlagUnited States Virgin Islands1874083,400
French Guiana FlagFrench Guiana18840318,872
Samoa FlagSamoa18940220,528
Mayotte FlagMayotte19030347,536
Seychelles FlagSeychelles19130134,959
Isle of Man FlagIsle of Man1923084,055
Jersey FlagJersey19330104,106
Aruba FlagAruba19430108,164
Grenada FlagGrenada19530117,362
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FlagSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1963099,245
Guam FlagGuam19730170,185
Kiribati FlagKiribati19830138,445
French Polynesia FlagFrench Polynesia19930283,076
Guernsey FlagGuernsey2002064,609
Monaco FlagMonaco2012038,087
Antigua and Barbuda FlagAntigua and Barbuda2022094,626
Dominica FlagDominica2032065,511
Bermuda FlagBermuda2042064,459
Greenland FlagGreenland2052055,629
Micronesia FlagMicronesia20620114,183
Tonga FlagTonga20720103,291
Faroe Islands FlagFaroe Islands2081056,526
Andorra FlagAndorra2091083,753
Gibraltar FlagGibraltar2101040,867
San Marino FlagSan Marino2111033,605
Liechtenstein FlagLiechtenstein2121040,368
British Virgin Islands FlagBritish Virgin Islands2131039,936
Cayman Islands FlagCayman Islands2141077,196
Saint Kitts and Nevis FlagSaint Kitts and Nevis2151046,992
Saint Martin FlagSaint Martin2161023,898
Sint Maarten FlagSint Maarten2171044,447
Turks and Caicos Islands FlagTurks and Caicos Islands2181047,148
Marshall Islands FlagMarshall Islands2191035,075
Northern Mariana Islands FlagNorthern Mariana Islands2201042,914
Palau FlagPalau2211017,614
American Samoa FlagAmerican Samoa2221045,319
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha FlagSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha223005,147
Vatican City FlagVatican City22400506
Anguilla FlagAnguilla2250014,817
Montserrat FlagMontserrat226004,328
Saint Barthelemy FlagSaint Barthelemy2270011,550
Falkland Islands FlagFalkland Islands228003,465
Saint Pierre and Miquelon FlagSaint Pierre and Miquelon229005,513
Nauru FlagNauru2300012,101
Cook Islands FlagCook Islands2310012,826
Niue FlagNiue232001,822
Tokelau FlagTokelau233002,691
Tuvalu FlagTuvalu234009,362
Wallis and Futuna FlagWallis and Futuna2350011,113

Top 3 Causes of Death Around the World

The leading causes of death worldwide reflect a complex interplay of factors including global health trends, socioeconomic conditions, and the emergence of new health challenges. As of 2021, the top causes of death globally are:

1. Cardiovascular Diseases

Ischaemic heart disease remains the world's leading cause of death, responsible for 13% of total deaths globally. This condition has seen the largest increase in fatalities since 2000, rising to 9.1 million deaths in 2021.

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Heart Disease Rates by Country

2. Infectious Diseases

COVID-19 emerged as the second leading cause of death worldwide, directly responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2021. This pandemic significantly impacted global mortality patterns, pushing other leading causes of death down the list.

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Vaccination Rates by Country

3. Cerebrovascular Diseases

Stroke ranks as the third leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 10% of total deaths.

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Best Healthcare in the World

Top Causes of Death in the Countries with the Highest Death Rate

China Flag 1. China

Stroke is the leading cause of death in China.

Stroke has become the leading cause of years of life lost (YLLs) in China as of 2017, despite a 33.5% decrease in age-standardized mortality from 1990. It is part of the broader category of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, which have shown a steep increasing trend in China from 2000 to 2017.

The top 5 causes of death in China:

  • Cerebrovascular Diseases (including stroke)
  • Malignant tumor (cancer)
  • Heart trouble
  • Respiratory disease
  • Trauma and toxicosis
Heart Disease Rates by Country

India Flag 2. India

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in India.

The prevalence of heart disease in India is largely attributed to urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, tobacco use, unhealthy diets, and rising stress levels.

The top 5 causes of death in India:

  • Heart disease (Cardiovascular diseases)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Stroke
  • Lower respiratory infections
  • Diarrheal diseases
Heart Disease Rates by Country

United States Flag 3. United States

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in United States.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death, accounting for approximately 20% of all deaths in the United States.

The top 5 causes of death in United States:

  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • COVID-19
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries)
  • Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)
Heart Disease Rates by Country

Nigeria Flag 4. Nigeria

Neonatal disorders is the leading cause of death in Nigeria.

Neonatal disorders account for approximately 14% of all deaths in Nigeria. These include conditions such as prematurity, low birth weight, and neonatal jaundice.

The top 5 causes of death in Nigeria:

  • Neonatal disorders
  • Malaria
  • Lower respiratory infections
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Diarrheal diseases
Heart Disease Rates by Country

Indonesia Flag 5. Indonesia

Stroke is the leading cause of death in Indonesia.

This high prevalence of strokes is attributed to factors such as hypertension and tobacco smoking habits.

The top 5 causes of death in Indonesia:

  • Stroke
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Lower respiratory infections
  • Tuberculosis
Heart Disease Rates by Country

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.

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