Probability of dying that year, among females by country

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.

Countries reporting
236
Highest
6.6%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
0.9%
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,722

What the numbers show

Probability of dying that year, among females is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 6.6% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 163.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 216 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 44.1%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 85.0%).

Probability of dying that year, among females: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 6.6% 2023 down 28.6% falling
2 Nigeria 6.4% 2023 down 16.8% falling
3 Central African Republic 6.3% 2023 down 24.0% falling
4 Somalia 6.1% 2023 down 25.3% falling
5 Niger 6.1% 2023 down 8.8% falling
6 Guinea 6.0% 2023 down 17.0% falling
7 South Sudan 5.9% 2023 down 3.9% falling
8 Chad 5.9% 2023 down 24.5% falling
9 Mali 5.6% 2023 down 22.2% falling
10 Lesotho 5.1% 2023 down 14.9% falling
11 Liberia 5.1% 2023 down 21.8% falling
12 Burkina Faso 4.8% 2023 down 26.2% falling
13 Equatorial Guinea 4.8% 2023 down 27.4% falling
14 Benin 4.8% 2023 down 20.5% falling
15 Mozambique 4.6% 2023 down 28.4% falling
16 Pakistan 4.5% 2023 down 26.3% falling
17 Côte d'Ivoire 4.5% 2023 down 26.0% falling
18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.4% 2023 down 25.8% falling
19 Guinea-Bissau 4.4% 2023 down 27.6% falling
20 Angola 4.4% 2023 down 32.5% falling
21 Cameroon 4.3% 2023 down 27.7% falling
22 Madagascar 4.1% 2023 down 2.3% falling
23 Afghanistan 4.0% 2023 down 26.4% falling
24 Haiti 3.9% 2023 down 23.9% falling
25 Kiribati 3.8% 2023 down 6.5% falling
26 Togo 3.7% 2023 down 26.0% falling
27 Comoros 3.5% 2023 down 27.3% falling
28 Zambia 3.4% 2023 down 23.0% falling
29 Eswatini 3.4% 2023 down 28.5% falling
30 Timor-Leste 3.4% 2023 down 25.4% volatile
31 Sudan 3.3% 2023 down 22.7% falling
32 Djibouti 3.3% 2023 down 23.6% falling
33 Burundi 3.2% 2023 down 30.7% falling
34 Zimbabwe 3.0% 2023 down 29.3% falling
35 Papua New Guinea 2.9% 2023 down 25.5% falling
36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.9% 2023 down 25.3% falling
37 Yemen 2.9% 2023 down 19.8% volatile
38 Ethiopia 2.9% 2023 down 32.1% falling
39 Myanmar 2.8% 2023 down 29.4% falling
40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.8% 2023 down 31.5% falling
41 Mauritania 2.7% 2023 down 25.6% falling
42 Ghana 2.7% 2023 down 27.9% falling
43 Turkmenistan 2.7% 2023 down 6.3% falling
44 Kenya 2.6% 2023 down 19.2% falling
45 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.6% 2023 down 33.7% falling
46 Malawi 2.6% 2023 down 39.0% falling
47 Gambia 2.6% 2023 down 30.3% falling
48 Botswana 2.6% 2023 down 26.0% falling
49 Dominica 2.6% 2023 up 27.9% volatile
50 Congo 2.6% 2023 down 27.4% falling
51 South Africa 2.6% 2023 down 7.2% falling
52 Uganda 2.5% 2023 down 35.8% falling
53 Rwanda 2.5% 2023 down 28.7% falling
54 Gabon 2.4% 2023 down 30.0% falling
55 Namibia 2.4% 2023 down 21.8% falling
56 Eritrea 2.3% 2023 down 26.0% volatile
57 Dominican Republic 2.3% 2023 down 9.6% volatile
58 India 2.3% 2023 down 43.2% falling
59 Tajikistan 2.1% 2023 down 24.6% falling
60 Senegal 2.1% 2023 down 36.1% falling
61 Bangladesh 2.1% 2023 down 35.6% volatile
62 Western Sahara 2.1% 2023 down 30.9% volatile
63 Fiji 2.0% 2023 up 31.6% volatile
64 Nepal 2.0% 2023 down 36.8% volatile
65 Marshall Islands 1.9% 2023 down 24.8% falling
66 Guyana 1.8% 2023 down 25.3% falling
67 Naoero 1.8% 2023 down 24.9% falling
68 Philippines 1.8% 2023 down 4.6% falling
69 Niue 1.7% 2023 down 25.5% volatile
70 Bhutan 1.7% 2023 down 31.6% volatile
71 Iraq 1.7% 2023 down 28.4% volatile
72 Cambodia 1.7% 2023 down 35.7% volatile
73 Algeria 1.6% 2023 down 19.3% volatile
74 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.6% 2023 down 26.4% volatile
75 Palau 1.6% 2023 up 7.9% volatile
76 Guatemala 1.5% 2023 down 30.1% volatile
77 Indonesia 1.5% 2023 down 30.1% volatile
78 Libya 1.5% 2023 up 38.6% volatile
79 Syrian Arab Republic 1.5% 2023 down 24.9% volatile
80 Wallis and Futuna 1.4% 2023 down 9.9% volatile
81 Lebanon 1.4% 2023 up 44.1% volatile
82 Tuvalu 1.4% 2023 down 29.0% volatile
83 Jamaica 1.4% 2023 up 2.1% volatile
84 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.4% 2023 up 5.9% volatile
85 Vanuatu 1.4% 2023 down 19.4% volatile
86 Egypt 1.3% 2023 down 30.2% volatile
87 Azerbaijan 1.3% 2023 down 42.7% volatile
88 Saint Lucia 1.3% 2023 down 6.3% volatile
89 Solomon Islands 1.3% 2023 down 27.0% volatile
90 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.3% 2023 down 24.8% volatile
91 Palestine, State of 1.3% 2023 down 15.4% volatile
92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.3% 2023 down 7.6% volatile
93 Morocco 1.3% 2023 down 35.5% volatile
94 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% 2023 down 30.9% volatile
95 Paraguay 1.2% 2023 down 28.4% falling
96 Suriname 1.2% 2023 down 24.5% volatile
97 Viet Nam 1.2% 2023 down 9.2% volatile
98 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2% 2023 down 24.7% volatile
99 Grenada 1.2% 2023 up 8.1% volatile
100 Mauritius 1.2% 2023 down 0.6% volatile
101 Samoa 1.2% 2023 down 17.1% volatile
102 Panama 1.2% 2023 down 6.5% volatile
103 Honduras 1.1% 2023 down 29.2% volatile
104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% 2023 down 18.0% volatile
105 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1% 2023 down 49.2% volatile
106 Aruba 1.1% 2023 down 12.2% volatile
107 Seychelles 1.1% 2023 down 0.2% volatile
108 Nicaragua 1.1% 2023 down 29.3% volatile
109 Guam 1.1% 2023 up 10.8% volatile
110 Brazil 1.1% 2023 down 18.2% volatile
111 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.1% 2023 down 9.2% volatile
112 Jordan 1.0% 2023 down 25.3% volatile
113 Peru 1.0% 2023 down 19.8% volatile
114 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2023 down 14.1% volatile
115 Uzbekistan 1.0% 2023 down 39.2% volatile
116 Bahamas 1.0% 2023 down 12.5% volatile
117 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.0% 2023 down 4.1% volatile
118 Isle of Man 1.0% 2023 down 14.5% falling
119 Saint Helena 0.9% 2023 down 6.8% falling
120 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9% 2023 down 30.9% volatile
121 Mexico 0.9% 2023 down 27.7% volatile
122 Mongolia 0.9% 2023 down 40.4% volatile
123 British Virgin Islands 0.9% 2023 down 17.8% volatile
124 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.9% 2023 down 10.5% volatile
125 Malta 0.9% 2023 up 36.1% volatile
126 Cape Verde 0.9% 2023 down 43.9% volatile
127 Greenland 0.9% 2023 up 4.1% volatile
128 Colombia 0.9% 2023 down 27.9% volatile
129 Barbados 0.8% 2023 down 24.7% volatile
130 El Salvador 0.8% 2023 down 31.3% volatile
131 Ecuador 0.8% 2023 down 28.5% volatile
132 Türkiye 0.8% 2023 down 28.4% volatile
133 Jersey 0.8% 2023 up 15.8% falling
134 Argentina 0.8% 2023 down 24.3% volatile
135 Tunisia 0.8% 2023 down 40.9% volatile
136 Tonga 0.8% 2023 down 15.6% volatile
137 American Samoa 0.8% 2023 down 4.1% volatile
138 New Caledonia 0.8% 2023 down 21.5% volatile
139 Belize 0.8% 2023 down 38.7% volatile
140 Armenia 0.8% 2023 down 38.1% volatile
141 Mayotte 0.8% 2023 up 25.0% volatile
142 Oman 0.8% 2023 down 8.7% volatile
143 Brunei Darussalam 0.7% 2023 down 0.9% volatile
144 Albania 0.7% 2023 down 11.1% volatile
145 Georgia 0.7% 2023 down 20.3% volatile
146 Kazakhstan 0.7% 2023 down 34.7% volatile
147 Curaçao 0.7% 2023 down 20.4% volatile
148 Gibraltar 0.7% 2023 down 10.4% falling
149 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.7% 2023 down 7.0% volatile
150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% 2023 down 17.9% volatile
151 Martinique 0.7% 2023 up 2.4% volatile
152 Kuwait 0.6% 2023 down 12.7% volatile
153 French Guiana 0.6% 2023 down 12.4% volatile
154 Costa Rica 0.6% 2023 down 19.6% volatile
155 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.6% 2023 down 9.2% falling
156 Guadeloupe 0.6% 2023 down 0.3% volatile
157 Vatican 0.6% 2023 down 5.1% volatile
158 Malaysia 0.6% 2023 down 3.6% volatile
159 Liechtenstein 0.6% 2023 down 12.0% volatile
160 Thailand 0.5% 2023 down 28.7% volatile
161 Ukraine 0.5% 2023 down 21.4% volatile
162 Guernsey 0.5% 2023 down 9.6% falling
163 Montserrat 0.5% 2023 down 29.3% volatile
164 Cook Islands 0.5% 2023 down 29.5% volatile
165 Uruguay 0.5% 2023 down 28.6% volatile
166 Bahrain 0.5% 2023 down 20.6% volatile
167 Andorra 0.5% 2023 up 7.1% volatile
168 Réunion 0.5% 2023 down 15.0% volatile
169 Puerto Rico 0.5% 2023 down 1.1% volatile
170 Faroe Islands 0.5% 2023 down 8.6% volatile
171 Saudi Arabia 0.5% 2023 down 39.3% volatile
172 French Polynesia 0.5% 2023 down 20.5% volatile
173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% 2023 down 7.4% volatile
174 United States of America 0.5% 2023 down 10.3% volatile
175 China 0.5% 2023 down 48.9% volatile
176 Saint Barthelemy 0.5% 2023 up 4.9% volatile
177 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5% 2023 down 22.6% volatile
178 Sri Lanka 0.4% 2023 down 37.1% volatile
179 Romania 0.4% 2023 down 46.6% volatile
180 New Zealand 0.4% 2023 up 12.3% volatile
181 Bulgaria 0.4% 2023 down 33.5% volatile
182 United States Virgin Islands 0.4% 2023 down 30.0% volatile
183 United Arab Emirates 0.4% 2023 down 25.0% volatile
184 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4% 2023 down 18.2% volatile
185 North Macedonia 0.4% 2023 down 57.2% volatile
186 Slovakia 0.4% 2023 down 23.7% volatile
187 Qatar 0.4% 2023 down 39.9% volatile
188 Maldives 0.4% 2023 down 53.8% volatile
189 Canada 0.4% 2023 down 17.9% volatile
190 Monaco 0.4% 2023 down 7.4% volatile
191 Chile 0.4% 2023 down 45.6% volatile
192 Serbia 0.4% 2023 down 30.8% volatile
193 Cuba 0.4% 2023 down 20.7% volatile
194 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% 2023 down 4.2% volatile
195 Anguilla 0.3% 2023 down 27.9% volatile
196 Russian Federation 0.3% 2023 down 55.5% volatile
197 Croatia 0.3% 2023 down 16.9% volatile
198 France 0.3% 2023 down 4.8% volatile
199 Tokelau 0.3% 2023 down 36.8% volatile
200 Netherlands 0.3% 2023 down 10.5% volatile
201 Poland 0.3% 2023 down 25.6% volatile
202 Australia 0.3% 2023 down 12.8% volatile
203 Switzerland 0.3% 2023 down 12.3% volatile
204 Greece 0.3% 2023 down 6.5% volatile
205 Latvia 0.3% 2023 down 27.9% volatile
206 Belgium 0.3% 2023 down 3.4% volatile
207 Cyprus 0.3% 2023 up 14.3% volatile
208 Hungary 0.3% 2023 down 34.5% volatile
209 Luxembourg 0.3% 2023 down 24.8% volatile
210 Germany 0.3% 2023 down 9.1% volatile
211 Taiwan, China 0.3% 2023 down 19.8% volatile
212 Ireland 0.3% 2023 down 16.0% volatile
213 Denmark 0.3% 2023 down 27.3% volatile
214 Austria 0.2% 2023 down 11.3% volatile
215 Portugal 0.2% 2023 up 0.6% volatile
216 Israel 0.2% 2023 down 19.1% volatile
217 Lithuania 0.2% 2023 down 24.5% volatile
218 Spain 0.2% 2023 down 11.7% volatile
219 Italy 0.2% 2023 down 16.0% volatile
220 Czechia 0.2% 2023 down 4.5% volatile
221 Finland 0.2% 2023 up 21.0% volatile
222 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2023 down 29.6% volatile
223 Sweden 0.2% 2023 down 32.3% volatile
224 Belarus 0.2% 2023 down 48.7% volatile
225 Singapore 0.2% 2023 down 17.8% volatile
226 Japan 0.2% 2023 down 21.5% volatile
227 Norway 0.2% 2023 down 43.2% volatile
228 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 34.7% volatile
229 Macau, China 0.1% 2023 down 31.6% volatile
230 Montenegro 0.1% 2023 down 62.8% volatile
231 Hong Kong, China 0.1% 2023 down 36.3% volatile
232 Bermuda 0.1% 2023 down 43.7% volatile
233 San Marino 0.1% 2023 down 39.1% volatile
234 Cayman Islands 0.1% 2023 down 55.4% volatile
235 Estonia 0.1% 2023 down 63.9% volatile
236 Iceland 0.0% 2023 down 85.0% volatile

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Indicator
Probability of dying that year, among females
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.