Have you ever wondered what countries have the highest death rate? I’ve compiled a list of countries with the highest death rate and the leading causes of death in each country.
The death rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population over a given period. It is used as an indicator of a population’s overall health and mortality. According to Statista, here are the top 20 countries with the highest death rate per 1000 people.
Bulgaria
- Death rate: 18
- Deaths per day: 372
- Leading causes of death: Diseases of the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, and cancers.
- Risk factors: Smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol consumption, and low physical activity.
Serbia
- Death rate: 17
- Deaths per day: 327
- Leading causes of death: Non-communicable diseases and cardiovascular disease.
- Risk factors: Smoking, poor diet, high blood pressure.
Ukraine
- Death rate: 16
- Deaths per day: 1,693
- Leading causes of death: Cardiovascular diseases, oncology diseases, and Covid-19.
- Risk factors: Alcohol poisoning, smoking, and low vaccination rates.
Lithuania
- Death rate: 16
- Deaths per day: 106
- Leading causes of death: Ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke.
- Risk factors: High smoking rates.
Romania
- Death rate: 15
- Deaths per day: 782
- Leading causes of death: Respiratory and digestive diseases, accidents, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
- Risk factors: Shortage of doctors, smoking, alcohol, and obesity.
Latvia
- Death rate: 15
- Deaths per day: 78
- Leading causes of death: Cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
- Risk factors: Smoking, binge drinking, obesity, high blood pressure, and poor nutrition
Russia
- Death rate: 15
- Deaths per day: 4,760
- Leading causes of death: Cancer, suicide, cardiovascular disease, road accidents, and poisoning.
- Risk factors: Alcohol abuse, poor dieting, obesity, and high blood pressure.
Hungary
- Death rate: 15
- Deaths per day: 350
- Leading causes of death: Ischaemic heart disease, malignant neoplasm, Covid 19.
- Risk factors: Smoking, high blood pressure, dietary risks.
Croatia
- Death rate: 14
- Deaths per day: 146
- Leading causes of death: Ischemic heart disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke, and lung cancer.
- Risk factors: Smoking and obesity.
Lesotho
- Death rate: 14
- Deaths per day: 80
- Leading causes of death: HIV/AIDS, stroke, ischemic heart disease, tuberculosis, and lower respiratory infections.
- Risk factors: Suboptimal breastfeeding, household air pollution from solid fuels, and alcohol use.
Belarus
- Death rate: 13
- Deaths per day: 343
- Leading causes of death: Diseases of the circulatory system, injuries, poisoning.
- Risk factors: Alcohol use, high blood pressure.
Georgia
- Death rate: 13
- Deaths per day: 143
- Leading causes of death: Respiratory and digestive diseases, cancer, injuries, and poisoning.
- Risk factors: Smoking, alcohol, obesity, high blood pressure.
Italy
- Death rate: 13
- Deaths per day: 1,673
- Leading causes of death: Covid-19, ischaemic heart diseases, cardiovascular disease.
- Risk factors: Smoking, dietary risks, high blood pressure.
Poland
- Death rate: 13
- Deaths per day: 1,140
- Leading causes of death: Neoplasm, diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the digestive system.
- Risk factors: Smoking, air pollution, physical inactivity.
North Macedonia
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 68
- Leading causes of death: Cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
- Risk factors: Smoking, poor diet, obesity, and high blood pressure.
Greece
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 326
- Leading causes of death: Coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, stroke.
- Risk factors: High LDL cholesterol levels, unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, obesity.
Czech Republic
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 307
- Leading causes of death: Coronary heart disease, colon-rectum cancers, stroke, and diabetes.
- Risk factors: Poor diet, smoking, alcohol, and unhealthy eating.
Portugal
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 310
- Leading causes of death: Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and stroke.
- Risk factors: Obesity and poor diet.
Germany
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 2,594
- Leading causes of death: Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases.
- Risk factors: Poor diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption.
Estonia
- Death rate: 12
- Deaths per day: 43
- Leading causes of death: Ischaemic heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
- Risk factors: Obesity and binge drinking.
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