WHO’s Global Health Estimates provide latest available data on causes of death globally, by region, by sex and by income group. They are published every 3 or 4 years and identify trends in mortality over time, which can and are used for decision-making on global health policy and resource allocation.  

How many people die and how many are born each year? How do UN Population projections compare to the previous revision? Future projections are based on the UN's medium-fertility scenario.

2024年8月7日 · At a global level, 7 of the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2021 were noncommunicable diseases, accounting for 38% of all deaths, or 68% of the top 10 causes. The world’s biggest killer is ischaemic heart disease, responsible for 13% of the world’s total deaths.

2024年2月21日 · The WHO Mortality Database is the leading data source for comparative epidemiological studies of mortality by cause. The visualization portal gives the WHO Mortality database unprecedented impact, accessibility and relevance and provides export facilities for cause-of-death data from 1950 to date .

Mortality rate of countries, deaths per thousand. This article includes the list of countries by crude mortality rate.

Chart and table of the World death rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The WHO Mortality Database is a compilation of mortality data by country and area, year, sex, age and cause of death, as transmitted annually by national authorities from their civil registration and vital statistics system.

2024年5月20日 · The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a comprehensive assessment of global health trends. This dataset contains the death and DALY counts and rates for 371 diseases and injuries.

Countries with high mortality rates and relatively low fertility rates and birth rates face the risk of population decline. Death rates vary significantly between countries, and as a rule, developed countries have a lower death rate than do developing countries whose health care networks and facilities are less robust.

At the time, it was the most comprehensive effort to estimate mortality by an exhaustive set of over 120 causes for the world’s population. It used data from the WHO Mortality Database where available. Today, the World Health Organization regularly publishes Global Health Estimates of mortality by age, sex, and cause, globally and by country ...