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Deaths from Neurological Conditions

Share of all deaths in 2021 attributed to neurological conditions, dementia included, both sexes, all ages. WHO Global Health Estimates — modelled where death registration is incomplete; each country carries WHO's data grade.

Source: WHO Global Health Estimates 2021 Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Unit: % Parsed: 2026-09-28 Open source ↗

Period: 2021 estimates, published June 2024. Method: WHO estimate. Share of all deaths, both sexes, all ages. WHO grades each country's death-registration data from 1 (complete) to 4 (none, fully modelled); the grade is stored per country as "grade".

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Avg (2021)
3.5%
single period
Improving
0
of 185 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
185
±0.5pp band

Share of all deaths from neurological conditions, dementia included

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Deaths from Neurological Conditions — full ranking

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185 entities, 2021. Highest first.
#EntityShare of all deaths from neurological conditions, dementia included
1🇮🇸 Iceland15.7%
2🇫🇮 Finland15.3%
3🇬🇧 UK15.1%
4🇳🇴 Norway14.3%
5🇦🇺 Australia13.1%
6🇨🇦 Canada12.8%
7🇳🇿 New Zealand12.5%
8🇸🇪 Sweden12.5%
9🇩🇰 Denmark12%
10🇳🇱 Netherlands11.9%
11🇨🇭 Switzerland11.9%
12🇵🇷 Puerto Rico11.6%
13🇱🇺 Luxembourg11.2%
14🇲🇹 Malta10.9%
15🇺🇸 USA10.6%
16🇪🇸 Spain10.3%
17🇮🇪 Ireland10%
18🇫🇷 France9.7%
19🇧🇪 Belgium9.6%
20🇵🇹 Portugal9.3%
21🇮🇱 Israel9.2%
22🇩🇪 Germany9%
23🇮🇹 Italy8.5%
24🇨🇾 Cyprus8.3%
25🇺🇾 Uruguay7.4%
26🇦🇹 Austria7%
27🇯🇵 Japan6.7%
28🇰🇷 South Korea6.5%
29🇨🇱 Chile6.3%
30🇲🇻 Maldives5.8%
31🇬🇷 Greece5.6%
32🇨🇳 China5.4%
33🇧🇳 Brunei5.1%
34🇨🇷 Costa Rica4.6%
35🇹🇭 Thailand4.4%
36🇨🇺 Cuba4.3%
37🇭🇷 Croatia4.2%
38🇨🇿 Czech Republic4.1%
39🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina4%
40🇲🇰 North Macedonia4%
41🇹🇷 Turkey4%
42🇦🇱 Albania3.9%
43🇧🇧 Barbados3.8%
44🇻🇳 Vietnam3.8%
45🇯🇲 Jamaica3.7%
46🇻🇪 Venezuela3.7%
47🇭🇺 Hungary3.5%
48🇱🇰 Sri Lanka3.5%
49🇱🇧 Lebanon3.4%
50🇸🇮 Slovenia3.4%
51🇧🇷 Brazil3.3%
52🇷🇸 Serbia3.3%
53🇸🇨 Seychelles3.3%
54🇹🇴 Tonga3.3%
55🇧🇹 Bhutan3.2%
56🇩🇿 Algeria3.1%
57🇧🇭 Bahrain3%
58🇧🇾 Belarus3%
59🇸🇻 El Salvador3%
60🇪🇪 Estonia3%
61🇱🇻 Latvia3%
62🇹🇳 Tunisia3%
63🇨🇻 Cape Verde2.9%
64🇲🇾 Malaysia2.9%
65🇵🇦 Panama2.9%
66🇷🇺 Russia2.9%
67🇰🇵 North Korea2.8%
68🇰🇼 Kuwait2.8%
69🇱🇹 Lithuania2.7%
70🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia2.7%
71🇺🇿 Uzbekistan2.7%
72🇮🇷 Iran2.6%
73🇱🇾 Libya2.6%
74🇷🇼 Rwanda2.6%
75🇺🇦 Ukraine2.6%
76🇧🇸 Bahamas2.5%
77🇰🇲 Comoros2.5%
78🇩🇴 Dominican Republic2.5%
79🇲🇦 Morocco2.5%
80🇵🇸 Palestine2.5%
81🇶🇦 Qatar2.5%
82🇱🇨 St. Lucia2.5%
83🇪🇷 Eritrea2.4%
84🇼🇸 Samoa2.4%
85🇹🇯 Tajikistan2.4%
86🇧🇿 Belize2.3%
87🇩🇯 Djibouti2.3%
88🇯🇴 Jordan2.3%
89🇪🇹 Ethiopia2.2%
90🇴🇲 Oman2.2%
91🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago2.2%
92🇦🇪 UAE2.2%
93🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda2.1%
94🇲🇳 Mongolia2.1%
95🇲🇪 Montenegro2.1%
96🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe2.1%
97🇸🇾 Syria2.1%
98🇧🇩 Bangladesh2%
99🇨🇴 Colombia2%
100🇪🇨 Ecuador2%
101🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic2%
102🇵🇱 Poland2%
103🇸🇰 Slovak Republic2%
104🇭🇳 Honduras1.9%
105🇮🇶 Iraq1.9%
106🇸🇷 Suriname1.9%
107🇹🇿 Tanzania1.9%
108🇦🇷 Argentina1.8%
109🇰🇭 Cambodia1.8%
110🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1.8%
111🇰🇪 Kenya1.8%
112🇲🇼 Malawi1.8%
113🇳🇵 Nepal1.8%
114🇺🇬 Uganda1.8%
115🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1.7%
116🇧🇮 Burundi1.7%
117🇬🇦 Gabon1.7%
118🇲🇷 Mauritania1.7%
119🇵🇰 Pakistan1.7%
120🇸🇳 Senegal1.7%
121🇻🇺 Vanuatu1.7%
122🇬🇪 Georgia1.6%
123🇬🇹 Guatemala1.6%
124🇸🇧 Solomon Islands1.6%
125🇹🇲 Turkmenistan1.6%
126🇮🇳 India1.5%
127🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5%
128🇲🇺 Mauritius1.5%
129🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.5%
130🇿🇲 Zambia1.5%
131🇦🇴 Angola1.4%
132🇨🇲 Cameroon1.4%
133🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep.1.4%
134🇬🇭 Ghana1.4%
135🇬🇩 Grenada1.4%
136🇰🇮 Kiribati1.4%
137🇱🇦 Lao1.4%
138🇲🇲 Myanmar1.4%
139🇵🇪 Peru1.4%
140🇷🇴 Romania1.4%
141🇿🇦 South Africa1.4%
142🇹🇱 Timor-Leste1.4%
143🇧🇯 Benin1.3%
144🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire1.3%
145🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea1.3%
146🇬🇲 Gambia1.3%
147🇭🇹 Haiti1.3%
148🇲🇿 Mozambique1.3%
149🇹🇬 Togo1.3%
150🇧🇴 Bolivia1.2%
151🇧🇫 Burkina Faso1.2%
152🇨🇬 Congo, Rep.1.2%
153🇫🇯 Fiji1.2%
154🇵🇭 Philippines1.2%
155🇸🇩 Sudan1.2%
156🇾🇪 Yemen1.2%
157🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1.2%
158🇧🇼 Botswana1.1%
159🇪🇬 Egypt1.1%
160🇬🇳 Guinea1.1%
161🇲🇬 Madagascar1.1%
162🇲🇽 Mexico1.1%
163🇳🇬 Nigeria1.1%
164🇵🇾 Paraguay1.1%
165🇸🇱 Sierra Leone1.1%
166🇸🇴 Somalia1.1%
167🇸🇸 South Sudan1.1%
168🇦🇫 Afghanistan1%
169🇸🇿 Eswatini1%
170🇱🇸 Lesotho1%
171🇱🇷 Liberia1%
172🇲🇱 Mali1%
173🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau0.9%
174🇳🇦 Namibia0.9%
175🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.9%
176🇦🇲 Armenia0.8%
177🇬🇾 Guyana0.8%
178🇳🇪 Niger0.8%
179🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea0.8%
180🇸🇬 Singapore0.8%
181🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.7%
182🇨🇫 Central African Republic0.7%
183🇹🇩 Chad0.7%
184🇳🇮 Nicaragua0.7%
185🇲🇩 Moldova0.4%

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