COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country

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This article contains the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths per population as of 31 August 2025, by country. It also has cumulative death totals by country. For these numbers over time see the tables, graphs, and maps at COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory.

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This data is for entire populations, and does not reflect the differences in rates relative to different age groups. For example, in the United States as of 27 April 2021, the reported case fatality ratios were 0.015%, 0.15%, 2.3%, and 17% for the age groups 0–17, 18–49, 50–74, and 75 or over, respectively. [1]

Data reliability

Variation between testing programmes worldwide results in different ascertainment rates per country: not every SARS-CoV-2 infection, nor every COVID-19-related death, will be identified, while on the other hand some deaths may be wrongly attributed to COVID-19 (for example if all suspected COVID-19 deaths are counted as COVID-19 deaths, as Belgium was doing in September 2020, or when for several months after April 2020, England reported all deaths after a positive COVID-19 test "in order to be sure not to underestimate the number of COVID-19 related deaths", while Scotland reported all deaths within 28 days of such a positive test). [2] [3] Therefore, the true numbers of infections and deaths[ clarification needed ] will exceed the observed (confirmed) numbers everywhere, though the extent will vary by country. [4] These statistics are therefore less suitable for between-country comparisons. As deaths are easier to identify than infections (which are regularly asymptomatic), the true case fatality rate (CFR) is likely lower than the observed CFR.

Reports from Socialstyrelsen in Sweden indicates 20797 cases of Covid-19 deaths as of 2024-10-15 [5] which differs from the table below.

Causes of variation in true CFRs between countries, include variations in age and overall health of the population, medical care, and classification of deaths. [6]

Excess mortality statistics provide a more reliable estimate of all COVID-19-related mortality during the pandemic, though they include both "direct COVID-19 and indirect, non-COVID-19 deaths". [7] They compare overall mortality with that of previous years, and as such also include the potentially vast number of deaths among people with unconfirmed COVID-19.

Data from Russia illustrates how the true death rates from COVID-19 can be far higher than visible from confirmed COVID-19 deaths: in December 2020, based on overall excess mortality during the year, total COVID-19 deaths in Russia were estimated to be over 186,000, [8] while confirmed COVID-19 deaths were at 56,271. [9]

For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [10] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [9] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022. WHO also said that the real numbers are far higher than the official tally because of unregistered deaths in countries without adequate reporting. [11]

The number of reported deaths and cases in China is likely severely undercounted. Several studies have estimated the true death toll to be closer to one to two million, rather than the official count of 122,398. [12] [13] This is partly due to how deaths caused by COVD-19 are counted. Only deaths occurring in hospitals are included. [14]

Table of total cases, deaths, and death rates by country

Note: Table is automatically updated daily. [note 1] Data source is Our World in Data. [note 2] [note 3]

Updated August 28, 2025.
COVID-19 pandemic cases and mortality by country [15]
CountryDeaths / millionDeathsCases
World [a] 8927,099,056778,402,651
Peru 6,603221,0604,532,707
Bulgaria 5,67938,7661,338,533
North Macedonia 5,4299,991352,093
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,11916,406404,289
Hungary 5,07249,1242,238,102
Croatia 4,80718,7841,357,545
Slovenia 4,6879,9141,363,390
Georgia 4,51917,1511,864,385
Montenegro 4,3182,654251,280
Czech Republic 4,10543,8164,834,854
Latvia 4,0507,619977,783
Moldova 4,04112,285651,516
Slovakia 3,88821,2821,886,121
Greece 3,84940,0865,787,941
San Marino 3,69812625,292
Romania 3,59868,9733,572,314
United States 3,5901,226,351103,436,829
Lithuania 3,5089,8841,427,953
United Kingdom 3,404232,11225,064,716
Brazil 3,342703,05137,770,150
Italy 3,329198,52326,968,605
Chile 3,29864,4975,410,173
Martinique 3,1591,104230,354
Poland 3,151120,9786,782,975
Armenia 3,0498,785454,431
Gibraltar 3,00611320,550
Belgium 2,94934,3394,898,124
Paraguay 2,94019,880735,759
Trinidad and Tobago 2,9344,390191,496
Argentina 2,880130,78310,114,031
European Union [b] 2,8271,268,589186,650,796
Portugal 2,81829,3595,671,586
Russia 2,777404,29024,901,467
Colombia 2,759142,7826,400,024
Sweden 2,75028,8492,777,100
Aruba 2,71029244,224
Ukraine 2,677109,9255,544,192
Serbia 2,65818,0572,567,970
Guadeloupe 2,6541,021203,235
France 2,616168,16239,042,805
Mexico 2,604335,0077,628,414
Bermuda 2,54816518,860
Spain 2,547121,85213,980,340
Guam 2,53741952,287
Austria 2,48522,5346,083,171
Tunisia 2,42729,4231,153,361
Estonia 2,3343,151614,895
French Polynesia 2,31865079,451
Saint Lucia 2,29341030,250
Uruguay 2,2697,6951,042,826
Liechtenstein 2,2658921,624
Suriname 2,2561,40682,515
Sint Maarten 2,1849211,051
Bahamas 2,13584939,127
Barbados 2,100593108,845
Germany 2,080174,97938,437,875
Finland 2,05811,4661,512,665
Grenada 2,03623819,693
Ecuador 2,02336,0601,080,371
Panama 1,9998,7991,045,458
Andorra 1,99515948,015
Republic of Ireland 1,9279,8481,758,653
Lebanon 1,90510,9471,239,904
Kosovo 1,8693,212274,279
Bolivia 1,85322,3891,212,173
Costa Rica 1,8479,3861,238,916
Puerto Rico 1,8325,9381,252,713
Montserrat 1,80681,403
Hong Kong 1,79813,4662,876,106
Malta 1,777939124,684
Monaco 1,7226717,181
Belize 1,70868871,433
Denmark 1,69610,0123,448,271
British Virgin Islands 1,671647,652
Curaçao 1,64530545,883
South Africa 1,644102,5954,072,994
Iran 1,640146,8377,627,863
Switzerland 1,61114,1704,479,769
Guyana 1,5961,31275,490
Collectivity of Saint Martin 1,5944612,324
Antigua and Barbuda 1,5731469,106
Jersey 1,55616166,391
Luxembourg 1,5301,000398,425
United States Virgin Islands 1,52613225,389
Cyprus 1,4501,364714,489
Caribbean Netherlands 1,4334111,922
Canada 1,42455,2824,819,055
Namibia 1,4224,110172,557
Israel 1,39512,7074,841,558
French Guiana 1,38441398,041
Isle of Man 1,37911638,008
Seychelles 1,37017251,899
Netherlands 1,28322,9868,651,597
Jamaica 1,2783,630157,622
Albania 1,2763,608337,198
Jordan 1,25414,1221,746,997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,2151249,674
Eswatini 1,1701,42775,356
Turkey 1,164101,41917,004,719
Botswana 1,1482,801330,699
Guatemala 1,13220,2051,253,756
Dominica 1,1077416,047
New Caledonia 1,09331480,203
Malaysia 1,07637,3515,329,836
Palestine 1,0755,708703,228
Honduras 1,06211,114473,015
Réunion 1,056921494,595
Guernsey 1,0516735,326
Norway 1,0505,7321,539,944
Azerbaijan 1,00510,353836,510
Bahrain 1,0011,536696,614
Saint Kitts and Nevis 985466,607
Oman 9784,628399,449
Australia 96325,23611,861,161
Fiji 96288569,047
Kazakhstan 95119,0721,504,370
Turks and Caicos Islands 894416,915
Libya 8916,437507,269
Northern Mariana Islands 8904114,985
New Zealand 8844,5382,668,236
Anguilla 847123,904
Mauritius 8411,074332,076
Cabo Verde 80241764,474
Wallis and Futuna 78593,760
Belarus 7757,118994,052
Cuba 7718,5301,113,671
Sri Lanka 74016,907672,812
Taiwan 73917,6729,970,937
American Samoa 703348,359
South Korea 69335,93434,571,873
El Salvador 6734,230202,017
Mongolia 6302,1361,011,489
Mayotte 61218742,027
Maldives 602316186,694
Japan 59774,69433,803,572
Philippines 58666,8644,173,631
Indonesia 581162,0596,830,274
Federated States of Micronesia 5796531,765
Iraq 57525,3752,465,545
Palau 563106,372
Kuwait 5592,570667,290
Faroe Islands 5182834,658
Cayman Islands 5173731,472
Iceland 489186210,966
Thailand 48734,9825,401,582
Saint Barthélemy 45855,507
Morocco 43616,3051,279,115
Vietnam 43343,20611,624,000
Marshall Islands 4241716,297
Nepal 40412,0341,003,887
Brunei 399182350,550
Dominican Republic 3904,384661,103
Greenland 3752111,971
India 374533,83745,055,954
Myanmar 36219,494643,401
Singapore 3582,0243,006,155
Zimbabwe 3575,740266,434
Sao Tome and Principe 353806,771
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 34923,426
Lesotho 31070936,140
Saudi Arabia 2999,646841,469
Solomon Islands 25419925,954
Qatar 238690514,524
United Arab Emirates 2292,3491,067,030
Egypt 22024,830516,023
Venezuela 2075,856552,743
Mauritania 20499763,891
Zambia 2024,078349,892
Afghanistan 1977,998235,214
Comoros 1931619,109
Kiribati 183245,085
Cambodia 1773,056139,326
Bangladesh 17429,5302,052,269
Macau 1741213,514
Djibouti 16618915,690
Algeria 1516,881272,393
Kyrgyzstan 1471,02488,953
Samoa 1443117,057
Gambia 14137212,627
Syria 1403,16357,423
Cook Islands 13527,375
Malawi 1302,68689,168
Gabon 12630749,069
Pakistan 12530,6561,580,631
Tonga 1231316,992
Senegal 1111,97289,407
Rwanda 1071,468133,273
Kenya 1045,689344,137
Sudan 1025,04663,993
Equatorial Guinea 10118317,130
Timor-Leste 10013823,460
Tuvalu 10012,943
Laos 88671219,060
China [c] 85122,39899,381,761
Nauru 8415,393
Guinea-Bissau 841779,614
Uganda 763,632172,210
Somalia 761,36127,334
Haiti 7486034,857
Cameroon 711,974125,314
Mozambique 682,252233,909
Papua New Guinea 6567046,864
Republic of the Congo 6438925,234
Ethiopia 607,574501,319
Yemen 562,15911,945
Liberia 542948,090
Angola 541,937107,487
Madagascar 461,42868,700
Vanuatu 441412,019
Ghana 441,463172,732
Nicaragua 3624516,398
Guinea 3346838,593
Mali 3274333,197
Togo 3129039,553
Eritrea 3010310,189
Uzbekistan 291,016175,119
Ivory Coast 2783588,434
Bhutan 262163,147
Central African Republic 2211315,486
Burkina Faso 1740022,213
Sierra Leone 151267,985
Democratic Republic of the Congo 141,474101,010
Nigeria 143,155267,224
South Sudan 1314718,873
Tanzania 1384643,587
Niger 123159,573
Tajikistan 1212517,786
Benin 1116328,036
Chad 101947,702
Burundi 11554,569
Vatican City 0026
Niue 001,092
Falkland Islands 001,923
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 002,166
Pitcairn Islands 004
Tokelau 0080
North Korea 000
Turkmenistan 000
  1. Countries which do not report data for a column are not included in that column's world total.
  2. Data on member states of the European Union are individually listed, but are also summed here for convenience. They are not double-counted in world totals.
  3. Does not include special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) or Taiwan.

Map of death rates

Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people by country: [16] [note 3] [note 4]

See date at top of map. World map of total confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people by country.png
See date at top of map.

See also

Notes

  1. The table this note applies to is updated daily by a bot. For more info see Template:COVID-19 data/Cite.
  2. Our World in Data (OWID). See Coronavirus Source Data for OWID sourcing info. Excerpt: "Deaths and cases: our data source. Our World in Data relies on data from Johns Hopkins University. ... JHU updates its data multiple times each day. This data is sourced from governments, national and subnational agencies across the world — a full list of data sources for each country is published on Johns Hopkins GitHub site. It also makes its data publicly available there."
  3. 1 2 "CSSEGISandData/COVID-19". GitHub . 5 August 2022. COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The CSV files are downloaded via the "Raw" links. The "Raw" link doesn't show up until you click the csv file link. This opens into a GitHub page with the data and the "Raw" link. See How to Use our Data for more info and links. See: Pandemic Data Initiative. See more sourcing history and info.
  4. Our World in Data (OWID) maps and graphs on cases and deaths. Click on the download tab to download the image. The table tab has a table of the exact data by country. The source tab says the data is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The image at the source is interactive and provides more detail. For example, for maps run your cursor over the color bar legend to see the countries that apply to that point in the legend. For graphs run your cursor over the graph for more info. See Coronavirus Source Data for more OWID sourcing info.

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  16. World map of cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people. From Our World in Data.