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Health > Death rates > Women: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 681.12 2008
2 SwazilandSwaziland 638.7 2008
3 LesothoLesotho 629.93 2008
4 ZambiaZambia 530.45 2008
5 South AfricaSouth Africa 511.06 2008
6 BotswanaBotswana 496.67 2008
7 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 470.17 2008
8 MozambiqueMozambique 462.22 2008
9 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 428.16 2008
10 KenyaKenya 412.3 2008
11 UgandaUganda 411.13 2008
12 MalawiMalawi 402.65 2008
13 CameroonCameroon 401.92 2008
14 NigeriaNigeria 382.32 2008
15 TanzaniaTanzania 362.15 2008
16 MaliMali 358.48 2008
17 RwandaRwanda 357.05 2008
18 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 354.39 2008
19 AngolaAngola 353.13 2008
20 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 353.09 2008
21 BurundiBurundi 352.94 2008
22 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 350.25 2008
23 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 350.11 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 337.55 2008
24 NamibiaNamibia 327.19 2008
25 ChadChad 318.59 2008
26 SomaliaSomalia 318.48 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 310.04 2008
27 DjiboutiDjibouti 308.47 2008
28 NigerNiger 301.82 2008
29 EthiopiaEthiopia 297.19 2008
30 GhanaGhana 288.89 2008
31 EritreaEritrea 285.96 2008
32 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 280.39 2008
33 GabonGabon 278.28 2008
34 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 277.75 2008
35 SenegalSenegal 270.94 2008
36 The GambiaThe Gambia 268.8 2008
37 SudanSudan 260.94 2008
38 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 254.57 2008
39 MauritaniaMauritania 240.78 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 235.72 2008
40 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 230 2000
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 229.02 2007
41 East TimorEast Timor 228.96 2008
42 HaitiHaiti 224.89 2008
43 CambodiaCambodia 223.3 2008
44 MadagascarMadagascar 220.23 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 210.57 2000
45 LiberiaLiberia 208.83 2008
46 KiribatiKiribati 208 2000
47 TogoTogo 199.08 2008
48 GuineaGuinea 197.73 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 195.35 2006
49 BurmaBurma 194.54 2008
=50 LaosLaos 184.04 2008
=50 MongoliaMongolia 184.04 2008
52 GreenlandGreenland 179.57 2001
53 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 176.27 2008
54 BangladeshBangladesh 176.13 2008
55 BoliviaBolivia 174.86 2008
56 NepalNepal 174.52 2008
57 IndiaIndia 174.29 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 174.13 2000
58 BeninBenin 173.97 2008
59 ThailandThailand 172.25 2008
60 ComorosComoros 172.03 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 166.78 2008
61 GuyanaGuyana 166.57 2008
62 BhutanBhutan 166.34 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 162.95 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 162.56 2008
63 RussiaRussia 158.17 2006
64 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 153.67 2008
65 KazakhstanKazakhstan 153.22 2008
66 FijiFiji 150.36 2008
67 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 148 2000
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 143.51 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 143.42 2008
68 UkraineUkraine 142.46 2006
69 SurinameSuriname 142.39 2008
70 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 140.82 2008
71 The BahamasThe Bahamas 140.52 2008
72 TajikistanTajikistan 138.53 2008
73 UzbekistanUzbekistan 136.91 2008
74 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 135.74 2008
75 PakistanPakistan 133.48 2008
76 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 133 2000
77 GuatemalaGuatemala 127.77 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 127.2 2007
78 MoldovaMoldova 126.84 2008
79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 124.6 2008
80 ParaguayParaguay 124.54 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 123.62 2005
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 123.46 2008
82 VanuatuVanuatu 122.41 2008
83 SeychellesSeychelles 122 2000
=84 HondurasHonduras 120.35 2008
=84 BrazilBrazil 120.35 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 119.64 2007
86 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 118.38 2008
87 JamaicaJamaica 117.3 2008
88 IndonesiaIndonesia 116.26 2008
89 NicaraguaNicaragua 116.22 2008
90 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 115.86 2008
91 LithuaniaLithuania 115.71 2007
92 BelarusBelarus 115.23 2007
93 LatviaLatvia 114.39 2007
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 114.29 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 114.23 2008
94 MauritiusMauritius 113.37 2008
95 MaldivesMaldives 113.15 2008
96 JordanJordan 111.54 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 110.82 2006
97 TongaTonga 110.05 2008
98 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 110.03 2008
99 SamoaSamoa 108.03 2008
100 IraqIraq 106.65 2008
101 Cape VerdeCape Verde 105.64 2008
102 DominicaDominica 105 2000
103 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 104.25 2008
104 HungaryHungary 103.78 2006
105 QatarQatar 102.27 2008
106 PhilippinesPhilippines 101.98 2008
107 PeruPeru 100.94 2008
108 AlgeriaAlgeria 100.82 2008
109 LebanonLebanon 100.13 2008
110 MoroccoMorocco 96.56 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 94.09 2005
111 BelizeBelize 93.77 2008
112 ColombiaColombia 93.37 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 92.64 2006
113 VenezuelaVenezuela 92.64 2008
114 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 92.02 2008
115 EstoniaEstonia 91.93 2007
116 LibyaLibya 90.86 2008
117 BulgariaBulgaria 90.59 2007
118 VietnamVietnam 89.86 2008
119 ChinaChina 89.49 2008
120 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 89.28 2008
121 EcuadorEcuador 87.15 2008
122 MalaysiaMalaysia 86.03 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 85.66 2007
123 TurkeyTurkey 84.36 2008
124 RomaniaRomania 83.34 2008
125 SyriaSyria 82.92 2008
126 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 82.71 2008
127 United StatesUnited States 81.46 2006
128 ArmeniaArmenia 79.76 2008
129 PolandPoland 79.65 2006
130 GeorgiaGeorgia 78.29 2008
131 GrenadaGrenada 77.5 2008
132 Sri LankaSri Lanka 77.33 2008
133 MexicoMexico 76.85 2008
134 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 76.58 2008
135 ArgentinaArgentina 76.52 2008
136 SlovakiaSlovakia 76.09 2006
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 75.07 2006
137 ArubaAruba 73.56 2008
138 PanamaPanama 72.71 2008
139 OmanOman 72.52 2008
140 BahrainBahrain 72.17 2008
141 TunisiaTunisia 71.58 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 69.89 2006
142 DenmarkDenmark 69.43 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 68.88 2006
143 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 68.56 2008
144 CubaCuba 68.29 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 67.05 2006
145 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 65.14 2008
146 ChileChile 64.47 2005
147 UruguayUruguay 64.42 2008
148 United Arab EmiratesUAE 64.21 2008
149 GuamGuam 63.81 2008
150 LuxembourgLuxembourg 63.65 2006
151 BruneiBrunei 62.9 2008
152 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 61.58 2008
153 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 61.12 2006
154 BelgiumBelgium 61.09 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 60.48 2006
155 MayotteMayotte 60.24 2008
156 European UnionEuropean Union 60.13 2006
157 Costa RicaCosta Rica 59.44 2008
158 BarbadosBarbados 59.41 2008
159 NetherlandsNetherlands 59.34 2006
160 New ZealandNew Zealand 58.78 2007
161 CroatiaCroatia 58.3 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 58.26 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 56.82 2006
162 FinlandFinland 56.65 2007
163 SloveniaSlovenia 56.61 2006
164 IrelandIreland 56.16 2006
165 CanadaCanada 55.87 2006
166 GermanyGermany 55.65 2006
167 FranceFrance 55.08 2007
168 AustriaAustria 54.98 2005
169 PortugalPortugal 53.46 2007
170 NorwayNorway 52.67 2007
171 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 52.62 2008
172 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 52.56 2008
173 KuwaitKuwait 51.98 2008
174 AlbaniaAlbania 51.96 2008
175 MaltaMalta 48.74 2008
176 IsraelIsrael 47.8 2007
177 SwedenSweden 47.54 2007
178 AustraliaAustralia 47.49 2007
179 IcelandIceland 45.62 2007
180 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 45.6 2007
181 SpainSpain 43.92 2006
182 JapanJapan 43.31 2007
183 ItalyItaly 42.7 2006
184 SingaporeSingapore 41.49 2008
185 CyprusCyprus 40 2008
186 GreeceGreece 38.23 2008

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Interesting observations about Health > Death rates > Women

  • Zimbabwe ranked first for death rates > women amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for death rates > women amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Haiti ranked first for death rates > women amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
  • Greece has ranked last for death rates > women since 2004.
  • Mozambique ranked first for death rates > women amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
  • South Africa ranked first for death rates > women amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Swaziland ranked second for death rates > women amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Kenya ranked first for death rates > women amongst Religious countries in 2008.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for death rates > women amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2008.
  • Iraq ranked last for death rates > women amongst Failed states in 2008.
  • Zambia ranked first for death rates > women amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2008.
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