Early deaths from long-term diseases (WHO) by country

• 32.8highest: Afghanistan (2023)
• 6.8lowest: UAE (2023)
• 17.2world (2023)
• 53countries we cover with a value

In %. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Early deaths from long-term diseases (WHO) (%). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

1. 1AfghanistanAPAC · 202332.8
2. 2HaitiLatin America · 202330.7
3. 3YemenMiddle East · 202325.6
4. 4EgyptAfrica · 202325.0
5. 5South AfricaAfrica · 202324.9
6. 6MozambiqueAfrica · 202324.4
7. 7PakistanAPAC · 202324.0
8. 8MalawiAfrica · 202323.9
9. 9RussiaEurope · 202323.3
10. 10MyanmarAPAC · 202323.2
11. 11PhilippinesAPAC · 202322.9
12. 12DR CongoAfrica · 202322.7
13. 13IndiaAPAC · 202322.7
14. 14SudanAfrica · 202322.4
15. 15MaliAfrica · 202322.0
16. 16BangladeshAPAC · 202321.7
17. 17ZambiaAfrica · 202321.6
18. 18IndonesiaAPAC · 202321.3
19. 19UgandaAfrica · 202321.1
20. 20GhanaAfrica · 202320.7
21. 21NigerAfrica · 202320.4
22. 22Burkina FasoAfrica · 202320.2
23. 23IraqMiddle East · 202320.2
24. 24MalaysiaAPAC · 202319.5
25. 25NigeriaAfrica · 202319.0
26. 26SyriaMiddle East · 202318.9
27. 27MoroccoAfrica · 202318.8
28. 28NepalAPAC · 202318.2
29. 29TanzaniaAfrica · 202318.0
30. 30KenyaAfrica · 202317.1
31. 31EthiopiaAfrica · 202316.7
32. 32MexicoLatin America · 202315.4
33. 33ChinaAPAC · 202315.3
34. 34BrazilLatin America · 202314.6
35. 35Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202314.4
36. 36ThailandAPAC · 202314.2
37. 37PalestineMiddle East · 202313.9
38. 38LebanonMiddle East · 202312.6
39. 39USNorth America · 202312.6
40. 40JordanMiddle East · 202311.2
41. 41GermanyEurope · 202311.1
42. 42UKEurope · 202310.9
43. 43EcuadorLatin America · 202310.5
44. 44New ZealandAPAC · 20239.9
45. 45FranceEurope · 20239.7
46. 46CanadaNorth America · 20239.6
47. 47SpainEurope · 20239.0
48. 48AustraliaAPAC · 20238.4
49. 49ItalyEurope · 20238.4
50. 50SingaporeAPAC · 20238.3
51. 51JapanAPAC · 20237.9
52. 52QatarMiddle East · 20236.9
53. 53UAEMiddle East · 20236.8

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Early deaths from long-term diseases (WHO) (%), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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