The following list sorts
sovereign state
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defin ...
s and
dependent territories and by the total number of deaths. Figures are from the 2022 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the
calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day, and thus consists of a whole number of days. A year can also be measured by starting on any o ...
2021.
List of countries by number of deaths
Countries and dependent territories by the number of deaths in 2021 according to the ''World Population Prospects 2022'' of the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Econ ...
. The list takes account of the impact of the global
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
on mortality.
See also
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List of countries by life expectancy
Methodology
The life expectancy is shown separately for males and for females, as well as a combined figure. Several non- sovereign entities and territories are also included in this list.
The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in th ...
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List of countries by number of births
The following list sorts sovereign states and dependent territories and by the total number of births. Figures are from the 2022 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the calendar year 2021.
List of countries by ...
References
External links
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division – World Population Prospects, the 2022 Revision'
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Deaths
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
Deaths
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
Demographic economics
Human geography
Death