Annual number of deaths: reported versus estimated
Use escrito dataset owid.total-deaths-comparison
Reported deaths from all causes, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes. Number of deaths in a calendar year. Estimated number of deaths from all causes.
Cite as: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “WHO Mortality Database – WHO” [dataset]. WHO Mortality Database, “WHO Mortality Database” [original data].
escrito cannot serve this dataset's data: its terms forbid redistribution. Our World in Data marks at least one source of this chart as not redistributable. Sources and their licenses: WHO Mortality Database (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO); World Health Organization (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO); United Nations (CC BY 3.0 IGO); IHME, Global Burden of Disease (Free-of-Charge Non-commercial User Agreement).
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1950–2024
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- annual
- Last modified
- 2026-10-13
- Units
- deaths
- License
- Not redistributable (Our World in Data marks the source's terms as restricting reuse)
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-deaths-comparison
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity | text | country, region or group |
| code | text | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions |
| year | integer | |
| deaths__sex_both_sexes__age_group_all_ages__cause_all_causes | number | WHO Mortality Database (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_all_causes | number | WHO GHE (deaths) |
| deaths__sex_all__age_all__variant_estimates | number | Number of deaths (deaths) |
| value__metric_number__age_all_ages__cause_all_causes | number | IHME GBD (deaths) |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |