Table 1

Age-standardised mortality (/100 000 persons) and per cent change in mortality between 2000 and 2015 among persons aged 15–44 years

LocationMaleFemale
20002015% change (95% CI)20002015% change (95% CI)
Lithuania85.955.6−36 (−44 to −26)16.29.0−47 (−61 to −26)
Guyana65.273.45 (−19 to 35)20.024.425 (−20 to 94)
Latvia54.636.1−32 (−44 to −17)9.34.3−53 (−73 to −18)
Estonia46.127.3−44 (−58 to −26)9.93.7−60 (−80 to −18)
Finland43.222.8−48 (−55 to −39)11.46.6−42 (−57 to −22)
Suriname42.850.114 (−21 to 65)13.319.237 (−28 to 163)
Hungary42.219.6−51 (−56 to −45)7.55.2−26 (−42 to −6)
Slovenia37.522.6−36 (−50 to −19)10.04.4−56 (−75 to −23)
Belgium32.922.1−33 (−40 to −25)10.87.1−35 (−46 to −20)
New Zealand32.725.3−20 (−33 to −4)6.49.343 (2 to 101)
Poland30.826.0−14 (−18 to −9)4.83.2−34 (−43 to −23)
Ireland29.823.4−20 (−33 to −4)7.25.8−20 (−44 to 15)
Trinidad and Tobago28.724.0−13 (−36 to 19)6.26.33 (−48 to 81)
Australia27.723.5−14 (−21 to −7)7.57.82 (−12 to 18)
Croatia26.816.0−41 (−52 to −27)4.63.9−15 (−46 to 34)
Republic of Moldova26.624.4−8 (−24 to 11)3.14.960 (−1 to 160)
Uruguay26.333.527 (5 to 53)5.88.136 (−8 to 103)
Kyrgyzstan26.317.5−35 (−45 to −23)5.54.9−14 (−39 to 21)
Switzerland26.214.7−45 (−53 to −35)8.34.9−42 (−56 to −24)
Czech Republic25.918.2−24 (−33 to −14)4.73.5−27 (−46 to −1)
Japan25.424.90 (−4 to 3)9.69.50 (−6 to 6)
France24.817.7−28 (−32 to −25)7.14.8−33 (−40 to −26)
Norway24.314.9−37 (−48 to −23)7.07.35 (−24 to 47)
Austria24.017.8−26 (−36 to −14)6.75.1−27 (−45 to −4)
Canada23.718.6−22 (−28 to −17)6.36.63 (−10 to 17)
Chile23.318.6−20 (−27 to −12)3.95.129 (4 to 60)
Serbia22.514.1−35 (−45 to −23)7.04.5−34 (−51 to −10)
Slovakia22.117.3−19 (−32 to −4)3.92.2−45 (−66 to −11)
Hong Kong SAR21.116.5−21 (−33 to −6)10.27.8−18 (−34 to 3)
Romania20.416.3−15 (−23 to −6)3.12.0−31 (−47 to −9)
USA19.923.417 (14 to 20)4.67.044 (38 to 51)
Denmark19.410.4−47 (−57 to −34)5.44.2−22 (−46 to 15)
Sweden18.417.1−7 (−20 to 8)7.68.47 (−15 to 35)
Republic of Korea18.325.141 (33 to 48)9.013.858 (47 to 71)
Puerto Rico18.19.4−47 (−60 to −30)1.51.54 (−54 to 136)
Mauritius18.118.21 (−31 to 47)6.18.028 (−31 to 139)
Germany17.813.4−26 (−30 to −22)4.64.4−8 (−17 to 2)
UK17.414.3−18 (−23 to −13)4.54.1−9 (−19 to 2)
Cuba17.112.6−25 (−35 to −14)6.82.9−58 (−68 to −44)
Costa Rica16.713.5−18 (−34 to 2)2.52.4−2 (−44 to 72)
Argentina16.018.213 (5 to 21)3.84.519 (3 to 37)
Venezuela15.87.1−55 (−59 to −50)2.61.3−50 (−61 to −35)
Israel15.07.7−49 (−59 to −36)2.81.8−35 (−60 to 4)
Colombia13.810.2−26 (−32 to −20)4.33.1−30 (−39 to −20)
Uzbekistan13.412.4−6 (−14 to 4)4.77.254 (34 to 78)
Portugal12.811.2−5 (−20 to 12)3.12.5−12 (−38 to 24)
Netherlands12.713.21 (−11 to 15)4.95.77 (−13 to 32)
Panama11.77.0−39 (−56 to −15)2.11.8−20 (−60 to 61)
Bulgaria11.512.06 (−13 to 30)3.33.0−10 (−40 to 36)
Spain10.78.2−18 (−25 to −10)2.72.813 (−5 to 34)
Guatemala10.57.0−30 (−41 to −17)3.32.8−19 (−38 to 6)
Ecuador10.115.550 (31 to 73)5.05.33 (−16 to 27)
Mexico9.011.931 (25 to 39)1.63.298 (76 to 122)
Brazil8.710.525 (20 to 30)2.22.929 (19 to 40)
Italy8.57.6−10 (−18 to −2)2.31.9−15 (−29 to 1)
TFYR Macedonia8.28.913 (−27 to 74)2.52.911 (−49 to 144)
South Africa7.32.2−69 (−73 to −65)1.80.6−65 (−73 to −55)
Philippines4.85.719 (10 to 30)1.81.99 (−5 to 25)
  • Mortality rates were age adjusted using the new WHO world standard population (WHO millennium).