Premature mortality
The United States ranks 32nd out of 42 developed nations in premature mortality, performing worse than Estonia and Costa Rica.
Summary
Healthiest 5 Countries by Mortality
Worst 5 Countries by Mortality
Outlier
32nd
US ranks 32nd, behind Estonia and Costa Rica
Leader
2836.5
Switzerland leads with rate of 2,836.5
Gap
3.2x
Mexico's rate is 3.2x Switzerland's
Data
42 results
| 1 | Switzerland | 2,837 Years per 100K persons |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 2,941 Years per 100K persons |
| 3 | Japan | 2,995 Years per 100K persons |
| 4 | Italy | 3,065 Years per 100K persons |
| 5 | Iceland | 3,091 Years per 100K persons |
| 6 | Sweden | 3,126 Years per 100K persons |
| 7 | Spain | 3,190 Years per 100K persons |
| 8 | Israel | 3,218 Years per 100K persons |
| 9 | South Korea | 3,224 Years per 100K persons |
| 10 | Ireland | 3,359 Years per 100K persons |
Map
Premature mortality
Insights
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32nd
US ranks 32nd among 42 developed nations, behind Estonia and Costa Rica
Leader
2836.5
Switzerland leads with lowest premature mortality rate at 2,836.5
Gap
3.2x
Mexico's mortality rate is 3.2x higher than Switzerland's
Trend
2.23x
US mortality rate is 2.23x higher than Switzerland despite wealth
Cluster
5 of 6
Five of six Nordic countries rank in top 16 for low mortality
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.
OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.