This Country Has the Most COVID-19 Deaths in the World
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Since COVID-19 began to affect people in late 2019-early 2020, there have been over 274 million confirmed cases worldwide, and over 5.3 million deaths. These numbers are considered by many experts to be much too low.
When the worldwide death figure crossed 5 million, Amber D’Souza, professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told National Geographic, “It’s quite possible that the number of deaths is double what we see.”
To find the country with the most COVID-19 deaths, 24/7 Wall St. collected data from Bing’s COVID-19 Tracker on Dec. 20, 2021. The country with the most COVID-19 deaths is the United States. This is how many people have died from COVID-19 in each state.
Death figures in large emerging nations like India and Peru could be substantially undercounted. India’s official case count is 34.7 million, and deaths are listed at almost 477,554. India has 1.3 billion residents and, in some parts of the nation, there is little access to medical services. India’s figures are almost universally considered too low.
Despite relatively high vaccination rates, some of the most developed nations in the world have high confirmed case and death counts. Germany, the U.K., Spain, and France are all among the top 10 in the world based on confirmed cases. Currently, several European countries are in the midst of yet another aggressive wave brought on by the omicron variant of the virus.
Ironically, the nation that is considered the most medically advanced in the world has the highest number of both confirmed cases and deaths. The U.S. recorded over 50.8 million cases, which is over 18% of the world’s total. Deaths, at 806,273, are 15% of the world’s total. The U.S. figures are also considered underestimates according to most experts. (These are the states where the most people are vaccinated.)
The U.S. was hit very hard early in the pandemic. Deaths and cases in New York City and surrounding areas exploded in March, April, and May 2020. Another wave hit the Western states in summer 2020. A third hammered most of the U.S. a year ago, when death rates and cases hit all-time highs. The current wave started in early September and has continued, now exacerbated by the omicron variant. Holiday gatherings this year could put infection rates higher again.
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50. Austria
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 13,479
49. Sri Lanka
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 14,752
48. Morocco
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 14,809
47. Sweden
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 15,231
46. Slovakia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 16,014
45. Guatemala
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 16,072
44. Paraguai
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 16,575
43. Kazakhstan
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 18,098
42. Japan
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 18,379
41. Portugal
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 18,778
40. Myanmar
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 19,220
39. Bolivia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 19,440
38. Greece
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 19,891
37. Netherlands
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 20,495
36. Egypt
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 21,361
35. Thailand
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 21,408
34. Iraq
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 24,063
33. Tunisia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 25,470
32. Belgium
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 27,895
31. Bangladesh
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 28,048
30. Pakistan
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 28,872
29. Vietnam
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 29,791
28. Bulgaria
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 30,082
27. Canada
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 30,092
26. Malaysia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 31,092
25. Ecuador
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 33,593
24. Czechia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 35,288
23. Hungary
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 37,896
22. Chile
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 38,840
21. Argentina
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 44,848
20. Philippines
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 50,784
19. Romania
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 58,232
18. Turkey
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 80,415
17. Spain
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 88,708
16. South Africa
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 90,348
15. Poland
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 91,514
14. Ukraine
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 98,769
13. Germany
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 108,352
12. France
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 121,493
11. Colombia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 129,458
10. Iran
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 131,083
9. Italy
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 135,641
8. Indonesia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 144,013
7. United Kingdom
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 147,283
6. Peru
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 202,154
5. Mexico
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 297,568
4. Russia
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 298,222
3. India
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 477,554
2. Brazil
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 617,803
1. United States
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec 20: 806,273
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