Distribution of the main causes of death across OECD countries worldwide in 2021
In 2021, across OECD countries, diseases of the circulatory system and cancer were the two leading causes of death, accounting for approximately 28 and 21 percent of all deaths, respectively. COVID-19 also ranked among the leading causes, contributing to approximately seven percent of total deaths. This statistic depicts the distribution of the main causes of mortality across OECD countries in 2021 or from the nearest year.