Year-over-year change: -1.1%, trend down
5-year change: +7.5%, trend up
China
Total number of female deaths: 5.1 million
View MoreWorld Total29.3million
19502100
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Total number of female deaths (2026)
China is projected to top the global rankings for total number of female deaths, recording 5.1 million in 2026, followed by India (4.5 million) and the United States (1.5 million). Nigeria (1.4 million) and Indonesia (1.1 million) complete the top 5. Russia (892.8 thousand) and Japan (760.0 thousand) follow close behind. Pakistan (730.0 thousand), Brazil (710.4 thousand), and Germany (521.3 thousand) round out the top ten. The spread across the top ten is substantial: China would have 9.7× the figure recorded by Germany (521.3 thousand). Five of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Brazil is projected to see the largest year-over-year change at +2.5%.
Rank changes
How total number of female deaths changed between 2021 and 2026
2021and2026
Historical trends
Key terms
- Life expectancy
- — Average number of years a newborn would live under current mortality conditions.
- Infant mortality rate
- — Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births.
- Under-five mortality
- — Deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births.
- Crude death rate
- — Total deaths per 1,000 people each year.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the most female deaths?
- China is projected to have the most female deaths at 5.1 million deaths in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the fewest female deaths?
- Tokelau is projected to have the fewest female deaths at 7 deaths in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global female deaths?
- The global female deaths is projected to be 29.3 million deaths in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
