Total number of male deaths (2026)

China leads the world in total number of male deaths at 6.4K thousands in 2026, followed by India (5.4K thousands) and United States of America (1.7K thousands). Nigeria (1.4K thousands) and Indonesia (1.2K thousands) close out the top 5. Next up, Russian Federation (975.59 thousands) and Pakistan (934.13 thousands). Brazil (855.83 thousands), Japan (803.23 thousands), and Germany (521.05 thousands) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — China has 12× the value of Germany (521.05 thousands). Five of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at -2.7%.