What we count
Deaths classified in the broad communicable and related-cause group in the Global Health Estimates.
Deaths from communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional causes this year
How many deaths are attributed to communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional causes in WHO's latest global estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
3,040,685deaths of children under five this year
161,342maternal deaths this year
353,712aids-related deaths this year
What lies behind this number
Deaths classified in the broad communicable and related-cause group in the Global Health Estimates.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
This is a broad aggregate category; individual causes must not be added without checking overlap.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from WHO World Health Statistics 2021 for 2021.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value10,600,000deaths
- Period
- 2021
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WHO World Health Statistics 2021
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value10,600,0002021 · deaths
Average per day29,022even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WHO World Health Statistics 2021 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2021.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WHO World Health Statistics 2021 and refers to 2021. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- WHO World Health Statistics 2021
- Data period
- 2021
- Verified
- 15 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation