UK has world’s highest Covid-19 death rate

The United Kingdom has more confirmed coronavirus deaths per million people than any other country. It also has the highest number of excess deaths in Europe, with 59,537 more than usual*


DAILY NEW CONFIRMED COVID-19 DEATHS PER MILLION PEOPLE†
United Kingdom 	4.77
Brazil 		4.67
Sweden		4.55
Peru 		3.95
Armenia 	3.47
Mexico 		3.47
Chile 		3.24
United States 	2.91
Canada 		2.77
Spain 		2.51‡
Belgium 	1.95 
Ecuador 	1.71
Bolivia 	1.47
Panama 		1.39
Portugal 	1.27
Italy 		1.25
Russia 		1.22
France 		0.93
Netherlands 	0.88
Ireland 	0.81
Iran 		0.76
Colombia 	0.68
Saudi Arabia 	0.63
South Africa 	0.58
Honduras 	0.58
Dominican Rep. 	0.55
Belarus 	0.51
Romania 	0.51
Bahrain 	0.42
Sudan 		0.40
Austria 	0.40
Gabon 		0.39
Egypt 		0.38
Denmark 	0.37
Hungary 	0.37
Ukraine 	0.34
Pakistan 	0.33
Estonia 	0.32
Turkey 		0.30
Germany		0.29

Europe
Rest of World
 

UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to explain why UK figures are so high


*Since week ending Mar 20, 2020. †As of Jun 4, 2020. ‡ Jun 3, 2020


Sources: Global Change Data Lab, New Scientist 
Picture: Associated Press
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