Biggest changes in the latest figures

For every measure updated in the last 30 days: the three countries with the largest rise and the three with the largest fall between the same two consecutive periods, the latest period most countries share and the one before it. Countries with older or longer intervals are left out. Percentages are compared in percentage points, rates per population and index values as differences in their own unit, other measures in percent.

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2023 to 2024, 171 countries with values for both periods. 16 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Kuwait: +76.3% 0.05 litres → 0.09 litres
  • Bhutan: +23.8% 2.54 litres → 3.14 litres
  • Egypt: +13.1% 0.10 litres → 0.11 litres

Largest falls

  • Burundi: −18.7% 2.52 litres → 2.05 litres
  • Iraq: −17.9% 0.45 litres → 0.37 litres
  • Argentina: −14.8% 6.62 litres → 5.64 litres

Obesity among adults (age-standardised)

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2023 to 2024, 196 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

  • Brunei: +1.1 percentage points 35.9% → 37.1%
  • Liberia: +1.1 percentage points 16.7% → 17.8%
  • Pakistan: +1.1 percentage points 23.4% → 24.5%

Largest falls

  • Spain: −0.4 percentage points 15.7% → 15.3%
  • Russia: −0.3 percentage points 17.9% → 17.6%
  • Jordan: −0.2 percentage points 35.5% → 35.4%

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised)

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2022 to 2023, 160 countries with values for both periods. 25 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Montenegro: +2.4 14.4 per 100,000 people → 16.8 per 100,000 people
  • Latvia: +2.3 11.4 per 100,000 people → 13.7 per 100,000 people
  • Cuba: +2.0 12.6 per 100,000 people → 14.6 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

  • Slovenia: −2.8 17.8 per 100,000 people → 15.0 per 100,000 people
  • Central African Republic: −2.5 26.5 per 100,000 people → 24.0 per 100,000 people
  • Sri Lanka: −2.0 16.0 per 100,000 people → 14.0 per 100,000 people

2022 to 2023, 175 countries with values for both periods. 10 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Fiji: +11.1 percentage points 21.9% → 33.0%
  • Lesotho: +4.3 percentage points 32.5% → 36.8%
  • Eswatini: +4.1 percentage points 25.2% → 29.3%

Largest falls

DTP3 immunisation coverage among one-year-olds

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2024 to 2025, 115 countries with values for both periods. 78 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Sudan: +32.0 percentage points 39% → 71%
  • Mexico: +11.0 percentage points 78% → 89%
  • Equatorial Guinea: +10.0 percentage points 68% → 78%

Largest falls

  • Saint Lucia: −15.0 percentage points 99% → 84%
  • Syria: −13.0 percentage points 73% → 60%
  • Guatemala: −13.0 percentage points 90% → 77%

Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2022 to 2023, 190 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Lesotho: +1.7 percentage points 32.5% → 34.2%
  • Burundi: +1.5 percentage points 37.5% → 39.0%
  • Mauritius: +1.5 percentage points 31.3% → 32.8%

Largest falls

  • Philippines: −0.3 percentage points 12.3% → 12.0%
  • Sri Lanka: −0.3 percentage points 21.2% → 20.9%
  • Nigeria: −0.2 percentage points 38.1% → 37.9%

Deaths from unintentional poisoning

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2022 to 2023, 118 countries with values for both periods. 67 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2022 to 2023, 212 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

  • Laos: +57.0% 16.6 µg/m³ → 26.1 µg/m³
  • Myanmar: +34.5% 21.4 µg/m³ → 28.8 µg/m³
  • Canada: +33.7% 6.6 µg/m³ → 8.8 µg/m³

Largest falls

  • Andorra: −22.8% 11.2 µg/m³ → 8.6 µg/m³
  • Naoero: −22.5% 6.7 µg/m³ → 5.2 µg/m³
  • Spain: −22.3% 10.3 µg/m³ → 8.0 µg/m³

2023 to 2024, 54 countries with values for both periods. 138 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Guyana: +9.2 39.3 per 10,000 people → 48.4 per 10,000 people
  • New Zealand: +9.0 122.2 per 10,000 people → 131.2 per 10,000 people
  • Ireland: +6.3 147.8 per 10,000 people → 154.0 per 10,000 people

Largest falls

  • Seychelles: −11.2 73.2 per 10,000 people → 62.0 per 10,000 people
  • Chile: −7.4 54.5 per 10,000 people → 47.2 per 10,000 people
  • Central African Republic: −6.6 11.0 per 10,000 people → 4.4 per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people

Updated 9 November 2026 · WHO

2023 to 2024, 35 countries with values for both periods. 155 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Israel: +2.64 8.97 per 10,000 people → 11.61 per 10,000 people
  • Malaysia: +0.81 4.06 per 10,000 people → 4.87 per 10,000 people
  • Andorra: +0.59 12.11 per 10,000 people → 12.70 per 10,000 people

Largest falls

  • Morocco: −1.31 1.44 per 10,000 people → 0.13 per 10,000 people
  • San Marino: −0.57 7.42 per 10,000 people → 6.85 per 10,000 people
  • Qatar: −0.16 7.39 per 10,000 people → 7.23 per 10,000 people

Population, estimates and projections to 2100

Updated 9 November 2026 · UN Population Division

2022 to 2023, 216 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

  • Oman: +6.7% 4,730,226 people → 5,049,269 people
  • Kuwait: +5.4% 4,589,510 people → 4,838,782 people
  • Syria: +5.0% 22,462,173 people → 23,594,623 people

Largest falls

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100

Updated 9 November 2026 · UN Population Division

2022 to 2023, 216 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

  • Bahrain: +3.8% 31.7 years → 32.9 years
  • Kuwait: +3.1% 33.5 years → 34.5 years
  • Syria: +3.1% 21.6 years → 22.2 years

Largest falls

Total fertility rate, estimates and projections to 2100

Updated 9 November 2026 · UN Population Division

2022 to 2023, 210 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Ukraine: +8.9% 0.90 births per woman → 0.98 births per woman
  • Saudi Arabia: +6.6% 2.14 births per woman → 2.28 births per woman
  • United Arab Emirates: +4.5% 1.15 births per woman → 1.20 births per woman

Largest falls

  • Belgium: −10.8% 1.55 births per woman → 1.38 births per woman
  • Czechia: −10.5% 1.62 births per woman → 1.45 births per woman
  • Latvia: −9.0% 1.47 births per woman → 1.34 births per woman

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100

Updated 9 November 2026 · UN Population Division

2022 to 2023, 216 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Largest falls

Life expectancy at age 65, estimates and projections to 2100

Updated 9 November 2026 · UN Population Division

2022 to 2023, 216 countries with values for both periods.

Largest rises

Largest falls

Population on 1 January, by region

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 291 countries with values for both periods. 4 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

Population density, by region

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 260 countries with values for both periods. 27 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

  • Voreio Aigaio: +3.1% 52.1 per km² → 53.7 per km²
  • Mayotte: +3.1% 863.7 per km² → 890.2 per km²
  • Malta: +2.9% 1,766.0 per km² → 1,817.4 per km²

Largest falls

Median age of the population, by region

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 257 countries with values for both periods. 37 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

Old-age dependency ratio, by region

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2024 to 2025, 285 countries with values for both periods. 9 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls

  • Voreio Aigaio: −3.6% 38.6 per 100 → 37.2 per 100
  • Praha: −1.4% 28.2 per 100 → 27.8 per 100
  • Budapest: −1.0% 31.4 per 100 → 31.1 per 100

Life expectancy at birth, by region

Updated 9 November 2026 · Eurostat

2023 to 2024, 238 countries with values for both periods. 56 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Largest falls