Table 2.

Distribution of countries by mortality data quality rating* according to geography and population size

WHO region†	Population	Data quality rating			Total
		Negligible	Partial	Adequate
Africa
	<10 m	16	2	1	19
	10–50 m	22	0	0	22
	>50 m	4	2	0	6
Americas
	<10 m	1	16	5	22
	10–50 m	2	5	5	12
	>50 m	0	1	3	4
Eastern Mediterranean
	<10 m	6	2	0	8
	10–50 m	8	3	0	11
	>50 m	1	2	0	3
Europe
	<10 m	3	13	16	32
	10–50 m	1	8	5	14
	>50 m	0	3	3	6
South east Asia
	<10 m	2	1	0	3
	10–50 m	2	1	0	3
	>50 m	1	4	0	5
Western Pacific
	<10 m	10	4	2	16
	10–50 m	2	1	1	4
	>50 m	1	4	0	5
World
	<10 m	38	38	24	100
	10–50 m	37	18	11	66
	>50 m	7	16	6	29
Total		82	72	41	195

*Based on ‘percentage of well certified’ data; Negligible=0%–34%; Partial=35–84%; Adequate=85%+.³¹

†For list of countries in WHO regions, see Ref. 30.