Readers maybe be surprised to learn that the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths doesn’t belong to the US. In fact the United States has a lower death rate than Sweden, France and the UK.

To get an accurate figure of a countries COVID-19 lethality, the total number of coronavirus deaths needs to be measured against the size of the countries population. Even though exceptions exist, overall, a larger population will more likely produce a higher number of cases and deaths.

San Marino, with a population of nearly 40,000, suffered 42 deaths (0.1%) and tops the overall world list with 1,238 deaths per million. The UK, a population closing in on 67.8 million, sustained 41,736 deaths, (.06%) and a rate of 615 deaths per million.

Therefore, in selecting the most lethal coronavirus country in the world the number between population size and number of citizens who fell victim to COVID-19 was used.

The list below features the dozen deadliest countries on June 15, 2020, based on the number of deaths per million residents. Only countries with a minimum population of one million were considered. A second list lower in the page, lists countries in order, regardless the number of residents.

1. Belgium, population just over 11.5 million – a death rate of 834 per million.
2. The UK, population 67.8 million – a death rate of 834 per million.
3. Spain, population 46.7 million – a death rate of 580 per million.
4. Italy, population 60.4 million – a death rate of 568 per million.
5. Sweden, population just over 10 million – a death rate of 484 per million.
6. France, population 65.2 million – a death rate of 451 per million.
7. The USA, population nearly 331 million – a death rate of 357 per million.
8. The Netherlands, population 17.1 million – a death rate of 354 per million.
9. Ireland, population 4.9 million – a death rate of 346 per million.
10. Switzerland, population 8.6 million – a death rate of 224 per million.
11. Ecuador, population 17.6 million – a death rate of 223 per million.
12. Canada, population just over 37.7 million – a death rate of 217 per million.

• Source: WorldMeters

List of countries with the highest death rate per-million regardless of the number of residents.

1. Sam Marino, population nearly 40 thousand – a death rate of 1,238 per million.
2. Belgium, population just over 11.5 million – a death rate of 834 per million.
3. Andorra, population 77,260 – a death rate of 660 per million.
4. The UK, population 67.8 million – a death rate of 834 per million.
5. Spain, population 46.7 million – a death rate of 580 per million.
6. Italy, population 60.4 million – a death rate of 568 per million.
7. Sweden, population just over 10 million – a death rate of 484 per million.
8. France, population 65.2 million – a death rate of 451 per million.
9. The USA, population nearly 331 million – a death rate of 357 per million.
10. The Netherlands, population 17.1 million – a death rate of 354 per million.
11. Sint Maarten, population nearly 43 thousand – a death rate of 350 per million.
12. Ireland, population 4.9 million – a death rate of 346 per million.

• Source: WorldMeters