The United Kingdom currently tops the global list of highest deaths per 100,000 residents, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The country reported its highest ever single day death toll on Wednesday with 1,820 daily new deaths reported, and has been averaging about 1,240 daily new deaths over the last seven days.
Country-by-country comparisons are imperfect, given that they rely on data from each individual nation.
But the UK's recorded death toll, from a population of 66 million, far outweighs the record tolls in other major countries, including the US, on a per capita basis.
So far the United Kingdom has tallied 96,166 total deaths since the pandemic began.
Countries with the highest deaths per capita
- United Kingdom: 142.53
- Czech Republic: 140.91
- Italy: 139.34
- United States: 125.35
- Spain: 117.80
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