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Death rate

This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 persons at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility and increased lifespans result in an aging population.

Afghanistan

12.08 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Akrotiri

NA

Albania

7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Algeria

4.33 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

American Samoa

6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Andorra

7.98 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Angola

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Anguilla

4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Argentina

7.28 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Armenia

9.54 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Aruba

8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

NA

Australia

6.76 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Austria

9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Azerbaijan

6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bahamas, The

6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bahrain

2.83 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bangladesh

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Barbados

8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Belarus

12.81 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Belgium

9.57 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Belize

3.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Benin

7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bermuda

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bhutan

6.05 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bolivia

4.33 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10.26 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Botswana

8.98 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bouvet Island

NA

Brazil

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

NA

British Virgin Islands

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Brunei

3.85 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Bulgaria

14.31 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Burkina Faso

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Burma

7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Burundi

5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cabo Verde

5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cambodia

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cameroon

7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Canada

8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cayman Islands

6.06 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Central African Republic

11.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Chad

9.21 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Chile

6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

China

7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Clipperton Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Colombia

7.84 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Comoros

6.49 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Congo, Republic of the

8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cook Islands

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

NA

Costa Rica

4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

7.45 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Croatia

12.98 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cuba

9.37 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Curacao

8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Cyprus

6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Czechia

10.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Denmark

9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Djibouti

7.08 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dominica

8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Dominican Republic

6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ecuador

5.18 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Egypt

4.32 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

El Salvador

5.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Eritrea

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Estonia

13.13 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Eswatini

9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ethiopia

5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

European Union

(2021 est.) 10.7 deaths/1,000 population

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Faroe Islands

8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Fiji

6.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Finland

10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

France

9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

French Polynesia

5.67 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

NA

Gabon

5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Gambia, The

5.71 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Gaza Strip

2.88 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Georgia

10.76 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Germany

11.97 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ghana

5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Gibraltar

8.74 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Greece

12.02 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Greenland

9.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Grenada

8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guam

6.08 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guatemala

4.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guernsey

9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guinea

7.97 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

7.32 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Guyana

6.95 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Haiti

7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

NA

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Honduras

4.69 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Hong Kong

8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Hungary

12.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Iceland

6.57 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

India

9.65 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Indonesia

6.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Iran

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Iraq

3.88 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ireland

6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Isle of Man

10.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Israel

5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Italy

11.27 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Jamaica

7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Jan Mayen

NA

Japan

11.74 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Jersey

7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Jordan

3.47 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kazakhstan

8.05 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kenya

4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kiribati

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Korea, North

9.66 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Korea, South

7.28 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kosovo

7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kuwait

2.27 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Laos

6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Latvia

14.69 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Lebanon

5.57 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Lesotho

10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Liberia

6.46 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Libya

3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Liechtenstein

8.05 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Lithuania

15.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Luxembourg

7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Macau

4.81 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Madagascar

5.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Malawi

4.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Malaysia

5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Maldives

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Mali

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Malta

8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Marshall Islands

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Mauritania

7.33 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Mauritius

8.95 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Mexico

7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Moldova

12.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Monaco

10.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Mongolia

6.33 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Montenegro

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Montserrat

6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Morocco

6.61 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

9.93 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

6.64 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nauru

6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Navassa Island

NA

Nepal

5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Netherlands

9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

New Caledonia

5.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

New Zealand

6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nicaragua

5.19 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Niger

9.66 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nigeria

8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Niue

(2021 est.) NA

Norfolk Island

NA

North Macedonia

9.61 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Norway

7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Oman

3.21 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Pakistan

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Palau

8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Panama

5.88 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Papua New Guinea

5.48 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Paracel Islands

NA

Paraguay

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Peru

11.04 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Philippines

6.32 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Poland

10.75 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Portugal

10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Puerto Rico

10 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Qatar

1.42 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Romania

14.92 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Russia

13.27 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Rwanda

5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

8.19 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.32 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Lucia

8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Martin

4.71 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

11.36 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Samoa

5.38 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

San Marino

8.83 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Saudi Arabia

3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Senegal

5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Serbia

15.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Seychelles

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Sierra Leone

9.14 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Singapore

4.15 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Sint Maarten

6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Slovakia

10.18 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Slovenia

10.46 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Solomon Islands

3.95 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Somalia

11.43 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

South Africa

9.25 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

NA

South Sudan

9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Spain

10.11 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Spratly Islands

(2021 est.) NA

Sri Lanka

6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Sudan

6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Suriname

6.63 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Svalbard

NA

Sweden

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Switzerland

8.37 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Syria

4.07 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Taiwan

7.98 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tajikistan

5.67 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tanzania

5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Thailand

7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Timor-Leste

5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Togo

5.16 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tokelau

(2021 est.)

Tonga

4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tunisia

6.38 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye)

6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Turkmenistan

5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

3.52 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tuvalu

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Uganda

4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Ukraine

13.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

United Arab Emirates

1.62 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

United Kingdom

9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

United States

8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

NA

Uruguay

9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Uzbekistan

5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Vanuatu

3.99 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Venezuela

6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Vietnam

5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Virgin Islands

8.99 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Wake Island

NA

Wallis and Futuna

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

West Bank

3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

World

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

note: this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second

Yemen

5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Zambia

6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Zimbabwe

8.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)