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
6.54 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 SaharaMozambique
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.)
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 secondYemen
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.)