This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population 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 results in an aging population.
| | World | 7 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
1 | | Ukraine | 19 | .8 | deaths/1000 population | |
2 | | Lithuania | 15 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
3 | | Serbia | 15 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
4 | | Hungary | 15 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
5 | | Romania | 14 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
6 | | Latvia | 14 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
7 | | Moldova | 14 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
8 | | Bulgaria | 14 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
9 | | Russia | 14 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
10 | | Georgia | 13 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
11 | | Belarus | 13 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
12 | | Estonia | 13 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
13 | | Croatia | 13 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
14 | | Poland | 12 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
15 | | Czech Republic | 12 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
16 | | Afghanistan | 12 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
17 | | Greece | 12 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
18 | | Germany | 12 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
19 | | Japan | 11 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
20 | | Central African Republic | 11 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
21 | | Slovakia | 11 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
22 | | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 11 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
23 | | Somalia | 11 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
24 | | Italy | 11 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
25 | | Peru | 11 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
26 | | Portugal | 10 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
27 | | Monaco | 10 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
28 | | Lesotho | 10 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
29 | | Slovenia | 10 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
30 | | Finland | 10 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
31 | | Montenegro | 10 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
32 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
33 | | Isle of Man | 10 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
34 | | Spain | 10 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
35 | | Puerto Rico | 10 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
36 | | Mozambique | 9 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
37 | | Austria | 9 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
38 | | France | 9 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
39 | | Niger | 9 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
40 | | India | 9 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
41 | | The Netherlands | 9 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
42 | | Denmark | 9 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
43 | | Belgium | 9 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
44 | | North Macedonia | 9 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
45 | | Sweden | 9 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
46 | | North Korea | 9 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
47 | | Armenia | 9 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
48 | | Eswatini | 9 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
49 | | Cuba | 9 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
50 | | Saint-Barthélemy | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
51 | | South Sudan | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
52 | | Cook Islands | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
53 | | Bermuda | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
54 | | Chad | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
55 | | Guernsey | 9 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
56 | | Uruguay | 9 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
57 | | Sierra Leone | 9 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
58 | | United Kingdom | 9 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
59 | | Greenland | 9 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
60 | | Mauritius | 9 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
61 | | U.S. Virgin Islands | 9 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
62 | | Botswana | 9 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
63 | | Equatorial Guinea | 8 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
64 | | Cocos Islands | 8 | .89 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
65 | | San Marino | 8 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
66 | | Curaçao | 8 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
67 | | Aruba | 8 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
68 | | Gibraltar | 8 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
69 | | Faroe Islands | 8 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
70 | | Malta | 8 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
71 | | Nigeria | 8 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
72 | | Liberia | 8 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
73 | | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
74 | | United States | 8 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
75 | | Switzerland | 8 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
76 | | Palau | 8 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
77 | | Mali | 8 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
78 | | Grenada | 8 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
79 | | Saint Helena | 8 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
80 | | Saint Lucia | 8 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
81 | | Kazakhstan | 8 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
82 | | Canada | 8 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
83 | | Norway | 8 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
84 | | Namibia | 8 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
85 | | Dominica | 8 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
86 | | Liechtenstein | 8 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
87 | | Guinea | 8 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
88 | | Barbados | 8 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
89 | | Taiwan | 8 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
90 | | Andorra | 8 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
91 | | Hong Kong | 8 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
92 | | Thailand | 7 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
93 | | Tuvalu | 7 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
94 | | Jersey | 7 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
95 | | China | 7 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
96 | | Benin | 7 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
97 | | Angola | 7 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
98 | | Colombia | 7 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
99 | | Haiti | 7 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
100 | | Kosovo | 7 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
101 | | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
102 | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
103 | | Cameroon | 7 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
104 | | Côte d'Ivoire | 7 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
105 | | Burkina Faso | 7 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
106 | | Albania | 7 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
107 | | Jamaica | 7 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
108 | | Sri Lanka | 7 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
109 | | Myanmar | 7 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
110 | | Argentina | 7 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
111 | | Dominican Republic | 7 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
112 | | South Korea | 7 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
113 | | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
114 | | Mauritania | 7 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
115 | | Luxembourg | 7 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
116 | | South Africa | 7 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
117 | | Ireland | 7 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
118 | | Mexico | 7 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
119 | | Djibouti | 7 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
120 | | Ecuador | 7 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
121 | | Cyprus | 7 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
122 | | Guyana | 7 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
123 | | Kiribati | 6 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
124 | | Seychelles | 6 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
125 | | New Zealand | 6 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
126 | | Brazil | 6 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
127 | | Australia | 6 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
128 | | Azerbaijan | 6 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
129 | | Indonesia | 6 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
130 | | Zimbabwe | 6 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
131 | | Chile | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
132 | | Venezuela | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
133 | | Iceland | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
134 | | Eritrea | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
135 | | Suriname | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
136 | | Morocco | 6 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
137 | | Bolivia | 6 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
138 | | Comoros | 6 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
139 | | Nauru | 6 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
140 | | Fiji | 6 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
141 | | Tunisia | 6 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
142 | | Philippines | 6 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
143 | | Laos | 6 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
144 | | Mongolia | 6 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
145 | | American Samoa | 6 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
146 | | Sudan | 6 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
147 | | Sint Maarten | 6 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
148 | | Bhutan | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
149 | | Turkey | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
150 | | Montserrat | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
151 | | São Tomé and PrÃncipe | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
152 | | Cayman Islands | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
153 | | Kyrgyzstan | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
154 | | Guam | 6 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
155 | | Turkmenistan | 6 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
156 | | Ghana | 6 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
157 | | Ethiopia | 6 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
158 | | Zambia | 6 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
159 | | Panama | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
160 | | Burundi | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
161 | | Pakistan | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
162 | | El Salvador | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
163 | | Honduras | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
164 | | New Caledonia | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
165 | | Madagascar | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
166 | | Wallis and Futuna | 5 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
167 | | Rwanda | 5 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
168 | | Vietnam | 5 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
169 | | Cabo Verde | 5 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
170 | | French Polynesia | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
171 | | Malaysia | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
172 | | The Gambia | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
173 | | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
174 | | Cambodia | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
175 | | The Bahamas | 5 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
176 | | East Timor | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
177 | | Israel | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
178 | | Nepal | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
179 | | Gabon | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
180 | | Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
181 | | Lebanon | 5 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
182 | | Papua New Guinea | 5 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
183 | | Bangladesh | 5 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
184 | | Costa Rica | 5 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
185 | | Yemen | 5 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
186 | | British Virgin Islands | 5 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
187 | | Samoa | 5 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
188 | | Iran | 5 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
189 | | Belize | 5 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
190 | | Togo | 5 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
191 | | Uzbekistan | 5 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
192 | | Nicaragua | 5 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
193 | | Tanzania | 5 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
194 | | Tonga | 5 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
195 | | Kenya | 5 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
196 | | Senegal | 5 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
197 | | Congo | 5 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
198 | | Guatemala | 4 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
199 | | Falkland Islands | 4 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
200 | | Uganda | 4 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
201 | | Paraguay | 4 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
202 | | Tajikistan | 4 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
203 | | Macau | 4 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
204 | | Anguilla | 4 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
205 | | Saint-Martin | 4 | .7 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
206 | | Malawi | 4 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
207 | | Algeria | 4 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
208 | | Marshall Islands | 4 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
209 | | Egypt | 4 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
210 | | Singapore | 4 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
211 | | Maldives | 4 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
212 | | Federated States of Micronesia | 4 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
213 | | Syria | 4 | .1 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
214 | | Solomon Islands | 4 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
215 | | Vanuatu | 4 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
216 | | Iraq | 3 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
217 | | Brunei | 3 | .9 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
218 | | West Bank | 3 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
219 | | Saudi Arabia | 3 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
220 | | Jordan | 3 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
221 | | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
222 | | Libya | 3 | .5 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
223 | | Oman | 3 | .2 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
224 | | Gaza Strip | 3 deaths/1,000 population | | deaths/1000 population | |
225 | | Bahrain | 2 | .8 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
226 | | Kuwait | 2 | .3 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
227 | | United Arab Emirates | 1 | .6 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
228 | | Qatar | 1 | .4 deaths/1,000 population | deaths/1000 population | |
229 | | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
230 | | European Union | (2,021 est | .) 10 | deaths/1000 population | |
231 | | Akrotiri | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
232 | | Norfolk Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
233 | | Wake Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
234 | | Coral Sea Islands Territory | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
235 | | Svalbard | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
236 | | British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
237 | | Clipperton Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
238 | | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
239 | | Bouvet Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
240 | | Navassa Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
241 | | Niue | (2,021 est | .) NA | deaths/1000 population | |
242 | | Christmas Island | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
243 | | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
244 | | Dhekelia | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
245 | | Jan Mayen | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
246 | | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
247 | | Holy See | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
248 | | Paracel Islands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
249 | | Tokelau | (2,021 est | .) | deaths/1000 population | |
250 | | Pitcairn Islands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
251 | | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | NA | | deaths/1000 population | |
252 | | Spratly Islands | (2,021 est | .) NA | deaths/1000 population | |