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Death rate
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.
| Country | Death rate |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
13.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Albania |
6.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Algeria |
4.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| American Samoa |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Andorra |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Angola |
9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Anguilla |
4.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
5.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Argentina |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Armenia |
9.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Aruba |
8.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Australia |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Austria |
9.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Azerbaijan |
7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bahamas, The |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bahrain |
2.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bangladesh |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Barbados |
8.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Belarus |
13.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Belgium |
9.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Belize |
4.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Benin |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bermuda |
8.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bhutan |
6.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bolivia |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Botswana |
9.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Brazil |
6.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| British Virgin Islands |
5.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Brunei |
3.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Bulgaria |
14.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Burkina Faso |
8.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Burma |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Burundi |
8.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cabo Verde |
6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cambodia |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cameroon |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Canada |
8.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cayman Islands |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Central African Republic |
12.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Chad |
10.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Chile |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| China |
8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Colombia |
5.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Comoros |
7.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
9.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cook Islands |
8.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Costa Rica |
4.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
8.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Croatia |
12.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cuba |
8.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Curacao |
8.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Cyprus |
6.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Czechia |
10.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Denmark |
9.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Djibouti |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Dominica |
7.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Dominican Republic |
6.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Ecuador |
5.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Egypt |
4.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| El Salvador |
5.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Eritrea |
7.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Estonia |
12.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Eswatini |
10.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Ethiopia |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| European Union |
10.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2012 est.)
|
| Faroe Islands |
8.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Fiji |
6.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Finland |
10.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| France |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| French Polynesia |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Gabon |
6.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Gambia, The |
6.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Gaza Strip |
3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Georgia |
10.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Germany |
11.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Ghana |
6.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Gibraltar |
8.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Greece |
11.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Greenland |
8.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Grenada |
8.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guam |
6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guatemala |
5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guernsey |
9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guinea |
8.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
8.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Guyana |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Haiti |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Honduras |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Hong Kong |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Hungary |
12.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Iceland |
6.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| India |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Indonesia |
6.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Iran |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Iraq |
3.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Ireland |
6.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Isle of Man |
10.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Israel |
5.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Italy |
10.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Jamaica |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Japan |
9.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Jersey |
7.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Jordan |
3.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Kazakhstan |
8.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Kenya |
6.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Kiribati |
7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Korea, North |
9.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Korea, South |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Kuwait |
2.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
6.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Laos |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Latvia |
14.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Lebanon |
5.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Lesotho |
15.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Liberia |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Libya |
3.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Liechtenstein |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Lithuania |
14.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Luxembourg |
7.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Macau |
4.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Macedonia |
9.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Madagascar |
6.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Malawi |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Malaysia |
5.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Maldives |
4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mali |
9.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Malta |
7.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Marshall Islands |
4.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mauritania |
7.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mauritius |
7.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mexico |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
4.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Moldova |
12.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Monaco |
10.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mongolia |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Montenegro |
10.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Montserrat |
6.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Morocco |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Mozambique |
11.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Namibia |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Nauru |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Nepal |
5.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Netherlands |
9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| New Caledonia |
5.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| New Zealand |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Nicaragua |
5.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Niger |
11.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Nigeria |
9.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Norway |
8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Oman |
3.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Pakistan |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Palau |
8.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Panama |
5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Papua New Guinea |
6.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Paraguay |
4.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Peru |
6.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Philippines |
6.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Poland |
10.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Portugal |
10.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Puerto Rico |
8.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Qatar |
1.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Romania |
12 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Russia |
13.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Rwanda |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
7.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saint Lucia |
7.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
10.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
7.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Samoa |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| San Marino |
8.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
6.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Saudi Arabia |
3.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Senegal |
7.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Serbia |
13.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Seychelles |
7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sierra Leone |
10.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Singapore |
3.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sint Maarten |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Slovakia |
9.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Slovenia |
9.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Solomon Islands |
3.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Somalia |
12.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| South Africa |
9.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| South Sudan |
19.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Spain |
9.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sri Lanka |
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sudan |
6.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Suriname |
6.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Sweden |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Switzerland |
8.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Syria |
4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Taiwan |
7.6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Tajikistan |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Tanzania |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Thailand |
8.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Timor-Leste |
5.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Togo |
6.8 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Tonga |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
8.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Tunisia |
6.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Turkey |
6 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Turkmenistan |
6.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
3.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Tuvalu |
8.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Uganda |
9.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Ukraine |
14.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| United Arab Emirates |
1.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| United Kingdom |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| United States |
8.2 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Uruguay |
9.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Uzbekistan |
5.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Vanuatu |
4 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Venezuela |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Vietnam |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Virgin Islands |
8.1 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Wallis and Futuna |
5.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| West Bank |
3.5 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Western Sahara |
7.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| World |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2016 est.)
note: this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second |
| Yemen |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Zambia |
12 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|
| Zimbabwe |
9.9 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
|