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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Health Statistics > Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Niger :
55.11 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Niger
# 2
Uganda :
50.17 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Uganda
# 3
Liberia :
49.79 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Liberia
# 4
Guinea-Bissau :
49.75 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 5
Mali :
49.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mali
# 6
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
49.45 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 7
Angola :
48.54 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Angola
# 8
Chad :
48.24 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Chad
# 9
East Timor :
47.36 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in East Timor
# 10
Burkina Faso :
47.14 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Burkina Faso
# 11
Sierra Leone :
46.72 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Sierra Leone
# 12
Somalia :
45.82 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Somalia
# 13
Malawi :
44.59 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Malawi
# 14
Congo, Republic of the :
44.11 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 15
Burundi :
43.65 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Burundi
# 16
Equatorial Guinea :
42.93 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 17
Guinea :
42.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Guinea
# 18
Benin :
42.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Benin
# 19
Nigeria :
42.02 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Nigeria
# 20
Mauritania :
41.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mauritania
# 21
Zambia :
41.26 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Zambia
# 22
Rwanda :
40.99 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Rwanda
# 23
Yemen :
40.97 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Yemen
# 24
Ethiopia :
40.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Ethiopia
# 25
Mozambique :
40.37 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mozambique
# 26
Eritrea :
39.95 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Eritrea
# 27
Madagascar :
39.69 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Madagascar
# 28
Togo :
39.54 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Togo
# 29
Kenya :
38.77 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Kenya
# 30
Tanzania :
38.09 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Tanzania
# 31
Central African Republic :
37.77 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Central African Republic
# 32
Côte d'Ivoire :
37.54 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 33
Senegal :
37.43 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Senegal
# 34
Djibouti :
36.15 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Djibouti
# 35
Gambia, The :
36.03 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Gambia, The
# 36
Laos :
35.88 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Laos
# 37
Cameroon :
35.88 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cameroon
# 38
Guatemala :
35.81 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Guatemala
# 39
Swaziland :
34.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Swaziland
# 40
São Tomé and Príncipe :
34.21 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 41
Solomon Islands :
33.58 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Solomon Islands
# 42
Sudan :
33.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Sudan
# 43
Ghana :
32.08 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Ghana
# 44
Comoros :
32 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Comoros
# 45
Papua New Guinea :
31.73 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 46
Gabon :
31.59 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Gabon
# 47
Maldives :
31.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Maldives
# 48
Vanuatu :
31.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Vanuatu
# 49
Cape Verde :
30.89 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cape Verde
# 50
Micronesia, Federated States of :
30.85 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 51
Cambodia :
30.78 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cambodia
# 52
Bhutan :
30.61 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bhutan
# 53
Nepal :
30.45 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Nepal
# 54
Haiti :
30.45 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Haiti
# 55
Bolivia :
30.25 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bolivia
# 56
Zimbabwe :
30 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Zimbabwe
# 57
Honduras :
29.94 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Honduras
# 58
Paraguay :
29.58 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Paraguay
# 59
Tajikistan :
29.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Tajikistan
# 60
Nicaragua :
29.08 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Nicaragua
# 61
Syria :
28.74 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Syria
# 62
Saudi Arabia :
28.51 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 63
Samoa :
28.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Samoa
# 64
Lesotho :
28.48 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Lesotho
# 65
Jordan :
27.81 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Jordan
# 66
Kiribati :
27.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Kiribati
# 67
Bangladesh :
27.55 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bangladesh
# 68
Pakistan :
27.37 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Pakistan
# 69
Belize :
27.34 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Belize
# 70
Botswana :
26.92 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Botswana
# 71
Egypt :
26.33 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Egypt
# 72
Philippines :
25.68 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Philippines
# 73
Oman :
25.59 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Oman
# 74
El Salvador :
25.25 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in El Salvador
# 75
South Africa :
25 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in South Africa
# 76
India :
25 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in India
# 77
Grenada :
24.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Grenada
# 78
Dominican Republic :
24.46 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Dominican Republic
# 79
Tonga :
24.22 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Tonga
# 80
Brunei :
23.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Brunei
# 81
Fiji :
23.56 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Fiji
# 82
Namibia :
23.56 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Namibia
# 83
Ecuador :
23.31 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Ecuador
# 84
Peru :
23.28 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Peru
# 85
Morocco :
23.28 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Morocco
# 86
Libya :
23.26 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Libya
# 87
Venezuela :
22.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Venezuela
# 88
Turkmenistan :
22.89 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Turkmenistan
# 89
Malaysia :
22.85 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Malaysia
# 90
Mongolia :
22.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mongolia
# 91
Panama :
22.68 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Panama
# 92
Guam :
22.26 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Guam
# 93
Colombia :
22.22 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Colombia
# 94
Guyana :
21.86 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Guyana
# 95
Turkey :
21.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Turkey
# 96
Suriname :
21.27 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Suriname
# 97
Israel :
21.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Israel
# 98
Indonesia :
20.98 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Indonesia
# 99
Burma :
20.83 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Burma
# 100
Algeria :
20.76 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Algeria
# 101
Brazil :
20.66 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Brazil
# 102
Uzbekistan :
20.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Uzbekistan
# 103
Kuwait :
20.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Kuwait
# 104
Jamaica :
20 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Jamaica
# 105
Mexico :
19.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mexico
# 106
French Polynesia :
19.32 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in French Polynesia
# 107
Kyrgyzstan :
19.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 108
Seychelles :
19.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Seychelles
# 109
Sri Lanka :
19.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Sri Lanka
# 110
Qatar :
19.09 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Qatar
# 111
Lebanon :
18.99 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Lebanon
# 112
New Caledonia :
18.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in New Caledonia
# 113
Bahrain :
18.84 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bahrain
# 114
Iran :
18.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Iran
# 115
Vietnam :
18.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Vietnam
# 116
Bahamas, The :
18.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bahamas, The
# 117
Antigua and Barbuda :
18.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 118
Argentina :
18.01 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Argentina
# 119
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
18 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 120
Costa Rica :
17.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Costa Rica
# 121
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
17.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 122
Saint Lucia :
17.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Saint Lucia
# 123
Virgin Islands :
16.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Virgin Islands
# 124
Chile :
16.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Chile
# 125
Tunisia :
16.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Tunisia
# 126
Greenland :
16.61 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Greenland
# 127
Mauritius :
16.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mauritius
# 128
Korea, North :
16.37 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Korea, North
# 129
Thailand :
16.31 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Thailand
# 130
United Arab Emirates :
16.26 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 131
Uruguay :
15.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Uruguay
# 132
Ireland :
15.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Ireland
# 133
Dominica :
15.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Dominica
# 134
Albania :
15.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Albania
# 135
Puerto Rico :
15.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Puerto Rico
# 136
Netherlands Antilles :
14.77 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 137
Kazakhstan :
14.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Kazakhstan
# 138
Trinidad and Tobago :
14.19 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 139
Barbados :
13.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Barbados
# 140
United States :
13.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in United States
# 141
New Zealand :
13.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in New Zealand
# 142
Azerbaijan :
13.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Azerbaijan
# 143
Macedonia, Republic of :
13.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 144
Bermuda :
13.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bermuda
# 145
Iceland :
13.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Iceland
# 146
China :
12.86 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in China
# 147
Australia :
12.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Australia
# 148
Cuba :
12.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cuba
# 149
Netherlands :
12.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Netherlands
# 150
France :
12.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in France
# 151
Norway :
12.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Norway
# 152
Malta :
12.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Malta
# 153
Luxembourg :
12.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Luxembourg
# 154
Denmark :
11.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Denmark
# 155
Portugal :
11.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Portugal
# 156
Singapore :
11.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Singapore
# 157
Man, Isle of :
11.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Man, Isle of
# 158
Moldova :
11.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Moldova
# 159
Georgia :
11.17 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Georgia
# 160
Armenia :
11.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Armenia
# 161
Cyprus :
11.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cyprus
# 162
United Kingdom :
10.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in United Kingdom
# 163
Belgium :
10.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Belgium
# 164
Serbia and Montenegro :
10.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 165
Canada :
10.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Canada
# 166
Finland :
10.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Finland
# 167
Sweden :
10.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Sweden
# 168
Slovakia :
10.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Slovakia
# 169
Korea, South :
10.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Korea, South
# 170
Spain :
10.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Spain
# 171
Croatia :
9.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Croatia
# 172
Russia :
9.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Russia
# 173
Romania :
9.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Romania
# 174
Switzerland :
9.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Switzerland
# 175
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
9.68 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 176
Hungary :
9.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Hungary
# 177
Belarus :
9.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Belarus
# 178
Italy :
9.4 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Italy
# 179
Poland :
9.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Poland
# 180
Greece :
9.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Greece
# 181
Japan :
9.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Japan
# 182
Lithuania :
9.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Lithuania
# 183
Czech Republic :
9.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Czech Republic
# 184
Estonia :
9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Estonia
# 185
Austria :
8.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Austria
# 186
Slovenia :
8.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Slovenia
# 187
Ukraine :
8.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Ukraine
# 188
Germany :
8.7 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Germany
# 189
Bulgaria :
8.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Bulgaria
# 190
Latvia :
8.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Latvia
# 191
Macau :
7.28 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Macau
# 192
Hong Kong :
7.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Hong Kong
Weighted average:
23.6 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
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