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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths 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.
Mortality Statistics > Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people (most recent) by country
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Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Botswana :
27.06 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Botswana
# 2
Lesotho :
25.39 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Lesotho
# 3
Sierra Leone :
22.95 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Sierra Leone
# 4
Zimbabwe :
22.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Zimbabwe
# 5
Central African Republic :
21.92 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Central African Republic
# 6
Zambia :
21.88 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Zambia
# 7
Angola :
21.54 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Angola
# 8
South Africa :
21.38 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in South Africa
# 9
Afghanistan :
21.1 per 1,000 people
1987
Mortality in Afghanistan
# 10
Malawi :
20.63 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Malawi
# 11
Equatorial Guinea :
20.55 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Equatorial Guinea
# 12
Liberia :
20.43 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Liberia
# 13
Swaziland :
20.26 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Swaziland
# 14
Niger :
20.19 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Niger
# 15
Mozambique :
19.99 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mozambique
# 16
Chad :
19.72 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Chad
# 17
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
19.65 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 18
Guinea-Bissau :
19.37 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Guinea-Bissau
# 19
Ethiopia :
19.16 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Ethiopia
# 20
Nigeria :
18.82 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Nigeria
# 21
Burundi :
18.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Burundi
# 22
Rwanda :
18.05 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Rwanda
# 23
Somalia :
17.01 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Somalia
# 24
Cameroon :
16.99 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Cameroon
# 25
Mali :
16.95 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mali
# 26
Côte d'Ivoire :
16.81 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
# 27
Ukraine :
16.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Ukraine
# 28
Tanzania :
16.43 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Tanzania
# 29
Burkina Faso :
16.34 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Burkina Faso
# 30
Russia :
16.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Russia
# 31
East Timor :
14.76 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in East Timor
# 32
Belarus :
14.69 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Belarus
# 33
Bulgaria :
14.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bulgaria
# 34
Uganda :
14.52 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Uganda
# 35
Kenya :
14.46 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Kenya
= 36
Serbia and Montenegro :
14.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Serbia and Montenegro
= 36
Latvia :
14.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Latvia
# 38
Hungary :
13.5 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Hungary
# 39
Mauritania :
13.37 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mauritania
# 40
Guinea :
13.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Guinea
# 41
Haiti :
13.03 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Haiti
# 42
Lithuania :
12.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Lithuania
# 43
Estonia :
12.86 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Estonia
# 44
Gabon :
12.79 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Gabon
# 45
Congo, Republic of the :
12.61 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Congo, Republic of the
# 46
Moldova :
12.4 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Moldova
# 47
Romania :
12.3 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Romania
# 48
Djibouti :
12.24 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Djibouti
# 49
Benin :
12.08 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Benin
# 50
Laos :
11.81 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Laos
# 51
Togo :
11.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Togo
# 52
Madagascar :
11.54 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Madagascar
# 53
Gambia, The :
11.27 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Gambia, The
# 54
Senegal :
11.11 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Senegal
# 55
Croatia :
11.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Croatia
# 56
Sudan :
11.04 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Sudan
# 57
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
10.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Mortality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 58
Korea, North :
10.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Korea, North
# 59
Eritrea :
10.69 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Eritrea
# 60
Czech Republic :
10.55 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Czech Republic
# 61
Ghana :
10.47 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Ghana
# 62
Cambodia :
10.42 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Cambodia
= 63
Denmark :
10.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Denmark
= 63
Kazakhstan :
10.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Kazakhstan
= 63
Germany :
10.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Germany
= 66
Papua New Guinea :
10.03 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Papua New Guinea
= 66
Iraq :
10.03 per 1,000 people
1997
Mortality in Iraq
# 68
Belgium :
10 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Belgium
= 69
Sweden :
9.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Sweden
= 69
Man, Isle of :
9.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Man, Isle of
= 69
Georgia :
9.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Georgia
= 69
United Kingdom :
9.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in United Kingdom
# 73
Slovakia :
9.8 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Slovakia
= 74
Portugal :
9.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Portugal
= 74
Poland :
9.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Poland
= 74
Italy :
9.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Italy
# 77
Burma :
9.47 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Burma
# 78
Uruguay :
9.4 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Uruguay
= 79
Finland :
9.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Finland
= 79
Greece :
9.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Greece
= 79
Slovenia :
9.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Slovenia
# 82
Austria :
9.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Austria
# 83
Macedonia, Republic of :
9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Macedonia, Republic of
# 84
Spain :
8.92 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Spain
# 85
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
8.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 86
Norway :
8.8 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Norway
= 86
France :
8.8 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in France
# 88
Guyana :
8.65 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Guyana
# 89
Japan :
8.53 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Japan
# 90
Netherlands :
8.4 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Netherlands
# 91
São Tomé and Príncipe :
8.32 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 92
Switzerland :
8.3 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Switzerland
# 93
Trinidad and Tobago :
8.26 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
= 94
United States :
8.25 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in United States
= 94
Turkmenistan :
8.25 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Turkmenistan
# 96
Armenia :
8.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Armenia
# 97
Barbados :
8.15 per 1,000 people
2004
Mortality in Barbados
# 98
Nepal :
8.13 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Nepal
# 99
Seychelles :
8.1 per 1,000 people
2003
Mortality in Seychelles
# 100
Puerto Rico :
8 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Puerto Rico
# 101
Yemen :
7.96 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Yemen
# 102
Bolivia :
7.81 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bolivia
# 103
Argentina :
7.67 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Argentina
= 104
India :
7.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in India
= 104
Luxembourg :
7.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Luxembourg
# 106
Bangladesh :
7.52 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bangladesh
# 107
Tajikistan :
7.42 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Tajikistan
# 108
Canada :
7.3 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Canada
# 109
Indonesia :
7.27 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Indonesia
# 110
Greenland :
7.26 per 1,000 people
2003
Mortality in Greenland
# 111
Thailand :
7.23 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Thailand
= 112
Cuba :
7.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Cuba
= 112
Malta :
7.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Malta
= 112
Dominica :
7.2 per 1,000 people
2002
Mortality in Dominica
# 115
Comoros :
7.18 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Comoros
# 116
Suriname :
7.12 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Suriname
# 117
Bhutan :
7.1 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bhutan
# 118
Netherlands Antilles :
7.06 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Netherlands Antilles
# 119
Bahamas, The :
7.03 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bahamas, The
# 120
Mauritius :
7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mauritius
# 121
Solomon Islands :
6.92 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Solomon Islands
# 122
Kiribati :
6.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Mortality in Kiribati
# 123
Kyrgyzstan :
6.89 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Kyrgyzstan
# 124
Saint Lucia :
6.88 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Saint Lucia
# 125
Pakistan :
6.84 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Pakistan
# 126
Grenada :
6.8 per 1,000 people
2002
Mortality in Grenada
# 127
Cyprus :
6.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Cyprus
# 128
Lebanon :
6.66 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Lebanon
# 129
New Zealand :
6.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in New Zealand
# 130
Brazil :
6.54 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Brazil
= 131
Ireland :
6.5 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Ireland
= 131
Australia :
6.5 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Australia
# 133
China :
6.48 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in China
= 134
Bermuda :
6.4 per 1,000 people
2004
Mortality in Bermuda
= 134
Uzbekistan :
6.4 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Uzbekistan
# 136
Guatemala :
6.38 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Guatemala
# 137
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
6.36 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 138
Dominican Republic :
6.35 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Dominican Republic
= 139
Fiji :
6.31 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Fiji
= 139
Namibia :
6.31 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Namibia
= 141
Turkey :
6.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Turkey
= 141
Azerbaijan :
6.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Azerbaijan
= 141
Iceland :
6.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Iceland
= 144
Micronesia, Federated States of :
6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 144
Peru :
6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Peru
= 144
Mongolia :
6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mongolia
= 144
Virgin Islands :
6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Virgin Islands
= 144
Tunisia :
6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Tunisia
# 149
Vietnam :
5.97 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Vietnam
# 150
Honduras :
5.95 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Honduras
# 151
Tonga :
5.88 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Tonga
# 152
Jamaica :
5.85 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Jamaica
# 153
Maldives :
5.84 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Maldives
# 154
Sri Lanka :
5.83 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Sri Lanka
# 155
El Salvador :
5.79 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in El Salvador
# 156
Egypt :
5.78 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Egypt
# 157
Morocco :
5.68 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Morocco
# 158
Israel :
5.61 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Israel
= 159
Hong Kong :
5.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Hong Kong
= 159
Samoa :
5.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Samoa
= 159
Albania :
5.6 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Albania
# 162
Colombia :
5.41 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Colombia
# 163
Chile :
5.38 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Chile
# 164
Vanuatu :
5.28 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Vanuatu
# 165
Belize :
5.21 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Belize
# 166
Antigua and Barbuda :
5.1 per 1,000 people
2002
Mortality in Antigua and Barbuda
# 167
Venezuela :
5.06 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Venezuela
# 168
Panama :
5.01 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Panama
= 169
Ecuador :
5 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Ecuador
= 169
Korea, South :
5 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Korea, South
# 171
Algeria :
4.97 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Algeria
# 172
Cape Verde :
4.96 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Cape Verde
# 173
French Polynesia :
4.94 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in French Polynesia
# 174
Philippines :
4.92 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Philippines
# 175
Paraguay :
4.91 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Paraguay
= 176
Marshall Islands :
4.9 per 1,000 people
1999
Mortality in Marshall Islands
= 176
New Caledonia :
4.9 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in New Caledonia
# 178
Guam :
4.88 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Guam
# 179
Nicaragua :
4.84 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Nicaragua
# 180
Malaysia :
4.66 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Malaysia
# 181
Macau :
4.65 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Macau
# 182
Mexico :
4.45 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Mexico
# 183
Iran :
4.39 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Iran
# 184
Singapore :
4.3 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Singapore
# 185
Libya :
4.06 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Libya
# 186
Saudi Arabia :
3.74 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Saudi Arabia
# 187
Costa Rica :
3.7 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Costa Rica
# 188
Syria :
3.43 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Syria
# 189
Bahrain :
3.36 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Bahrain
# 190
Jordan :
3.27 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Jordan
# 191
Qatar :
3.2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Qatar
# 192
Oman :
2.84 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Oman
# 193
Brunei :
2.8 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Brunei
# 194
Kuwait :
2 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in Kuwait
# 195
United Arab Emirates :
1.35 per 1,000 people
2005
Mortality in United Arab Emirates
Weighted average:
9.7 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths 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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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.
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CITATION
"Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/red/graph/mor_dea_rat_cru_per_1000_peo-crude-per-1-000-people&b_map=1
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