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Death rate
What this indicator measures
Number of deaths in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. This "crude" rate depends heavily on the age of the population: a very old country can have a high rate despite good care.
How to read this?
A value of 8 means 8 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants over the year.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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213countries with data
20.1 per 1,000maximum · Monaco
7.2 per 1,000median
1 per 1,000minimum · United Arab Emirates
2024data year(s)
In brief
The "Death rate" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: United Arab Emirates (1 per 1,000). Highest value: Monaco (20.1 per 1,000). Median: 7.2 per 1,000 (data: 2024). The top 10% of countries exceed 11.4 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 4.9 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (10.3 per 1,000) and lowest in Asia (6 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Europe 10.3 per 1,000 (46)
- North America 8.3 per 1,000 (34)
- Africa 7 per 1,000 (51)
- South America 7 per 1,000 (12)
- Oceania 6.9 per 1,000 (19)
- Asia 6 per 1,000 (48)
Why this indicator matters
The death rate shows how many people die each year per 1,000 inhabitants. Together with the birth rate, it explains the natural change in a population.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends mainly on the age of the population, then on the quality of care, diet, safe drinking water, conflicts, epidemics and accidents.
Reading precautions
This is a crude rate: an older country often has a higher rate than a young one, even with better care. To compare health, life expectancy is more telling.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 20.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 15.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 14.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 4e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 14.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 5e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 13.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 13.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 7e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 13.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 13.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 13.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 13.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 13.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 13 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 14e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 12.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 15e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 12.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 12.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 12.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 11.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 11.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 27e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 10.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 10.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 43e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 45e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 9.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 9.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇫🇷 France | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 60e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇺🇸 United States | 9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 8.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 8.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 8.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 67e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 74e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 79e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇨🇳 China | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 94e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 99e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 101e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 112e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 132e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇮🇳 India | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 137e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 154e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 162e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 164e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 167e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 168e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 175e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 177e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 178e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 180e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 186e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 188e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 192e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 195e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 196e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 197e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 198e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 199e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 200e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 201e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 202e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 203e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 204e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 205e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 206e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 207e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 208e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 209e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 210e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 211e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 212e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 213e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Death rate"?
The highest value is in Monaco, at 20.1 per 1,000 (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Death rate"?
The lowest value is in United Arab Emirates, at 1 per 1,000 (2024).
What is the world median value of "Death rate"?
The world median is 7.2 per 1,000, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Death rate" for France?
France scores 9.4 per 1,000 (2024), ranking 51 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Death rate" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Does a low death rate mean better health?
Not necessarily. A very young country has few deaths per inhabitant even if its care is limited. It is better to look at life expectancy or infant mortality.
What does "crude rate" mean?
It means the rate is not adjusted for the age of the population. It simply counts deaths relative to all inhabitants.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Births, deaths and life expectancy
- Birth rateNumber of live births in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. It depends both on the number of children per woman and on the share of women of childbearing age.
- Life expectancy at birthNumber of years a newborn would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question. Both sexes are counted together.
- Female life expectancy at birthNumber of years a girl born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Male life expectancy at birthNumber of years a boy born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Healthy life expectancyNumber of years a newborn could expect to live in good health, that is, not counting years lived with a significant illness or disability. Both sexes are counted together (WHO estimate).
- Children per womanAverage number of children a woman would have over her lifetime if, at each age, she had the fertility observed that year (total fertility rate). About 2.1 keeps the population stable without migration.
- Population growthAnnual change in the total population, as a percentage. It combines births, deaths and migration. A negative value means the population is shrinking.
- Infant mortalityNumber of children who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Under-5 mortalityProbability of dying before the age of 5, expressed per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate). Both sexes are counted together.
- Female suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among women in a year, per 100,000 women, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Male suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among men in a year, per 100,000 men, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Road traffic deathsEstimated number of people killed in road accidents in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants. The figures are WHO estimates, not only deaths recorded by the police.