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Field Listing :: 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 Comparison to the World
Country
 Death rate(deaths/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 14.59 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Albania 6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Algeria 4.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
American Samoa 4.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Andorra 6.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Angola 12.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Anguilla 4.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 5.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Argentina 7.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Armenia 8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Aruba 7.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Australia 6.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Austria 10.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Azerbaijan 7.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bahamas, The 6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bahrain 2.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bangladesh 5.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Barbados 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Belarus 13.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Belgium 10.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Belize 5.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Benin 8.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bermuda 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bhutan 6.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bolivia 6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Botswana 12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Brazil 6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
British Virgin Islands 4.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Brunei 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Bulgaria 14.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Burkina Faso 12.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Burma 8.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Burundi 9.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cambodia 7.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cameroon 11.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Canada 8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cape Verde 6.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cayman Islands 5.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Central African Republic 14.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Chad 15.16 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Chile 5.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
China 7.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Christmas Island -9 deaths/1,000 population
Cocos (Keeling) Islands -9 deaths/1,000 population
Colombia 5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Comoros 8.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 11.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cook Islands 7.61 deaths/1,000 population NA (July 2012 est.)
Costa Rica 4.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 9.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Croatia 11.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Cuba 7.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Curacao 8 deaths/1,000 population (2009)
Cyprus 6.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Czech Republic 10.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Denmark 10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Djibouti 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Dominica 8.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Dominican Republic 4.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Ecuador 5.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Egypt 4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
El Salvador 5.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 8.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Eritrea 7.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Estonia 13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Ethiopia 10.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
European Union 10.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands 8.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Fiji 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Finland 10.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
France 8.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
French Polynesia 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Gabon 13.07 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Gambia, The 7.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Gaza Strip 3.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Georgia 10.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Germany 11.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Ghana 8.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Gibraltar 8.27 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Greece 10.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Greenland 8.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Grenada 7.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guam 4.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guatemala 4.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guernsey 8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guinea 10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 15.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Guyana 7.18 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Haiti 8.1 deaths/1,000 population
note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (July 2012 est.)
Honduras 5.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Hong Kong 7.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Hungary 12.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Iceland 7.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
India 7.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Indonesia 6.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Iran 5.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Iraq 4.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Ireland 6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Isle of Man 9.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Israel 5.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Italy 9.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Jamaica 6.59 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Japan 9.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Jersey 7.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Jordan 2.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Kazakhstan 8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Kenya 7.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Kiribati 7.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Korea, North 9.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Korea, South 6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Kuwait 2.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Laos 7.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Latvia 13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Lebanon 6.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Lesotho 15.18 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Liberia 10.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Libya 3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Liechtenstein 6.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Lithuania 11.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Luxembourg 8.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Macau 3.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Macedonia 8.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Madagascar 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Malawi 12.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Malaysia 4.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Maldives 3.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mali 13.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Malta 8.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Marshall Islands 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mauritania 8.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mauritius 6.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mexico 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Moldova 12.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Monaco 8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mongolia 6.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Montenegro 9.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Montserrat 6.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Morocco 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Mozambique 12.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Namibia 13.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Nauru 5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Nepal 6.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Netherlands 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
New Caledonia 5.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
New Zealand 7.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Nicaragua 5.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Niger 13.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Nigeria 13.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Niue -9 deaths/1,000 population NA
Norfolk Island -9 deaths/1,000 population NA
Northern Mariana Islands 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Norway 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Oman 3.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Pakistan 6.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Palau 7.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Panama 4.69 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Papua New Guinea 6.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Paraguay 4.59 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Peru 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Philippines 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Pitcairn Islands -9 deaths/1,000 population NA
Poland 10.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Portugal 10.86 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Puerto Rico 8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Qatar 1.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Romania 11.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Russia 16.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Rwanda 9.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 6.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saint Lucia 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Samoa 5.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
San Marino 8.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 7.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia 3.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Senegal 9.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Serbia 13.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Seychelles 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sierra Leone 11.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Singapore 3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sint Maarten 3 deaths/1,000 population (2009)
Slovakia 9.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Slovenia 11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Solomon Islands 3.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Somalia 14.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
South Africa 17.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Spain 8.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sri Lanka 5.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sudan 8.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Suriname 6.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Svalbard -9 deaths/1,000 population NA
Swaziland 14.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Sweden 10.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Switzerland 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Syria 3.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Taiwan 7.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Tajikistan 6.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Tanzania 11.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Thailand 7.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Timor-Leste 5.86 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Togo 7.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Tokelau -9 deaths/1,000 population NA
Tonga 4.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 8.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Tunisia 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Turkey 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Turkmenistan 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Tuvalu 9.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Uganda 11.54 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Ukraine 15.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates 2.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
United Kingdom 9.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
United States 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Uruguay 9.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Uzbekistan 5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Vanuatu 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Venezuela 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Vietnam 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Virgin Islands 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 4.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
West Bank 3.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Western Sahara 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
World 7.99 deaths/1,000 population
note: this rate results in about 107 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second (July 2012 est.)
Yemen 6.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Zambia 12.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Zimbabwe 12.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
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