| 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.) |