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Death rate, per 1,000 people: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Monaco is highest at 20.1; United Arab Emirates is lowest at 1.0.
World 7.6 (2024)Median country 7.2217 countries
Death rate: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 217 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
217 shown
| # | Country | Region | Death rate | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 15.6 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.9 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.3 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 13.8 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 13.6 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 13.5 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 13.4 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.2 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 13.1 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 13.0 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 12.8 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.6 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 12.1 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 12.1 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 11.7 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 24 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 10.6 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 10.4 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.4 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.4 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.3 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.3 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 10.2 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.1 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.9 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9 | 2024 | |
| 43 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 9.9 | 2024 | |
| 44 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.8 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 46 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 9.6 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 9.6 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 53 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.4 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 9.3 | 2024 | |
| 57 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 58 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Bermuda | North America | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 63 | United States | North America | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.9 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.8 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Canada | North America | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 90 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 94 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 99 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 104 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 105 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.4 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 107 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 112 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 123 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Nepal | South Asia | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.7 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 136 | India | South Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 137 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.5 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.5 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.5 | 2024 | |
| 142 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.4 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 6.4 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 146 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 148 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 149 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 155 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 6.1 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.1 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Bhutan | South Asia | 6.1 | 2024 | |
| 158 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 159 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.9 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.9 | 2024 | |
| 166 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.9 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2024 | |
| 177 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.4 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 185 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9 | 2024 | |
| 198 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9 | 2024 | |
| 199 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.8 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 202 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.5 | 2024 | |
| 206 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2 | 2024 | |
| 208 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8 | 2024 | |
| 209 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| 210 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Maldives | South Asia | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| 212 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9 | 2024 | |
| 215 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.5 | 2024 | |
| 216 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1 | 2024 | |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.0 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)