Definition: 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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Israel's Poverty Rate The Highest In Developed World
The Huffington Post - 5/15/2013 5:24:05 PM
Israel has the highest poverty rate in the developed world, Haaretz concludes based on a new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The newspaper notes that with a poverty rate of 20.9 percent, Israel scores ...
World Nomads Tunisia: FIAF's Biennial Celebration Highlights The Country's Changing Art Landscape (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post - 5/18/2013 7:40:42 AM
The Arab Spring countries of North Africa and the Middle East are ushering in a new generation of contemporary artists, eager to express their social and political perspectives in an era of post-revolutionary change. Journalists have taken ...
Infant death rate falls in Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal - 5/18/2013 12:59:50 AM
Data released this week by the Florida Department of Health revealed the infant death rate for Volusia County fell from ... Johnson said a review of Flagler's deaths in 2012 found three were caused by non-survivable genetic defects and three ...
Seven Voting Reforms Other Countries Have Used To Boost Their Turnout Rate
Think Progress - 5/15/2013 9:20:18 PM
If the United States and all the other countries of the world were to line up by voter participation rate, we would find ourselves ranked lower than war-torn countries like Sierra Leone, massive countries like Indonesia, and baby democracies ...
Bill Gates: ‘Death is something we really understand extremely well’
Washington Post - 5/17/2013 9:57:54 AM
Bill Gates: Of all the statistics in health ... When somebody would refuse to take the vaccine, they would mark it down and they would have either a political leader or religious leader come in and convince them. Dealing with refusals is ...
Developing World to Dominate Global Investment by 2030: World Bank
The Jakarta Globe - 5/17/2013 7:41:53 AM
According to new scenarios released Thursday by the World Bank, developing countries could control some 158 trillion dollars (at 2010 rates) by 2030, particularly in East Asia and Latin America. By that time, the developing world could account for 87 to 93 ...
AP IMPACT: Honduran Police Accused as Death Squads
ABC News - 5/13/2013 5:47:56 PM
feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads. In a country with the highest homicide rate in the world and where only a fraction of crimes are prosecuted, the victims' families say the police are literally getting away with murder.
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads Story
ABC News - 5/17/2013 7:30:33 PM
In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged ...
Top 12 Countries with Highest Foreign Exchange Reserves
Silicon India - 5/14/2013 10:58:43 AM
Among all the European countries, Germany is considered to be the most powerful and innovative country. The lower rate of corruption is one of the main reasons behind the higher rate of economic growth of Germany.
Protecting Against the Unforeseen: Global Accident Protection 24/7 Now Offered by Travel Insurance Center
PRWeb - 5/15/2013 12:23:26 PM
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe or any of the 257 countries in the world, instant online coverage is now available,” Drennen added. Travel Insurance Center delivers Accidental Death Insurance policies worldwide each day to anyone who feels they would like ...
Ghana ranks 146th out of 176 countries - Global Mother’s Wellbeing Rankings report
ghananewsagency.org - 5/13/2013 4:47:40 AM
The report put together by the Save the Children, also captured the first ever Birth Day Risk Index, which compared first-day death rates for babies in 186 countries. The numbers though staggering had 1 million babies dying each year on the day they are born.
Americans still move around more than anyone else in the world
Washington Post - 5/16/2013 9:33:26 PM
But let’s put this in an international context. The United States is still one of the most mobile countries in the world: That comes from this new Gallup survey, which found that 24 percent of Americans reported moving from their city or area ...
Honduran police accused of being death squads
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5/14/2013 4:03:32 AM
feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads. In a country with the highest homicide rate in the world, and where only a fraction of crimes are prosecuted, the victims' families say the police are literally getting away with murder.
Honduran police act as death squads, street gangs say
Starnet - The Arizona Daily Star - 5/14/2013 6:48:11 AM
feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads. In a country with the highest homicide rate in the world and where only a fraction of crimes are prosecuted, the victims' families say the police are literally getting away with murder.
Doctors Health Press Reports on State of the World’s Mothers Report: U.S. Ranks 30th in Maternal Health
Houston Chronicle - 5/13/2013 5:55:05 PM
Teen birth rates: More teenagers in the U.S. have children compared to every other industrialized country. These mothers are often poor and uneducated, and do not have the means to take care of themselves during pregnancy. Higher pre-term birth rates ...
