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 ...
Bill Gates: ‘Death is something we really understand extremely well’
Washington Post - 5/17/2013 11:48:15 PM
It’s just a bad design. You know, the north of India has very poor vaccination rates, so we picked a state up there with 80 million people and we drove it from 30 percent to 80 percent. But they had a really good chief health minister and the ...
Infant death rate falls in Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal - 5/17/2013 11:41:06 PM
Data released this week by the Florida Department of Health revealed the infant death rate for Volusia County fell from 6.4 per 1,000 live births to 3.8 between 2011 and 2012. The rate was more than halved for black infants from 13.6 in 2011 to ...
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 explosion of young talent in Tunisia after the revolution made me consider Tunisia with renewed enthusiasm for the return of our biennial World Nomads festival, after focusing on the art and culture of Morocco in 2011. Indeed, when I had the ...
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 ...
Developing countries’ savings to jump to $79tr by 2030
Gulf News - 5/17/2013 12:39:33 AM
Strong saving rates in developing countries are expected to peak at 34 per cent of national income in 2014 and will average 32 per cent annually until 2030. “In aggregate terms, the developing world will account for 62-64 per cent of global saving of $25 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
The World's 5 Most Debt-Ridden Countries
The Motley Fool - 5/18/2013 1:31:27 PM
Ireland's debt could fall out of the top 5 if the country's growth outpaces spending, but for now, the Irish economy's meager growth ranks among the leaders in one of the worst economic regions on Earth. That's not a sign that this debt will ...
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.
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 ...
World Golf Hall of Fame member Ken Venturi dead at 82
United Press International - 5/18/2013 12:52:41 AM
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Ken Venturi, whose 1964 U.S. Open victory was one of the most memorable feats in the history of the golf, died Friday at the age of 82. His death came less than a week after he was inducted into the World ...
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads Story
ABC News - 5/17/2013 7:44:52 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 ...
