Country Comparison > Death rate > TOP 10

Rank	Country	Death rate (deaths/1,000 population)
1	Swaziland	30.83
2	Angola	24.08
3	Lesotho	22.2
4	Sierra Leone	21.91
5	Zambia	21.34
6	Liberia	20.73
7	Mozambique	20.07
8	Afghanistan	19.18
9	Djibouti	19.1
10	Central African Republic	17.84

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, 2009