Rank | Country | Death rate (deaths/1,000 population) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lesotho | 15.39 | |
2 | Lithuania | 14.99 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 14.61 | |
4 | Latvia | 14.6 | |
5 | Ukraine | 14.03 | |
6 | Serbia | 13.48 | |
7 | Russia | 13.4 | |
8 | Belarus | 13.05 | |
9 | Estonia | 12.94 | |
10 | Hungary | 12.9 | |
11 | Croatia | 12.75 | |
12 | Afghanistan | 12.7 | |
13 | Moldova | 12.58 | |
14 | Somalia | 12.36 | |
15 | Central African Republic | 12.33 | |
16 | Germany | 12.1 | |
17 | Romania | 12.01 | |
18 | Greece | 11.95 | |
19 | Zambia | 11.59 | |
20 | South Sudan | 11.35 | |
21 | Georgia | 10.95 | |
22 | Mozambique | 10.95 | |
23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 10.85 | |
24 | Portugal | 10.81 | |
25 | Monaco | 10.76 | |
26 | Czech Republic | 10.68 | |
27 | Italy | 10.68 | |
28 | Poland | 10.64 | |
29 | Montenegro | 10.36 | |
30 | Isle of Man | 10.35 | |
31 | Finland | 10.29 | |
32 | Slovenia | 10.25 | |
33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.23 | |
34 | Japan | 10.19 | |
35 | Niger | 10.19 | |
36 | Swaziland | 10.12 | |
37 | Slovakia | 10.05 | |
38 | Chad | 9.97 | |
39 | Austria | 9.82 | |
40 | Belgium | 9.78 | |
41 | Sierra Leone | 9.77 | |
42 | Macedonia | 9.62 | |
43 | France | 9.57 | |
44 | Armenia | 9.52 | |
45 | Puerto Rico | 9.5 | |
46 | United Kingdom | 9.47 | |
47 | Denmark | 9.45 | |
48 | Sweden | 9.39 | |
49 | Korea, North | 9.38 | |
50 | Uruguay | 9.32 |
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, 2020
See also: Death rate map