Country Comparison > Death rate > TOP 50

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