List of countries male and female population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date11 Sep 2021

With 10.9 mn death per year, China has the highest number of death per year in the world. China is closely followed by India, having 10.2 mn deaths per year. Only China and India see more than ten mn total deaths per year or more than 25,000 total deaths per day due to their large populations. China and India together account for about 36% of total deaths in the world. More than one million people die per year in nine countries. Antigua and Barbuda have the lowest number of 646 deaths per year.

With 15.57 yearly deaths per 1000 people, Bulgaria has the highest crude mortality rate. Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, and Lesotho complete the top five list. Crude mortality rate refers to the number of deaths over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is usually expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year.

As of 2021, Among the top 10 countries having the highest crude death rate, nine are located in Europe, and the remaining one is in Africa. Crude death rates of 33 countries have Above 10.

Countries with the lowest death rates worldwide are Qatar (1.35), United Arab Emirates (1.65), Oman (2.43), Bahrain (2.48), and Maldives (2.73). All top five countries having the lowest crude death rate are in Aisa. Out of 201 countries/territories projected by the UN, death rates of 26 countries have below 5.

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List of countries by death rate

Code Country/Region Death Crude death Continent
per yearper dayRankper 1000 Rank
CHNChina10,905,68029,87917.5689Asia
INDIndia10,226,55528,01827.3495Asia
USAUnited States of America3,010,1618,24739.0456North America
NGANigeria2,379,6316,520411.2319Africa
RUSRussian Federation1,876,3385,141512.889Europe
IDNIndonesia1,832,6155,02166.63122Asia
PAKPakistan1,530,3444,19376.80116Asia
BRABrazil1,432,7573,92586.70120South America
JPNJapan1,406,0163,852911.1621Asia
DEUGermany966,0862,6471011.5715Europe
BGDBangladesh917,9892,515115.52160Asia
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo829,5622,273128.9658Africa
MEXMexico808,7862,216136.21138North America
ETHEthiopia727,5161,993146.16139Africa
PHLPhilippines671,7811,840156.05143Asia
UKRUkraine659,6171,8071615.182Europe
ITAItaly651,1021,7841710.7925Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom643,9181,764189.4545Europe
VNMViet Nam638,0691,748196.51126Asia
FRAFrance619,1901,696209.4644Europe
EGYEgypt596,5121,634215.73156Africa
THAThailand563,2871,543228.0674Asia
ZAFSouth Africa561,9601,540239.3650Africa
TURTurkey467,7451,281245.53159Asia
MMRMyanmar456,1481,250258.3171Asia
ESPSpain437,4501,198269.3749Europe
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)409,4201,122274.83179Asia
POLPoland395,1031,0822810.4627Europe
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania371,5161,018296.02146Africa
ARGArgentina346,615950307.6087South America
KORRepublic of Korea336,010921316.55124Asia
SDNSudan313,890860326.98109Africa
CANCanada299,681821337.8879North America
COLColombia294,410807345.79153South America
KENKenya293,395804355.32165Africa
UGAUganda288,326790366.13141Africa
AGOAngola260,221713377.6384Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire259,304710389.5640Africa
ROURomania255,1046993913.317Europe
MOZMozambique251,010688407.7681Africa
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea243,655668419.4247Asia
AFGAfghanistan241,211661426.04144Asia
CMRCameroon237,958652438.7264Africa
GHAGhana224,967616447.08103Africa
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)215,610591457.2896South America
DZAAlgeria210,149576464.72181Africa
UZBUzbekistan196,250538475.79152Asia
TCDChad195,4265354811.5316Africa
IRQIraq193,610530494.69183Asia
NERNiger192,501527507.6286Africa
PERPeru190,629522515.75155South America
MARMorocco189,579519525.08173Africa
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China189,384519537.9476Asia
MLIMali186,949512548.9459Africa
NPLNepal185,690509556.26136Asia
YEMYemen181,773498565.96148Asia
MYSMalaysia174,884479575.34164Asia
AUSAustralia171,823471586.67121Oceania
SOMSomalia169,9154665910.3528Africa
MDGMadagascar162,675446605.71157Africa
BFABurkina Faso161,865443617.5190Africa
NLDNetherlands155,316426629.0457Europe
LKASri Lanka149,427409636.96111Asia
KAZKazakhstan135,578371647.13102Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia126,803347653.59192Asia
HUNHungary123,0043376612.7810Europe
CHLChile122,708336676.45128South America
MWIMalawi120,778331686.12142Africa
BLRBelarus117,9533236912.5012Europe
ZMBZambia116,626320706.13140Africa
SSDSouth Sudan116,5013197110.0932Africa
GRCGreece116,2983197211.2220Europe
ZWEZimbabwe115,567317737.6385Africa
CZECzechia114,9923157410.7326Europe
SRBSerbia114,9703157513.248Europe
BELBelgium113,528311769.7837Europe
PRTPortugal111,5963067710.9723Europe
BGRBulgaria107,3672947815.571Europe
CUBCuba106,901293799.4546North America
GINGuinea106,448292807.8780Africa
BENBenin104,989288818.4268Africa
KHMCambodia101,921279826.02145Asia
HTIHaiti96,110263838.3270North America
SENSenegal92,500253845.37163Africa
SWESweden92,239253859.0855Europe
ECUEcuador92,020252865.16170South America
BDIBurundi91,646251877.4692Africa
SLESierra Leone90,4252488811.0922Africa
AUTAustria89,790246899.9734Europe
SYRSyrian Arab Republic86,048236904.54187Asia
GTMGuatemala85,713235914.70182North America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)80,130220926.77117South America
TUNTunisia74,699205936.27135Africa
CHESwitzerland70,736194948.1272Europe
AZEAzerbaijan70,537193956.91114Asia
DOMDominican Republic68,787188966.29132North America
TGOTogo68,530188978.0773Africa
PNGPapua New Guinea66,232181987.2698Oceania
RWARwanda66,151181994.98175Africa
DNKDenmark57,7891581009.9436Europe
CAFCentral African Republic56,92515610111.5217Africa
SVKSlovakia55,55015210210.1831Europe
FINFinland55,1161511039.9435Europe
HRVCroatia54,41114910413.316Europe
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR52,5571441056.97110Asia
GEOGeorgia50,52413810612.7111Asia
MDARepublic of Moldova47,70013110711.8614Europe
ISRIsrael46,5881281085.30167Asia
SLVEl Salvador46,5001271097.14101North America
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic46,2571271106.27134Asia
TJKTajikistan45,1851241114.64186Asia
HNDHonduras45,1141241124.48188North America
NORNorway43,2581191137.9177Europe
TKMTurkmenistan43,1161181147.06105Asia
PRYParaguay40,6971111155.64158South America
JORJordan40,2181101163.95191Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan38,6081061175.84151Asia
LTULithuania38,18910511814.144Europe
LBRLiberia37,2041021197.1699Africa
COGCongo36,8601011206.50127Africa
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina36,76710112111.2418Europe
LBYLibya35,738981225.15171Africa
NZLNew Zealand34,678951237.14100Oceania
NICNicaragua34,223941245.11172North America
MRTMauritania33,222911256.95112Africa
URYUruguay33,030901269.4843South America
LBNLebanon31,387861274.68184Asia
IRLIreland31,312861286.31131Europe
PRIPuerto Rico29,5358112910.0633North America
LSOLesotho29,1978013013.525Africa
SGPSingapore29,105801314.93177Asia
ARMArmenia28,938791329.7638Asia
LVALatvia27,8247613314.873Europe
CRICosta Rica27,227751345.30166North America
ERIEritrea24,387671356.74119Africa
ALBAlbania24,201661368.4467Europe
JAMJamaica22,701621377.6483North America
PANPanama22,682621385.18169North America
MKDNorth Macedonia21,4835913910.3229Europe
SVNSlovenia21,4195914010.3130Europe
MNGMongolia21,179581416.38130Asia
NAMNamibia19,599541427.5788Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau18,393501439.1154Africa
GMBGambia18,365501447.3894Africa
PSEState of Palestine18,018491453.45193Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates16,478451461.65200Asia
ESTEstonia15,7844314711.9713Europe
GABGabon14,903411486.53125Africa
BWABotswana13,801381495.76154Africa
KWTKuwait13,140361503.05194Asia
GNQEquatorial Guinea12,641351518.7165Africa
OMNOman12,616351522.43199Asia
TTOTrinidad and Tobago12,313341538.7862North America
MUSMauritius11,290311548.8760Africa
SWZEswatini10,338281558.8061Africa
CYPCyprus8,826241567.2797Asia
TLSTimor-Leste7,856221575.84150Asia
FJIFiji7,597211588.4169Oceania
DJIDjibouti6,940191596.92113Africa
MNEMontenegro6,7941916010.8224Europe
COMComoros6,215171616.99107Africa
GUYGuyana6,124171627.7582South America
REURéunion5,761161636.39129Africa
BTNBhutan4,890131646.28133Asia
LUXLuxembourg4,465121657.07104Europe
SURSuriname4,441121667.5191South America
BHRBahrain4,243121672.48198Asia
QATQatar3,963111681.35201Asia
MLTMalta3,864111698.7263Europe
MTQMartinique3,572101709.5541North America
GLPGuadeloupe3,43591718.6066North America
CPVCabo Verde3,09281725.51161Africa
ESHWestern Sahara3,02181734.95176Africa
SLBSolomon Islands2,97181744.22189Oceania
BHSBahamas2,79281757.04106North America
MACChina, Macao SAR2,75981764.19190Asia
BRBBarbados2,64571779.2053North America
ISLIceland2,34161786.82115Europe
BRNBrunei Darussalam2,10361794.77180Asia
BLZBelize1,96051804.84178North America
NCLNew Caledonia1,73251816.01147Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia1,68151825.95149Oceania
VUTVanuatu1,59341835.07174Oceania
CUWCuraçao1,51941849.2152North America
MDVMaldives1,44041852.73197Asia
JEY/GGYChannel Islands1,37741867.8878Europe
LCASaint Lucia1,36741877.4293North America
GRDGrenada1,08331889.5939North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1,04631899.4148North America
WSMSamoa1,04531905.19168Oceania
STPSao Tome and Principe1,04331914.66185Africa
ABWAruba1,02031929.5242North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands96531939.2751North America
GUFFrench Guiana92531943.02195South America
GUMGuam91931955.41162Oceania
SYCSeychelles79221968.0275Africa
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)78621976.76118Oceania
MYTMayotte77921982.79196Africa
KIRKiribati75921996.24137Oceania
TONTonga74322006.99108Oceania
ATGAntigua and Barbuda64622016.55123North America
World 60,119,400 164,711 7.64