List of countries by death rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date16 Sep 2025

With 11.72 million deaths per year, China has the highest number of deaths per year in the world. China is closely followed by India, having 9.72 million deaths per year. Only China and India see more than 25,000 total deaths per day due to their large populations. China and India together account for about 34% of total deaths in the world. More than one million people die per year in ten countries. The Holy See has the lowest number of 13 deaths per year.

With 25.08 yearly deaths per 1000 people, the Holy See has the highest crude mortality rate. Monaco, Saint Helena, the United States Virgin Islands, and Bulgaria 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 2025, among the top 10 countries having the highest crude death rate, six are located in Europe, two in North America, and one each in Oceania and Africa. Crude death rates of 52 countries are above 10.

Countries with the lowest death rates worldwide are the United Arab Emirates (0.96), Qatar (1.04), Kuwait (1.81), Oman (1.88), and Bahrain (2.22). All top seven countries having the lowest crude death rate are in Asia. Out of 237 countries/territories projected by the UN, death rates of 26 countries are below 5.

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Death rate (UN)

Code Country/Region Death (2025) Crude death (2025) Continent
per yearper dayRankper 1000 Rank
BDIBurundi95,320261856.62153Africa
COMComoros6,208171637.03134Africa
DJIDjibouti8,889241607.51116Africa
ERIEritrea21,428591405.94181Africa
ETHEthiopia785,7242,153145.80185Africa
KENKenya411,2901,127297.15130Africa
MDGMadagascar242,781665437.42120Africa
MWIMalawi116,351319765.24205Africa
MUSMauritius11,717321519.2471Africa
MYTMayotte89622002.66230Africa
MOZMozambique243,212666426.83143Africa
REURéunion5,102141645.78186Africa
RWARwanda85,279234915.85183Africa
SYCSeychelles1,07631968.1097Africa
SOMSomalia189,766520599.6661Africa
SSDSouth Sudan120,200329729.8656Africa
UGAUganda241,900663444.71220Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania399,0221,093305.66191Africa
ZMBZambia112,472308805.13207Africa
ZWEZimbabwe125,303343707.39122Africa
AGOAngola263,878723376.76145Africa
CMRCameroon206,509566536.91140Africa
CAFCentral African Republic51,0981401069.2769Africa
TCDChad232,4186374611.0733Africa
COGCongo40,2501101206.21169Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo940,2282,576118.3392Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea15,127411487.80104Africa
GABGabon16,032441466.18171Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe1,31941885.49198Africa
DZAAlgeria220,319604504.65223Africa
EGYEgypt656,9441,800195.55197Africa
LBYLibya41,9071151185.62192Africa
MARMorocco223,381612485.81184Africa
SDNSudan322,292883346.24165Africa
TUNTunisia76,751210936.22167Africa
ESHWestern Sahara3,914111706.51157Africa
BWABotswana14,725401495.75187Africa
SWZEswatini9,744271567.76109Africa
LSOLesotho24,3766713410.3144Africa
NAMNamibia19,121521436.18170Africa
ZAFSouth Africa600,4611,645229.2768Africa
BENBenin127,886350688.6384Africa
BFABurkina Faso188,693517607.84102Africa
CPVCabo Verde2,71571785.15206Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire247,123677397.56114Africa
GMBGambia17,527481446.21168Africa
GHAGhana244,991671416.99138Africa
GINGuinea134,872370658.9378Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau15,694431476.98139Africa
LBRLiberia45,6801251117.9798Africa
MLIMali211,065578518.3890Africa
MRTMauritania28,262771315.32202Africa
NERNiger239,566656458.5885Africa
NGANigeria2,745,3947,522411.5628Africa
SHNSaint Helena89022917.133Africa
SENSenegal102,937282815.44200Africa
SLESierra Leone71,671196978.1396Africa
TGOTogo73,983203957.61113Africa
KAZKazakhstan140,555385646.74147Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan44,0791211146.04178Asia
TJKTajikistan49,7471361084.61224Asia
TKMTurkmenistan44,8011231135.88182Asia
UZBUzbekistan223,890613476.04177Asia
CHNChina11,716,32532,10018.2793Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR58,1631591017.86101Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR3,502101754.85217Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China206,062565548.9279Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea264,688725369.9653Asia
JPNJapan1,551,5904,251812.6021Asia
MNGMongolia20,939571415.95180Asia
KORRepublic of Korea371,7131,018317.19126Asia
AFGAfghanistan245,867674405.61193Asia
BGDBangladesh899,8802,465125.12208Asia
BTNBhutan4,809131666.04179Asia
INDIndia9,717,14626,62226.64152Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)448,0461,228274.85218Asia
MDVMaldives1,27731902.41231Asia
NPLNepal207,032567526.99137Asia
PAKPakistan1,640,5774,49576.43161Asia
LKASri Lanka166,204455637.16129Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam2,54071805.45199Asia
KHMCambodia116,217318776.51158Asia
IDNIndonesia2,203,2976,03657.71111Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic48,5651331096.17173Asia
MYSMalaysia192,887528585.36201Asia
MMRMyanmar506,7451,388259.2470Asia
PHLPhilippines755,0842,069156.47160Asia
SGPSingapore29,867821295.09209Asia
THAThailand653,7851,791209.1374Asia
TLSTimor-Leste10,156281557.16128Asia
VNMViet Nam683,3711,872166.73148Asia
ARMArmenia27,669761329.3766Asia
AZEAzerbaijan70,133192996.75146Asia
BHRBahrain3,649101722.22233Asia
CYPCyprus9,649261577.04133Asia
GEOGeorgia45,03112311211.8326Asia
IRQIraq197,210540554.19226Asia
ISRIsrael52,9541451055.56195Asia
JORJordan37,0301011243.21229Asia
KWTKuwait9,115251581.81235Asia
LBNLebanon35,734981256.11176Asia
OMNOman10,336281531.88234Asia
QATQatar3,23291761.04236Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia80,503221922.33232Asia
PSEState of Palestine23,414641374.19227Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic124,051340714.84219Asia
TURTürkiye576,1161,578236.57155Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates10,934301520.96237Asia
YEMYemen195,449535574.68222Asia
BLRBelarus119,0933267313.2418Europe
BGRBulgaria102,6172818215.285Europe
CZECzechia116,5883197510.9934Europe
HUNHungary128,4903526713.3417Europe
POLPoland418,0781,1452810.9636Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova42,03911511714.0311Europe
ROURomania256,8017043813.5815Europe
RUSRussian Federation1,865,7505,112612.9619Europe
SVKSlovakia56,36915410310.3045Europe
UKRUkraine520,1831,4252413.3516Europe
DNKDenmark58,1511591029.6960Europe
ESTEstonia16,5304514512.3024Europe
FROFaroe Islands54712099.7758Europe
FINFinland60,67516610010.7938Europe
GGYGuernsey61322069.5164Europe
ISLIceland2,64871796.65150Europe
IRLIreland37,1751021237.00136Europe
IMNIsle of Man909219910.8037Europe
JEYJersey1,140319310.9735Europe
LVALatvia27,3587513314.767Europe
LTULithuania40,00411012114.1410Europe
NORNorway43,7171201157.78108Europe
SWESweden96,653265839.0775Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom673,9981,847179.6959Europe
ALBAlbania23,930661358.6383Europe
ANDAndorra51612106.22166Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina42,73311711613.6114Europe
HRVCroatia53,83114710413.9912Europe
GIBGibraltar26712196.64151Europe
GRCGreece125,3223436912.6120Europe
VATHoly See13023725.081Europe
ITAItaly666,6371,8261811.2731Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)10,239281546.12175Europe
MLTMalta4,223121697.74110Europe
MNEMontenegro7,2812016111.5129Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia20,0955514211.0832Europe
PRTPortugal118,3363247411.3730Europe
SMRSan Marino28412178.4789Europe
SRBSerbia95,1732618614.239Europe
SVNSlovenia22,1226113910.4542Europe
ESPSpain457,2361,253269.5562Europe
AUTAustria93,2292558710.2347Europe
BELBelgium115,668317789.8457Europe
FRAFrance626,4711,716219.4065Europe
DEUGermany1,041,5992,8541012.3923Europe
LIELiechtenstein31912167.94100Europe
LUXLuxembourg5,009141657.36123Europe
MCOMonaco745220319.422Europe
NLDNetherlands169,114463629.2272Europe
CHESwitzerland76,041208948.4888Europe
AIAAnguilla10102266.85142North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda67222047.13131North America
ABWAruba1,081319510.0052North America
BHSBahamas3,579101748.8881North America
BRBBarbados2,909817710.2946North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba26812188.5786North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands24512226.16174North America
CYMCayman Islands37412124.94214North America
CUBCuba114,7973157910.5041North America
CUWCuraçao1,897518210.2348North America
DMADominica825220212.5222North America
DOMDominican Republic72,989200966.34162North America
GRDGrenada1,05231978.9776North America
GLPGuadeloupe3,702101719.9055North America
HTIHaiti93,023255887.81103North America
JAMJamaica23,685651368.3591North America
MTQMartinique3,6381017310.6940North America
MSRMontserrat60023313.6513North America
PRIPuerto Rico34,7459512610.7439North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy7502326.53156North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis470121110.0151North America
LCASaint Lucia1,58841858.8282North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)250122110.0250North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1,156319211.5727North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)37312138.4987North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago13,530371508.9577North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands34712147.41121North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands1,300418915.454North America
BLZBelize2,12261815.02211North America
CRICosta Rica29,216801305.67189North America
SLVEl Salvador47,7341311107.50118North America
GTMGuatemala91,438251894.89215North America
HNDHonduras50,1511371074.56225North America
MEXMexico829,0632,271136.28164North America
NICNicaragua32,846901284.69221North America
PANPanama22,707621384.97212North America
ARGArgentina357,249979327.79106South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)90,231247907.17127South America
BRABrazil1,532,0024,19797.20125South America
CHLChile132,474363666.67149South America
COLColombia296,701813355.55196South America
ECUEcuador96,251264845.26203South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)2802347.9799South America
GUFFrench Guiana1,52341864.85216South America
GUYGuyana6,313171627.55115South America
PRYParaguay40,2871101195.75188South America
PERPeru195,908537565.67190South America
SURSuriname4,421121676.91141South America
URYUruguay33,674921279.9554South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)222,194609497.79105South America
BMUBermuda59222079.1773North America
CANCanada326,607895338.1495North America
GRLGreenland576220810.3343North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon80023114.368North America
USAUnited States of America3,089,9968,46638.9080North America
AUSAustralia183,315502616.80144Oceania
NZLNew Zealand39,2411081227.47119Oceania
FJIFiji8,897241599.5363Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia1,86451836.31163Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea70,935194986.59154Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands4,227121685.04210Oceania
VUTVanuatu1,66451844.96213Oceania
GUMGuam1,18631917.02135Oceania
KIRKiribati96531987.07132Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands26512207.31124Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)88622017.79107Oceania
NRUNauru9202287.63112Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands22912235.25204Oceania
PLWPalau211122411.9725Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa34512157.50117Oceania
COKCook Islands133022510.0249Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia1,12331943.98228Oceania
NIUNiue27023514.836Oceania
WSMSamoa1,35641876.18172Oceania
TKLTokelau1502365.57194Oceania
TONTonga67122056.47159Oceania
TUVTuvalu8902309.3667Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands9202278.2694Oceania
World 63,135,984 172,975 7.67