List of countries by death rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date01 Feb 2024

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 25,000 total deaths per day due to their large populations. China and India together account for about 33.5% of total deaths in the world. More than one million people die per year in nine countries. Tokelau have the lowest number of 14 deaths per year.

With 18.27 yearly deaths per 1000 people, Saint Helena has the highest crude mortality rate. Monaco, Latvia, Bulgaria, and Lithuania 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 2024, Among the top 10 countries having the highest crude death rate, six are located in Europe, two in Oceania, and one each in North America and Africa. Crude death rates of 43 countries have Above 10.

Countries with the lowest death rates worldwide are Qatar (1.12), United Arab Emirates (1.69), Oman (2.03), Bahrain (2.28), and Mayotte (232). All top four countries having the lowest crude death rate are in Aisa. Out of 236 countries/territories projected by the UN, death rates of 24 countries have below 5.

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Death rate (UN)

Code Country/Region Death (2024) Crude death (2024) Continent
per yearper dayRankper 1000 Rank
BDIBurundi93,575256846.89137Africa
COMComoros6,709181617.72103Africa
DJIDjibouti9,580261568.3282Africa
ERIEritrea22,632621375.92180Africa
ETHEthiopia764,4912,094145.89181Africa
KENKenya395,5611,084297.04131Africa
MDGMadagascar188,704517586.08174Africa
MWIMalawi128,257351685.97178Africa
MUSMauritius11,892331539.1363Africa
MYTMayotte81121992.34232Africa
MOZMozambique252,286691407.24122Africa
REURéunion5,776161645.84184Africa
RWARwanda82,592226925.73189Africa
SYCSeychelles77122007.11127Africa
SOMSomalia187,7895145910.0340Africa
SSDSouth Sudan113,1103107610.0242Africa
UGAUganda272,122746375.44200Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania379,1201,039305.46199Africa
ZMBZambia129,508355676.13171Africa
ZWEZimbabwe131,381360657.72104Africa
AGOAngola273,927750367.25121Africa
CMRCameroon220,497604457.50114Africa
CAFCentral African Republic60,27616510010.1837Africa
TCDChad217,5905964611.5426Africa
COGCongo44,7421231117.16124Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo914,2492,505128.6572Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea14,087391508.0492Africa
GABGabon16,271451476.55157Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe1,37441875.80186Africa
DZAAlgeria202,068554514.37223Africa
EGYEgypt621,3531,702195.43201Africa
LBYLibya38,3281051195.50196Africa
MARMorocco224,722616445.88182Africa
SDNSudan316,096866336.40162Africa
TUNTunisia76,226209936.07175Africa
ESHWestern Sahara3,838111696.44161Africa
BWABotswana18,887521426.95134Africa
SWZEswatini10,706291548.7468Africa
LSOLesotho29,5678113012.5415Africa
NAMNamibia20,662571407.8097Africa
ZAFSouth Africa522,0351,430228.5676Africa
BENBenin121,452333738.6375Africa
BFABurkina Faso191,475525578.0393Africa
CPVCabo Verde2,81381774.65220Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire245,349672418.2983Africa
GMBGambia18,092501446.36164Africa
GHAGhana239,728657426.89135Africa
GINGuinea130,258357668.9665Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau16,893461467.69105Africa
LBRLiberia44,7401231128.0890Africa
MLIMali200,326549528.3381Africa
MRTMauritania30,865851296.18169Africa
NERNiger198,226543557.02132Africa
NGANigeria2,780,5127,618412.1316Africa
SHNSaint Helena96022818.271Africa
SENSenegal85,421234904.69219Africa
SLESierra Leone75,866208948.4577Africa
TGOTogo74,761205958.0791Africa
KAZKazakhstan157,512432647.9594Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan36,4541001235.33206Asia
TJKTajikistan48,5141331064.69218Asia
TKMTurkmenistan43,9971211136.67150Asia
UZBUzbekistan216,184592476.06176Asia
CHNChina10,895,44729,85117.64107Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR56,5311551037.55112Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR3,13391754.41221Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China185,289508607.74102Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea252,690692399.6347Asia
JPNJapan1,580,5764,330812.8913Asia
MNGMongolia19,250531415.51195Asia
KORRepublic of Korea367,7151,007317.11128Asia
AFGAfghanistan262,295719386.04177Asia
BGDBangladesh932,1232,554115.33204Asia
BTNBhutan4,976141656.28166Asia
INDIndia9,531,79226,11426.61154Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)459,5871,259255.12210Asia
MDVMaldives1,49041852.86231Asia
NPLNepal205,732564496.58156Asia
PAKPakistan1,616,9624,43076.59155Asia
LKASri Lanka164,915452627.50115Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam2,63771785.79187Asia
KHMCambodia106,063291816.19168Asia
IDNIndonesia2,131,5355,84057.62108Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic47,2701301096.11173Asia
MYSMalaysia194,159532565.60192Asia
MMRMyanmar487,7201,336248.8767Asia
PHLPhilippines675,5801,851165.67190Asia
SGPSingapore32,418891285.37203Asia
THAThailand559,5641,533217.7998Asia
TLSTimor-Leste8,819241596.38163Asia
VNMViet Nam692,0901,896156.95133Asia
ARMArmenia26,216721349.4356Asia
AZEAzerbaijan69,946192986.69148Asia
BHRBahrain3,42291722.28233Asia
CYPCyprus9,023251587.13126Asia
GEOGeorgia43,89412011411.7922Asia
IRQIraq198,363543544.26224Asia
ISRIsrael48,0641321075.16209Asia
JORJordan37,3821021213.26227Asia
KWTKuwait12,509341522.88229Asia
LBNLebanon29,045801325.48197Asia
OMNOman9,547261572.03234Asia
QATQatar3,05381761.12236Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia107,784295802.88230Asia
PSEState of Palestine17,176471453.12228Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic121,653333725.07212Asia
TURTürkiye454,8311,246265.26208Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates16,211441481.69235Asia
YEMYemen204,982562505.82185Asia
BLRBelarus124,7673427113.2012Europe
BGRBulgaria102,7382818215.524Europe
CZECzechia112,8673097710.7632Europe
HUNHungary127,3063497012.6614Europe
POLPoland417,3361,1432810.2936Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova39,75910911611.7823Europe
ROURomania233,7116404311.8621Europe
RUSRussian Federation1,746,4964,785612.1317Europe
SVKSlovakia55,2381511049.6249Europe
UKRUkraine518,2951,4202313.916Europe
DNKDenmark57,0601561029.6248Europe
ESTEstonia15,6964314911.9020Europe
FROFaroe Islands600220611.2229Europe
FINFinland57,14015710110.3135Europe
GGYGuernsey48912107.67106Europe
ISLIceland2,56771806.80143Europe
IRLIreland33,989931256.69149Europe
IMNIsle of Man875219710.3334Europe
JEYJersey92831968.2584Europe
LVALatvia28,4637813315.703Europe
LTULithuania38,64010611814.325Europe
NORNorway42,8141171157.78100Europe
SWESweden92,376253858.6770Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom621,5131,703189.1662Europe
ALBAlbania24,458671358.6473Europe
ANDAndorra52012096.49160Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina38,13910412011.9418Europe
HRVCroatia53,24414610513.3510Europe
GIBGibraltar28512198.7269Europe
GRCGreece119,3893277411.5925Europe
ITAItaly638,7251,7501710.8931Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)9,883271555.92179Europe
MLTMalta4,076111687.60109Europe
MNEMontenegro6,6581816210.6333Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia18,565511438.9166Europe
PRTPortugal113,6573117511.1230Europe
SMRSan Marino32412179.6546Europe
SRBSerbia93,9652578313.2311Europe
SVNSlovenia21,1945813910.0143Europe
ESPSpain438,0531,200279.2359Europe
AUTAustria85,896235899.5850Europe
BELBelgium111,440305799.5252Europe
FRAFrance614,4071,683209.4754Europe
DEUGermany952,7902,6101011.4627Europe
LIELiechtenstein27312206.86140Europe
LUXLuxembourg4,706131667.14125Europe
MCOMonaco649220318.002Europe
NLDNetherlands161,218442639.1364Europe
CHESwitzerland71,601196968.1188Europe
AIAAnguilla10702276.75146North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda59622076.28165North America
ABWAruba1,03131939.7145North America
BHSBahamas3,13691747.56111North America
BRBBarbados2,63071799.3158North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba24912219.1661North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands21812236.87138North America
CYMCayman Islands47612126.83142North America
CUBCuba112,7993097810.0938North America
CUWCuraçao1,83851829.5451North America
DMADominica60222058.2185North America
DOMDominican Republic70,534193976.16170North America
GRDGrenada1,00731947.9395North America
GLPGuadeloupe3,34891738.4478North America
HTIHaiti92,221253867.76101North America
JAMJamaica22,031601387.7899North America
MTQMartinique3,476101719.4853North America
MSRMontserrat51023311.7024North America
PRIPuerto Rico37,09710212211.3828North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy6502325.87183North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis480121110.0241North America
LCASaint Lucia1,46141868.0889North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)17202245.33205North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines95331959.1860North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)33212167.49116North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago12,935351518.4179North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands37812138.1686North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands1,321418813.459North America
BLZBelize2,03361814.88214North America
CRICosta Rica29,346801315.60193North America
SLVEl Salvador45,0921241107.04130North America
GTMGuatemala87,267239884.75216North America
HNDHonduras47,3541301084.40222North America
MEXMexico875,1672,398136.76144North America
NICNicaragua33,715921274.72217North America
PANPanama24,027661365.31207North America
ARGArgentina345,526947327.50113South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)83,345228916.63152South America
BRABrazil1,493,5664,09296.86139South America
CHLChile127,803350696.49158South America
COLColombia293,112803355.59194South America
ECUEcuador90,965249874.95213South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)2802347.23123South America
GUFFrench Guiana1,28141894.01225South America
GUYGuyana6,236171637.59110South America
PRYParaguay39,1511071175.63191South America
PERPeru198,868545535.73188South America
SURSuriname4,573131677.27119South America
URYUruguay33,921931269.9144South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)216,080592487.39117South America
BMUBermuda60422049.4555North America
CANCanada307,516843347.8996North America
GRLGreenland53012089.3357North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon69023111.9419North America
USAUnited States of America2,955,0618,09638.6671North America
AUSAustralia183,391502616.89136Oceania
NZLNew Zealand35,540971246.75145Oceania
FJIFiji7,873221608.3480Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia1,61941845.47198Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea68,252187996.49159Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands3,659101704.83215Oceania
VUTVanuatu1,74751835.10211Oceania
GUMGuam1,17431926.74147Oceania
KIRKiribati84321986.20167Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands34612148.1687Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)71422026.12172Oceania
NRUNauru8602296.64151Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands33212156.63153Oceania
PLWPalau248122213.728Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa32112187.31118Oceania
COKCook Islands14802258.6374Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia1,21631913.91226Oceania
NIUNiue27023513.787Oceania
WSMSamoa1,24531905.42202Oceania
TKLTokelau1402367.26120Oceania
TONTonga74622016.84141Oceania
TUVTuvalu116022610.0839Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands8102307.08129Oceania
World 60,953,905 166,997 7.51