Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 11 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.
Code | Country/Region | Death | Crude death | Continent | |||
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per year | per day | Rank | per 1000 | Rank | |||
CHN | China | 10,905,680 | 29,879 | 1 | 7.56 | 89 | Asia |
IND | India | 10,226,555 | 28,018 | 2 | 7.34 | 95 | Asia |
USA | United States of America | 3,010,161 | 8,247 | 3 | 9.04 | 56 | North America |
NGA | Nigeria | 2,379,631 | 6,520 | 4 | 11.23 | 19 | Africa |
RUS | Russian Federation | 1,876,338 | 5,141 | 5 | 12.88 | 9 | Europe |
IDN | Indonesia | 1,832,615 | 5,021 | 6 | 6.63 | 122 | Asia |
PAK | Pakistan | 1,530,344 | 4,193 | 7 | 6.80 | 116 | Asia |
BRA | Brazil | 1,432,757 | 3,925 | 8 | 6.70 | 120 | South America |
JPN | Japan | 1,406,016 | 3,852 | 9 | 11.16 | 21 | Asia |
DEU | Germany | 966,086 | 2,647 | 10 | 11.57 | 15 | Europe |
BGD | Bangladesh | 917,989 | 2,515 | 11 | 5.52 | 160 | Asia |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 829,562 | 2,273 | 12 | 8.96 | 58 | Africa |
MEX | Mexico | 808,786 | 2,216 | 13 | 6.21 | 138 | North America |
ETH | Ethiopia | 727,516 | 1,993 | 14 | 6.16 | 139 | Africa |
PHL | Philippines | 671,781 | 1,840 | 15 | 6.05 | 143 | Asia |
UKR | Ukraine | 659,617 | 1,807 | 16 | 15.18 | 2 | Europe |
ITA | Italy | 651,102 | 1,784 | 17 | 10.79 | 25 | Europe |
GBR | United Kingdom | 643,918 | 1,764 | 18 | 9.45 | 45 | Europe |
VNM | Viet Nam | 638,069 | 1,748 | 19 | 6.51 | 126 | Asia |
FRA | France | 619,190 | 1,696 | 20 | 9.46 | 44 | Europe |
EGY | Egypt | 596,512 | 1,634 | 21 | 5.73 | 156 | Africa |
THA | Thailand | 563,287 | 1,543 | 22 | 8.06 | 74 | Asia |
ZAF | South Africa | 561,960 | 1,540 | 23 | 9.36 | 50 | Africa |
TUR | Turkey | 467,745 | 1,281 | 24 | 5.53 | 159 | Asia |
MMR | Myanmar | 456,148 | 1,250 | 25 | 8.31 | 71 | Asia |
ESP | Spain | 437,450 | 1,198 | 26 | 9.37 | 49 | Europe |
IRN | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 409,420 | 1,122 | 27 | 4.83 | 179 | Asia |
POL | Poland | 395,103 | 1,082 | 28 | 10.46 | 27 | Europe |
TZA | United Republic of Tanzania | 371,516 | 1,018 | 29 | 6.02 | 146 | Africa |
ARG | Argentina | 346,615 | 950 | 30 | 7.60 | 87 | South America |
KOR | Republic of Korea | 336,010 | 921 | 31 | 6.55 | 124 | Asia |
SDN | Sudan | 313,890 | 860 | 32 | 6.98 | 109 | Africa |
CAN | Canada | 299,681 | 821 | 33 | 7.88 | 79 | North America |
COL | Colombia | 294,410 | 807 | 34 | 5.79 | 153 | South America |
KEN | Kenya | 293,395 | 804 | 35 | 5.32 | 165 | Africa |
UGA | Uganda | 288,326 | 790 | 36 | 6.13 | 141 | Africa |
AGO | Angola | 260,221 | 713 | 37 | 7.63 | 84 | Africa |
CIV | Côte d'Ivoire | 259,304 | 710 | 38 | 9.56 | 40 | Africa |
ROU | Romania | 255,104 | 699 | 39 | 13.31 | 7 | Europe |
MOZ | Mozambique | 251,010 | 688 | 40 | 7.76 | 81 | Africa |
PRK | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 243,655 | 668 | 41 | 9.42 | 47 | Asia |
AFG | Afghanistan | 241,211 | 661 | 42 | 6.04 | 144 | Asia |
CMR | Cameroon | 237,958 | 652 | 43 | 8.72 | 64 | Africa |
GHA | Ghana | 224,967 | 616 | 44 | 7.08 | 103 | Africa |
VEN | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 215,610 | 591 | 45 | 7.28 | 96 | South America |
DZA | Algeria | 210,149 | 576 | 46 | 4.72 | 181 | Africa |
UZB | Uzbekistan | 196,250 | 538 | 47 | 5.79 | 152 | Asia |
TCD | Chad | 195,426 | 535 | 48 | 11.53 | 16 | Africa |
IRQ | Iraq | 193,610 | 530 | 49 | 4.69 | 183 | Asia |
NER | Niger | 192,501 | 527 | 50 | 7.62 | 86 | Africa |
PER | Peru | 190,629 | 522 | 51 | 5.75 | 155 | South America |
MAR | Morocco | 189,579 | 519 | 52 | 5.08 | 173 | Africa |
TWN | China, Taiwan Province of China | 189,384 | 519 | 53 | 7.94 | 76 | Asia |
MLI | Mali | 186,949 | 512 | 54 | 8.94 | 59 | Africa |
NPL | Nepal | 185,690 | 509 | 55 | 6.26 | 136 | Asia |
YEM | Yemen | 181,773 | 498 | 56 | 5.96 | 148 | Asia |
MYS | Malaysia | 174,884 | 479 | 57 | 5.34 | 164 | Asia |
AUS | Australia | 171,823 | 471 | 58 | 6.67 | 121 | Oceania |
SOM | Somalia | 169,915 | 466 | 59 | 10.35 | 28 | Africa |
MDG | Madagascar | 162,675 | 446 | 60 | 5.71 | 157 | Africa |
BFA | Burkina Faso | 161,865 | 443 | 61 | 7.51 | 90 | Africa |
NLD | Netherlands | 155,316 | 426 | 62 | 9.04 | 57 | Europe |
LKA | Sri Lanka | 149,427 | 409 | 63 | 6.96 | 111 | Asia |
KAZ | Kazakhstan | 135,578 | 371 | 64 | 7.13 | 102 | Asia |
SAU | Saudi Arabia | 126,803 | 347 | 65 | 3.59 | 192 | Asia |
HUN | Hungary | 123,004 | 337 | 66 | 12.78 | 10 | Europe |
CHL | Chile | 122,708 | 336 | 67 | 6.45 | 128 | South America |
MWI | Malawi | 120,778 | 331 | 68 | 6.12 | 142 | Africa |
BLR | Belarus | 117,953 | 323 | 69 | 12.50 | 12 | Europe |
ZMB | Zambia | 116,626 | 320 | 70 | 6.13 | 140 | Africa |
SSD | South Sudan | 116,501 | 319 | 71 | 10.09 | 32 | Africa |
GRC | Greece | 116,298 | 319 | 72 | 11.22 | 20 | Europe |
ZWE | Zimbabwe | 115,567 | 317 | 73 | 7.63 | 85 | Africa |
CZE | Czechia | 114,992 | 315 | 74 | 10.73 | 26 | Europe |
SRB | Serbia | 114,970 | 315 | 75 | 13.24 | 8 | Europe |
BEL | Belgium | 113,528 | 311 | 76 | 9.78 | 37 | Europe |
PRT | Portugal | 111,596 | 306 | 77 | 10.97 | 23 | Europe |
BGR | Bulgaria | 107,367 | 294 | 78 | 15.57 | 1 | Europe |
CUB | Cuba | 106,901 | 293 | 79 | 9.45 | 46 | North America |
GIN | Guinea | 106,448 | 292 | 80 | 7.87 | 80 | Africa |
BEN | Benin | 104,989 | 288 | 81 | 8.42 | 68 | Africa |
KHM | Cambodia | 101,921 | 279 | 82 | 6.02 | 145 | Asia |
HTI | Haiti | 96,110 | 263 | 83 | 8.32 | 70 | North America |
SEN | Senegal | 92,500 | 253 | 84 | 5.37 | 163 | Africa |
SWE | Sweden | 92,239 | 253 | 85 | 9.08 | 55 | Europe |
ECU | Ecuador | 92,020 | 252 | 86 | 5.16 | 170 | South America |
BDI | Burundi | 91,646 | 251 | 87 | 7.46 | 92 | Africa |
SLE | Sierra Leone | 90,425 | 248 | 88 | 11.09 | 22 | Africa |
AUT | Austria | 89,790 | 246 | 89 | 9.97 | 34 | Europe |
SYR | Syrian Arab Republic | 86,048 | 236 | 90 | 4.54 | 187 | Asia |
GTM | Guatemala | 85,713 | 235 | 91 | 4.70 | 182 | North America |
BOL | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 80,130 | 220 | 92 | 6.77 | 117 | South America |
TUN | Tunisia | 74,699 | 205 | 93 | 6.27 | 135 | Africa |
CHE | Switzerland | 70,736 | 194 | 94 | 8.12 | 72 | Europe |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 70,537 | 193 | 95 | 6.91 | 114 | Asia |
DOM | Dominican Republic | 68,787 | 188 | 96 | 6.29 | 132 | North America |
TGO | Togo | 68,530 | 188 | 97 | 8.07 | 73 | Africa |
PNG | Papua New Guinea | 66,232 | 181 | 98 | 7.26 | 98 | Oceania |
RWA | Rwanda | 66,151 | 181 | 99 | 4.98 | 175 | Africa |
DNK | Denmark | 57,789 | 158 | 100 | 9.94 | 36 | Europe |
CAF | Central African Republic | 56,925 | 156 | 101 | 11.52 | 17 | Africa |
SVK | Slovakia | 55,550 | 152 | 102 | 10.18 | 31 | Europe |
FIN | Finland | 55,116 | 151 | 103 | 9.94 | 35 | Europe |
HRV | Croatia | 54,411 | 149 | 104 | 13.31 | 6 | Europe |
HKG | China, Hong Kong SAR | 52,557 | 144 | 105 | 6.97 | 110 | Asia |
GEO | Georgia | 50,524 | 138 | 106 | 12.71 | 11 | Asia |
MDA | Republic of Moldova | 47,700 | 131 | 107 | 11.86 | 14 | Europe |
ISR | Israel | 46,588 | 128 | 108 | 5.30 | 167 | Asia |
SLV | El Salvador | 46,500 | 127 | 109 | 7.14 | 101 | North America |
LAO | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46,257 | 127 | 110 | 6.27 | 134 | Asia |
TJK | Tajikistan | 45,185 | 124 | 111 | 4.64 | 186 | Asia |
HND | Honduras | 45,114 | 124 | 112 | 4.48 | 188 | North America |
NOR | Norway | 43,258 | 119 | 113 | 7.91 | 77 | Europe |
TKM | Turkmenistan | 43,116 | 118 | 114 | 7.06 | 105 | Asia |
PRY | Paraguay | 40,697 | 111 | 115 | 5.64 | 158 | South America |
JOR | Jordan | 40,218 | 110 | 116 | 3.95 | 191 | Asia |
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 38,608 | 106 | 117 | 5.84 | 151 | Asia |
LTU | Lithuania | 38,189 | 105 | 118 | 14.14 | 4 | Europe |
LBR | Liberia | 37,204 | 102 | 119 | 7.16 | 99 | Africa |
COG | Congo | 36,860 | 101 | 120 | 6.50 | 127 | Africa |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,767 | 101 | 121 | 11.24 | 18 | Europe |
LBY | Libya | 35,738 | 98 | 122 | 5.15 | 171 | Africa |
NZL | New Zealand | 34,678 | 95 | 123 | 7.14 | 100 | Oceania |
NIC | Nicaragua | 34,223 | 94 | 124 | 5.11 | 172 | North America |
MRT | Mauritania | 33,222 | 91 | 125 | 6.95 | 112 | Africa |
URY | Uruguay | 33,030 | 90 | 126 | 9.48 | 43 | South America |
LBN | Lebanon | 31,387 | 86 | 127 | 4.68 | 184 | Asia |
IRL | Ireland | 31,312 | 86 | 128 | 6.31 | 131 | Europe |
PRI | Puerto Rico | 29,535 | 81 | 129 | 10.06 | 33 | North America |
LSO | Lesotho | 29,197 | 80 | 130 | 13.52 | 5 | Africa |
SGP | Singapore | 29,105 | 80 | 131 | 4.93 | 177 | Asia |
ARM | Armenia | 28,938 | 79 | 132 | 9.76 | 38 | Asia |
LVA | Latvia | 27,824 | 76 | 133 | 14.87 | 3 | Europe |
CRI | Costa Rica | 27,227 | 75 | 134 | 5.30 | 166 | North America |
ERI | Eritrea | 24,387 | 67 | 135 | 6.74 | 119 | Africa |
ALB | Albania | 24,201 | 66 | 136 | 8.44 | 67 | Europe |
JAM | Jamaica | 22,701 | 62 | 137 | 7.64 | 83 | North America |
PAN | Panama | 22,682 | 62 | 138 | 5.18 | 169 | North America |
MKD | North Macedonia | 21,483 | 59 | 139 | 10.32 | 29 | Europe |
SVN | Slovenia | 21,419 | 59 | 140 | 10.31 | 30 | Europe |
MNG | Mongolia | 21,179 | 58 | 141 | 6.38 | 130 | Asia |
NAM | Namibia | 19,599 | 54 | 142 | 7.57 | 88 | Africa |
GNB | Guinea-Bissau | 18,393 | 50 | 143 | 9.11 | 54 | Africa |
GMB | Gambia | 18,365 | 50 | 144 | 7.38 | 94 | Africa |
PSE | State of Palestine | 18,018 | 49 | 145 | 3.45 | 193 | Asia |
ARE | United Arab Emirates | 16,478 | 45 | 146 | 1.65 | 200 | Asia |
EST | Estonia | 15,784 | 43 | 147 | 11.97 | 13 | Europe |
GAB | Gabon | 14,903 | 41 | 148 | 6.53 | 125 | Africa |
BWA | Botswana | 13,801 | 38 | 149 | 5.76 | 154 | Africa |
KWT | Kuwait | 13,140 | 36 | 150 | 3.05 | 194 | Asia |
GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | 12,641 | 35 | 151 | 8.71 | 65 | Africa |
OMN | Oman | 12,616 | 35 | 152 | 2.43 | 199 | Asia |
TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,313 | 34 | 153 | 8.78 | 62 | North America |
MUS | Mauritius | 11,290 | 31 | 154 | 8.87 | 60 | Africa |
SWZ | Eswatini | 10,338 | 28 | 155 | 8.80 | 61 | Africa |
CYP | Cyprus | 8,826 | 24 | 156 | 7.27 | 97 | Asia |
TLS | Timor-Leste | 7,856 | 22 | 157 | 5.84 | 150 | Asia |
FJI | Fiji | 7,597 | 21 | 158 | 8.41 | 69 | Oceania |
DJI | Djibouti | 6,940 | 19 | 159 | 6.92 | 113 | Africa |
MNE | Montenegro | 6,794 | 19 | 160 | 10.82 | 24 | Europe |
COM | Comoros | 6,215 | 17 | 161 | 6.99 | 107 | Africa |
GUY | Guyana | 6,124 | 17 | 162 | 7.75 | 82 | South America |
REU | Réunion | 5,761 | 16 | 163 | 6.39 | 129 | Africa |
BTN | Bhutan | 4,890 | 13 | 164 | 6.28 | 133 | Asia |
LUX | Luxembourg | 4,465 | 12 | 165 | 7.07 | 104 | Europe |
SUR | Suriname | 4,441 | 12 | 166 | 7.51 | 91 | South America |
BHR | Bahrain | 4,243 | 12 | 167 | 2.48 | 198 | Asia |
QAT | Qatar | 3,963 | 11 | 168 | 1.35 | 201 | Asia |
MLT | Malta | 3,864 | 11 | 169 | 8.72 | 63 | Europe |
MTQ | Martinique | 3,572 | 10 | 170 | 9.55 | 41 | North America |
GLP | Guadeloupe | 3,435 | 9 | 171 | 8.60 | 66 | North America |
CPV | Cabo Verde | 3,092 | 8 | 172 | 5.51 | 161 | Africa |
ESH | Western Sahara | 3,021 | 8 | 173 | 4.95 | 176 | Africa |
SLB | Solomon Islands | 2,971 | 8 | 174 | 4.22 | 189 | Oceania |
BHS | Bahamas | 2,792 | 8 | 175 | 7.04 | 106 | North America |
MAC | China, Macao SAR | 2,759 | 8 | 176 | 4.19 | 190 | Asia |
BRB | Barbados | 2,645 | 7 | 177 | 9.20 | 53 | North America |
ISL | Iceland | 2,341 | 6 | 178 | 6.82 | 115 | Europe |
BRN | Brunei Darussalam | 2,103 | 6 | 179 | 4.77 | 180 | Asia |
BLZ | Belize | 1,960 | 5 | 180 | 4.84 | 178 | North America |
NCL | New Caledonia | 1,732 | 5 | 181 | 6.01 | 147 | Oceania |
PYF | French Polynesia | 1,681 | 5 | 182 | 5.95 | 149 | Oceania |
VUT | Vanuatu | 1,593 | 4 | 183 | 5.07 | 174 | Oceania |
CUW | Curaçao | 1,519 | 4 | 184 | 9.21 | 52 | North America |
MDV | Maldives | 1,440 | 4 | 185 | 2.73 | 197 | Asia |
JEY/GGY | Channel Islands | 1,377 | 4 | 186 | 7.88 | 78 | Europe |
LCA | Saint Lucia | 1,367 | 4 | 187 | 7.42 | 93 | North America |
GRD | Grenada | 1,083 | 3 | 188 | 9.59 | 39 | North America |
VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,046 | 3 | 189 | 9.41 | 48 | North America |
WSM | Samoa | 1,045 | 3 | 190 | 5.19 | 168 | Oceania |
STP | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,043 | 3 | 191 | 4.66 | 185 | Africa |
ABW | Aruba | 1,020 | 3 | 192 | 9.52 | 42 | North America |
VIR | United States Virgin Islands | 965 | 3 | 193 | 9.27 | 51 | North America |
GUF | French Guiana | 925 | 3 | 194 | 3.02 | 195 | South America |
GUM | Guam | 919 | 3 | 195 | 5.41 | 162 | Oceania |
SYC | Seychelles | 792 | 2 | 196 | 8.02 | 75 | Africa |
FSM | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 786 | 2 | 197 | 6.76 | 118 | Oceania |
MYT | Mayotte | 779 | 2 | 198 | 2.79 | 196 | Africa |
KIR | Kiribati | 759 | 2 | 199 | 6.24 | 137 | Oceania |
TON | Tonga | 743 | 2 | 200 | 6.99 | 108 | Oceania |
ATG | Antigua and Barbuda | 646 | 2 | 201 | 6.55 | 123 | North America |
World | 60,119,400 | 164,711 | 7.64 |