List of countries by death rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date05 Sep 2024

With 11.7 million death per year, China has the highest number of death per year in the world. China is closely followed by India, having 9.56 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. Holy See have the lowest number of 13 deaths per year.

With 25.52 yearly deaths per 1000 people, Holy See has the highest crude mortality rate. Monaco, Saint Helena, 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 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
BDIBurundi93,704257866.67147Africa
COMComoros6,173171637.12128Africa
DJIDjibouti8,750241607.49116Africa
ERIEritrea21,196581406.00180Africa
ETHEthiopia776,4092,127145.88184Africa
KENKenya405,2121,110297.18125Africa
MDGMadagascar238,824654437.47118Africa
MWIMalawi114,589314775.29203Africa
MUSMauritius11,502321519.0572Africa
MYTMayotte87522002.68230Africa
MOZMozambique239,246655426.91141Africa
REURéunion4,946141655.63192Africa
RWARwanda84,038230915.90183Africa
SYCSeychelles1,06331958.1595Africa
SOMSomalia185,176507609.7456Africa
SSDSouth Sudan117,290321749.8254Africa
UGAUganda238,399653444.77219Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania392,2201,075305.72189Africa
ZMBZambia110,084302805.17206Africa
ZWEZimbabwe124,718342707.50115Africa
AGOAngola259,145710376.84143Africa
CMRCameroon204,805561537.03132Africa
CAFCentral African Republic49,9991371069.3865Africa
TCDChad224,9066164611.0832Africa
COGCongo39,5211081206.24167Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo920,5412,522118.4288Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea14,858411487.85101Africa
GABGabon15,807431466.23168Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe1,30341895.53196Africa
DZAAlgeria216,166592504.62224Africa
EGYEgypt641,6061,758205.51198Africa
LBYLibya48,2291321096.53156Africa
MARMorocco218,049597495.73188Africa
SDNSudan319,576876346.34163Africa
TUNTunisia75,229206936.13174Africa
ESHWestern Sahara3,804101706.44160Africa
BWABotswana14,465401495.74187Africa
SWZEswatini9,609261567.73105Africa
LSOLesotho24,4916713510.4840Africa
NAMNamibia18,713511436.18171Africa
ZAFSouth Africa591,2331,620229.2469Africa
BENBenin125,969345698.7184Africa
BFABurkina Faso186,377511597.92100Africa
CPVCabo Verde2,67571785.10208Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire242,931666407.61113Africa
GMBGambia17,247471446.25165Africa
GHAGhana241,311661417.01135Africa
GINGuinea133,199365659.0375Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau15,429421477.01136Africa
LBRLiberia44,9901231138.0298Africa
MLIMali208,323571518.5186Africa
MRTMauritania27,985771325.41201Africa
NERNiger235,707646458.7282Africa
NGANigeria2,708,5307,421411.6427Africa
SHNSaint Helena89022917.003Africa
SENSenegal101,849279825.51199Africa
SLESierra Leone70,955194978.2193Africa
TGOTogo72,867200957.66110Africa
KAZKazakhstan137,903378646.70146Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan43,1541181156.01179Asia
TJKTajikistan48,6261331084.59225Asia
TKMTurkmenistan43,7411201145.84186Asia
UZBUzbekistan219,423601476.03178Asia
CHNChina11,678,34831,99518.2392Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR57,2771571017.73107Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR3,42691754.76220Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China203,422557548.7680Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea261,229716369.8652Asia
JPNJapan1,540,2054,220812.4522Asia
MNGMongolia20,643571415.94182Asia
KORRepublic of Korea357,948981316.92139Asia
AFGAfghanistan243,186666395.70190Asia
BGDBangladesh885,9722,427125.11207Asia
BTNBhutan4,800131666.07175Asia
INDIndia9,557,05026,18426.59153Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)435,2871,193274.75221Asia
MDVMaldives1,24831902.36231Asia
NPLNepal206,740566526.97138Asia
PAKPakistan1,619,4714,43776.45158Asia
LKASri Lanka162,934446637.05131Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam2,46971805.34202Asia
KHMCambodia113,839312796.45157Asia
IDNIndonesia2,161,2675,92157.62111Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic48,0731321106.19170Asia
MYSMalaysia187,483514585.27204Asia
MMRMyanmar500,0681,370259.1870Asia
PHLPhilippines735,5752,015156.35162Asia
SGPSingapore28,954791304.96212Asia
THAThailand647,3491,774199.0373Asia
TLSTimor-Leste10,111281537.22124Asia
VNMViet Nam671,1211,839166.65148Asia
ARMArmenia27,515751339.2568Asia
AZEAzerbaijan68,614188996.64150Asia
BHRBahrain3,552101732.21233Asia
CYPCyprus9,530261577.02134Asia
GEOGeorgia45,06712311211.8425Asia
IRQIraq191,811526564.17227Asia
ISRIsrael51,7701421055.52197Asia
JORJordan36,052991243.12229Asia
KWTKuwait9,030251581.83235Asia
LBNLebanon35,038961256.04177Asia
OMNOman10,054281551.90234Asia
QATQatar3,20391761.05236Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia79,357217922.34232Asia
PSEState of Palestine32,257881285.87185Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic121,694333714.93214Asia
TURTürkiye580,3971,590236.64151Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates10,719291520.97237Asia
YEMYemen192,109526554.73222Asia
BLRBelarus118,9673267213.1418Europe
BGRBulgaria103,0532828115.255Europe
CZECzechia115,4323167610.7536Europe
HUNHungary128,4053526713.2717Europe
POLPoland416,6181,1412810.8135Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova41,95311511813.8212Europe
ROURomania257,9857073813.5715Europe
RUSRussian Federation1,862,6265,103612.8619Europe
SVKSlovakia55,73215310310.1246Europe
UKRUkraine515,0221,4112413.6014Europe
DNKDenmark57,2691571029.5861Europe
ESTEstonia16,5504514512.1624Europe
FROFaroe Islands55322099.9849Europe
FINFinland60,18316510010.7137Europe
GGYGuernsey60522069.4164Europe
ISLIceland2,61371796.64149Europe
IRLIreland36,6491001236.97137Europe
IMNIsle of Man896219910.6538Europe
JEYJersey1,145319311.0333Europe
LVALatvia27,4347513414.667Europe
LTULithuania40,20711011914.0610Europe
NORNorway43,0951181167.73106Europe
SWESweden95,768262839.0374Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom670,7301,838179.7058Europe
ALBAlbania23,610651368.4687Europe
ANDAndorra50312106.14173Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina42,78611711713.5216Europe
HRVCroatia54,20714910413.9911Europe
GIBGibraltar25912206.59152Europe
GRCGreece126,0463456812.5521Europe
VATHoly See13023725.521Europe
ITAItaly664,4941,8211811.2031Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)10,063281545.97181Europe
MLTMalta4,109111697.62112Europe
MNEMontenegro7,2832016111.4129Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia19,8715414210.9034Europe
PRTPortugal117,5173227311.2730Europe
SMRSan Marino27712178.2691Europe
SRBSerbia95,0922618414.129Europe
SVNSlovenia21,9376013910.3543Europe
ESPSpain455,4041,248269.5163Europe
AUTAustria92,9422558710.1945Europe
BELBelgium115,445316759.8353Europe
FRAFrance621,7671,703219.3466Europe
DEUGermany1,040,8592,8521012.3123Europe
LIELiechtenstein31012167.79103Europe
LUXLuxembourg4,956141647.36122Europe
MCOMonaco778220320.142Europe
NLDNetherlands166,777457629.1571Europe
CHESwitzerland75,143206948.4289Europe
AIAAnguilla9902266.75144North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda65922057.03133North America
ABWAruba1,05431969.7655North America
BHSBahamas3,519101748.7779North America
BRBBarbados2,890817710.2344North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba26312198.5785North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands23912226.05176North America
CYMCayman Islands36212124.86217North America
CUBCuba113,9153127810.3842North America
CUWCuraçao1,870518210.0848North America
DMADominica836220212.6220North America
DOMDominican Republic71,407196966.25166North America
GRDGrenada1,04531978.9277North America
GLPGuadeloupe3,640101719.7057North America
HTIHaiti91,871252887.80102North America
JAMJamaica23,298641378.2194North America
MTQMartinique3,5871017210.4541North America
MSRMontserrat60023313.6613North America
PRIPuerto Rico34,2739412610.5739North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy7202326.44161North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis46712119.9850North America
LCASaint Lucia1,56641858.7183North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)25212219.6659North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1,161319111.5428North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)36012138.3090North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago13,177361508.7481North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands34412147.39121North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands1,310418815.434North America
BLZBelize2,06961814.96213North America
CRICosta Rica28,551781315.57195North America
SLVEl Salvador47,3441301117.47119North America
GTMGuatemala89,455245894.86218North America
HNDHonduras48,9231341074.52226North America
MEXMexico813,8272,230136.22169North America
NICNicaragua32,065881294.64223North America
PANPanama22,189611384.91215North America
ARGArgentina353,302968327.73104South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)89,024244907.17126South America
BRABrazil1,498,3634,10597.07129South America
CHLChile130,047356666.58154South America
COLColombia289,099792355.47200South America
ECUEcuador94,423259855.21205South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)2802347.9399South America
GUFFrench Guiana1,50341864.87216South America
GUYGuyana6,214171627.48117South America
PRYParaguay39,4741081215.70191South America
PERPeru191,443525575.60193South America
SURSuriname4,340121676.84142South America
URYUruguay33,637921279.9351South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)218,109598487.68109South America
BMUBermuda58222079.0076North America
CANCanada321,790882338.1096North America
GRLGreenland563220810.0947North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon81023114.378North America
USAUnited States of America3,046,5698,34738.8278North America
AUSAustralia179,981493616.74145Oceania
NZLNew Zealand38,6231061227.41120Oceania
FJIFiji8,834241599.5162Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia1,82951836.25164Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea69,320190986.55155Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands4,164111685.08209Oceania
VUTVanuatu1,64551845.02210Oceania
GUMGuam1,16131926.92140Oceania
KIRKiribati95031987.06130Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands26812187.13127Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)87322017.71108Oceania
NRUNauru9002287.57114Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands22012234.98211Oceania
PLWPalau208122411.7326Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa34112157.29123Oceania
COKCook Islands13302259.6560Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia1,07331943.81228Oceania
NIUNiue27023514.776Oceania
WSMSamoa1,34341876.16172Oceania
TKLTokelau1402365.60194Oceania
TONTonga67122046.44159Oceania
TUVTuvalu8902309.2767Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands9102278.0497Oceania
World 62,389,498 170,930 7.64