Death rate (per 1,000 people) by country

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United States: 9.0 in 2024, 21st of 38 OECD members (highest first). 63rd of all 217 with data.

Highest: Monaco (20.1, 2024) · Lowest: United Arab Emirates (1.0, 2024) · 217 countries and territories with data.

Deaths in the year per 1,000 people. Higher in countries with older populations.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Monaco20.12024
2Bulgaria15.62024
3Serbia14.92024
4Latvia14.32024
5Moldova13.82024
6Ukraine13.62024
7Bosnia and Herzegovina13.52024
8Hungary13.42024
9Japan13.32024
10Croatia13.22024
11Belarus13.12024
12Lithuania13.02024
13Romania12.82024
14Dominica12.62024
15Russia12.42024
16Germany12.12024
17Greece12.12024
18Georgia11.82024
19Palau11.72024
20Nigeria11.62024
21St. Vincent and the Grenadines11.52024
22Estonia11.52024
23Poland11.22024
24North Macedonia11.12024
25Portugal11.12024
26Chad11.12024
27Italy11.02024
28Isle of Man10.62024
29Lesotho10.52024
30Channel Islands10.42024
31Finland10.42024
32Cuba10.42024
33Czechia10.32024
34Puerto Rico10.32024
35Barbados10.22024
36Montenegro10.22024
37Curaçao10.12024
38Slovenia10.12024
39Mauritius10.02024
40St. Kitts and Nevis10.02024
41Uruguay9.92024
42Slovakia9.92024
43North Korea9.92024
44South Sudan9.82024
45Somalia9.72024
46United Kingdom9.72024
47St. Martin (French part)9.72024
48Austria9.62024
49Netherlands9.62024
50Fiji9.52024
51Belgium9.52024
52Denmark9.52024
53France9.42024
54Central African Republic9.42024
55Greenland9.32024
56Tuvalu9.32024
57South Africa9.22024
58U.S. Virgin Islands9.22024
59Myanmar9.22024
60Thailand9.02024
61Guinea9.02024
62Bermuda9.02024
63United States9.02024
64Grenada8.92024
65Spain8.92024
66Bahamas8.82024
67Trinidad and Tobago8.72024
68Niger8.72024
69St. Lucia8.72024
70Benin8.72024
71Sweden8.62024
72Mali8.52024
73Togo8.52024
74Albania8.52024
75DR Congo8.42024
76Armenia8.42024
77Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.32024
78Sierra Leone8.22024
79Jamaica8.22024
80Faroe Islands8.22024
81Liberia8.02024
82Switzerland8.02024
83Burkina Faso7.92024
84Canada7.92024
85Norway7.92024
86Equatorial Guinea7.92024
87Haiti7.82024
88Sri Lanka7.82024
89Aruba7.82024
90China7.82024
91Argentina7.72024
92Eswatini7.72024
93Micronesia7.72024
94Venezuela7.72024
95Indonesia7.62024
96Côte d'Ivoire7.62024
97Nauru7.62024
98Liechtenstein7.52024
99San Marino7.52024
100Zimbabwe7.52024
101Djibouti7.52024
102Guyana7.52024
103Madagascar7.52024
104El Salvador7.52024
105Turks and Caicos Islands7.42024
106Malta7.32024
107American Samoa7.32024
108Timor-Leste7.22024
109Kenya7.22024
110Bolivia7.22024
111Marshall Islands7.12024
112New Zealand7.12024
113Comoros7.12024
114Brazil7.12024
115Kiribati7.12024
116Cameroon7.02024
117Antigua and Barbuda7.02024
118Cyprus7.02024
119Ghana7.02024
120Guinea-Bissau7.02024
121Hong Kong7.02024
122South Korea7.02024
123Seychelles7.02024
124Nepal7.02024
125Guam6.92024
126Mozambique6.92024
127Australia6.92024
128Suriname6.82024
129Angola6.82024
130Iceland6.82024
131Kazakhstan6.72024
132Burundi6.72024
133Vietnam6.62024
134Luxembourg6.62024
135Gibraltar6.62024
136India6.62024
137Chile6.62024
138Papua New Guinea6.62024
139Libya6.52024
140Ireland6.52024
141Cambodia6.52024
142Pakistan6.42024
143Tonga6.42024
144Philippines6.32024
145Sudan6.32024
146New Caledonia6.32024
147Dominican Republic6.22024
148Gambia6.22024
149Republic of the Congo6.22024
150Gabon6.22024
151Mexico6.22024
152Laos6.22024
153Namibia6.22024
154Samoa6.22024
155Andorra6.12024
156Tunisia6.12024
157Bhutan6.12024
158British Virgin Islands6.02024
159Lebanon6.02024
160Uzbekistan6.02024
161Singapore6.02024
162Eritrea6.02024
163Kosovo6.02024
164Rwanda5.92024
165Ethiopia5.92024
166West Bank and Gaza5.92024
167Turkmenistan5.82024
168Azerbaijan5.82024
169Botswana5.72024
170Morocco5.72024
171Tanzania5.72024
172Afghanistan5.72024
173Türkiye5.72024
174Paraguay5.72024
175Peru5.62024
176Costa Rica5.62024
177São Tomé and Príncipe5.52024
178Egypt5.52024
179Senegal5.52024
180Mongolia5.52024
181Colombia5.52024
182Mauritania5.42024
183Brunei5.32024
184Israel5.32024
185Malawi5.32024
186Malaysia5.32024
187Ecuador5.22024
188Zambia5.22024
189Bangladesh5.12024
190Cabo Verde5.12024
191Solomon Islands5.12024
192Vanuatu5.02024
193Northern Mariana Islands5.02024
194Belize5.02024
195Syria4.92024
196Panama4.92024
197Cayman Islands4.92024
198Guatemala4.92024
199Uganda4.82024
200Iran4.82024
201Yemen4.72024
202Nicaragua4.62024
203Algeria4.62024
204Tajikistan4.62024
205Honduras4.52024
206Kyrgyzstan4.42024
207Iraq4.22024
208French Polynesia3.82024
209Macao3.62024
210Jordan3.12024
211Maldives2.42024
212Saudi Arabia2.32024
213Bahrain2.22024
214Oman1.92024
215Kuwait1.52024
216Qatar1.12024
217United Arab Emirates1.02024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.CDRT.IN). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.

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