Countries by Death Rate
Deaths per 1,000 people per year.
213 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.
#1 Monaco
20.1 per 1,000
Europe
World Bank, 2024#2 Bulgaria
15.6 per 1,000
Europe
World Bank, 2024#3 Serbia
14.9 per 1,000
Europe
World Bank, 2024Median country
7.2 per 1,000
Across 213 ranked countries
Full Ranking (213 Countries)
Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.
213 countries
| 1 | Monaco | 20.1 per 1,000 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 15.6 per 1,000 |
| 3 | Serbia | 14.9 per 1,000 |
| 4 | Latvia | 14.3 per 1,000 |
| 5 | Moldova | 13.8 per 1,000 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 13.6 per 1,000 |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.5 per 1,000 |
| 8 | Hungary | 13.4 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Japan | 13.3 per 1,000 |
| 10 | Croatia | 13.2 per 1,000 |
| 11 | Belarus | 13.1 per 1,000 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 13.0 per 1,000 |
| 13 | Romania | 12.8 per 1,000 |
| 14 | Dominica | 12.6 per 1,000 |
| 15 | Russia | 12.4 per 1,000 |
| 16 | Germany | 12.1 per 1,000 |
| 16 | Greece | 12.1 per 1,000 |
| 18 | Georgia | 11.8 per 1,000 |
| 19 | Palau | 11.7 per 1,000 |
| 20 | Nigeria | 11.6 per 1,000 |
| 21 | Saint Vincent | 11.5 per 1,000 |
| 22 | Estonia | 11.5 per 1,000 |
| 23 | Poland | 11.2 per 1,000 |
| 24 | Portugal | 11.1 per 1,000 |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 11.1 per 1,000 |
| 26 | Chad | 11.1 per 1,000 |
| 27 | Italy | 11.0 per 1,000 |
| 28 | Isle of Man | 10.6 per 1,000 |
| 29 | Lesotho | 10.5 per 1,000 |
| 30 | Finland | 10.4 per 1,000 |
| 31 | Cuba | 10.4 per 1,000 |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 10.3 per 1,000 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 10.3 per 1,000 |
| 34 | Barbados | 10.2 per 1,000 |
| 35 | Montenegro | 10.2 per 1,000 |
| 36 | Slovenia | 10.1 per 1,000 |
| 36 | Curaçao | 10.1 per 1,000 |
| 38 | Mauritius | 10.0 per 1,000 |
| 39 | Uruguay | 9.9 per 1,000 |
| 40 | Slovakia | 9.9 per 1,000 |
| 41 | North Korea | 9.9 per 1,000 |
| 42 | South Sudan | 9.8 per 1,000 |
| 43 | Somalia | 9.7 per 1,000 |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 9.7 per 1,000 |
| 45 | Netherlands | 9.6 per 1,000 |
| 45 | Austria | 9.6 per 1,000 |
| 47 | Fiji | 9.5 per 1,000 |
| 48 | Belgium | 9.5 per 1,000 |
| 48 | Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 |
| 50 | France | 9.4 per 1,000 |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 9.4 per 1,000 |
| 52 | Greenland | 9.3 per 1,000 |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 9.3 per 1,000 |
| 54 | South Africa | 9.2 per 1,000 |
| 55 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 9.2 per 1,000 |
| 56 | Myanmar | 9.2 per 1,000 |
| 57 | Thailand | 9.0 per 1,000 |
| 58 | Guinea | 9.0 per 1,000 |
| 59 | Bermuda | 9.0 per 1,000 |
| 60 | United States | 9.0 per 1,000 |
| 61 | Grenada | 8.9 per 1,000 |
| 62 | Spain | 8.9 per 1,000 |
| 63 | Bahamas | 8.8 per 1,000 |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.7 per 1,000 |
| 65 | Niger | 8.7 per 1,000 |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 8.7 per 1,000 |
| 67 | Benin | 8.7 per 1,000 |
| 68 | Sweden | 8.6 per 1,000 |
| 69 | Mali | 8.5 per 1,000 |
| 70 | Togo | 8.5 per 1,000 |
| 71 | Albania | 8.5 per 1,000 |
| 72 | DR Congo | 8.4 per 1,000 |
| 73 | Armenia | 8.4 per 1,000 |
| 74 | Sint Maarten | 8.3 per 1,000 |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 8.2 per 1,000 |
| 76 | Jamaica | 8.2 per 1,000 |
| 77 | Faroe Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 |
| 78 | Liberia | 8.0 per 1,000 |
| 79 | Switzerland | 8.0 per 1,000 |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 7.9 per 1,000 |
| 81 | Canada | 7.9 per 1,000 |
| 81 | Norway | 7.9 per 1,000 |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.9 per 1,000 |
| 84 | Haiti | 7.8 per 1,000 |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 7.8 per 1,000 |
| 86 | Aruba | 7.8 per 1,000 |
| 87 | China | 7.8 per 1,000 |
| 88 | Argentina | 7.7 per 1,000 |
| 89 | Eswatini | 7.7 per 1,000 |
| 90 | Micronesia | 7.7 per 1,000 |
| 91 | Venezuela | 7.7 per 1,000 |
| 92 | Indonesia | 7.6 per 1,000 |
| 93 | Ivory Coast | 7.6 per 1,000 |
| 94 | Nauru | 7.6 per 1,000 |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 95 | San Marino | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 98 | Djibouti | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 99 | Guyana | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 100 | Madagascar | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 101 | El Salvador | 7.5 per 1,000 |
| 102 | Turks and Caicos | 7.4 per 1,000 |
| 103 | Malta | 7.3 per 1,000 |
| 104 | American Samoa | 7.3 per 1,000 |
| 105 | Timor-Leste | 7.2 per 1,000 |
| 106 | Kenya | 7.2 per 1,000 |
| 107 | Bolivia | 7.2 per 1,000 |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 7.1 per 1,000 |
| 109 | New Zealand | 7.1 per 1,000 |
| 110 | Comoros | 7.1 per 1,000 |
| 111 | Brazil | 7.1 per 1,000 |
| 112 | Kiribati | 7.1 per 1,000 |
| 113 | Cameroon | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 115 | Cyprus | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 116 | Ghana | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 118 | South Korea | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 118 | Hong Kong | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 118 | Seychelles | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 121 | Nepal | 7.0 per 1,000 |
| 122 | Guam | 6.9 per 1,000 |
| 123 | Mozambique | 6.9 per 1,000 |
| 124 | Australia | 6.9 per 1,000 |
| 125 | Suriname | 6.8 per 1,000 |
| 126 | Angola | 6.8 per 1,000 |
| 127 | Iceland | 6.8 per 1,000 |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 6.7 per 1,000 |
| 129 | Burundi | 6.7 per 1,000 |
| 130 | Vietnam | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 132 | Gibraltar | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 133 | India | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 134 | Chile | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 6.6 per 1,000 |
| 136 | Libya | 6.5 per 1,000 |
| 137 | Ireland | 6.5 per 1,000 |
| 138 | Cambodia | 6.5 per 1,000 |
| 139 | Pakistan | 6.4 per 1,000 |
| 140 | Tonga | 6.4 per 1,000 |
| 141 | Philippines | 6.4 per 1,000 |
| 142 | Sudan | 6.3 per 1,000 |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 6.3 per 1,000 |
| 144 | Dominican Republic | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 144 | Gambia | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 146 | Congo | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 147 | Gabon | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 148 | Mexico | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 149 | Laos | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 150 | Namibia | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 151 | Samoa | 6.2 per 1,000 |
| 152 | Andorra | 6.1 per 1,000 |
| 153 | Tunisia | 6.1 per 1,000 |
| 154 | Bhutan | 6.1 per 1,000 |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| 156 | Lebanon | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| 158 | Singapore | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| 159 | Eritrea | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| 160 | Rwanda | 5.9 per 1,000 |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 5.9 per 1,000 |
| 162 | State of Palestine | 5.9 per 1,000 |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 5.8 per 1,000 |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 5.8 per 1,000 |
| 165 | Botswana | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 166 | Morocco | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 167 | Tanzania | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 169 | Turkey | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 170 | Paraguay | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| 171 | Peru | 5.6 per 1,000 |
| 172 | Costa Rica | 5.6 per 1,000 |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| 174 | Egypt | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| 175 | Senegal | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| 176 | Mongolia | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| 177 | Colombia | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| 178 | Mauritania | 5.4 per 1,000 |
| 179 | Brunei | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| 180 | Israel | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| 181 | Malawi | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| 182 | Malaysia | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| 183 | Ecuador | 5.2 per 1,000 |
| 184 | Zambia | 5.2 per 1,000 |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 5.1 per 1,000 |
| 186 | Cape Verde | 5.1 per 1,000 |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 5.1 per 1,000 |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 5.0 per 1,000 |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.0 per 1,000 |
| 190 | Belize | 5.0 per 1,000 |
| 191 | Syria | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| 192 | Panama | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| 194 | Guatemala | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| 195 | Uganda | 4.8 per 1,000 |
| 196 | Iran | 4.8 per 1,000 |
| 197 | Yemen | 4.7 per 1,000 |
| 198 | Nicaragua | 4.6 per 1,000 |
| 199 | Algeria | 4.6 per 1,000 |
| 200 | Tajikistan | 4.6 per 1,000 |
| 201 | Honduras | 4.5 per 1,000 |
| 202 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4 per 1,000 |
| 203 | Iraq | 4.2 per 1,000 |
| 204 | French Polynesia | 3.8 per 1,000 |
| 205 | Macao | 3.6 per 1,000 |
| 206 | Jordan | 3.1 per 1,000 |
| 207 | Maldives | 2.4 per 1,000 |
| 208 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3 per 1,000 |
| 209 | Bahrain | 2.2 per 1,000 |
| 210 | Oman | 1.9 per 1,000 |
| 211 | Kuwait | 1.5 per 1,000 |
| 212 | Qatar | 1.1 per 1,000 |
| 213 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0 per 1,000 |
Top 10
The ten highest-ranked countries by death rate.
Population Trends of the Leaders
How the top-ranked countries' populations have moved. Choose a time window to rescale.
MonacoBulgariaSerbiaLatviaMoldovaUkraine
By Continent
Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.
- Europe23.2%
- North America17.4%
- Africa16.0%
- Oceania15.4%
- South America15.2%
- Asia12.8%
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | 11 | 23.2% |
| North America | 7.9 | 17.4% |
| Africa | 7.3 | 16.0% |
| Oceania | 7.0 | 15.4% |
| South America | 6.9 | 15.2% |
| Asia | 5.8 | 12.8% |
Average by continent
- Europe (47)10.5 per 1,000
- North America (32)7.9 per 1,000
- Africa (54)7.3 per 1,000
- Oceania (19)7.0 per 1,000
- South America (12)6.9 per 1,000
- Asia (49)5.8 per 1,000
About This Data
Definition
Deaths per 1,000 people per year.
Coverage and vintage
213 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.