List of Sovereign States and Dependent Territories By Death Rate

This article includes two versions of the list of countries by crude death rate. Crude death 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 expressed as number of deaths per 1,000 population.

The first list is based on the United Nations Population Division's quinquennial estimates and projections. Figures are for 2005-2010 using the medium assumption. The average crude death rate for the entire world is estimated to be 8.6 deaths per 1,000 population.

The second list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for year 2009. Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.


2005-2010 List by the UN 2009 List by the CIA World Factbook
Rank Country Death rate
(deaths/1000 persons)
1 Sierra Leone 28.1
2 Swaziland 21.2
3 Angola 20.5
4 Afghanistan 19.9
5 Mozambique 19.8
6 Lesotho 19.2
7 Zambia 18.8
8 Guinea-Bissau 18.4
9 Liberia 18.3
10 Central African Republic 18.1
11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.1
12 Zimbabwe 17.9
13 Rwanda 17.2
14 South Africa 17.0
15 Nigeria 16.8
16 Somalia 16.6
17 Ukraine 16.4
18 Russia 16.2
19 Burundi 15.6
20 Chad 15.4
21 Côte d'Ivoire 15.4
22 Bulgaria 14.8
23 Equatorial Guinea 14.8
24 Malawi 14.8
25 Belarus 14.7
26 Mali 14.7
27 Burkina Faso 14.4
28 Cameroon 14.4
29 Estonia 14.3
30 Botswana 14.1
31 Niger 13.8
32 Latvia 13.6
33 Uganda 13.4
34 Hungary 13.2
35 Ethiopia 13.0
36 Tanzania 12.9
37 Moldova 12.5
38 Namibia 12.4
39 Romania 12.4
40 Lithuania 12.3
41 Croatia 12.1
42 Guinea 11.9
43 Georgia 11.8
44 Kenya 11.8
45 Gabon 11.7
46 Serbia 11.6
47 Congo, Republic of the 11.4
48 Djibouti 11.3
49 Benin 11.2
50 Czech Republic 10.9
51 Germany 10.7
52 Portugal 10.6
53 Italy 10.5
54 Gambia 10.4
55 Denmark 10.3
56 Kazakhstan 10.1
57 Sudan 10.1
58 Sweden 10.1
59 Togo 10.1
60 Belgium 10.0
61 Poland 10.0
62 Slovakia 10.0
63 Greece 9.9
64 Korea, North 9.9
65 Slovenia 9.9
66 United Kingdom 9.9
67 Finland 9.7
68 Madagascar 9.7
69 Myanmar 9.7
70 Armenia 9.6
71 Montenegro 9.6
72 Papua New Guinea 9.6
73 Channel Islands (UK) 9.5
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.5
75 Austria 9.4
76 Ghana 9.3
77 Eritrea 9.2
78 Haiti 9.2
79 Macedonia 9.2
80 Uruguay 9.2
81 Iraq 9.1
82 Norway 9.1
83 Cambodia 9.0
84 Japan 9.0
85 Senegal 9.0
86 France 8.9
87 East Timor 8.9
88 Spain 8.8
89 Luxembourg 8.7
90 Netherlands 8.6
91 Thailand 8.5
92 Guyana 8.4
93 Grenada 8.3
94 India 8.2
95 Turkmenistan 8.2
96 United States 8.2
97 Kyrgyzstan 8.1
98 Switzerland 8.1
99 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1
100 Malta 8.0
101 Mauritania 7.9
102 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 7.9
103 Argentina 7.7
104 Nepal 7.7
105 Azerbaijan 7.6
106 Bolivia 7.6
107 Cuba 7.6
108 Martinique 7.6
109 Puerto Rico (US) 7.6
110 Bangladesh 7.5
111 São Tomé and Príncipe 7.5
112 Cyprus 7.5
113 Canada 7.4
114 Yemen 7.4
115 Bhutan 7.2
116 Solomon Islands 7.2
117 Sri Lanka 7.2
118 Aruba (Netherlands) 7.1
119 Australia 7.1
120 People's Republic of China 7.1
121 Jamaica 7.1
122 Laos 7.1
123 New Zealand 7.1
124 Pakistan 7.1
125 Barbados 7.0
126 Ireland 7.0
127 Lebanon 7.0
128 Mauritius 7.0
129 Suriname 6.9
130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.8
131 Uzbekistan 6.7
Taiwan 6.65
132 Fiji 6.6
133 Mongolia 6.6
134 Saint Lucia 6.6
135 U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 6.6
136 Comoros 6.5
137 Guadeloupe 6.4
138 Tajikistan 6.4
139 Brazil 6.3
140 Indonesia 6.3
141 Iceland 6.2
142 Bahamas 6.1
143 Federated States of Micronesia 6.1
144 Peru 6.1
145 Albania 5.9
146 Hong Kong 5.9
147 Dominican Republic 5.9
148 El Salvador 5.9
149 Korea, South 5.9
150 Turkey 5.9
151 Morocco 5.8
152 Western Sahara 5.8
153 Guatemala 5.7
154 Maldives 5.7
155 Tonga 5.7
156 Egypt 5.6
157 Honduras 5.6
158 Tunisia 5.6
159 Colombia 5.5
160 New Caledonia (France) 5.5
161 Paraguay 5.5
162 Guam (US) 5.5
163 Israel 5.5
164 Chile 5.4
165 Iran 5.4
166 Samoa 5.4
167 Réunion 5.3
168 Singapore 5.3
169 French Polynesia (France) 5.2
170 Ecuador 5.1
171 Venezuela 5.1
172 Vietnam 5.1
173 Panama 5.0
174 Vanuatu 5.0
175 Algeria 4.9
176 Mexico 4.8
177 Philippines 4.8
178 Cape Verde 4.7
179 Macau 4.7
180 Nicaragua 4.7
181 Malaysia 4.5
182 Costa Rica 4.1
183 Libya 4.1
184 Jordan 3.9
185 Belize 3.8
186 French Guiana 3.7
187 Palestinian territories 3.7
188 Saudi Arabia 3.7
189 Syria 3.4
190 Bahrain 3.2
191 Brunei 2.8
192 Oman 2.7
193 Qatar 2.4
194 Kuwait 1.9
195 United Arab Emirates 1.4
Rank Country Death rate
(deaths/1000 persons)
1 Swaziland 30.83
2 Angola 24.08
3 Lesotho 22.20
4 Sierra Leone 21.91
5 Zambia 21.34
6 Liberia 20.73
7 Mozambique 20.07
8 Afghanistan 19.18
9 Djibouti 19.10
10 Central African Republic 17.84
11 Malawi 17.60
12 South Africa 16.99
13 Nigeria 16.56
14 Zimbabwe 16.19
15 Chad 16.09
16 Russia 16.06
17 Mali 15.82
18 Ukraine 15.81
19 Guinea-Bissau 15.79
20 Somalia 15.55
21 Niger 14.83
22 Bulgaria 14.31
23 Rwanda 14.02
24 Belarus 13.86
25 Serbia 13.86
26 Latvia 13.62
27 Estonia 13.42
28 Burkina Faso 13.30
29 Namibia 13.30
30 Hungary 12.94
31 Sudan 8.33 July 2012 est.
32 Gabon 12.76
33 Monaco 12.74
34 Burundi 12.67
35 Tanzania 12.59
36 Cameroon 12.20
37 Uganda 12.09
38 Republic of the Congo 12.01
39 Romania 11.88
40 Croatia 11.75
41 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.63
42 Ethiopia 11.55
43 Gambia 11.49
— Western Sahara 11.49
44 Lithuania 11.18
45 Guinea 11.00
46 Germany 10.90
47 Côte d'Ivoire 10.78
48 Moldova 10.78
49 Laos 10.78
— Isle of Man 10.76
50 Czech Republic 10.74
51 Italy 10.72
52 Portugal 10.68
53 Slovenia 10.62
54 North Korea 10.52
55 Greece 10.51
56 Belgium 10.44
— European Union 10.28
57 Denmark 10.22
58 Sweden 10.21
— Guernsey 10.16
59 Finland 10.07
60 Poland 10.05
61 United Kingdom 10.02
62 Spain 9.99
63 Austria 9.98
64 Senegal 9.75
65 Kenya 9.72
66 Georgia 9.65
— Gibraltar 9.56
67 Japan 9.54
68 Slovakia 9.53
69 Equatorial Guinea 9.49
70 Benin 9.45
71 Kazakhstan 9.39
72 Togo 9.33
73 Bahamas 9.32
74 Norway 9.29
— Jersey 9.26
75 Ghana 9.24
76 Bangladesh 9.23
77 Mauritania 9.16
78 Burma 9.14
79 Uruguay 9.09
80 Macedonia 8.83
81 Netherlands 8.74
— Faroe Islands 8.66
82 Haiti 8.65
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.63
84 Montenegro 8.63
85 Switzerland 8.59
86 France 8.56
87 Botswana 8.52
88 San Marino 8.48
89 Luxembourg 8.44
— Montserrat 8.44
90 Eritrea 8.43
91 Barbados 8.41
92 Armenia 8.39
93 Malta 8.38
94 United States 8.38
95 Guyana 8.31
96 Azerbaijan 8.30
97 Dominica 8.20
— World 8.20
— Greenland 8.14
98 Madagascar 8.14
99 Trinidad and Tobago 8.11
100 Cambodia 8.08
101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.05
102 Palau 7.89
103 Kiribati 7.85
104 Cyprus 7.80
105 Ireland 7.75
— Puerto Rico 7.75
106 Canada 7.74
— Aruba 7.71
107 Pakistan 7.68
108 Yemen 7.61
109 Comoros 7.57
110 Vanuatu 7.55
111 Argentina 7.41
112 Bhutan 7.39
113 Liechtenstein 7.39
— Bermuda 7.30
114 Thailand 7.25
115 Cuba 7.24
— Mayotte 7.20
116 China 7.06
117 Bolivia 7.05
118 New Zealand 7.05
119 Nepal 6.97
— Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6.95
120 Tuvalu 6.95
121 Seychelles 6.93
122 Kyrgyzstan 6.91
123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.91
124 Papua New Guinea 6.86
125 Iceland 6.85
126 Tajikistan 6.83
127 Saint Lucia 6.80
— Hong Kong 6.76
— Taiwan 6.76
— U.S. Virgin Islands 6.75
128 Australia 6.74
— Saint Helena 6.68
129 Mauritius 6.59
— Netherlands Antilles 6.48
130 Jamaica 6.43
131 Nauru 6.42
132 Brazil 6.35
133 Turkmenistan 6.31
134 Indonesia 6.25
135 India 6.23
136 Cape Verde 6.22
137 Vietnam 6.17
138 Peru 6.14
139 Sri Lanka 6.13
140 Mongolia 6.12
141 Turkey 6.10
142 Grenada 6.09
143 Lebanon 6.03
144 Timor-Leste 5.98
145 Antigua and Barbuda 5.94
146 South Korea 5.94
147 Andorra 5.89
148 Chile 5.84
149 Belize 5.80
150 São Tomé and Príncipe 5.80
151 Samoa 5.79
152 Iran 5.72
— New Caledonia 5.68
153 Fiji 5.66
154 Albania 5.55
155 Colombia 5.54
156 Suriname 5.51
157 El Salvador 5.47
158 Morocco 5.45
159 Israel 5.43
160 Honduras 5.41
161 Uzbekistan 5.29
162 Dominican Republic 5.28
163 Tunisia 5.20
164 Venezuela 5.12
165 Guatemala 5.11
166 Philippines 5.10
167 Egypt 5.08
168 Iraq 5.03
169 Malaysia 5.02
170 Tonga 5.02
171 Ecuador 4.99
— Cayman Islands 4.89
172 Mexico 4.80
— French Polynesia 4.73
173 Panama 4.66
174 Singapore 4.66
175 Algeria 4.64
176 Syria 4.61
177 Marshall Islands 4.49
178 Federated States of Micronesia 4.46
179 Paraguay 4.46
180 Bahrain 4.37
— British Virgin Islands 4.37
— Anguilla 4.36
181 Costa Rica 4.34
182 Nicaragua 4.30
— Turks and Caicos Islands 4.18
— American Samoa 4.10
183 Solomon Islands 3.77
— West Bank 3.66
184 Oman 3.65
185 Maldives 3.65
— Macau 3.50
186 Libya 3.45
— Gaza Strip 3.44
187 Brunei 3.29
188 Jordan 2.75
189 Saudi Arabia 2.47
190 Qatar 2.46
191 Kuwait 2.35
— Northern Mariana Islands 2.32
192 United Arab Emirates 2.11
  • The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The death rate of the European Union is 9.6/1000, and would be ranked 53rd if it were included.

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