The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 People and Society

Death rate In 36 editions of 36.

Death rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2017 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 edition
228
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Death rate” (1990 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

7.8 deaths/1,000 population

note: this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second (2016 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Angola

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Benin

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Botswana

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Burkina Faso

11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Burundi

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Cabo Verde

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Cameroon

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Central African Republic

13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Chad

13.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Comoros

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Djibouti

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Egypt

4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Equatorial Guinea

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Eritrea

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Swaziland now Eswatini

13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Ethiopia

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Gabon

13 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Gambia, The now The Gambia

7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Ghana

7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Guinea

9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Guinea-Bissau

13.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Kenya

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Lesotho

15 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Liberia

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Libya

3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Madagascar

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Malawi

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Mali

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Mauritania

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Mauritius

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Morocco

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Mozambique

11.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Namibia

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Niger

11.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Nigeria

12.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Rwanda

6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Senegal

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Seychelles

7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Sierra Leone

10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Somalia

13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

South Africa

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

South Sudan

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Sudan

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Tanzania

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Togo

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Tunisia

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Uganda

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Western Sahara

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Zambia

12.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Zimbabwe

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Iceland

6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Armenia

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Azerbaijan

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Bangladesh

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Bhutan

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

China

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Georgia

10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

India

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Japan

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Kazakhstan

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Korea, North now North Korea

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Korea, South now South Korea

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Kyrgyzstan

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Maldives

4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Mongolia

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Nepal

5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Pakistan

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Russia

13.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Sri Lanka

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Tajikistan

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Turkmenistan

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Uzbekistan

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Aruba

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Barbados

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Belize

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

British Virgin Islands

5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Cayman Islands

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Costa Rica

4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Cuba

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Curacao

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Dominica

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Dominican Republic

4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

El Salvador

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Grenada

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Guatemala

4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Haiti

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Honduras

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Jamaica

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Montserrat

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Nicaragua

5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Panama

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Puerto Rico

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Saint Lucia

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Sint Maarten

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Virgin Islands

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Europe

47 entries

Albania

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Andorra

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Austria

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Belarus

13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Belgium

9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Bulgaria

14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Croatia

12.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Czechia

10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Denmark

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Estonia

12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

European Union

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Faroe Islands

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Finland

10 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

France

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Germany

11.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Gibraltar

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Greece

11.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Guernsey

9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Hungary

12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Ireland

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Italy

10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Jersey

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Latvia

14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Liechtenstein

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Lithuania

14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Luxembourg

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Malta

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Moldova

12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Monaco

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Montenegro

9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Netherlands

8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Macedonia now North Macedonia

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Norway

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Poland

10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Portugal

11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Romania

12 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

San Marino

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Serbia

13.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Slovakia

9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Slovenia

11.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Spain

9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Sweden

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Switzerland

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Ukraine

14.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

United Kingdom

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Cyprus

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Gaza Strip

3.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Iran

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Iraq

3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Israel

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Jordan

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Kuwait

2.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Lebanon

5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Oman

3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Qatar

1.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

Saudi Arabia

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Syria

4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Turkey now Turkiye

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

United Arab Emirates

1.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

West Bank

3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Yemen

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Canada

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Mexico

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

United States

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Australia

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Cook Islands

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Fiji

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

French Polynesia

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Guam

6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Kiribati

7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Marshall Islands

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Nauru

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

New Caledonia

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

New Zealand

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Northern Mariana Islands

4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Palau

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Papua New Guinea

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Samoa

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Solomon Islands

3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Tonga

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Tuvalu

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Vanuatu

4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

South America

13 entries

Argentina

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Bolivia

6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Brazil

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Chile

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Colombia

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Ecuador

5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Guyana

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Paraguay

4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Peru

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Suriname

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Uruguay

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Venezuela

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Cambodia

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Hong Kong

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Indonesia

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Laos

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Macau

4.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Malaysia

5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Philippines

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Singapore

3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Taiwan

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Thailand

8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Timor-Leste

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Vietnam

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Death rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/death-rate/2017.

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