The CIA World Factbook Edition 2020 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 2020 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2020 edition
231
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

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

note: this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Angola

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Benin

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Botswana

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Burundi

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cameroon

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

12.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Chad

10 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Comoros

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Djibouti

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Egypt

4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Eritrea

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Eswatini

10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Ethiopia

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Gabon

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Ghana

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Guinea

8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kenya

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Lesotho

15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Liberia

7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Libya

3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Madagascar

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Malawi

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mali

9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mauritania

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mauritius

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Morocco

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mozambique

11 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Namibia

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Niger

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Nigeria

9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Rwanda

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Senegal

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Seychelles

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Somalia

12.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

South Africa

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

South Sudan

11.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sudan

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Tanzania

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Togo

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Tunisia

6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Uganda

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Western Sahara

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Zambia

11.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Zimbabwe

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Iceland

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Armenia

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bangladesh

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bhutan

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

China

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Georgia

11 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

India

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Japan

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Maldives

4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mongolia

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Nepal

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Pakistan

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Russia

13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Uzbekistan

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Aruba

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Barbados

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Belize

4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

British Virgin Islands

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cayman Islands

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Costa Rica

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cuba

9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Curacao

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Dominica

8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Dominican Republic

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

El Salvador

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Grenada

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Guatemala

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Haiti

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Honduras

4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Jamaica

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Montserrat

6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Nicaragua

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Panama

5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Puerto Rico

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Lucia

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Martin

4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sint Maarten

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Virgin Islands

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Europe

48 entries

Albania

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Andorra

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Austria

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Belarus

13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Belgium

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bulgaria

14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Croatia

12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Czechia

10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Denmark

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Estonia

12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

European Union

10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Faroe Islands

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Finland

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

France

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Germany

12.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Greece

12 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Guernsey

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Hungary

12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Ireland

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Isle of Man

10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Italy

10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Jersey

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kosovo

7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Latvia

14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Lithuania

15 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Malta

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Moldova

12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Monaco

10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Montenegro

10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Netherlands

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Norway

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Poland

10.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Portugal

10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Romania

12 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

San Marino

9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Serbia

13.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Slovakia

10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Slovenia

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Spain

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sweden

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Switzerland

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Ukraine

14 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cyprus

7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Gaza Strip

3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Iran

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Iraq

3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Israel

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Jordan

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kuwait

2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Lebanon

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Oman

3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Qatar

1.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Syria

4.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

West Bank

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Yemen

5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Canada

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Mexico

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

United States

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Australia

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Fiji

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

French Polynesia

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Guam

6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Kiribati

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Marshall Islands

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Nauru

6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

New Caledonia

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

New Zealand

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Palau

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Papua New Guinea

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Samoa

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Tonga

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Tuvalu

8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Vanuatu

4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Bolivia

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Brazil

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Chile

6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Colombia

5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Ecuador

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Paraguay

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Peru

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Suriname

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Uruguay

9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Venezuela

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Cambodia

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Hong Kong

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Indonesia

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Laos

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Macau

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Malaysia

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Philippines

6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Singapore

3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Taiwan

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Thailand

8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Vietnam

6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2020, “Death rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/death-rate/2020.

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