The CIA World Factbook Edition 2021 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 2021 edition carries it in 252 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2021 edition
252
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

55 entries

Algeria

4.32 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Angola

8.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Benin

8.21 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Botswana

9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burkina Faso

7.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burundi

6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cabo Verde

5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cameroon

7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Central African Republic

12.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Chad

9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Comoros

6.61 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

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

8.15 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

8.55 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Djibouti

7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Egypt

4.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

7.16 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Eritrea

6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Eswatini

9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ethiopia

5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gabon

5.76 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

6.66 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ghana

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guinea

8.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

7.69 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kenya

5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lesotho

11.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Liberia

6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Libya

3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Madagascar

6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malawi

4.66 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mali

8.77 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mauritania

7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mauritius

7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Morocco

6.53 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

10.59 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Namibia

7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Niger

10.09 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nigeria

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Rwanda

5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

6.33 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Senegal

7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Seychelles

6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sierra Leone

9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Somalia

11.82 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South Africa

9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South Sudan

9.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sudan

6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tanzania

5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Togo

5.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tunisia

6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uganda

5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Zambia

6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Zimbabwe

9.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Antarctic Region

4 entries

Bouvet Island

NA

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

NA

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

NA

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

  • NA (2021 est.)

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iceland

6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jan Mayen

NA

Svalbard

  • NA (2021 est.)

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

12.57 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Armenia

9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Azerbaijan

6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bangladesh

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bhutan

6.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

NA

China

8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Georgia

10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

India

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Japan

11.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kazakhstan

8.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

6.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Maldives

4.12 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mongolia

6.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nepal

5.57 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Pakistan

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Russia

13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sri Lanka

6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tajikistan

5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turkmenistan

5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uzbekistan

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

33 entries

Anguilla

4.62 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Aruba

8.54 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

6.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Barbados

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belize

3.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

British Virgin Islands

5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cayman Islands

5.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Costa Rica

4.86 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cuba

9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Curacao

8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dominica

8.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dominican Republic

6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

El Salvador

5.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Grenada

8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guatemala

4.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Haiti

7.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Honduras

4.67 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jamaica

7.42 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Montserrat

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Navassa Island

NA

Nicaragua

5.16 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Panama

5.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Puerto Rico

9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

8.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Lucia

7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Martin

4.56 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

7.42 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sint Maarten

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Virgin Islands

8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Europe

49 entries

Albania

7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Andorra

7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Austria

9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belarus

12.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belgium

9.71 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bulgaria

14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Croatia

12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Czechia

10.72 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Denmark

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Estonia

13.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

European Union

10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Faroe Islands

8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Finland

10.33 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

France

9.58 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Germany

12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gibraltar

8.81 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Greece

12.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guernsey

9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Hungary

12.88 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ireland

6.72 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Isle of Man

10.19 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Italy

10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jersey

7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kosovo

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Latvia

14.63 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Liechtenstein

7.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lithuania

15.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Luxembourg

7.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malta

8.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Moldova

12.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Monaco

10.47 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Montenegro

10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Netherlands

9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

North Macedonia

9.65 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Norway

8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Poland

10.68 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Portugal

10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Romania

11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

San Marino

8.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Serbia

13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Slovakia

10.08 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Slovenia

10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Spain

9.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sweden

9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Switzerland

8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ukraine

13.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United Kingdom

9.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

NA

Bahrain

2.81 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cyprus

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Gaza Strip

2.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iran

5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iraq

3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Israel

5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jordan

3.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kuwait

2.23 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lebanon

5.57 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Oman

3.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Qatar

1.42 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saudi Arabia

3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Syria

4.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United Arab Emirates

1.51 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

West Bank

3.43 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Yemen

5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

9.03 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Canada

8.08 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Clipperton Island

NA

Mexico

5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

11.09 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United States

8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Oceania

26 entries

American Samoa

6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Australia

6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cook Islands

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

  • NA (2021 est.)

Fiji

6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

French Polynesia

5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guam

5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kiribati

6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Marshall Islands

4.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

4.18 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nauru

6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

New Caledonia

5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

New Zealand

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Niue

  • NA (2021 est.)

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

5.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Palau

8.19 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Papua New Guinea

5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Solomon Islands

3.97 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tonga

4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tuvalu

8.04 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Vanuatu

3.97 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Wake Island

NA

Wallis and Futuna

5.74 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bolivia

6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Brazil

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Chile

6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Colombia

5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ecuador

5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

6.87 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Paraguay

4.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Peru

6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Suriname

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uruguay

9.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Venezuela

7.13 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

  • NA (2021 est.)

Brunei

3.75 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cambodia

7.15 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Hong Kong

7.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Indonesia

6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Laos

7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Macau

4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malaysia

5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Paracel Islands

  • NA (2021 est.)

Philippines

5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Singapore

3.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Spratly Islands

  • NA (2021 est.)

Taiwan

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Thailand

7.66 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Timor-Leste

5.67 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Vietnam

5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2021, “Death rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/death-rate/2021.

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