Crude death rate — all countries

Crude death rate — OECD

Crude death rate in the OECD in 2024 — 9 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.1%.

2024 9 per 1,000 −0.95% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10.3 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 8 per 1,0002009

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 people

Crude death rate — OECD, 1960–2024789101119601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.3 per 1,0001962: 10.2 per 1,0001964: 9.9 per 1,0001966: 9.9 per 1,0001968: 9.9 per 1,0001970: 9.7 per 1,0001972: 9.5 per 1,0001974: 9.3 per 1,0001976: 9.2 per 1,0001978: 9 per 1,0001980: 8.9 per 1,0001982: 8.7 per 1,0001984: 8.6 per 1,0001986: 8.6 per 1,0001988: 8.6 per 1,0001990: 8.5 per 1,0001992: 8.4 per 1,0001994: 8.4 per 1,0001996: 8.4 per 1,0001998: 8.3 per 1,0002000: 8.2 per 1,0002002: 8.1 per 1,0002004: 8 per 1,0002006: 8 per 1,0002008: 8.1 per 1,0002010: 8 per 1,0002012: 8.1 per 1,0002014: 8.1 per 1,0002016: 8.4 per 1,0002018: 8.6 per 1,0002020: 9.7 per 1,0002022: 9.6 per 1,0002024: 9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.2 (−12.12%) Average annual rate: -0.2 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD

OECD 9 per 1,000
World 7.6 per 1,000
Crude death rate — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 9 −0.1 −0.95%
2023 9.1 −0.4 −4.51%
2022 9.6 −0.4 −3.86%
2021 9.9 +0.3 +2.69%
2020 9.7 +1.1 +13.07%
2019 8.6 −0 −0.2%
2018 8.6 +0 +0.52%
2017 8.5 +0.2 +2%
2016 8.4 −0 −0.35%
2015 8.4 +0.3 +3.44%
2014 8.1 −0 −0.57%
2013 8.2 +0 +0.27%
2012 8.1 +0.1 +1.28%
2011 8 +0 +0.53%
2010 8 +0 +0.51%
2009 8 −0.1 −1.49%
2008 8.1 +0.1 +1%
2007 8 +0 +0.47%
2006 8 −0.1 −1.52%
2005 8.1 +0.1 +1.49%
2004 8 −0.2 −2.63%
2003 8.2 +0 +0.61%
2002 8.1 +0 +0.32%
2001 8.1 −0.1 −0.8%
2000 8.2 −0.2 −1.82%
1999 8.3 +0 +0.5%
1998 8.3 −0 −0.2%
1997 8.3 −0.1 −0.87%
1996 8.4 −0.1 −0.89%
1995 8.4 +0 +0.35%
1994 8.4 −0.1 −1.14%
1993 8.5 +0.1 +1.41%
1992 8.4 −0.1 −1.14%
1991 8.5 −0 −0.39%
1990 8.5 −0 −0.17%
1989 8.5 −0 −0.37%
1988 8.6 +0.1 +0.72%
1987 8.5 −0.1 −1.33%
1986 8.6 −0.1 −1.32%
1985 8.7 +0.1 +1.11%
1984 8.6 −0.1 −1.15%
1983 8.7 +0.1 +1%
1982 8.7 −0.1 −1.25%
1981 8.8 −0.2 −2.06%
1980 8.9 +0.1 +1.51%
1979 8.8 −0.2 −1.71%
1978 9 +0 +0.26%
1977 8.9 −0.3 −2.72%
1976 9.2 −0.1 −0.66%
1975 9.3 −0.1 −0.67%
1974 9.3 −0.2 −1.85%
1973 9.5 +0 +0.37%
1972 9.5 −0.1 −1.34%
1971 9.6 −0.2 −1.6%
1970 9.7 −0.1 −1.23%
1969 9.9 −0 −0.44%
1968 9.9 +0.2 +2.22%
1967 9.7 −0.2 −1.86%
1966 9.9 −0.1 −0.89%
1965 10 +0.1 +0.69%
1964 9.9 −0.3 −2.68%
1963 10.2 −0.1 −0.72%
1962 10.2 +0.1 +1.48%
1961 10.1 −0.2 −1.86%
1960 10.3

About the indicator

The crude death rate is the number of deaths during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. It depends heavily on age structure: it is higher in the aging countries of Europe than in African countries that have higher mortality at every age but a very young population. Life expectancy is the more correct measure for comparing population health.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.