Death rate, crude in World
World: Death rate, crude was 7.55 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in World, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate, crude in World is 7.55 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in World peaked at 17.21 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.47 per 1,000 people, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.58 per 1,000 people | 12.23 per 1,000 people | 17.21 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 10.41 per 1,000 people | 12.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 10.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 8.63 per 1,000 people | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 8.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 7.47 per 1,000 people | 7.82 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 per 1,000 people | 7.55 per 1,000 people | 8.71 per 1,000 people | 5 |
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.36 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.72 billion (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in World?
- Death rate, crude in World was 7.55 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.