Death Rate by Country (2026)

The three highest countries are Monaco (20.1), Bulgaria (15.6), Serbia (14.9); the three lowest are United Arab Emirates (1), Qatar (1.1), Kuwait (1.5).

Across all 216 countries the median is 7.2 deaths per 1,000 people and the simple (unweighted) average is 7.7; the spread from 1 to 20.1 shows how differently countries fare on this measure.

Over roughly the last decade the biggest increases were in Saint Martin (+5.7 pts), Japan (+3.2 pts), Sint Maarten (+3 pts), while the largest decreases were in Central African Republic (-12 pts), South Sudan (-8.1 pts), Eswatini (-4.5 pts).

By continent, the leaders are Japan in Asia (13.3), Monaco in Europe (20.1), Nigeria in Africa (11.6), Dominica in North America (12.6), Uruguay in South America (9.9), Palau in Oceania (11.7).

The crude death rate counts deaths per 1,000 mid-year population. Because it is not adjusted for age, countries with old populations (Japan, Italy, Bulgaria) show high rates even with excellent health care, while young Gulf states show very low rates.

Source: World Bank Open Data (indicator SP.DYN.CDRT.IN). Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.