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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 9 deaths/1,000 population (1990)
1991 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
1992 8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
1992 The average annual number of deaths during a year per l,000
1993 17.68 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
1994 18.1 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
1995 18.54 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
1996 18.2 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
1997 19.02 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
1998 20.09 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
1998 This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per l,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining ferti
1999 20.43 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
2000 22.43 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
2001 23.22 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
2002 24.06 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
2003 22.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
2004 23.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
2005 24.66 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
2006 21.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
2007 21.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
2008 17.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
2009 16.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 14
2010 14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14
2011 13.58 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 19
2012 12.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27
2013 11.4 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 33
2014 10.62 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 39
2015 10.13 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41
2016 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43
2017 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
2018 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2019 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2020 9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)
2021 9.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
2022 8.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
2023 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2024 6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
2025 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)