Monaco vs Vatican: Death rate

Monaco
20.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
25.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Monaco rank
2nd
Vatican rank
1st

Death rate over time

  • Monaco
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 25.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.97 deaths per 1,000 people in Monaco, a difference of 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Vatican's figure about 1.2 times Monaco's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.

Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Monaco Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 15.4 deaths per 1,000 people 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people 9.89 deaths per 1,000 people Monaco
1960s 16.44 deaths per 1,000 people 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people 9.73 deaths per 1,000 people Monaco
1970s 17.22 deaths per 1,000 people 7.79 deaths per 1,000 people 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people Monaco
1980s 14.54 deaths per 1,000 people 9.12 deaths per 1,000 people 5.42 deaths per 1,000 people Monaco
1990s 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people 11.19 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5991 deaths per 1,000 people Monaco
2000s 10.56 deaths per 1,000 people 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people Vatican
2010s 17.85 deaths per 1,000 people 18.79 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9379 deaths per 1,000 people Vatican
2020s 22.57 deaths per 1,000 people 24.07 deaths per 1,000 people 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Monaco or Vatican?
Vatican, at 25.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.97 deaths per 1,000 people in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Monaco and Vatican?
4.61 deaths per 1,000 people, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Monaco and Vatican rank globally for death rate?
Monaco ranks 2nd and Vatican ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.