Denmark vs France: Death rate, crude

Denmark
9.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
France
9.4 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Denmark rank
50th
France rank
52nd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Denmark
  • France
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.4 per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Denmark ranks 50th and France ranks 52nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
1960s 9.82 per 1,000 people 11.1 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people France
1970s 10.17 per 1,000 people 10.49 per 1,000 people 0.32 per 1,000 people France
1980s 11.22 per 1,000 people 9.82 per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people Denmark
1990s 11.62 per 1,000 people 9.15 per 1,000 people 2.47 per 1,000 people Denmark
2000s 10.4 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 9.34 per 1,000 people 8.78 per 1,000 people 0.56 per 1,000 people Denmark
2020s 9.72 per 1,000 people 9.68 per 1,000 people 0.04 per 1,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Denmark or France?
Denmark, at 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.4 per 1,000 people in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Denmark and France?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for death rate, crude?
Denmark ranks 50th and France ranks 52nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.