Estonia vs World: Death rate, crude

Estonia
11.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
World
7.55 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Estonia rank
22nd
World rank
24th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Estonia
  • World
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 11.5 per 1,000 people against 7.55 per 1,000 people in World, a difference of 3.95 per 1,000 people.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.

Estonia ranks 22nd and World ranks 24th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia World Difference Ahead
1960s 10.58 per 1,000 people 13.58 per 1,000 people 3 per 1,000 people World
1970s 11.52 per 1,000 people 11.34 per 1,000 people 0.1825 per 1,000 people Estonia
1980s 12.11 per 1,000 people 9.91 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people Estonia
1990s 13.61 per 1,000 people 9.01 per 1,000 people 4.6 per 1,000 people Estonia
2000s 12.93 per 1,000 people 8.19 per 1,000 people 4.74 per 1,000 people Estonia
2010s 11.71 per 1,000 people 7.61 per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people Estonia
2020s 12.38 per 1,000 people 7.92 per 1,000 people 4.46 per 1,000 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Estonia or World?
Estonia, at 11.5 per 1,000 people against 7.55 per 1,000 people in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Estonia and World?
3.95 per 1,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and World rank globally for death rate, crude?
Estonia ranks 22nd and World ranks 24th of 218 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
266 places, 17,260 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.