Germany vs Romania: Death rate, crude

Germany
12.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Romania
12.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Romania rank
13th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Germany
  • Romania
05101520196019922024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 12.8 per 1,000 people against 12.1 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 16th and Romania ranks 13th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 12.02 per 1,000 people 8.86 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Germany
1970s 12.25 per 1,000 people 9.5 per 1,000 people 2.75 per 1,000 people Germany
1980s 11.87 per 1,000 people 10.54 per 1,000 people 1.33 per 1,000 people Germany
1990s 10.88 per 1,000 people 11.73 per 1,000 people 0.85 per 1,000 people Romania
2000s 10.16 per 1,000 people 12.15 per 1,000 people 1.99 per 1,000 people Romania
2010s 11.02 per 1,000 people 12.99 per 1,000 people 1.97 per 1,000 people Romania
2020s 12.28 per 1,000 people 14.58 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Germany or Romania?
Romania, at 12.8 per 1,000 people against 12.1 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Germany and Romania?
0.7 per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Romania rank globally for death rate, crude?
Germany ranks 16th and Romania ranks 13th 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.