Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate, crude

Kuwait
1.52 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
216th
Saudi Arabia rank
213th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.82 per 1,000 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 216th and Saudi Arabia ranks 213th of 218 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.7 per 1,000 people 18.55 per 1,000 people 10.85 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1970s 4.43 per 1,000 people 11.67 per 1,000 people 7.24 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1980s 2.7 per 1,000 people 6.41 per 1,000 people 3.71 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1990s 2.4 per 1,000 people 3.83 per 1,000 people 1.44 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.05 per 1,000 people 2.87 per 1,000 people 0.8191 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.83 per 1,000 people 2.39 per 1,000 people 0.5682 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.95 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people 0.5145 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.34 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0.82 per 1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Kuwait ranks 216th and Saudi Arabia ranks 213th 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.