Macau, China vs Saudi Arabia: Death rate, crude

Macau, China
3.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Macau, China rank
210th
Saudi Arabia rank
213th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Macau, China
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.26 per 1,000 people.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Macau, China ranks 210th and Saudi Arabia ranks 213th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.21 per 1,000 people 18.55 per 1,000 people 11.34 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1970s 7.74 per 1,000 people 11.67 per 1,000 people 3.93 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.54 per 1,000 people 6.41 per 1,000 people 0.87 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1990s 3.57 per 1,000 people 3.83 per 1,000 people 0.2616 per 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 3.19 per 1,000 people 2.87 per 1,000 people 0.3212 per 1,000 people Macau, China
2010s 3.25 per 1,000 people 2.39 per 1,000 people 0.8558 per 1,000 people Macau, China
2020s 3.82 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people 1.36 per 1,000 people Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Macau, China or Saudi Arabia?
Macau, China, at 3.6 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Macau, China and Saudi Arabia?
1.26 per 1,000 people, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Macau, China ranks 210th 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.