Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rate, crude

Netherlands
9.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Netherlands rank
48th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
46th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 9.7 per 1,000 people against 9.6 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 218 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 7.94 per 1,000 people 11.73 per 1,000 people 3.79 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 8.23 per 1,000 people 11.86 per 1,000 people 3.63 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 8.34 per 1,000 people 11.61 per 1,000 people 3.27 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 8.76 per 1,000 people 11.01 per 1,000 people 2.25 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 8.45 per 1,000 people 9.74 per 1,000 people 1.29 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 8.53 per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people 0.4719 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 9.64 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people 0.1166 per 1,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 9.7 per 1,000 people against 9.6 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for death rate, crude?
Netherlands ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th 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.