Poland vs World: Death rate, crude

Poland
11.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
World
7.55 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Poland rank
23rd
World rank
24th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Poland
  • World
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 11.2 per 1,000 people against 7.55 per 1,000 people in World, a difference of 3.65 per 1,000 people.

That makes Poland'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.

Poland ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland World Difference Ahead
1960s 7.64 per 1,000 people 13.58 per 1,000 people 5.94 per 1,000 people World
1970s 8.67 per 1,000 people 11.34 per 1,000 people 2.67 per 1,000 people World
1980s 9.84 per 1,000 people 9.91 per 1,000 people 0.0705 per 1,000 people World
1990s 10.07 per 1,000 people 9.01 per 1,000 people 1.06 per 1,000 people Poland
2000s 9.69 per 1,000 people 8.19 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people Poland
2010s 10.29 per 1,000 people 7.61 per 1,000 people 2.68 per 1,000 people Poland
2020s 12.24 per 1,000 people 7.92 per 1,000 people 4.32 per 1,000 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Poland or World?
Poland, at 11.2 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 Poland and World?
3.65 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and World rank globally for death rate, crude?
Poland ranks 23rd 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
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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.