Annual death rate by age group by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
7.94
Ukraine
Lowest
1.4
Latvia
Median
3.29
Years covered
274
1751–2024
Data points
3,817
What the numbers show
Annual death rate by age group is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 7.94 in Ukraine; the lowest is 1.4 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.29, and the mean is 3.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 27.8%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 64.5%).
Annual death rate by age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 7.94 | 2013 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 7.46 | 2014 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5.57 | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 5.5 | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Chile | 5.46 | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5.03 | 2019 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 7 | New Zealand | 4.6 | 2021 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 4.59 | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Taiwan | 4.43 | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 4.3 | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 4.17 | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 3.93 | 2020 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 3.88 | 2022 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 3.85 | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 3.69 | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Greece | 3.64 | 2019 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3.6 | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 3.41 | 2020 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 3.33 | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 3.29 | 2022 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 3.29 | 2021 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Israel | 3.16 | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 3.07 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 3.03 | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.85 | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 2.78 | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 2.58 | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 2.49 | 2022 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 2.46 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Belarus | 2.41 | 2018 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 31 | South Korea | 2.4 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 32 | Iceland | 2.3 | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 2.22 | 2021 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 2.07 | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2.07 | 2019 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 1.96 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 1.94 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Japan | 1.77 | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Estonia | 1.56 | 2019 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 1.46 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 1.4 | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |