Crude death rate hmd in Netherlands
Netherlands: Crude death rate hmd was 9.48 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.48
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
23rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
23.23
in 1859
All-time low
6.71
in 1948
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Crude death rate hmd in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9.48 for crude death rate hmd in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate hmd in Netherlands peaked at 23.23 in 1859 and was at its lowest, 6.71, in 1948.
That places Netherlands 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.
Crude death rate hmd in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 16.31 | — |
| 1851 | 16.04 | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 16.73 | +4.3% |
| 1853 | 18.29 | +9.3% |
| 1854 | 17.97 | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 21.62 | +20.3% |
| 1856 | 17.66 | -18.3% |
| 1857 | 19.48 | +10.3% |
| 1858 | 21.07 | +8.1% |
| 1859 | 23.23 | +10.3% |
| 1860 | 18.8 | -19.1% |
| 1861 | 18.61 | -1.0% |
| 1862 | 17.58 | -5.5% |
| 1863 | 17.41 | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 18.67 | +7.2% |
| 1865 | 18.21 | -2.4% |
| 1866 | 22.27 | +22.3% |
| 1867 | 16.96 | -23.8% |
| 1868 | 17.3 | +2.0% |
| 1869 | 16.63 | -3.9% |
| 1870 | 18.39 | +10.6% |
| 1871 | 21.58 | +17.4% |
| 1872 | 18.33 | -15.1% |
| 1873 | 16.84 | -8.1% |
| 1874 | 15.95 | -5.3% |
| 1875 | 17.69 | +10.9% |
| 1876 | 16.2 | -8.4% |
| 1877 | 15.43 | -4.8% |
| 1878 | 16.02 | +3.9% |
| 1879 | 16.01 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 15.95 | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 15.22 | -4.5% |
| 1882 | 14.72 | -3.3% |
| 1883 | 15.58 | +5.8% |
| 1884 | 15.62 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 15.34 | -1.8% |
| 1886 | 15.42 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 14.45 | -6.3% |
| 1888 | 14.77 | +2.2% |
| 1889 | 14.48 | -2.0% |
| 1890 | 15 | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 15.06 | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 15.56 | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 13.83 | -11.1% |
| 1894 | 13.66 | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 13.32 | -2.5% |
| 1896 | 12.54 | -5.8% |
| 1897 | 12.23 | -2.5% |
| 1898 | 12.22 | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 12.53 | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 13.09 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 12.51 | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 12.26 | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 11.48 | -6.4% |
| 1904 | 11.78 | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 11.53 | -2.1% |
| 1906 | 11.09 | -3.8% |
| 1907 | 11.4 | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 10.97 | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 10.54 | -3.9% |
| 1911 | 10.74 | +1.9% |
| 1912 | 9.92 | -7.7% |
| 1913 | 9.78 | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 9.78 | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 10.26 | +5.0% |
| 1916 | 10.79 | +5.1% |
| 1917 | 11.06 | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 15.09 | +36.4% |
| 1919 | 11.36 | -24.7% |
| 1920 | 9.99 | -12.0% |
| 1921 | 9.11 | -8.8% |
| 1922 | 9.76 | +7.1% |
| 1923 | 8.53 | -12.6% |
| 1924 | 8.35 | -2.1% |
| 1925 | 8.44 | +1.1% |
| 1926 | 8.43 | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 8.95 | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 8.46 | -5.5% |
| 1929 | 9.42 | +11.3% |
| 1930 | 7.98 | -15.3% |
| 1931 | 8.6 | +7.8% |
| 1932 | 8.06 | -6.3% |
| 1933 | 7.93 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 7.62 | -3.9% |
| 1935 | 8.01 | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 7.97 | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 8.09 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 7.82 | -3.2% |
| 1939 | 7.98 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 9.11 | +14.1% |
| 1941 | 9.17 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 8.72 | -4.9% |
| 1943 | 9.15 | +4.9% |
| 1944 | 10.72 | +17.2% |
| 1945 | 13.53 | +26.1% |
| 1946 | 7.43 | -45.1% |
| 1947 | 7.2 | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 6.71 | -6.8% |
| 1949 | 7.56 | +12.7% |
| 1950 | 6.99 | -7.5% |
| 1951 | 7.04 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6.88 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 7.26 | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 7.08 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 7.2 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 7.42 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 7.19 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 7.24 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.26 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 7.34 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 7.29 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 7.67 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 7.73 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 7.46 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 7.74 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 7.84 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 7.71 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 8.05 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 8.16 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 8.23 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 8.2 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 8.38 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.1 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 7.95 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 8.23 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 8.2 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.86 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 8.12 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.94 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 8 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 8.03 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.11 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 8.11 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.22 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 8.39 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 8.53 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 8.27 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.35 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.62 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 8.56 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.57 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.5 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 8.96 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 8.63 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.73 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.81 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.66 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.72 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.85 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.79 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.71 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.78 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.71 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.35 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.31 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.24 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.09 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.19 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.17 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.11 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.38 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.24 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.67 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.74 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.76 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.89 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.75 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.65 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 9.75 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.64 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.48 | -1.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 9.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 9.48 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate hmd in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -45.1% | 13.53 | 7.43 |
| 1918 | +36.4% | 11.06 | 15.09 |
| 1945 | +26.1% | 10.72 | 13.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.84 | 16.04 | 23.23 | 10 |
| 1860s | 18.24 | 16.63 | 22.27 | 10 |
| 1870s | 17.24 | 15.43 | 21.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 15.16 | 14.45 | 15.95 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.6 | 12.22 | 15.56 | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.76 | 10.97 | 13.09 | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.93 | 9.78 | 15.09 | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.94 | 8.35 | 9.99 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.01 | 7.62 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.93 | 6.71 | 13.53 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.16 | 6.88 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.7 | 7.29 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 | 7.86 | 8.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.26 | 8 | 8.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 | 8.09 | 8.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 | 8.11 | 8.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 | 9.48 | 9.75 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate hmd in Netherlands?
- Crude death rate hmd in Netherlands was 9.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate hmd recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 in 1859.
- What is the lowest crude death rate hmd recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 1948.
- How does Netherlands rank for crude death rate hmd?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude death rate hmd rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate hmd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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