Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia
Armenia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia peaked at 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7772 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7772 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7845 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8408 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8608 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8538 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8798 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9077 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9032 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9529 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9589 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9538 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9453 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9671 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9745 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9903 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.957 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.915 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9344 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.6% |
| 2021 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.6% | 0.9344 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8675 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7772 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.915 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9903 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 25 Eswatini 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Germany 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Central African Republic 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Albania 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Somalia 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 South Africa 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Armenia was 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7772 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Armenia ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.