Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.287 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brunei Darussalam stood at 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Brunei Darussalam 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.289 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2883 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2871 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2879 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2894 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2928 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2961 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3001 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3011 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3103 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3217 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3336 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3486 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3627 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3792 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3928 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.406 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4072 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4178 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 45% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457 deaths per 100,000 people, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3011 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3566 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4072 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4221 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4178 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 184 Tajikistan 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Nicaragua 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Iraq 0.4348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Bahrain 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Oman 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Jordan 0.343 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Brunei Darussalam was 0.4263 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 187th 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.