Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Montenegro
Montenegro: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Montenegro, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Montenegro peaked at 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Montenegro ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9554 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9768 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9888 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9951 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9766 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9492 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9453 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9481 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9548 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9793 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9819 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9853 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9886 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9659 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9951 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9895 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9481 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 17 Niue 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Estonia 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Greece 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Poland 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Slovakia 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 North Macedonia 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Montenegro?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Montenegro was 1.38 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 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 Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.924 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Montenegro ranks 20th 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 Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.