Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in North Macedonia peaked at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places North Macedonia 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8619 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8891 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8848 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8741 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8904 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8962 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9393 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9069 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9046 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9098 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9268 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9573 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9152 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9779 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9708 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.969 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9448 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8882 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9393 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9597 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9098 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 20 Montenegro 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
- 24 Czechia 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Eswatini 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Germany 1.25 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 North Macedonia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in North Macedonia was 1.35 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 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 North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- North Macedonia ranks 23rd 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 North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.