Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tajikistan, 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 Tajikistan stood at 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tajikistan peaked at 0.6619 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Tajikistan ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6619 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6303 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6034 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5762 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5591 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5539 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5455 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5367 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4959 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4791 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.455 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4472 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4365 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4087 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3987 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4936 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 39% of 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 Tajikistan 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 | +26.5% | 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4936 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5742 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6619 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4447 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5117 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4707 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4936 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Bhutan 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Singapore 0.4783 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
- 187 Brunei Darussalam 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % 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 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % 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 Tajikistan?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Tajikistan was 0.4477 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6619 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3901 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Tajikistan rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Tajikistan ranks 184th 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 Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.