Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Ukraine
Ukraine: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.71 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Ukraine peaked at 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Ukraine ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 3 Serbia 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Latvia 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Romania 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Russian Federation 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Lesotho 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Ukraine?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Ukraine was 1.71 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 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 Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Ukraine ranks 6th 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.