Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United States of America
United States of America: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
42nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United States of America is 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United States of America peaked at 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
That places United States of America 42nd 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8513 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8478 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8477 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8415 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8162 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8256 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8091 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.794 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8019 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8036 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8135 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8159 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8361 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8391 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8536 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8552 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8543 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8513 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.794 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8552 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Finland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Austria 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Namibia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 France 0.9953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for United States of America
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 United States of America?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United States of America was 1.03 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 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 United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7907 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- United States of America ranks 42nd 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.