Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) by country
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Countries reporting
217
Highest
20.14 per 1,000 people
Monaco
Lowest
0.972 per 1,000 people
United Arab Emirates
Median
7.17 per 1,000 people
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
17,195
What the numbers show
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 20.14 per 1,000 people in Monaco; the lowest is 0.972 per 1,000 people in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.17 per 1,000 people, and the mean is 7.69 per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French part) (up 145.7%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 56.2%).
Death rate, crude: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 20.14 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 13.82 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 13.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 13.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 13.14 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 12.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Dominica | 12.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 12.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 11.84 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 11.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 11.64 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.54 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 11.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 26 | Chad | 11.08 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 28 | Isle of Man | 10.65 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 29 | Lesotho | 10.48 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 28.4% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 31 | Cuba | 10.38 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 34 | Barbados | 10.23 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 36 | Curaçao | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 38 | Mauritius | 10 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.98 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 40 | Uruguay | 9.93 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 41 | Slovakia | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 42 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 9.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 43 | South Sudan | 9.82 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Somalia | 9.74 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Martin (French part) | 9.66 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 49 | Fiji | 9.51 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 50 | Belgium | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 50 | Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 52 | France | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 9.38 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 54 | Greenland | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 9.27 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 56 | South Africa | 9.24 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 57 | United States Virgin Islands | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 58 | Myanmar | 9.18 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 59 | Thailand | 9.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 9.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 61 | Bermuda | 9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 62 | United States of America | 9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 63 | Grenada | 8.92 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 65 | Bahamas | 8.77 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.74 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 67 | Niger | 8.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 8.71 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 69 | Benin | 8.71 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 70 | Sweden | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 71 | Mali | 8.51 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 72 | Togo | 8.49 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 73 | Albania | 8.46 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.42 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 75 | Armenia | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 76 | Sint Maarten | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 8.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 78 | Jamaica | 8.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 79 | Faroe Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 8.02 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 81 | Switzerland | 8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 7.92 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 83 | Canada | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 83 | Norway | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.85 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 86 | Haiti | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 88 | Aruba | 7.78 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 89 | China | 7.76 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 90 | Argentina | 7.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 91 | Eswatini | 7.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 92 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.71 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 93 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.68 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 7.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 96 | Naoero | 7.57 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 97 | San Marino | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 7.49 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 7.48 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 102 | Madagascar | 7.47 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 7.47 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.39 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 105 | Malta | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 106 | American Samoa | 7.29 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 7.22 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Kenya | 7.18 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 109 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.17 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 110 | Marshall Islands | 7.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 111 | New Zealand | 7.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 112 | Comoros | 7.12 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 113 | Brazil | 7.07 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 114 | Kiribati | 7.06 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 115 | Cameroon | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 117 | Cyprus | 7.02 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 118 | Ghana | 7.01 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.01 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 120 | Hong Kong, China | 7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 120 | Republic of Korea | 7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 120 | Seychelles | 7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 123 | Nepal | 6.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 124 | Guam | 6.92 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 125 | Mozambique | 6.91 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 126 | Australia | 6.88 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 127 | Suriname | 6.84 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 128 | Angola | 6.84 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 129 | Iceland | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 131 | Burundi | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 132 | Viet Nam | 6.65 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 134 | Gibraltar | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 135 | India | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 136 | Chile | 6.58 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 6.55 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 138 | Libya | 6.53 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Ireland | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 140 | Cambodia | 6.45 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Pakistan | 6.45 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 142 | Tonga | 6.44 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 143 | Philippines | 6.35 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 144 | Sudan | 6.33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 6.25 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 146 | Dominican Republic | 6.25 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 146 | Gambia | 6.25 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 148 | Congo | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 149 | Gabon | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 150 | Mexico | 6.22 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.19 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 152 | Namibia | 6.18 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 153 | Samoa | 6.16 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 154 | Andorra | 6.14 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | Tunisia | 6.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | 6.07 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 6.05 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 158 | Lebanon | 6.04 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 6.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 160 | Singapore | 6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 161 | Eritrea | 6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 162 | Kosovo | 5.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 162 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 164 | Rwanda | 5.89 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Ethiopia | 5.88 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 166 | Palestine, State of | 5.87 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 52.3% | falling |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | 5.84 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 168 | Azerbaijan | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Botswana | 5.74 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 170 | Morocco | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 173 | Türkiye | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 174 | Paraguay | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 175 | Peru | 5.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 176 | Costa Rica | 5.57 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.53 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 178 | Egypt | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 179 | Senegal | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 180 | Mongolia | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 181 | Colombia | 5.47 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 182 | Mauritania | 5.41 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 184 | Israel | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 185 | Malawi | 5.29 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 186 | Malaysia | 5.27 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 187 | Ecuador | 5.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 188 | Zambia | 5.17 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 5.11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Cape Verde | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.98 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 194 | Belize | 4.96 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 195 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.93 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 196 | Panama | 4.91 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 4.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 198 | Guatemala | 4.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 199 | Uganda | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 200 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.75 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Yemen | 4.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Nicaragua | 4.64 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 203 | Algeria | 4.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Tajikistan | 4.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 205 | Honduras | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 206 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 207 | Iraq | 4.17 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 208 | French Polynesia | 3.81 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 209 | Macau, China | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 210 | Jordan | 3.12 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Maldives | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Saudi Arabia | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Bahrain | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Oman | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Kuwait | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 216 | Qatar | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | 0.972 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 12 per 1,000 people
- European Union 10.7 per 1,000 people
- Euro area 10.56 per 1,000 people
- Europe & Central Asia 10.07 per 1,000 people
- Chagai 10.4 per 1,000 people
- Post-demographic dividend 10.03 per 1,000 people
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.89 per 1,000 people
- High income 9.71 per 1,000 people
- Africa Western and Central 9.57 per 1,000 people
- OECD members 9.04 per 1,000 people
- North America 8.88 per 1,000 people
- IDA blend 8.38 per 1,000 people
- Caribbean Small States 8.09 per 1,000 people
- Pre-demographic dividend 7.99 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7.99 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa 7.99 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.99 per 1,000 people
- East Asia & Pacific 7.92 per 1,000 people
- Late-demographic dividend 7.9 per 1,000 people
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.84 per 1,000 people
- Small states 7.68 per 1,000 people
- Other small states 7.67 per 1,000 people
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 7.65 per 1,000 people
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.62 per 1,000 people
- World 7.55 per 1,000 people
- Upper middle income 7.31 per 1,000 people
- IDA total 7.24 per 1,000 people
- IDA & IBRD total 7.24 per 1,000 people
- IBRD only 7.24 per 1,000 people
- Middle income 7.11 per 1,000 people
- Low & middle income 7.1 per 1,000 people
- Pacific island small states 7.03 per 1,000 people
- Low income 6.99 per 1,000 people
- Africa Eastern and Southern 6.92 per 1,000 people
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6.91 per 1,000 people
- Lower middle income 6.9 per 1,000 people
- Least developed countries 6.71 per 1,000 people
- Latin America & Caribbean 6.64 per 1,000 people
- IDA only 6.63 per 1,000 people
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.61 per 1,000 people
About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.