Death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Death rate, crude was 7.65 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 7.65 per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 22.91 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.54 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.91 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 14.48 per 1,000 people | -36.8% |
| 1962 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 11.26 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.23 per 1,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 10.23 per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 9.71 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 9.55 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 9.28 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 8.91 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 8.61 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 8.83 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 8.27 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 8.44 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 8.58 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 8.44 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 8.07 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 7.54 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 7.16 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 7.19 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.17 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.28 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.44 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 7.33 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 7.24 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.25 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.09 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 7 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.88 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.94 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.94 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.85 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.81 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.69 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.78 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.76 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.68 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.65 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.63 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.61 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.58 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.54 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.65 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.62 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.84 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.91 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.08 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.02 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.05 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.05 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.05 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.02 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.01 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.02 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.09 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.23 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.66 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.37 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.69 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.65 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -36.8% | 22.91 per 1,000 people | 14.48 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.21 per 1,000 people | 9.28 per 1,000 people | 22.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.29 per 1,000 people | 7.16 per 1,000 people | 8.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.19 per 1,000 people | 6.88 per 1,000 people | 7.44 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.78 per 1,000 people | 6.65 per 1,000 people | 6.94 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 6.54 per 1,000 people | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 per 1,000 people | 7.01 per 1,000 people | 7.09 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 per 1,000 people | 7.23 per 1,000 people | 7.69 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 19 Palau 11.73 per 1,000 people compare
- 20 Nigeria 11.64 per 1,000 people compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.54 per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Estonia 11.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 Poland 11.2 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 North Macedonia 11.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 Portugal 11.1 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Death rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 7.65 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.91 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for death rate, crude?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.