Death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Death rate, crude was 9.89 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.89 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 47 groups
All-time high
12.91 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
9.08 per 1,000 people
in 1966
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 9.89 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.91 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08 per 1,000 people, in 1966.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.61 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 9.48 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 9.55 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 9.24 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 9.11 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 9.14 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 9.08 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 9.23 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 9.28 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 9.54 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 9.53 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 9.56 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.53 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 9.58 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 9.59 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.87 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 9.97 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.08 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 10.22 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 10.18 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.06 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.23 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 10.41 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.83 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 9.83 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.92 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.82 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.02 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.23 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.75 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 11.63 per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 11.98 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 11.77 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.49 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.27 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.08 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.5 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.68 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.93 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.81 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.92 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.55 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 11.39 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.95 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 10.87 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.56 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.43 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.23 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.24 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.08 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.91 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 10 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.91 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.54 per 1,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 12.91 per 1,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 10.45 per 1,000 people | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 9.87 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 9.89 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 9.08 per 1,000 people | 9.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.77 per 1,000 people | 9.53 per 1,000 people | 10.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 9.82 per 1,000 people | 10.41 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.17 per 1,000 people | 10.02 per 1,000 people | 11.98 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.61 per 1,000 people | 10.95 per 1,000 people | 12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.24 per 1,000 people | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 10.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 per 1,000 people | 9.87 per 1,000 people | 12.91 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Serbia 14.9 per 1,000 people compare
- 4 Latvia 14.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 13.82 per 1,000 people compare
- 6 Ukraine 13.6 per 1,000 people compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.52 per 1,000 people compare
- 8 Hungary 13.4 per 1,000 people compare
- 9 Japan 13.3 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 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 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 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 -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Death rate, crude in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9.89 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.91 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 per 1,000 people in 1966.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for death rate, crude?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.