Death rate, crude in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Death rate, crude was 7.1 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.1 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
30th
of 47 groups
All-time high
20.56 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
7.07 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Low & middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 7.1 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Low & middle income peaked at 20.56 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.07 per 1,000 people, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 30th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.56 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 16.82 per 1,000 people | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 15.33 per 1,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 15.13 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 15.34 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 15 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 14 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 13.55 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 13.29 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 13.11 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 13.33 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 12.67 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 12.26 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 12.19 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.07 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 11.85 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 11.51 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 11.16 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.85 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 10.73 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 10.58 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.34 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.17 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 9.99 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.75 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.64 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.42 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.36 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.32 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.18 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.05 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.08 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.84 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 8.75 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.63 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.57 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.43 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.21 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.95 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.85 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.82 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.76 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.73 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.66 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.54 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.48 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.38 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.31 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.27 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.21 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.18 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.14 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.09 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.07 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 8.27 per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 7.16 per 1,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 7.13 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.34 per 1,000 people | 13.29 per 1,000 people | 20.56 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 10.85 per 1,000 people | 13.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 9.42 per 1,000 people | 10.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.92 per 1,000 people | 8.43 per 1,000 people | 9.36 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.94 per 1,000 people | 7.66 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 7.07 per 1,000 people | 7.54 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 per 1,000 people | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 8.27 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 27 Italy 11 per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Isle of Man 10.65 per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Lesotho 10.48 per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Finland 10.4 per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Channel Islands 10.4 per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Cuba 10.38 per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Czechia 10.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 10.3 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0132 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Low & middle income?
- Death rate, crude in Low & middle income was 7.1 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for death rate, crude?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.