Death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Death rate, crude was 5.55 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.55 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
22.22 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.55 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 5.55 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 22.22 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.55 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.22 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 21.55 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 21.18 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 20.37 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 19.73 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 19.22 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 18.59 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 18.06 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 17.59 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 17.05 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 16.57 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 16.87 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 15.67 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 15.28 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 14.86 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 14.45 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 14.21 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 13.58 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 13.31 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 12.83 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 12.47 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 12.21 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.96 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 11.35 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 11.09 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.75 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 10.22 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 9.61 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 9.24 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 9.12 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.68 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 8.39 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.16 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 8.06 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.89 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.72 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.44 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.25 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.11 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.96 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.82 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.79 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.63 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.67 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.49 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.43 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.33 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.27 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.23 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.19 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.21 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.16 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.09 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.07 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.99 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.92 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.85 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.76 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.53 per 1,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 6.59 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.61 per 1,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 5.55 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.55 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.56 per 1,000 people | 17.05 per 1,000 people | 22.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.76 per 1,000 people | 12.83 per 1,000 people | 16.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.88 per 1,000 people | 9.24 per 1,000 people | 12.47 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.03 per 1,000 people | 7.25 per 1,000 people | 9.12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.65 per 1,000 people | 6.27 per 1,000 people | 7.11 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 per 1,000 people | 5.76 per 1,000 people | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 per 1,000 people | 5.55 per 1,000 people | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 41 Uruguay 9.93 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 Slovakia 9.9 per 1,000 people compare
- 43 North Korea 9.86 per 1,000 people compare
- 44 South Sudan 9.82 per 1,000 people compare
- 45 Somalia 9.74 per 1,000 people compare
- 46 United Kingdom 9.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 47 Saint Martin (French part) 9.66 per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Death rate, crude in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 5.55 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for death rate, crude?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.