Death rate, crude in OECD members
OECD members: Death rate, crude was 9.04 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.04 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10.28 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
7.95 per 1,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 9.04 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in OECD members peaked at 10.28 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.95 per 1,000 people, in 2009.
OECD members ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.28 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 10.09 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 10.24 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 10.17 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 9.89 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 9.96 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 9.87 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 9.69 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.86 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.74 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 9.58 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.46 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 9.49 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.32 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 9.25 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.19 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.94 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.97 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 8.81 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.94 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 8.76 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 8.65 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 8.74 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.64 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.73 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.62 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.56 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.53 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.52 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.48 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.39 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.51 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 8.41 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.44 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.36 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.29 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 8.27 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.32 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.16 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.13 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.18 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.96 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.08 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.96 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.99 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.07 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.95 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.99 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.04 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.14 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.16 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.11 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.39 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.36 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.53 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.58 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.56 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.68 per 1,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 9.94 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.55 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 9.12 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.04 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 per 1,000 people | 9.69 per 1,000 people | 10.28 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.28 per 1,000 people | 8.81 per 1,000 people | 9.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.67 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 8.94 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 8.27 per 1,000 people | 8.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 per 1,000 people | 7.95 per 1,000 people | 8.18 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.29 per 1,000 people | 7.99 per 1,000 people | 8.58 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 per 1,000 people | 9.04 per 1,000 people | 9.94 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 10 Croatia 13.2 per 1,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 230.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 118.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in OECD members?
- Death rate, crude in OECD members was 9.04 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 10.28 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for death rate, crude?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.