Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in United States
United States: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 9 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
63rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
10.4 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
7.9 per 1,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in United States, 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 United States stood at 9 per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in United States peaked at 10.4 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9 per 1,000 people, in 2009.
United States ranks 63rd of 218 countries 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 (per 1,000 people) in United States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.07 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.21 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.24 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.44 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.49 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.64 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.68 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.27 per 1,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 9 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 9 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.2 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.49 per 1,000 people | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.69 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.68 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 per 1,000 people | 8 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 9 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in United States?
- Death rate, crude in United States was 9 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- How does United States rank for death rate, crude?
- United States ranks 63rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.