Death rate, crude in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Death rate, crude was 7.31 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.31 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
20.33 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
6.63 per 1,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 7.31 per 1,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Upper middle income peaked at 20.33 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.63 per 1,000 people, in 2002.
Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 45 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.33 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 14.04 per 1,000 people | -30.9% |
| 1962 | 11.68 per 1,000 people | -16.8% |
| 1963 | 11.54 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 12.16 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 11.35 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 10.57 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 10.13 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 9.98 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 9.73 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 9.42 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 9.09 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 9.19 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.72 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 8.59 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 8.46 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 8.14 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 7.75 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 7.63 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 7.65 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.58 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 7.62 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.67 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.53 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.42 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.35 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 7.13 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.94 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.91 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.81 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.83 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.79 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.72 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.68 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.65 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.64 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.63 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.65 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.74 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.85 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.94 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.91 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.89 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.88 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.85 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.84 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.83 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.81 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.81 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.84 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.87 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.38 per 1,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.96 per 1,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.24 per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 7.34 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.31 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.15 per 1,000 people | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 20.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.58 per 1,000 people | 7.63 per 1,000 people | 9.42 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.41 per 1,000 people | 7 per 1,000 people | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.84 per 1,000 people | 6.68 per 1,000 people | 7.04 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 per 1,000 people | 6.63 per 1,000 people | 6.94 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 per 1,000 people | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 6.89 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 per 1,000 people | 7.24 per 1,000 people | 7.96 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 20 Nigeria 11.64 per 1,000 people compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.54 per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Estonia 11.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 Poland 11.2 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 North Macedonia 11.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 Portugal 11.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 26 Chad 11.08 per 1,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Upper middle income?
- Death rate, crude in Upper middle income was 7.31 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 per 1,000 people in 2002.
- How does Upper middle income rank for death rate, crude?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.