nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in World
World: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0288 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.0288
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
0.0545
in 2000
All-time low
0.0288
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in World, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0288 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in World peaked at 0.0545 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0288, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0468 | 0.0393 | 0.0545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 | 0.0297 | 0.038 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 | 0.0288 | 0.0292 | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in World?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in World was 0.0288 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 in 2021.
- How does World rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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