Number of deaths per year in Armenia
Armenia: Number of deaths per year was 27,577 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27,577
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
134th
of 236 countries
All-time high
51,072
in 1988
All-time low
21,652
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths per year in Armenia stood at 27,577.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Armenia peaked at 51,072 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 21,652, in 1970.
That places Armenia 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 23,493 | — |
| 1951 | 23,576 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 23,687 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 23,811 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 23,965 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 24,130 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 24,399 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 24,660 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 24,853 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 25,030 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 25,102 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 24,958 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 24,566 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 24,031 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 23,417 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 22,857 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 22,371 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 22,046 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 21,862 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 21,752 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 21,652 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 21,684 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 21,837 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 22,046 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 22,343 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 22,725 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 23,141 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 23,681 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 24,205 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 24,695 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 24,868 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 25,047 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 25,175 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 25,302 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 25,376 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 25,488 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25,590 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 25,785 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 51,072 | +98.1% |
| 1989 | 26,170 | -48.8% |
| 1990 | 27,435 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 27,867 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 28,215 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 27,392 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 26,854 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 26,499 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 26,410 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 26,242 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 26,083 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 25,778 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 25,625 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 25,533 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25,613 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 25,941 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 26,319 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26,749 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27,193 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27,611 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27,974 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 28,251 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 28,433 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 28,552 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28,642 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28,674 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28,676 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,646 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28,585 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28,497 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28,431 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28,432 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41,088 | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 38,072 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 29,563 | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 27,577 | -6.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 27,577 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 27,577 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54,601, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +98.1% | 25,785 | 51,072 |
| 1989 | -48.8% | 51,072 | 26,170 |
| 2020 | +44.5% | 28,432 | 41,088 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,160 | 23,493 | 25,030 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23,296 | 21,752 | 25,102 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,801 | 21,652 | 24,695 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,987 | 24,868 | 51,072 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,878 | 25,778 | 28,215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,681 | 25,533 | 28,251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,557 | 28,431 | 28,676 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,075 | 27,577 | 41,088 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Armenia?
- Number of deaths per year in Armenia was 27,577 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,072 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,652 in 1970.
- How does Armenia rank for number of deaths per year?
- Armenia ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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