Number of deaths per year in Indonesia
Indonesia: Number of deaths per year was 2.12 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.12 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.78 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.44 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Indonesia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.12 million for number of deaths per year in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Indonesia peaked at 2.78 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 1950.
Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.44 million | — |
| 1951 | 1.44 million | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.45 million | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.47 million | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.48 million | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.50 million | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.51 million | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.52 million | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 1.55 million | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.57 million | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 million | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.58 million | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.59 million | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.59 million | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.11 million | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 1.73 million | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 1.59 million | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 1.58 million | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.58 million | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.57 million | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.56 million | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.56 million | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.54 million | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.54 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.53 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.51 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.50 million | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.49 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.48 million | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.49 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.48 million | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.48 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.48 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.48 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.52 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.43 million | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 2.78 million | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 2.09 million | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 2.12 million | +1.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.12 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 48.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.12 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,067, 210.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +32.4% | 1.59 million | 2.11 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million | 1.44 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 million | 1.57 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 1.54 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.50 million | 1.48 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million | 1.46 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.61 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.85 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million | 2.09 million | 2.78 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Indonesia?
- Number of deaths per year in Indonesia was 2.12 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1950.
- How does Indonesia rank for number of deaths per year?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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