Number of deaths in Brunei
Brunei: Number of deaths was 2,396 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,396
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,986
in 2022
All-time low
842
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Brunei, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths in Brunei stood at 2,396.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Brunei peaked at 2,986 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 842, in 1950.
Brunei ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 842 | — |
| 1951 | 884 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 905 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 927 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 946 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 962 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 976 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 980 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 991 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 1,008 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 1,011 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 989 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 1,013 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 948 | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 941 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 946 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 938 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 934 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 941 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 938 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 935 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 892 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 866 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 865 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 854 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 856 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 849 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 857 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 851 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 857 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 860 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 868 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 877 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 888 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 910 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 919 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 936 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 957 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 969 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,004 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,019 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,031 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,039 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,049 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,061 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,067 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,084 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,093 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,113 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,134 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,154 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,183 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,214 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,254 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,296 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,340 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,392 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,427 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,465 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,498 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,534 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,584 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,649 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,722 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,798 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,872 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,949 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,029 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2,116 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,197 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,363 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 2,986 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 2,396 | -19.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2,396 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2,396 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,067, 24% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +26.4% | 2,363 | 2,986 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 942.1 | 842 | 1,008 | 10 |
| 1960s | 959.9 | 934 | 1,013 | 10 |
| 1970s | 868.2 | 849 | 935 | 10 |
| 1980s | 917 | 860 | 986 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,056 | 1,004 | 1,113 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,286 | 1,134 | 1,465 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,775 | 1,498 | 2,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,486 | 2,197 | 2,986 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Brunei?
- Number of deaths in Brunei was 2,396 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2,986 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 842 in 1950.
- How does Brunei rank for number of deaths?
- Brunei ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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