Number of deaths in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: Number of deaths was 2,396 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,396
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
179th
of 229 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 Darussalam, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of deaths in Brunei Darussalam 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 Darussalam peaked at 2,986 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 842, in 1950.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 179th of 229 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 Darussalam, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths in Brunei Darussalam, 1950 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Brunei Darussalam?
Number of deaths in Brunei Darussalam was 2,396 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 2,986 in 2022.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 842 in 1950.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for number of deaths?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 179th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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