Crude death rate
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people · 2000–2026
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PROJECTION · 2025 / 2026 · dashed lines; diamonds only in 2026. Unclassified source values are not certified observed.How to read this chart
Unclassified means the provider did not supply an explicit observation/estimate flag. It does not mean the value is unreliable. Source or methodology changes can affect trends across editions.
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Compare the same definition and period. Differences are descriptive, not causal. National measurement methods may differ; crude rates are not age-standardised. Missing uncertainty intervals in this feed do not mean an estimate is exact.
At the same point in time
Latest comparable common year within this selection: 2026.
United States minus Portugal: -2.46 deaths per 1,000 people.
Japan minus Portugal: 1.32 deaths per 1,000 people.
Calculated by World in Stats from the named source values. This comparison includes 2026 projections, not observed outcomes. Differences are not causal effects.Where did these numbers come from?
- Dataset
- World Development Indicators
- Original indicator
- SP.DYN.CDRT.IN · Original source
- Data providers
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT); Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistical Division
- Source dataset update
- 8 October 2026
- Retrieved
- 13 October 2026
- Publication date
- Not supplied separately by the API
- Definition
- Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
- Unit
- deaths per 1,000 people
- Transformations
- None. Display values may be rounded; CSV retains source precision.
- Licence & attribution
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT); Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistical Division. Source attribution and terms. No endorsement implied.
- Verification
- Exact API query · Indicator metadata
Interpreting this indicator
Deaths are expressed per 1,000 residents of all ages. An older population can have a higher crude death rate even where people live longer. Compare life expectancy as well before interpreting differences in health outcomes.
Understand percentages, rates and uncertainty
Data availability varies by country and year. Compare the same definition and time period. Revisions may change historical observations; these values belong to the snapshot retrieved on 13 October 2026.
Crude rates depend on population age structure. A higher crude death rate alone does not establish poorer healthcare.
This feed does not supply uncertainty intervals for these observations. No ranking or causal explanation is inferred.