U.S. Death Rate 1950-2024

NOTE: All death rate data after 2019 are United Nations projections and therefore DO NOT include any impacts from COVID-19.
Chart and table of the U.S. death rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Death Rate
Country Name 2024 Death Rate
Latvia 15.042
Lithuania 14.539
Croatia 13.336
Hungary 13.051
Estonia 12.225
Germany 11.759
Japan 11.731
Greece 11.448
Portugal 11.249
Italy 11.026
Poland 10.759
Slovenia 10.557
Puerto Rico 10.428
Finland 10.170
Denmark 10.129
Austria 10.028
Aruba 9.951
Belgium 9.770
Spain 9.583
France 9.546
Curacao 9.528
Uruguay 9.499
United Kingdom 9.485
Barbados 9.383
Netherlands 9.310
United States 9.226
Trinidad and Tobago 9.201
Sweden 9.129
Malta 9.125
Taiwan 8.293
Switzerland 8.284
Seychelles 8.208
Channel Islands 8.036
Canada 8.006
Norway 7.940
Argentina 7.623
Cyprus 7.506
Bahamas 7.349
New Zealand 7.309
Hong Kong 7.274
South Korea 7.099
Luxembourg 7.089
Iceland 6.954
Australia 6.777
Antigua and Barbuda 6.765
Chile 6.696
Ireland 6.598
New Caledonia 6.251
French Polynesia 6.239
Guam 5.610
Singapore 5.403
Israel 5.315
Panama 5.299
Macao 4.465
Saudi Arabia 3.784
Kuwait 3.458
Bahrain 2.634
Oman 2.507
UAE 1.894
Qatar 1.543
United States - Historical Death Rate Data
Year Death Rate Growth Rate
2024 9.226 0.590%
2023 9.172 1.070%
2022 9.075 1.090%
2021 8.977 1.090%
2020 8.880 1.120%
2019 8.782 1.120%
2018 8.685 1.220%
2017 8.580 1.240%
2016 8.475 1.270%
2015 8.369 1.270%
2014 8.264 1.290%
2013 8.159 0.090%
2012 8.152 0.090%
2011 8.145 0.090%
2010 8.138 0.090%
2009 8.131 0.090%
2008 8.124 -0.960%
2007 8.203 -0.950%
2006 8.282 -0.960%
2005 8.362 -0.940%
2004 8.441 -0.930%
2003 8.520 -0.330%
2002 8.548 -0.330%
2001 8.576 -0.310%
2000 8.603 -0.320%
1999 8.631 -0.320%
1998 8.659 -0.370%
1997 8.691 -0.360%
1996 8.722 -0.370%
1995 8.754 -0.350%
1994 8.785 -0.360%
1993 8.817 -0.310%
1992 8.844 -0.300%
1991 8.871 -0.300%
1990 8.898 -0.300%
1989 8.925 -0.300%
1988 8.952 0.280%
1987 8.927 0.270%
1986 8.903 0.280%
1985 8.878 0.270%
1984 8.854 0.280%
1983 8.829 -0.050%
1982 8.833 -0.050%
1981 8.837 -0.050%
1980 8.841 -0.050%
1979 8.845 -0.050%
1978 8.849 -1.230%
1977 8.959 -1.210%
1976 9.069 -1.190%
1975 9.178 -1.180%
1974 9.288 -1.170%
1973 9.398 -0.410%
1972 9.437 -0.410%
1971 9.476 -0.420%
1970 9.516 -0.410%
1969 9.555 -0.410%
1968 9.594 0.310%
1967 9.564 0.310%
1966 9.534 0.330%
1965 9.503 0.320%
1964 9.473 0.320%
1963 9.443 0.070%
1962 9.436 0.070%
1961 9.429 0.060%
1960 9.423 0.070%
1959 9.416 0.070%
1958 9.409 -0.320%
1957 9.439 -0.320%
1956 9.469 -0.320%
1955 9.499 -0.310%
1954 9.529 -0.310%
1953 9.559 -0.310%
1952 9.589 -0.310%
1951 9.619 -0.310%
1950 9.649 0.000%