World 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 World 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:
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Country Name 2024 Death Rate
World - Historical Death Rate Data
Year Death Rate Growth Rate
2024 7.756 0.580%
2023 7.711 0.430%
2022 7.678 0.430%
2021 7.645 0.430%
2020 7.612 0.440%
2019 7.579 0.440%
2018 7.546 -0.320%
2017 7.570 -0.320%
2016 7.594 -0.330%
2015 7.619 -0.310%
2014 7.643 -0.310%
2013 7.667 -0.980%
2012 7.743 -0.960%
2011 7.818 -0.960%
2010 7.894 -0.940%
2009 7.969 -0.940%
2008 8.045 -1.010%
2007 8.127 -1.000%
2006 8.209 -0.980%
2005 8.290 -0.980%
2004 8.372 -0.970%
2003 8.454 -0.750%
2002 8.518 -0.760%
2001 8.583 -0.740%
2000 8.647 -0.750%
1999 8.712 -0.730%
1998 8.776 -0.750%
1997 8.842 -0.740%
1996 8.908 -0.740%
1995 8.974 -0.730%
1994 9.040 -0.720%
1993 9.106 -0.810%
1992 9.180 -0.810%
1991 9.255 -0.790%
1990 9.329 -0.800%
1989 9.404 -0.780%
1988 9.478 -1.180%
1987 9.591 -1.150%
1986 9.703 -1.150%
1985 9.816 -1.130%
1984 9.928 -1.130%
1983 10.041 -1.400%
1982 10.184 -1.380%
1981 10.327 -1.360%
1980 10.469 -1.350%
1979 10.612 -1.330%
1978 10.755 -2.240%
1977 11.001 -2.180%
1976 11.246 -2.140%
1975 11.492 -2.090%
1974 11.737 -2.050%
1973 11.983 -2.480%
1972 12.288 -2.420%
1971 12.593 -2.360%
1970 12.898 -2.310%
1969 13.203 -2.260%
1968 13.508 -3.710%
1967 14.029 -3.580%
1966 14.550 -3.450%
1965 15.070 -3.340%
1964 15.591 -3.230%
1963 16.112 -1.560%
1962 16.367 -1.530%
1961 16.621 -1.510%
1960 16.876 -1.480%
1959 17.130 -1.470%
1958 17.385 -1.950%
1957 17.731 -1.910%
1956 18.076 -1.880%
1955 18.422 -1.840%
1954 18.767 -1.810%
1953 19.113 -1.780%
1952 19.459 -1.740%
1951 19.804 -1.720%
1950 20.150 0.000%