European Union death rate for 2024 was 10.70, a 1.2% decline from 2023.
European Union death rate for 2023 was 10.83, a 6.17% decline from 2022.
European Union death rate for 2022 was 11.54, a 2.93% decline from 2021.
European Union death rate for 2021 was 11.89, a 2.3% increase from 2020.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: European Union Death Rate | Historical Data | 1960 - 2024.