High income OECD countries Compared by People > Death rate
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DEFINITION:
The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Estonia | 13.65 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
2 | Germany | 11.17 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
3 | Slovenia | 11.12 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
4 | Czech Republic | 11.01 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
5 | Portugal | 10.91 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
6 | Greece | 10.9 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
7 | Belgium | 10.7 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
8 | Finland | 10.42 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
=9 | Poland | 10.31 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
=9 | Austria | 10.31 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
11 | Sweden | 10.22 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
12 | Denmark | 10.21 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
13 | Italy | 10.01 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
14 | Slovakia | 9.69 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
15 | United Kingdom | 9.33 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
16 | Japan | 9.27 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
17 | Norway | 9.21 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
18 | France | 8.96 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
19 | Spain | 8.94 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
20 | Luxembourg | 8.52 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
21 | Netherlands | 8.48 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
22 | United States | 8.39 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
23 | Canada | 8.2 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
24 | Switzerland | 8.08 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
25 | New Zealand | 7.25 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
26 | Iceland | 7.07 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
27 | Australia | 7.01 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
28 | South Korea | 6.5 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
29 | Ireland | 6.41 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
30 | Chile | 5.86 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
31 | Israel | 5.52 deaths/1,000 population | 2013 |