Countries by Death Rate
Complete ranking of 228 countries • per 1,000 • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
Ukraine
Field size
228 countries
Lowest rank
Qatar
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About Death Rate Per 1000 Rankings
Ukraine leads all 228 countries in Death Rate Per 1000 with a value of 17.61 per 1k, while Qatar ranks last at 1.42 per 1k. This represents a 12-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Death Rate Per 1000 Measures
Death Rate Per 1000 from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Tracking Death Rate Per 1000 across countries reveals global population trends, from aging societies in Europe and East Asia to young, rapidly growing populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. These patterns shape labor markets, education systems, pension sustainability, and geopolitical influence for decades to come.
Global Range
Values range from 1.42 per 1k (Qatar) to 17.61 per 1k (Ukraine) — a 12-fold difference across 228 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 17 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 5.62 per 1k to 9.01 per 1k. The overall spread from 1.42 per 1k to 17.61 per 1k reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Ukraine and Latvia are separated by only 20%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Asia, pointing to regional challenges that affect death rate per 1000 across the continent.
Continental Leaders
Highest Death Rate Per 1000
The 5 strongest Death Rate Per 1000 reads.
Lowest Death Rate Per 1000
The 5 lowest Death Rate Per 1000 reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 228 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
