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Countries with Highest Death Rates 2026

population · per 1,000

Monaco has the world's highest crude death rate at 20.1 deaths per 1,000 people. A high crude death rate does not necessarily mean poor health — ageing populations in wealthy nations often show elevated crude rates even with excellent healthcare systems.

RankCountryper 1,000
1🇲🇨Monaco20.1
2🇧🇬Bulgaria15.6
3🇷🇸Serbia14.9
4🇱🇻Latvia14.3
5🇲🇩Moldova13.8
6🇺🇦Ukraine13.6
7🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina13.5
8🇭🇺Hungary13.4
9🇯🇵Japan13.3
10🇭🇷Croatia13.2
11🇧🇾Belarus13.1
12🇱🇹Lithuania13.0
13🇷🇴Romania12.8
14🇩🇲Dominica12.6
15🇷🇺Russian Federation12.4
16🇩🇪Germany12.1
17🇬🇷Greece12.1
18🇬🇪Georgia11.8
19🇵🇼Palau11.7
20🇳🇬Nigeria11.6
21🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines11.5
22🇪🇪Estonia11.5
23🇵🇱Poland11.2
24🇲🇰North Macedonia11.1
25🇵🇹Portugal11.1
26🇹🇩Chad11.1
27🇮🇹Italy11.0
28🌐Isle of Man10.6
29🇱🇸Lesotho10.5
30🌐Channel Islands10.4
31🇫🇮Finland10.4
32🇨🇺Cuba10.4
33🇨🇿Czechia10.3
34🌐Puerto Rico (US)10.3
35🇧🇧Barbados10.2
36🇲🇪Montenegro10.2
37🌐Curacao10.1
38🇸🇮Slovenia10.1
39🇲🇺Mauritius10.0
40🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis10.0
41🇺🇾Uruguay9.9
42🇸🇰Slovak Republic9.9
43🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9.9
44🇸🇸South Sudan9.8
45🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.7
46🇬🇧United Kingdom9.7
47🌐St. Martin (French part)9.7
48🇦🇹Austria9.6
49🇳🇱Netherlands9.6
50🇫🇯Fiji9.5
51🌐Belgium9.5
52🇩🇰Denmark9.5
53🇫🇷France9.4
54🇨🇫Central African Republic9.4
55🌐Greenland9.3
56🇹🇻Tuvalu9.3
57🇿🇦South Africa9.2
58🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)9.2
59🇲🇲Myanmar9.2
60🇹🇭Thailand9.0
61🇬🇳Guinea9.0
62🌐Bermuda9.0
63🇺🇸United States9.0
64🇬🇩Grenada8.9
65🇪🇸Spain8.9
66🇧🇸Bahamas, The8.8
67🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago8.7
68🇳🇪Niger8.7
69🇱🇨St. Lucia8.7
70🇧🇯Benin8.7
71🇸🇪Sweden8.6
72🇲🇱Mali8.5
73🇹🇬Togo8.5
74🇦🇱Albania8.5
75🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.8.4
76🇦🇲Armenia8.4
77🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.3
78🇸🇱Sierra Leone8.2
79🇯🇲Jamaica8.2
80🌐Faroe Islands8.2
81🇱🇷Liberia8.0
82🇨🇭Switzerland8.0
83🇧🇫Burkina Faso7.9
84🇨🇦Canada7.9
85🇳🇴Norway7.9
86🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea7.9
87🇭🇹Haiti7.8
88🇱🇰Sri Lanka7.8
89🌐Aruba7.8
90🇨🇳China7.8
91🇦🇷Argentina7.7
92🇸🇿Eswatini7.7
93🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.7
94🇻🇪Venezuela, RB7.7
95🇮🇩Indonesia7.6
96🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire7.6
97🇳🇷Nauru7.6
98🇱🇮Liechtenstein7.5
99🇸🇲San Marino7.5
100🇿🇼Zimbabwe7.5
101🇩🇯Djibouti7.5
102🇬🇾Guyana7.5
103🇲🇬Madagascar7.5
104🇸🇻El Salvador7.5
105🌐Turks and Caicos Islands7.4
106🇲🇹Malta7.3
107🌐American Samoa7.3
108🇹🇱Timor-Leste7.2
109🇰🇪Kenya7.2
110🇧🇴Bolivia7.2
111🇲🇭Marshall Islands7.1
112🇳🇿New Zealand7.1
113🇰🇲Comoros7.1
114🇧🇷Brazil7.1
115🇰🇮Kiribati7.1
116🇨🇲Cameroon7.0
117🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda7.0
118🇨🇾Cyprus7.0
119🇬🇭Ghana7.0
120🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau7.0
121🌐Hong Kong SAR, China7.0
122🇰🇷Korea, Rep.7.0
123🇸🇨Seychelles7.0
124🇳🇵Nepal7.0
125🌐Guam6.9
126🇲🇿Mozambique6.9
127🇦🇺Australia6.9
128🇸🇷Suriname6.8
129🇦🇴Angola6.8
130🇮🇸Iceland6.8
131🇰🇿Kazakhstan6.7
132🇧🇮Burundi6.7
133🇻🇳Viet Nam6.6
134🇱🇺Luxembourg6.6
135🌐Gibraltar6.6
136🇮🇳India6.6
137🇨🇱Chile6.6
138🇵🇬Papua New Guinea6.6
139🇱🇾Libya6.5
140🇮🇪Ireland6.5
141🇰🇭Cambodia6.5
142🇵🇰Pakistan6.4
143🇹🇴Tonga6.4
144🇵🇭Philippines6.3
145🇸🇩Sudan6.3
146🌐New Caledonia6.3
147🇩🇴Dominican Republic6.2
148🇬🇲Gambia, The6.2
149🇨🇬Congo, Rep.6.2
150🇬🇦Gabon6.2
151🇲🇽Mexico6.2
152🇱🇦Lao PDR6.2
153🇳🇦Namibia6.2
154🇼🇸Samoa6.2
155🇦🇩Andorra6.1
156🇹🇳Tunisia6.1
157🇧🇹Bhutan6.1
158🌐British Virgin Islands6.0
159🇱🇧Lebanon6.0
160🇺🇿Uzbekistan6.0
161🇸🇬Singapore6.0
162🇪🇷Eritrea6.0
163🌐Kosovo6.0
164🇷🇼Rwanda5.9
165🇪🇹Ethiopia5.9
166🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza5.9
167🇹🇲Turkmenistan5.8
168🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.8
169🇧🇼Botswana5.7
170🇲🇦Morocco5.7
171🇹🇿Tanzania5.7
172🇦🇫Afghanistan5.7
173🇹🇷Turkiye5.7
174🇵🇾Paraguay5.7
175🇵🇪Peru5.6
176🇨🇷Costa Rica5.6
177🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe5.5
178🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.5.5
179🇸🇳Senegal5.5
180🇲🇳Mongolia5.5
181🇨🇴Colombia5.5
182🇲🇷Mauritania5.4
183🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam5.3
184🇮🇱Israel5.3
185🇲🇼Malawi5.3
186🇲🇾Malaysia5.3
187🇪🇨Ecuador5.2
188🇿🇲Zambia5.2
189🇧🇩Bangladesh5.1
190🇨🇻Cabo Verde5.1
191🇸🇧Solomon Islands5.1
192🇻🇺Vanuatu5.0
193🌐Northern Mariana Islands5.0
194🇧🇿Belize5.0
195🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic4.9
196🇵🇦Panama4.9
197🌐Cayman Islands4.9
198🇬🇹Guatemala4.9
199🇺🇬Uganda4.8
200🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.4.8
201🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.4.7
202🇳🇮Nicaragua4.6
203🇩🇿Algeria4.6
204🇹🇯Tajikistan4.6
205🇭🇳Honduras4.5
206🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic4.4
207🇮🇶Iraq4.2
208🌐French Polynesia3.8
209🌐Macao SAR, China3.6
210🇯🇴Jordan3.1
211🇲🇻Maldives2.4
212🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2.3
213🇧🇭Bahrain2.2
214🇴🇲Oman1.9
215🇰🇼Kuwait1.5
216🇶🇦Qatar1.1
217🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1.0
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in countries with highest death rates 2026 are: Monaco (20.1), Bulgaria (15.6), Serbia (14.9). At the other end of the scale, United Arab Emirates (1.0), Qatar (1.1), Kuwait (1.5) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 217 countries with data is 7.2.

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