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Crude death rate (Eurostat)

Deaths during the year per 1,000 people in the average population of that year. It is not age-standardised, so countries with older populations have higher rates.

Unit: Deaths per 1,000 people Frequency: Annual Coverage: 49 countries and 1 group 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 15.5 per 1,000 people Bulgaria Lowest in 2025 5.7 per 1,000 people Türkiye
European Union, 2025 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 43 Updated by the source on 27 October 2026

43 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Crude death rate (Eurostat) (deaths per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 12.1 per 1,000 people 9.4 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 9.0 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
2024 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 12.1 per 1,000 people 9.4 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 8.9 per 1,000 people
2023 10.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 12.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 9.3 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 9.0 per 1,000 people
2022 11.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 12.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 9.9 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2021 11.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 12.3 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people 9.5 per 1,000 people
2020 11.6 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 11.9 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people
2019 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.3 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people
2018 10.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.5 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people
2017 10.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 11.3 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people
2016 10.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.1 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people
2015 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.3 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people
2014 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 10.7 per 1,000 people 8.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.5 per 1,000 people
2013 10.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 11.1 per 1,000 people 8.7 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people
2012 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.8 per 1,000 people 8.7 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people
2011 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 8.4 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people
2010 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.5 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 8.2 per 1,000 people
2009 9.8 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people
2008 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.3 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 8.4 per 1,000 people
2007 9.7 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.1 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people
2006 9.7 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people
2005 9.9 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people
2004 9.7 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people
2003 10.1 per 1,000 people 10.3 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people
2002 10.0 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people
2001 9.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.1 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people

Flags: b break in time series; p provisional; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 43 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Bulgaria (15.5 per 1,000 people) and the lowest Türkiye (5.7 per 1,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 9.9 per 1,000 people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 11 countries and fell in 17.
  • The figure for the European Union was 10.7 per 1,000 people in 2025, against 11.6 per 1,000 people in 2020 (−0.9). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
Deaths during the year per 1,000 people in the average population of that year. It is not age-standardised, so countries with older populations have higher rates.
Population covered
Average resident population
Unit
Deaths per 1,000 people
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 1,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=GDEATHRT
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Bulgaria 15.5 per 1,000 people
  2. 2 Serbia 14.5 per 1,000 people
  3. 3 Latvia 14.1 per 1,000 people
  4. 4 Moldova 13.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
  5. 5 Hungary 13.1 per 1,000 people
  6. 6 Lithuania 13.0 per 1,000 people
  7. 7 Croatia 12.9 per 1,000 people
  8. 8 Romania 12.5 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  9. 9 Germany 12.1 per 1,000 people
  10. 10 Greece 11.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  11. 11 Georgia 11.6 per 1,000 people
  12. 12 Estonia 11.5 per 1,000 people
  13. 13 Italy 11.1 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  14. 14 North Macedonia 11.1 per 1,000 people
  15. 15 Poland 11.1 per 1,000 people
  16. 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.9 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  17. 17 Portugal 10.7 per 1,000 people
  18. 18 Finland 10.5 per 1,000 people
  19. 19 Czechia 10.4 per 1,000 people
  20. 20 Montenegro 10.3 per 1,000 people
  21. 21 Slovakia 9.9 per 1,000 people
  22. 22 Slovenia 9.9 per 1,000 people
  23. 23 Denmark 9.7 per 1,000 people
  24. 24 Netherlands 9.6 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  25. 25 Austria 9.5 per 1,000 people
  26. 26 Belgium 9.5 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  27. 27 France 9.4 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  28. 28 United Kingdom 9.4 per 1,000 people
  29. 29 Albania 9.1 per 1,000 people
  30. 30 Spain 9.0 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  31. 31 Sweden 8.7 per 1,000 people
  32. 32 Armenia 8.3 per 1,000 people
  33. 33 Norway 8.0 per 1,000 people
  34. 34 Switzerland 7.9 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  35. 35 Liechtenstein 7.7 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  36. 36 Malta 7.3 per 1,000 people
  37. 37 Cyprus 6.9 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional)
  38. 38 Iceland 6.8 per 1,000 people
  39. 39 Monaco 6.6 per 1,000 people
  40. 40 Ireland 6.5 per 1,000 people
  41. 41 Luxembourg 6.4 per 1,000 people
  42. 42 Azerbaijan 5.8 per 1,000 people
  43. 43 Türkiye 5.7 per 1,000 people
  44. European Union 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
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Grey: no value for 2025. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.