Death rate

Crude death rate — deaths per 1,000 population — a continuous annual series from 1960 to 2024. A crude, not age-standardised rate: an older population shows a high rate even in good public health, so this isn't a pure health indicator but more a marker of demographic structure.

World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.CDRT.IN).

Time slider. Steps tightened in the dense 5-11‰ zone, where most countries sit.

Monaco (21‰) shows the world's highest crude death rate — not an alarming health signal, but the direct consequence of one of the planet's oldest populations, where exceptionally long life expectancy mechanically produces more annual deaths relative to the total population.