Home → United States → Population → Death Rate → Highest

United States Highest Death Rate

Name: United States Death Rate
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

10.4 in 2021

Crude death rate per 1,000 people · World Bank

The highest death rate in United States was 10.4 in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 (10.4), 2020 (10.3), 2025 (9.9), 1968 (9.8), 2022 (9.8).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	9.9	+0.7	52nd
2022	9.8	−0.6	166th
2021	10.4	+0.1	166th
2020	10.3	+1.6	172nd
2023	9.2	−0.6	160th
1968	9.8	+0.4	84th
2019	8.7	+0.0	147th
2018	8.7	+0.0	145th
2017	8.6	+0.1	141st
1963	9.6	+0.1	63rd
1999	8.6	+0.0	111th
1998	8.6	−0.1	114th
1997	8.7	−0.1	114th
1996	8.8	+0.0	112th
1995	8.8	+0.0	112th
1994	8.8	+0.0	115th
1993	8.8	+0.3	114th
1991	8.6	+0.0	110th
1990	8.6	−0.2	110th
1989	8.8	−0.1	110th
1988	8.9	+0.3	110th
1987	8.6	−0.1	103rd
1986	8.7	+0.0	101st
1985	8.7	+0.0	96th
1984	8.7	+0.1	92nd
1983	8.6	+0.1	87th
1981	8.6	−0.2	86th
1980	8.8	+0.3	85th
1978	8.7	+0.1	82nd
1977	8.6	−0.2	75th
1976	8.8	+0.0	78th
1975	8.8	−0.3	78th
1974	9.1	−0.2	84th
1973	9.3	−0.1	84th
1972	9.4	+0.1	85th
1971	9.3	−0.2	79th
1970	9.5	+0.0	81st
1969	9.5	−0.3	78th
1967	9.4	−0.1	72nd
1966	9.5	+0.1	72nd
1965	9.4	+0.0	66th
1964	9.4	−0.2	65th
1962	9.5	+0.2	55th
1961	9.3	−0.2	52nd
1960	9.5	–	48th
2016	8.5	+0.1	138th
2015	8.4	+0.2	139th
2014	8.2	+0.0	136th
2013	8.2	+0.1	135th
2012	8.1	+0.0	128th
2011	8.1	+0.1	129th
2010	8.0	+0.1	122nd
2009	7.9	−0.2	115th
2008	8.1	+0.1	119th
2007	8.0	−0.1	114th
2006	8.1	−0.2	115th
2005	8.3	+0.1	115th
2004	8.2	−0.2	117th
2003	8.4	−0.1	118th
2002	8.5	+0.0	121st
2001	8.5	+0.0	120th
2000	8.5	−0.1	116th
1992	8.5	−0.1	109th
1982	8.5	−0.1	84th
1979	8.5	−0.2	80th

Show all