World—Death Rate (per 1,000)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators
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About This Indicator
Definition
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National statistical offices;Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT);Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistical Division.
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