Death rates are influenced by numerous factors, some of which can be very telling of a country’s general state. Besides the age distribution of the population (a country with an older population will see higher death rates, as death from natural causes will occur more often and medical conditions will more easily defeat inhabitants of the country), other factors are: access to health care and medical facilities, access to clean drinking water, exposure to infectious diseases, levels of nutrition and of hygiene, the overall living standard and also social factors, such as conflicts and frequency of violent crimes.
A country’s high death rate shouldn’t be a deterrent to tourists, as this number alone does not paint the whole picture of what a country has to offer. Book a flight to your dream destination after you have analyzed it in its entirety and know what to expect there!
| Rank | Country | Death Rate | |
| 1 | Lesotho | 15.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 2 | Lithuania | 15 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 14.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 4 | Latvia | 14.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 5 | Ukraine | 14 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 6 | Serbia | 13.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 7 | Russia | 13.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 8 | Belarus | 13.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 9 | Estonia | 12.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 10 | Hungary | 12.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 11 | Croatia | 12.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 12.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 13 | Moldova | 12.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 14 | Somalia | 12.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 12.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 16 | Germany | 12.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 17 | Greece | 12 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 18 | Romania | 12 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 19 | Zambia | 11.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 20 | South Sudan | 11.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 21 | Georgia | 11 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 22 | Mozambique | 11 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 10.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 24 | Monaco | 10.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 25 | Portugal | 10.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 26 | Czechia | 10.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 27 | Italy | 10.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 28 | Poland | 10.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 29 | Isle of Man | 10.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 30 | Montenegro | 10.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 31 | Finland | 10.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 32 | Slovenia | 10.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 34 | Japan | 10.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 35 | Niger | 10.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 36 | Eswatini | 10.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 37 | Slovakia | 10.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 38 | Chad | 10 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 39 | Austria | 9.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 40 | Belgium | 9.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 9.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 42 | France | 9.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 9.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 44 | Armenia | 9.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 45 | Denmark | 9.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 9.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 9.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 48 | North Korea | 9.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 49 | Sweden | 9.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 50 | South Africa | 9.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 51 | Spain | 9.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 52 | Uruguay | 9.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 9.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 54 | Botswana | 9.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 55 | Guernsey | 9.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 56 | Netherlands | 9.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 57 | Bermuda | 9.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 58 | Cuba | 9.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 59 | Nigeria | 9.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 61 | Cook Islands | 9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 62 | Greenland | 9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 63 | Mali | 9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 64 | San Marino | 9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 65 | Barbados | 8.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 66 | Faroe Islands | 8.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 67 | Aruba | 8.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 68 | Congo Republic | 8.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 69 | Curacao | 8.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 70 | Saint Barthelemy | 8.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 8.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 72 | Angola | 8.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 73 | Switzerland | 8.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 74 | Virgin Islands | 8.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 75 | Benin | 8.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 76 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 77 | Guinea | 8.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 78 | Grenada | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 79 | Malta | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 80 | Palau | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 81 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 82 | Thailand | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 83 | United States | 8.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 8.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 85 | China | 8.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 8.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 8.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 88 | Cameroon | 8.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 89 | Norway | 8.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 8.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 91 | Dominica | 8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 92 | Canada | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 93 | Cote d’Ivoire | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 96 | Jersey | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 97 | Taiwan | 7.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | 7.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 99 | Andorra | 7.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 100 | Western Sahara | 7.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 102 | Senegal | 7.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 103 | Guyana | 7.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 104 | Jamaica | 7.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 105 | Mauritania | 7.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 106 | Venezuela | 7.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 107 | Argentina | 7.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 108 | Haiti | 7.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 109 | Bahamas | 7.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 110 | Cambodia | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 111 | Djibouti | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 113 | India | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 115 | Mauritius | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 116 | Namibia | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 118 | Burma | 7.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 119 | Laos | 7.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 120 | Malawi | 7.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 121 | Albania | 7.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 122 | Seychelles | 7.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 123 | Tanzania | 7.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 125 | Cyprus | 7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 126 | Kosovo | 7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 127 | Liberia | 7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 128 | Australia | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 129 | Brazil | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 130 | Comoros | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 131 | Eritrea | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 132 | Kiribati | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 133 | New Zealand | 6.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 134 | Ireland | 6.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 135 | South Korea | 6.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 136 | Gambia | 6.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 6.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 138 | Ghana | 6.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 139 | Iceland | 6.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 140 | Indonesia | 6.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 141 | Morocco | 6.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 142 | Chile | 6.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 6.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 144 | Sudan | 6.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 145 | Togo | 6.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 146 | Tunisia | 6.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 147 | Bhutan | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 148 | Bolivia | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 149 | Fiji | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 151 | Mongolia | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 6.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 154 | Burundi | 6.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 155 | Madagascar | 6.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 156 | Pakistan | 6.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 157 | Peru | 6.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 158 | Suriname | 6.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 6.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 160 | Rwanda | 6.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 161 | Turkey | 6.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 6.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 163 | Guam | 6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 164 | Montserrat | 6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 165 | Nauru | 6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 166 | Philippines | 6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 167 | Vietnam | 6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 168 | American Samoa | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 170 | El Salvador | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 172 | Gabon | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 5.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 175 | Sint Maarten | 5.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 176 | Tajikistan | 5.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 177 | Nepal | 5.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 5.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 179 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 180 | Colombia | 5.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 181 | Yemen | 5.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 182 | Bangladesh | 5.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 5.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 184 | British Virgin Islands | 5.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 185 | Lebanon | 5.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 186 | Mexico | 5.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 187 | Samoa | 5.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 188 | Uzbekistan | 5.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 189 | Iran | 5.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 190 | Israel | 5.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 191 | Malaysia | 5.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 192 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 193 | Uganda | 5.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 194 | Ecuador | 5.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 195 | Kenya | 5.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 196 | Nicaragua | 5.2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 197 | Panama | 5.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 198 | Costa Rica | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 199 | Falkland Islands | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2012 est. |
| 200 | Guatemala | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 201 | Macau | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 202 | Paraguay | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 203 | Tonga | 4.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 204 | Anguilla | 4.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 205 | Honduras | 4.7 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 206 | Saint Martin | 4.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 207 | Syria | 4.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 208 | Algeria | 4.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 209 | Egypt | 4.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 210 | Marshall Islands | 4.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 211 | Micronesia | 4.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 212 | Belize | 4.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 213 | Maldives | 4.1 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 214 | Vanuatu | 4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 215 | Iraq | 3.9 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 216 | Brunei | 3.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 217 | Solomon Islands | 3.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 218 | Singapore | 3.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 219 | Libya | 3.5 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 220 | Jordan | 3.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 221 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 222 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 223 | West Bank | 3.4 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 224 | Oman | 3.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 225 | Gaza Strip | 3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 226 | Bahrain | 2.8 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 227 | Kuwait | 2.3 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 228 | United Arab Emirates | 2 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
| 229 | Qatar | 1.6 deaths / 1000 population | 2020 est. |
Some European countries that have many well known tourists attractions will be visible pretty high up in this death rate comparison list. Knowing that they are developed and safe countries, planning a vacation there shouldn’t be less appealing now that you’ve seen this list.
