Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Death rate (2024)
Death rate: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Serbia ranks #1 with 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people. Moldova is second with 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people, 7.8% behind. The top five are Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belarus. The median across all 59 is 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people; Maldives is last at 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people. Serbia's figure has risen 8% since 2000 (13.8 deaths per 1,000 people to 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people in 2024).
- #1
- Serbia · 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people
- Median
- 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Death rate (deaths per 1,000 people) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 14.9 |
| 2 | Moldova | 13.8 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 13.6 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.5 |
| 5 | Belarus | 13.1 |
| 6 | Dominica | 12.6 |
| 7 | Georgia | 11.8 |
| 8 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.5 |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 11.1 |
| 10 | Cuba | 10.4 |
| 11 | Montenegro | 10.2 |
| 12 | Mauritius | 10 |
| 13 | Fiji | 9.51 |
| 14 | Tuvalu | 9.27 |
| 15 | South Africa | 9.24 |
| 16 | Thailand | 9.03 |
| 17 | Grenada | 8.92 |
| 18 | St. Lucia | 8.71 |
| 19 | Albania | 8.46 |
| 20 | Armenia | 8.4 |
| 21 | Jamaica | 8.21 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.85 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 7.8 |
| 24 | China | 7.76 |
| 25 | Argentina | 7.73 |
| 26 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 7.71 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 7.62 |
| 28 | El Salvador | 7.47 |
| 29 | Marshall Islands | 7.13 |
| 30 | Brazil | 7.07 |
| 31 | Suriname | 6.84 |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 6.7 |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 6.65 |
| 34 | Libya | 6.53 |
| 35 | Tonga | 6.44 |
| 36 | Philippines | 6.35 |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 6.25 |
| 38 | Gabon | 6.23 |
| 39 | Mexico | 6.22 |
| 40 | Samoa | 6.16 |
| 41 | Kosovo | 5.97 |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 5.84 |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 5.8 |
| 44 | Botswana | 5.74 |
| 45 | Türkiye | 5.7 |
| 46 | Paraguay | 5.7 |
| 47 | Peru | 5.6 |
| 48 | Mongolia | 5.5 |
| 49 | Colombia | 5.47 |
| 50 | Malaysia | 5.27 |
| 51 | Ecuador | 5.21 |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 5.1 |
| 53 | Belize | 4.96 |
| 54 | Guatemala | 4.86 |
| 55 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 4.75 |
| 56 | Algeria | 4.62 |
| 57 | Iraq | 4.17 |
| 58 | Jordan | 3.12 |
| 59 | Maldives | 2.36 |
About the top 10
#1 Serbia
Serbia ranks #1 on this list with 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 6.55 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$99.95 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$15,262 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: City of Belgrade, Belgrade.
Also ranks #3 in death rate · #4 in smoking prevalence · #13 in age dependency ratio (old).
#2 Moldova
Moldova ranks #2 on this list with 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.36 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$20.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,622 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in real effective exchange rate index · #2 in female population share · #5 in arable land share.
#3 Ukraine
Ukraine ranks #3 on this list with 13.6 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 38.98 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$214.23 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,866 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa.
Also ranks #1 in net migration · #3 in refugee population by origin · #4 in arable land share.
#4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks #4 on this list with 13.5 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.14 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.6 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,382 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 52.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in time to start a business (days) · #7 in death rate · #11 in smoking prevalence.
#5 Belarus
Belarus ranks #5 on this list with 13.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Minsk
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$93.4 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,279 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Minsk.
Also ranks #2 in income share of poorest 10% · #4 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #6 in literacy rate.
#6 Dominica
Dominica ranks #6 on this list with 12.6 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Roseau
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 65,871 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$723.86 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,989 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 74% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in forest area share · #9 in political stability score · #13 in homicide rate.
#7 Georgia
Georgia ranks #7 on this list with 11.8 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$38.14 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,692 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tbilisi.
Also ranks #2 in alcohol consumption per capita · #6 in physicians per 1,000 · #10 in female population share.
#8 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #8 on this list with 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 99,924 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 48% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in homicide rate · #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate.
#9 North Macedonia
North Macedonia ranks #9 on this list with 11.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Skopje
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.82 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,490 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in smoking prevalence · #19 in gross capital formation rate · #22 in youth unemployment rate.
#10 Cuba
Cuba ranks #10 on this list with 10.4 deaths per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$107.35 billion (2020)
- GDP per person
- US$9,605 (2020)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Havana.
Also ranks #1 in physicians per 1,000 · #2 in women in parliament share · #3 in immunisation (measles) rate.
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Source and method
Death rate: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.DYN.CDRT.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.