Death Rates in The 20th Century - Highest Crude Death Rates Worldwide

Highest Crude Death Rates Worldwide

CIA- The World Factbook

Rank Country Deaths/1,000 Population
1 South Africa 17.23
2 Ukraine 15.76
3 Lesotho 15.18
4 Chad 15.16
5 Guinea-Bissau 15.01
6 Central African Republic 14.71
7 Afghanistan 14.59
8 Somalia 14.55
9 Bulgaria 14.32
10 Swaziland 14.21
11 Russia 14.10
12 Belarus 13.90
13 Mali 13.90
14 Serbia 13.81
15 Estonia 13.60
16 Latvia 13.60
17 Nigeria 13.48
18 Zambia 13.40
19 Niger 13.40
20 Namibia 13.09

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