What is meant by crude death rate?

The crude death rate is a representation of the number of deaths in a geographical area. It is drawn from statistics usually compiled in the middle of the year. The crude death rate allows demographers get a sense of the population growth within an area.

The crude death rate is often paired with the crude birth rate to analyze population growth. These rates are crude insofar as they omit certain demographic details, such as sex and immigration. It simply tracks the number of deaths in a given location.

The death rate may have an effect on the price of insurance. Crude death rates give some indication of life expectancy, which, in turn, can affect the premium on life insurance policies.

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• Life Expectancy
• Morbidity Rate

• Table of Morbidity
• Mortality Table

A death, according to the United Nations definition, is the permanent disappearance of all vital functions without possibility of resuscitation at any time after a live birth has taken place; this definition therefore excludes foetal deaths (stillbirths).

Mortality is the number of deaths for a given area during a given period. Infant mortality is the mortality of live-born children aged less than one year.

The mortality rate or death rate is the mortality expressed as a proportion of the population.

The crude mortality rate or crude death rate is defined as the ratio of the number of deaths during the year to the average population in that year; the value is expressed per 1000 inhabitants.

The infant mortality rate is defined as the ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age to the number of live births in the reference year; the value is expressed per 1000 live births.

Further information

Statistical data

• Causes of death statistics

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Crude death rate is a measure of the number of deaths within a population. It is scaled to the population over a unit of time. Crude death rate refers to the number of deaths occurring throughout a year, per 1000 population of a country. It is estimated at mid year.

To calculate crude death rate, use the following formula:

(Total resident deaths / Total population) X 100,000

By subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined. This figure is the rate of population change, but does not take into account the rate of migration. Crude death rate is dependent on the age distribution of the population and the age specific mortality rate.

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