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Deaths in United Kingdom

Deaths in the United Kingdom was 653,747 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count653,747 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank18th of 236Countries ranked
Series high691,5372020
Series low557,0682011
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Deaths in United Kingdom, 1950 to 2023

550K600K650K700K19501961197219831994200520231950: 589,015 count1951: 631,196 count1952: 572,859 count1953: 575,600 count1954: 576,387 count1955: 593,831 count1956: 595,914 count1957: 589,236 count1958: 601,745 count1959: 603,536 count1960: 601,038 count1961: 628,633 count1962: 632,800 count1963: 650,069 count1964: 610,906 count1965: 628,532 count1966: 645,677 count1967: 619,257 count1968: 658,626 count1969: 662,072 count1970: 658,140 count1971: 647,871 count1972: 676,864 count1973: 672,363 count1974: 670,237 count1975: 665,069 count1976: 683,222 count1977: 657,615 count1978: 669,703 count1979: 677,778 count1980: 663,701 count1981: 660,251 count1982: 665,358 count1983: 661,358 count1984: 646,791 count1985: 672,405 count1986: 662,628 count1987: 646,220 count1988: 650,511 count1989: 664,419 count1990: 648,416 count1991: 653,316 count1992: 641,099 count1993: 665,859 count1994: 634,717 count1995: 652,927 count1996: 643,197 count1997: 636,917 count1998: 636,813 count1999: 640,790 count2000: 616,828 count2001: 610,333 count2002: 614,955 count2003: 619,822 count2004: 591,815 count2005: 590,620 count2006: 580,231 count2007: 581,592 count2008: 586,511 count2009: 566,115 count2010: 567,680 count2011: 557,068 count2012: 573,444 count2013: 580,798 count2014: 574,464 count2015: 605,880 count2016: 599,376 count2017: 608,561 count2018: 617,718 count2019: 605,258 count2020: 691,537 count2021: 662,086 count2022: 648,522 count2023: 653,747 count550K600K650K700K19501975200020232023: 653,747 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023653,747 Estimated
2022648,522 Estimated
2021662,086 Estimated
2020691,537 Estimated
2019605,258 Estimated
2018617,718 Estimated
2017608,561 Estimated
2016599,376 Estimated
2015605,880 Estimated
2014574,464 Estimated
2013580,798 Estimated
2012573,444 Estimated
2011557,068 Estimated
2010567,680 Estimated
2009566,115 Estimated
2008586,511 Estimated
2007581,592 Estimated
2006580,231 Estimated
2005590,620 Estimated
2004591,815 Estimated
2003619,822 Estimated
2002614,955 Estimated
2001610,333 Estimated
2000616,828 Estimated
1999640,790 Estimated
1998636,813 Estimated
1997636,917 Estimated
1996643,197 Estimated
1995652,927 Estimated
1994634,717 Estimated
1993665,859 Estimated
1992641,099 Estimated
1991653,316 Estimated
1990648,416 Estimated
1989664,419 Estimated
1988650,511 Estimated
1987646,220 Estimated
1986662,628 Estimated
1985672,405 Estimated
1984646,791 Estimated
1983661,358 Estimated
1982665,358 Estimated
1981660,251 Estimated
1980663,701 Estimated
1979677,778 Estimated
1978669,703 Estimated
1977657,615 Estimated
1976683,222 Estimated
1975665,069 Estimated
1974670,237 Estimated
1973672,363 Estimated
1972676,864 Estimated
1971647,871 Estimated
1970658,140 Estimated
1969662,072 Estimated
1968658,626 Estimated
1967619,257 Estimated
1966645,677 Estimated
1965628,532 Estimated
1964610,906 Estimated
1963650,069 Estimated
1962632,800 Estimated
1961628,633 Estimated
1960601,038 Estimated
1959603,536 Estimated
1958601,745 Estimated
1957589,236 Estimated
1956595,914 Estimated
1955593,831 Estimated
1954576,387 Estimated
1953575,600 Estimated
1952572,859 Estimated
1951631,196 Estimated
1950589,015 Estimated

United Kingdom compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. United Kingdom is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, United Kingdom, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, United Kingdom, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-kingdom. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, United Kingdom, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-kingdom.

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}
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What is the deaths in United Kingdom?

Deaths in the United Kingdom was 653,747 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in United Kingdom?

691,537 in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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