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Deaths in World

Deaths in the World was 61.65 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1% from 2022.

2023, count61,651,608 Estimated
Change on 2022-1%
Series high69,728,1002021
Series low46,061,4461962
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Deaths in World, 1950 to 2023

45M50M55M60M65M70M19501961197219831994200520231950: 48,486,892 count1951: 48,176,162 count1952: 47,383,364 count1953: 47,239,575 count1954: 46,662,428 count1955: 46,635,655 count1956: 46,479,062 count1957: 46,880,774 count1958: 46,518,263 count1959: 50,724,513 count1960: 54,612,440 count1961: 49,918,925 count1962: 46,061,446 count1963: 46,913,208 count1964: 46,822,882 count1965: 48,213,550 count1966: 47,841,523 count1967: 47,568,793 count1968: 47,629,246 count1969: 47,815,953 count1970: 48,163,467 count1971: 49,384,109 count1972: 47,770,222 count1973: 47,573,276 count1974: 47,478,097 count1975: 47,622,994 count1976: 47,707,255 count1977: 47,166,794 count1978: 47,293,143 count1979: 46,963,884 count1980: 47,349,925 count1981: 47,470,794 count1982: 47,659,342 count1983: 48,206,575 count1984: 48,430,624 count1985: 48,772,812 count1986: 48,643,611 count1987: 48,657,012 count1988: 49,183,183 count1989: 49,178,262 count1990: 49,794,345 count1991: 50,108,433 count1992: 50,281,874 count1993: 50,831,804 count1994: 51,930,609 count1995: 51,406,890 count1996: 51,410,955 count1997: 51,432,010 count1998: 51,853,502 count1999: 52,183,582 count2000: 52,240,368 count2001: 52,431,244 count2002: 52,757,535 count2003: 53,077,072 count2004: 53,187,802 count2005: 53,390,436 count2006: 53,281,776 count2007: 53,410,047 count2008: 53,987,020 count2009: 54,122,622 count2010: 54,268,588 count2011: 54,581,439 count2012: 54,794,788 count2013: 55,092,621 count2014: 55,545,318 count2015: 56,305,968 count2016: 56,756,911 count2017: 57,572,254 count2018: 57,792,804 count2019: 58,354,932 count2020: 63,546,315 count2021: 69,728,100 count2022: 62,278,627 count2023: 61,651,608 count40M50M60M70M19501975200020231950: 48,486,892 count1951: 48,176,162 count1952: 47,383,364 count1953: 47,239,575 count1954: 46,662,428 count1955: 46,635,655 count1956: 46,479,062 count1957: 46,880,774 count1958: 46,518,263 count1959: 50,724,513 count1960: 54,612,440 count1961: 49,918,925 count1962: 46,061,446 count1963: 46,913,208 count1964: 46,822,882 count1965: 48,213,550 count1966: 47,841,523 count1967: 47,568,793 count1968: 47,629,246 count1969: 47,815,953 count1970: 48,163,467 count1971: 49,384,109 count1972: 47,770,222 count1973: 47,573,276 count1974: 47,478,097 count1975: 47,622,994 count1976: 47,707,255 count1977: 47,166,794 count1978: 47,293,143 count1979: 46,963,884 count1980: 47,349,925 count1981: 47,470,794 count1982: 47,659,342 count1983: 48,206,575 count1984: 48,430,624 count1985: 48,772,812 count1986: 48,643,611 count1987: 48,657,012 count1988: 49,183,183 count1989: 49,178,262 count1990: 49,794,345 count1991: 50,108,433 count1992: 50,281,874 count1993: 50,831,804 count1994: 51,930,609 count1995: 51,406,890 count1996: 51,410,955 count1997: 51,432,010 count1998: 51,853,502 count1999: 52,183,582 count2000: 52,240,368 count2001: 52,431,244 count2002: 52,757,535 count2003: 53,077,072 count2004: 53,187,802 count2005: 53,390,436 count2006: 53,281,776 count2007: 53,410,047 count2008: 53,987,020 count2009: 54,122,622 count2010: 54,268,588 count2011: 54,581,439 count2012: 54,794,788 count2013: 55,092,621 count2014: 55,545,318 count2015: 56,305,968 count2016: 56,756,911 count2017: 57,572,254 count2018: 57,792,804 count2019: 58,354,932 count2020: 63,546,315 count2021: 69,728,100 count2022: 62,278,627 count2023: 61,651,608 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
202361,651,608 Estimated
202262,278,627 Estimated
202169,728,100 Estimated
202063,546,315 Estimated
201958,354,932 Estimated
201857,792,804 Estimated
201757,572,254 Estimated
201656,756,911 Estimated
201556,305,968 Estimated
201455,545,318 Estimated
201355,092,621 Estimated
201254,794,788 Estimated
201154,581,439 Estimated
201054,268,588 Estimated
200954,122,622 Estimated
200853,987,020 Estimated
200753,410,047 Estimated
200653,281,776 Estimated
200553,390,436 Estimated
200453,187,802 Estimated
200353,077,072 Estimated
200252,757,535 Estimated
200152,431,244 Estimated
200052,240,368 Estimated
199952,183,582 Estimated
199851,853,502 Estimated
199751,432,010 Estimated
199651,410,955 Estimated
199551,406,890 Estimated
199451,930,609 Estimated
199350,831,804 Estimated
199250,281,874 Estimated
199150,108,433 Estimated
199049,794,345 Estimated
198949,178,262 Estimated
198849,183,183 Estimated
198748,657,012 Estimated
198648,643,611 Estimated
198548,772,812 Estimated
198448,430,624 Estimated
198348,206,575 Estimated
198247,659,342 Estimated
198147,470,794 Estimated
198047,349,925 Estimated
197946,963,884 Estimated
197847,293,143 Estimated
197747,166,794 Estimated
197647,707,255 Estimated
197547,622,994 Estimated
197447,478,097 Estimated
197347,573,276 Estimated
197247,770,222 Estimated
197149,384,109 Estimated
197048,163,467 Estimated
196947,815,953 Estimated
196847,629,246 Estimated
196747,568,793 Estimated
196647,841,523 Estimated
196548,213,550 Estimated
196446,822,882 Estimated
196346,913,208 Estimated
196246,061,446 Estimated
196149,918,925 Estimated
196054,612,440 Estimated
195950,724,513 Estimated
195846,518,263 Estimated
195746,880,774 Estimated
195646,479,062 Estimated
195546,635,655 Estimated
195446,662,428 Estimated
195347,239,575 Estimated
195247,383,364 Estimated
195148,176,162 Estimated
195048,486,892 Estimated

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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, World, 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, World, 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/world. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, World, 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/world.

Harvard

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, World, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{united_deaths_world_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, World, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/world. Publisher attribution: 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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Deaths in the World was 61.65 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1% from 2022.

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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 World?

69.73 million in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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