Brunei Darussalam sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 75.6 years of life, 100th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Brunei Darussalam, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.6 yrs | 100 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.7 /1,000 | 144 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.3 /1,000 | 178 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.4 yrs | 37 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 42.8 /1,000 | 150 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.2 yrs | 144 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 87.9 men/100 women | 169 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.6 /1,000 | 117 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 36.0 /100k | 104 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 14.9 % | 123 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.1 /100k | 150 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 7.5 /100k | 143 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.5 L | 159 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.9 % | 119 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $733 | 74 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $33,153 | 49 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Brunei Darussalam's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 27th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.5 L) and the 35th lowest crude death rate in the world (5.3 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Brunei Darussalam; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.