Daily Mortality Estimates by Location
I cannot provide a specific answer to "How many people die daily in [LOCATION]" because no location was specified in your question.
However, I can provide you with the framework and data sources needed to answer this question once a location is identified:
Global Context
Globally, approximately 164,000 people die each day, based on the 2023 estimate of 60.1 million annual deaths worldwide 1.
How to Calculate Daily Deaths for a Specific Location
To determine daily mortality for any given location, you would need:
- Annual death counts for the specific country, territory, or subnational region of interest 1
- Population size of that location 1
- Age-standardized mortality rates which account for differences in population age structure 2, 1
Available Data Sources
The most comprehensive mortality data comes from:
- Vital registration systems in 122 U.S. cities, which report weekly death counts by age group and cause 3
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, which provides all-cause mortality estimates for 204 countries and territories plus 660 subnational locations from 1950-2023 1
- National death registries that track deaths by place of occurrence and timing of death certificate filing 3
Regional Variation in Mortality Rates
Mortality rates vary dramatically by geographic location and socioeconomic development 2, 1:
- High-income countries have substantially lower age-standardized death rates 4, 2
- Sub-Saharan Africa experiences the highest mortality rates, particularly for younger age groups 4, 1
- Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the largest reduction in life expectancy (3.6 years) due to COVID-19 2
U.S.-Specific Data Example
For context, in 122 major U.S. cities during a single week in August 2011, there were 10,682 total deaths reported 3. This translates to approximately 1,526 deaths per day across these 122 cities alone, which represent only a portion of the total U.S. population 3.
Please specify the location you're interested in (country, state, city, or region) to receive an accurate daily mortality estimate for that area.