Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Afghanistan
41.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kiribati
39.54 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Kiribati rank
25th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 41.52 deaths per 1,000 people against 39.54 deaths per 1,000 people in Kiribati, a difference of 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Kiribati ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 296.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 242.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 198.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 167.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 111.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 78.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
- Afghanistan, at 41.52 deaths per 1,000 people against 39.54 deaths per 1,000 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kiribati rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Kiribati ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.