Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Angola
45.32 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Angola rank
20th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.32 deaths per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 20th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 186.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1960s | 172.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1970s | 156.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 147.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1990s | 138.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 108.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 2010s | 64.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 2020s | 47.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2816 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 45.32 deaths per 1,000 people in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.59 deaths per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Angola ranks 20th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th 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.