Burundi vs Sudan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Burundi
32.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
33.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
33rd
Sudan rank
31st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Burundi
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 33.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.69 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 150.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 150.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 113.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 100.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 76.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 45.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3728 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
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, Burundi or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 33.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Burundi and Sudan?
- 0.69 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Sudan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Burundi ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 31st 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.