Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Ethiopia
29.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
28.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
38th
Mauritania rank
41st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 29.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 199.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 182.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 155.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 151.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 150.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 97.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 102.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 67.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 41.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 30.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Ethiopia, at 29.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 41st 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.