Gambia vs Tanzania: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Gambia
26.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
26.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
47th
Tanzania rank
45th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 147.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 135.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 132.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 118.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9748 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 98.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 75.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 53.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 36.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 27.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3688 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
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, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Gambia ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.