Malawi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Malawi
26.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
26.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
46th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
45th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 46th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 189.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 183.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 132.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 165.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 144.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 126.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 78.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 40.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 27.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.288 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 46th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th 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.