Eritrea vs Tanzania: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Eritrea
31.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
32.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
51st
Tanzania rank
49th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Eritrea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 32.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.5 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 261.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 161.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 198.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 162.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 150.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 90.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 110.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 55.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 40.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 32.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Eritrea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 32.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.5 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Tanzania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Eritrea ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 49th 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 at different ages in males. 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.