Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Ethiopia
38.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
37.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 38.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 37.84 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.52 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 243.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 189.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 182.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 180.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 125.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 84.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 52.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 40.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8661 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 38.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 37.84 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.52 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Ethiopia ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.