Liberia vs South Sudan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Liberia
64.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
71.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia rank
11th
South Sudan rank
8th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Liberia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 71.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 64.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 7.95 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Liberia ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 231.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 283.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.06 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 227.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 272.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.06 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 205.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 229.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.81 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 193.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 240.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.52 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 187.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 118.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 79.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 110.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.04 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 66.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Liberia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 71.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 64.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Liberia and South Sudan?
- 7.95 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and South Sudan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Liberia ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 8th 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.