Niger vs South Sudan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Niger
72.07 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
71.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger rank
7th
South Sudan rank
8th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 72.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 71.99 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 283.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.57 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 144.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 272.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.84 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 147.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 229.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.27 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 146.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 240.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.84 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 134.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.35 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 99.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 78.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 110.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.93 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 73.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Niger or South Sudan?
- Niger, at 72.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 71.99 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Niger ranks 7th 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.