Burundi vs Yemen: Annual death rates at different ages
Burundi
36.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
33.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
33rd
Yemen rank
36th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Burundi
- Yemen
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 36.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Burundi ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 173.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 412.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 238.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1960s | 161.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 321.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1970s | 160.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 209.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1980s | 123.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 109.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 84.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 83.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 50.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Burundi or Yemen?
- Burundi, at 36.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Burundi and Yemen?
- 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Yemen rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Burundi ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.