Ethiopia vs Sudan: Annual death rates at different ages
Ethiopia
33.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
37.38 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
35th
Sudan rank
32nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 37.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 221.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 173.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 167.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 165.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 114.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 75.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 47.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1765 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 35.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 37.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 32nd 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.