Gambia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Annual death rates at different ages
Gambia
30.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
29.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
47th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 30.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.67 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 46th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 160.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 146.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 128.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 106.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 82.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 59.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 40.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 31.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2379 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Gambia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gambia, at 30.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.67 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.59 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Gambia ranks 46th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th 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.