Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Afghanistan
0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Sierra Leone rank
84th

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 194 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4024 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2010s 0.8175 deaths per 100,000 people 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.248 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 0.8277 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8719 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0442 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Afghanistan, at 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.