Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Ethiopia
0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania
0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Mauritania rank
175th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0232 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 175th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.681 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4167 deaths per 100,000 people Ethiopia
2010s 0.6128 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5698 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0431 deaths per 100,000 people Ethiopia
2020s 0.5454 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5419 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Ethiopia, at 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
0.0232 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 175th 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.