Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Ethiopia
0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda
0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Rwanda rank
170th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 170th of 194 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0554 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.6128 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0188 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.5454 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0135 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 170th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.