Sudan vs Tonga: Death rate

Sudan
6.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
6.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan rank
159th
Tonga rank
158th

Death rate over time

  • Sudan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 17.84 deaths per 1,000 people 14.09 deaths per 1,000 people 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
1960s 15.41 deaths per 1,000 people 9.18 deaths per 1,000 people 6.23 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
1970s 13.74 deaths per 1,000 people 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
1980s 13.42 deaths per 1,000 people 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people 6.73 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
1990s 11.14 deaths per 1,000 people 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
2000s 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
2010s 7.17 deaths per 1,000 people 6.35 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8134 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan
2020s 6.68 deaths per 1,000 people 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1575 deaths per 1,000 people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Sudan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 6.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Sudan and Tonga?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tonga?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Tonga rank globally for death rate?
Sudan ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.