Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

Afghanistan
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Tanzania
5.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Tanzania rank
172nd

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.72 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Tanzania ranks 172nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 29.46 per 1,000 people 20.13 per 1,000 people 9.33 per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1970s 25.08 per 1,000 people 17.27 per 1,000 people 7.81 per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1980s 26.07 per 1,000 people 14.77 per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1990s 15.35 per 1,000 people 14.1 per 1,000 people 1.25 per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2000s 10.34 per 1,000 people 10.55 per 1,000 people 0.2074 per 1,000 people Tanzania
2010s 7.59 per 1,000 people 7.17 per 1,000 people 0.4118 per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2020s 6.61 per 1,000 people 5.87 per 1,000 people 0.7406 per 1,000 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 5.72 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for death rate, crude?
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Tanzania ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.