Arab World vs South Sudan: Death rate, crude

Arab World
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
9.82 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
47th
South Sudan rank
44th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Arab World
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 9.82 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Arab World, a difference of 4.8 per 1,000 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Arab World's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 44th of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 19.09 per 1,000 people 38.32 per 1,000 people 19.23 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1970s 14.53 per 1,000 people 29.93 per 1,000 people 15.39 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1980s 10.21 per 1,000 people 36.15 per 1,000 people 25.94 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1990s 7.45 per 1,000 people 34.66 per 1,000 people 27.21 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2000s 6.11 per 1,000 people 13.61 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2010s 5.54 per 1,000 people 15.31 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2020s 5.38 per 1,000 people 9.79 per 1,000 people 4.42 per 1,000 people South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Arab World or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 9.82 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Arab World and South Sudan?
4.8 per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and South Sudan rank globally for death rate, crude?
Arab World ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 44th of 47 groups.
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.