Belarus vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Death rate, crude

Belarus
13.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.99 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belarus rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Belarus
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 13.14 per 1,000 people against 7.99 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.15 per 1,000 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Belarus ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 7.55 per 1,000 people 22.19 per 1,000 people 14.64 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 8.55 per 1,000 people 19.42 per 1,000 people 10.87 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 10 per 1,000 people 17.22 per 1,000 people 7.22 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 12.62 per 1,000 people 15.78 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 14.15 per 1,000 people 12.89 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Belarus
2010s 13.15 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people 3.35 per 1,000 people Belarus
2020s 14.27 per 1,000 people 8.44 per 1,000 people 5.83 per 1,000 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Belarus or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belarus, at 13.14 per 1,000 people against 7.99 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Belarus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5.15 per 1,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for death rate, crude?
Belarus ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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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About this data

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.