Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Death rate, crude

Ethiopia
5.88 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda
5.89 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
166th
Rwanda rank
165th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 5.89 per 1,000 people against 5.88 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 165th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 23.17 per 1,000 people 18.52 per 1,000 people 4.65 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1970s 23.39 per 1,000 people 19.29 per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1980s 23.13 per 1,000 people 15.6 per 1,000 people 7.53 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1990s 17.29 per 1,000 people 30.93 per 1,000 people 13.65 per 1,000 people Rwanda
2000s 12.2 per 1,000 people 11.08 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2010s 7.5 per 1,000 people 6.55 per 1,000 people 0.9442 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2020s 6.19 per 1,000 people 6.02 per 1,000 people 0.1752 per 1,000 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 5.89 per 1,000 people against 5.88 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for death rate, crude?
Ethiopia ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 165th 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.