Gambia vs Sudan: Death rate, crude

Gambia
6.25 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sudan
6.33 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Gambia rank
147th
Sudan rank
145th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Gambia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 6.33 per 1,000 people against 6.25 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 145th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 27 per 1,000 people 15.41 per 1,000 people 11.59 per 1,000 people Gambia
1970s 22.45 per 1,000 people 13.74 per 1,000 people 8.71 per 1,000 people Gambia
1980s 19.08 per 1,000 people 13.42 per 1,000 people 5.66 per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 13.98 per 1,000 people 11.14 per 1,000 people 2.84 per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 9.89 per 1,000 people 9.53 per 1,000 people 0.3674 per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 7.62 per 1,000 people 7.17 per 1,000 people 0.4496 per 1,000 people Gambia
2020s 6.6 per 1,000 people 6.61 per 1,000 people 0.012 per 1,000 people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Gambia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 6.33 per 1,000 people against 6.25 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Gambia and Sudan?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sudan rank globally for death rate, crude?
Gambia ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.