Lithuania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Death rate, crude

Lithuania
13 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.99 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lithuania rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Lithuania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 13 per 1,000 people against 7.99 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.01 per 1,000 people.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Lithuania ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 8.08 per 1,000 people 22.19 per 1,000 people 14.11 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 9.38 per 1,000 people 19.42 per 1,000 people 10.04 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 10.45 per 1,000 people 17.22 per 1,000 people 6.77 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 11.71 per 1,000 people 15.78 per 1,000 people 4.07 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 12.68 per 1,000 people 12.89 per 1,000 people 0.212 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 13.9 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people Lithuania
2020s 14.7 per 1,000 people 8.44 per 1,000 people 6.26 per 1,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Lithuania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lithuania, at 13 per 1,000 people against 7.99 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5.01 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for death rate, crude?
Lithuania ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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
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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.