Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Somalia: Death rate, crude

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
5.54 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia
9.74 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
45th
Somalia rank
45th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.74 per 1,000 people against 5.54 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 4.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 19.56 per 1,000 people 20.25 per 1,000 people 0.69 per 1,000 people Somalia
1970s 14.76 per 1,000 people 19.04 per 1,000 people 4.28 per 1,000 people Somalia
1980s 10.88 per 1,000 people 18.19 per 1,000 people 7.31 per 1,000 people Somalia
1990s 8.05 per 1,000 people 21.58 per 1,000 people 13.53 per 1,000 people Somalia
2000s 6.67 per 1,000 people 15.42 per 1,000 people 8.76 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 6.06 per 1,000 people 15.21 per 1,000 people 9.14 per 1,000 people Somalia
2020s 5.98 per 1,000 people 10.9 per 1,000 people 4.93 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 9.74 per 1,000 people against 5.54 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Somalia?
4.2 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Somalia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 45th 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.