Niger vs Sweden: Death rate, crude

Niger
8.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
8.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Niger rank
68th
Sweden rank
71st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Niger
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 8.72 per 1,000 people against 8.6 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 71st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 27.61 per 1,000 people 10.12 per 1,000 people 17.49 per 1,000 people Niger
1970s 27.48 per 1,000 people 10.58 per 1,000 people 16.9 per 1,000 people Niger
1980s 25.42 per 1,000 people 11.06 per 1,000 people 14.36 per 1,000 people Niger
1990s 21.2 per 1,000 people 10.76 per 1,000 people 10.44 per 1,000 people Niger
2000s 14.71 per 1,000 people 10.19 per 1,000 people 4.52 per 1,000 people Niger
2010s 10.5 per 1,000 people 9.27 per 1,000 people 1.23 per 1,000 people Niger
2020s 9.17 per 1,000 people 8.98 per 1,000 people 0.1854 per 1,000 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Niger or Sweden?
Niger, at 8.72 per 1,000 people against 8.6 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Niger and Sweden?
0.12 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sweden rank globally for death rate, crude?
Niger ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 71st 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.