Somalia vs South Sudan: Death rate, crude

Somalia
9.74 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
9.82 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
45th
South Sudan rank
44th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 9.82 per 1,000 people against 9.74 per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 44th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 20.25 per 1,000 people 38.32 per 1,000 people 18.07 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1970s 19.04 per 1,000 people 29.93 per 1,000 people 10.89 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1980s 18.19 per 1,000 people 36.15 per 1,000 people 17.96 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1990s 21.58 per 1,000 people 34.66 per 1,000 people 13.08 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2000s 15.42 per 1,000 people 13.61 per 1,000 people 1.81 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 15.21 per 1,000 people 15.31 per 1,000 people 0.096 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2020s 10.9 per 1,000 people 9.79 per 1,000 people 1.11 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Somalia or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 9.82 per 1,000 people against 9.74 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Somalia and South Sudan?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for death rate, crude?
Somalia ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 44th 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.