Somalia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rate, crude

Somalia
9.74 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
45th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
46th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Somalia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.74 per 1,000 people against 9.7 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 45th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 20.25 per 1,000 people 11.73 per 1,000 people 8.52 per 1,000 people Somalia
1970s 19.04 per 1,000 people 11.86 per 1,000 people 7.18 per 1,000 people Somalia
1980s 18.19 per 1,000 people 11.61 per 1,000 people 6.58 per 1,000 people Somalia
1990s 21.58 per 1,000 people 11.01 per 1,000 people 10.57 per 1,000 people Somalia
2000s 15.42 per 1,000 people 9.74 per 1,000 people 5.68 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 15.21 per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people 6.21 per 1,000 people Somalia
2020s 10.9 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people 1.15 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Somalia, at 9.74 per 1,000 people against 9.7 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Somalia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Somalia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for death rate, crude?
Somalia ranks 45th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th 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.