Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 379,635 deaths against 344,195 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

35,440 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of deaths

Afghanistan

344,195 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

379,635 deaths

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

32nd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

30th

Number of deaths over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 379,635 deaths against 344,195 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 35,440 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	250,983 deaths	412,353 deaths	161,369 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	269,486 deaths	359,193 deaths	89,707 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	327,430 deaths	369,595 deaths	42,164 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 379,635 deaths against 344,195 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35,440 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.