Which has higher number of deaths, Sudan or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 385,797 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Sudan and Tanzania?

65,304 deaths, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Sudan vs Tanzania: Number of deaths

Sudan

320,493 deaths

in 2023

Tanzania

385,797 deaths

in 2023

Sudan rank

33rd

Tanzania rank

30th

Number of deaths over time

Sudan
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 385,797 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 65,304 deaths.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Sudan ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	126,246 deaths	183,478 deaths	57,232 deaths	Tanzania
1960s	149,782 deaths	228,046 deaths	78,264 deaths	Tanzania
1970s	189,975 deaths	273,651 deaths	83,676 deaths	Tanzania
1980s	262,335 deaths	327,400 deaths	65,065 deaths	Tanzania
1990s	271,053 deaths	417,988 deaths	146,934 deaths	Tanzania
2000s	294,182 deaths	405,190 deaths	111,008 deaths	Tanzania
2010s	284,470 deaths	366,685 deaths	82,214 deaths	Tanzania
2020s	324,086 deaths	376,738 deaths	52,652 deaths	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Sudan or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 385,797 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Sudan and Tanzania?: 65,304 deaths, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for number of deaths?: Sudan ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.