|
Death Rate per 100,000 |
|
|
|
Region Rank |
Rate |
World Rank |
1. |
Nigeria |
30.08 |
7 |
2. |
Eritrea |
26.96 |
12 |
3. |
Ethiopia |
25.69 |
16 |
4. |
Chad |
23.60 |
21 |
5. |
Somalia |
23.25 |
22 |
6. |
Cote d Ivoire |
22.58 |
29 |
7. |
Djibouti |
21.63 |
36 |
8. |
Mauritius |
20.98 |
46 |
9. |
South Africa |
20.75 |
51 |
10. |
Seychelles |
20.35 |
52 |
11. |
Benin |
20.07 |
54 |
12. |
Kenya |
19.74 |
56 |
13. |
South Sudan |
19.62 |
58 |
14. |
Central Africa |
19.55 |
59 |
15. |
Cameroon |
19.45 |
62 |
16. |
Mali |
18.18 |
75 |
17. |
Madagascar |
17.34 |
86 |
18. |
Burundi |
16.82 |
90 |
19. |
Sudan |
16.59 |
91 |
20. |
Burkina Faso |
16.48 |
94 |
21. |
Togo |
16.29 |
97 |
22. |
Congo |
16.28 |
98 |
23. |
Uganda |
15.40 |
106 |
24. |
Liberia |
15.27 |
109 |
25. |
DR Congo |
15.18 |
111 |
|
Region Rank |
Rate |
World Rank |
26. |
Niger |
15.11 |
114 |
27. |
Sierra Leone |
14.89 |
117 |
28. |
Sao Tome |
14.68 |
118 |
29. |
Mauritania |
13.70 |
124 |
30. |
Equ. Guinea |
13.57 |
125 |
31. |
Cape Verde |
13.55 |
126 |
32. |
Guinea-Bissau |
13.52 |
127 |
33. |
Ghana |
12.79 |
129 |
34. |
Zimbabwe |
12.43 |
131 |
35. |
Angola |
12.19 |
133 |
36. |
Zambia |
11.69 |
139 |
37. |
Namibia |
11.55 |
140 |
38. |
Tanzania |
11.42 |
142 |
39. |
Comoros |
11.21 |
145 |
40. |
Senegal |
11.11 |
146 |
41. |
Malawi |
9.50 |
159 |
42. |
Rwanda |
9.16 |
165 |
43. |
Botswana |
8.43 |
169 |
44. |
Mozambique |
8.43 |
170 |
45. |
Guinea |
8.14 |
171 |
46. |
Gabon |
6.43 |
175 |
47. |
Swaziland |
5.89 |
178 |
48. |
Lesotho |
5.45 |
180 |
49. |
Gambia |
4.89 |
181 |
|
ICD-10 CODES: C50
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Age Adjusted Death Rate Estimates: 2017
Calculations Provided by World Life Expectancy
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.