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Death Rate by African country

11.5Nigeria · highest shown · 2026

Nigeria has the highest reported crude death rate among the 54 countries shown, at 11.5 (2026).

Deaths per 1,000 people per year. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Nigeria11.52Chad10.93Lesotho10.2
#1 vs #542.5×Nigeria vs Uganda
Median6.94Comoros
Lowest4.66Uganda

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
West Africa7.52
16 countries shown · highest value: Nigeria
Central Africa7.48
9 countries shown · highest value: Chad
Southern Africa7.37
7 countries shown · highest value: Lesotho
East Africa7.01
16 countries shown · highest value: South Sudan
North Africa5.6
6 countries shown · highest value: Tunisia

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryDeath RatePeriod
1Nigeria
11.52026
2Chad
10.92026
3Lesotho
10.22026
4South Sudan
9.92026
5Somalia
9.552026
6Mauritius
9.432026
7South Africa
9.312026
8Central African Republic
9.142026
9Guinea
8.842026
10Benin
8.562026
11Niger
8.442026
12Mali
8.252026
13Democratic Republic of the Congo
8.242026
14Seychelles
8.092026
15Sierra Leone
8.052026
16Liberia
7.922026
17Eswatini
7.792026
18Burkina Faso
7.772026
19Equatorial Guinea
7.752026
20Togo
7.572026
21Djibouti
7.532026
22Cote d'Ivoire
7.512026
23Madagascar
7.362026
24Zimbabwe
7.292026
25Kenya
7.132026
26Ghana
6.972026
27Guinea-Bissau
6.942026
28Comoros
6.942026
29Cameroon
6.812026
30Mozambique
6.742026
31Angola
6.692026
32Burundi
6.582026
33Tunisia
6.312026
34Sudan
6.22026
35Namibia
6.22026
36Gambia
6.182026
37Republic of the Congo
6.182026
38Gabon
6.152026
39Morocco
5.912026
40Eritrea
5.892026
41Rwanda
5.822026
42Botswana
5.752026
43Ethiopia
5.732026
44Egypt
5.62026
45Tanzania
5.592026
46Sao Tome and Principe
5.452026
47Senegal
5.372026
48Mauritania
5.232026
49Cabo Verde
5.212026
50Malawi
5.182026
51Zambia
5.12026
52Libya
4.922026
53Algeria
4.682026
54Uganda
4.662026

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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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