Ethiopia vs Sudan: Probability of dying that year, among males
Ethiopia
3.7%
in 2023
Sudan
4.0%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
34th
Sudan rank
32nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.9% | 12.4% | 8.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 16.9% | 10.8% | 6.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 10.0% | 6.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 10.0% | 6.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.2% | 3.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 1.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Ethiopia ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.