|
Africa
and its Main Regions, 1950-2050
Crude
Death Rates - Africa and its main regions, 1950-1970
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1950-55
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1955-60
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1960-65
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1965-70
|
| Africa |
26.8
|
24.6
|
22.9
|
20.9
|
| Eastern
Africa (1) |
28.0
|
25.8
|
23.6
|
21.7
|
| Middle
Africa (2) |
28.2
|
26.1
|
24.5
|
22.5
|
| Northern
Africa |
24.7
|
22.1
|
20.6
|
18.5
|
| Southern
Africa |
20.9
|
18.7
|
17.2
|
15.3
|
| Western
Africa (3) |
28.3
|
26.4
|
24.7
|
22.7
|
Crude
Death Rates-Africa and main regions, 1970-1995
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1970-75
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1975-80
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1980-85
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1985-90
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
1990-95
|
| Africa |
19.2
|
17.7
|
16.4
|
14.8
|
14.3
|
| Eastern
Africa (1) |
20.0
|
18.8
|
18.3
|
16.9
|
17.4
|
| Middle
Africa (2) |
20.7
|
19.1
|
17.5
|
16.2
|
15.3
|
| Northern
Africa |
16.4
|
14.2
|
12.2
|
9.8
|
8.6
|
| Southern
Africa |
14.2
|
12.7
|
11.3
|
9.9
|
9.1
|
| Western
Africa (3) |
21.1
|
19.9
|
18.6
|
17.2
|
16.0
|
Crude
Death Rates-Africa and main regions, 1995-2025
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
1995-00
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2000-05
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2005-10
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2010-15
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2015-20
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2020-25
|
| Africa |
12.9
|
11.6
|
10.4
|
9.3
|
8.4
|
7.7
|
| Eastern
Africa (1) |
15.6
|
13.8
|
11.9
|
10.3
|
9.1
|
8.1
|
| Middle
Africa (2) |
14.4
|
12.9
|
11.3
|
9.9
|
8.6
|
7.5
|
| Northern
Africa |
7.5
|
6.9
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
| Southern
Africa |
8.3
|
7.4
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
| Western
Africa (3) |
14.5
|
13.1
|
11.7
|
10.5
|
9.4
|
8.5
|
Crude
Death Rates-Africa and main regions, 2025-2050
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2025-30
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2030-35
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2035-40
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2040-45
|
Crude
death rate
(per
thousand)
medium
variant
2045-50
|
| Africa |
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.7
|
| Eastern
Africa (1) |
7.3
|
6.7
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
| Middle
Africa (2) |
6.7
|
6.1
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.7
|
| Northern
Africa |
6.3
|
6.7
|
7.1
|
7.6
|
8.1
|
| Southern
Africa |
6.1
|
6.3
|
6.6
|
6.9
|
7.2
|
| Western
Africa (3) |
7.6
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
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Footnotes:
Source:
"World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United
Nations, 1997
(1) : Including
Seychelles
(2) : Including
Sao Tome and Principe
(3) : Including
Saint Helena
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