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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

 

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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