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Eastern African Countries, 1950-2050

Crude Death Rates - Eastern African Countries, 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

Eastern Africa (1)
28.0
25.8
23.6
21.7
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
Burundi
25.1
23.6
22.0
20.6
Comoros
24.2
22.6
21.2
19.8
Djibouti
29.5
27.3
25.7
24.1
Eritrea
28.0
25.7
23.6
21.7
Ethiopia
31.9
29.2
26.9
24.9
Kenya
25.3
23.5
21.4
19.3
Madagascar
26.3
24.4
22.4
20.5
Malawi
30.9
29.1
27.5
25.5
Mauritius (2)
15.7
10.6
9.1
7.8
Mozambique
29.6
27.2
25.1
23.0
Réunion
13.3
11.9
10.3
8.7
Rwanda
23.3
22.3
21.4
20.8
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
Somalia
31.5
29.4
27.2
25.3
Uganda
24.5
22.4
20.1
18.7
Tanzania
26.6
24.4
22.4
20.4
Zambia
26.1
23.6
21.4
19.3
Zimbabwe
23.3
21.5
19.3
17.1

 

Crude Death Rates-Eastern African Countries, 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

Eastern Africa (1)
20.0
18.8
18.3
16.9
17.4
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
20.2
18.8
17.6
17.2
19.6
Comoros
18.0
16.3
14.7
13.0
11.6
Djibouti
22.4
20.7
19.1
17.5
16.2
Eritrea
19.7
18.9
20.1
17.0
15.7
Ethiopia
22.9
22.1
24.1
20.0
18.1
Kenya
17.3
15.5
13.2
12.3
11.8
Madagascar
18.3
16.1
14.8
13.1
11.2
Malawi
23.5
24.0
21.6
21.1
22.4
Mauritius (2)
7.0
6.3
6.4
6.1
6.6
Mozambique
21.7
20.8
20.1
19.0
18.7
Réunion
7.0
6.3
6.0
5.5
5.4
Rwanda
20.5
20.2
18.7
17.4
44.6
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
23.6
22.7
21.8
20.1
18.5
Uganda
18.5
17.6
18.1
20.1
21.8
Tanzania
18.5
16.4
14.9
14.5
14.4
Zambia
18.0
16.5
14.8
15.2
17.8
Zimbabwe
15.1
13.1
11.7
11.1
13.6

 

Crude Death Rates-Eastern African Countries, 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

Eastern Africa (1)
15.6
13.8
11.9
10.3
9.1
8.1
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
17.0
15.2
13.5
12.0
10.8
9.8
Comoros
10.3
9.1
8.0
7.1
6.3
5.7
Djibouti
15.0
13.7
12.5
11.4
10.5
9.7
Eritrea
14.7
13.5
12.0
10.5
9.0
7.9
Ethiopia
16.2
14.1
12.3
10.8
9.4
8.1
Kenya
11.3
9.8
8.2
7.0
6.2
5.8
Madagascar
9.9
8.7
7.7
6.8
6.0
5.5
Malawi
22.4
20.3
17.3
14.7
12.6
11.1
Mauritius (2)
6.5
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.9
7.4
Mozambique
17.5
15.9
14.1
12.5
11.1
9.9
Réunion
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.8
6.1
6.5
Rwanda
19.7
17.4
15.2
13.3
11.7
10.5
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
16.9
15.1
13.4
11.9
10.7
9.5
Uganda
21.0
18.0
14.9
12.5
10.7
9.4
Tanzania
13.5
12.0
10.4
9.0
8.0
7.2
Zambia
18.0
15.9
13.2
10.9
9.3
8.3
Zimbabwe
14.6
12.9
10.9
9.0
8.0
7.6

 

Crude Death Rates-Eastern African Countries, 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

Eastern Africa (1)
7.3
6.7
6.4
6.3
6.5
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
8.8
8.0
7.5
7.4
7.4
Comoros
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.6
5.9
Djibouti
8.8
8.1
7.7
7.7
7.9
Eritrea
7.2
6.8
6.8
6.9
7.1
Ethiopia
7.1
6.3
5.8
5.6
5.6
Kenya
5.9
6.1
6.3
6.7
7.2
Madagascar
5.1
4.9
4.9
5.1
5.3
Malawi
9.6
8.5
7.7
7.3
7.4
Mauritius (2)
8.1
8.9
9.5
10.0
10.2
Mozambique
8.7
7.8
7.2
6.8
6.9
Réunion
6.9
7.6
8.3
9.1
9.7
Rwanda
9.3
8.6
8.4
8.3
8.4
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
8.3
7.3
6.5
6.0
6.0
Uganda
8.2
7.2
6.6
6.7
6.7
Tanzania
6.6
6.2
6.1
6.3
6.5
Zambia
7.6
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.7
Zimbabwe
7.5
7.6
7.7
8.0
8.4

Footnotes:

Source: "World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United Nations, 1997

- : Data negligible or not available

(1) : Including Seychelles

(2) : Including Agalesa, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon

 

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