| Rank | Country | | Death rate |
1 | Swaziland | 30.70 | 30.7 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
2 | Angola | 24.44 | 24.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
3 | Lesotho | 22.33 | 22.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
4 | Sierra Leone | 22.26 | 22.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
5 | Liberia | 21.45 | 21.45 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
6 | Zambia | 21.35 | 21.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
7 | Mozambique | 20.29 | 20.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
8 | Niger | 20.26 | 20.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
9 | Afghanistan | 19.56 | 19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
10 | Djibouti | 19.16 | 19.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
11 | Central African Republic | 18.04 | 18.04 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
12 | Malawi | 17.89 | 17.89 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
13 | Zimbabwe | 17.29 | 17.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
14 | South Africa | 16.94 | 16.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
15 | Nigeria | 16.88 | 16.88 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
16 | Chad | 16.39 | 16.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
17 | Mali | 16.16 | 16.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
18 | Russia | 16.06 | 16.06 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
19 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.05 | 16.05 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
20 | Ukraine | 15.93 | 15.93 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
21 | Somalia | 15.89 | 15.89 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |