Eritrea vs Namibia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Eritrea
23.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
24.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
56th
Namibia rank
55th

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Eritrea
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.75 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 203.75 deaths per 1,000 people 127.57 deaths per 1,000 people 76.19 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
1960s 154.79 deaths per 1,000 people 100.36 deaths per 1,000 people 54.43 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
1970s 129.21 deaths per 1,000 people 75.98 deaths per 1,000 people 53.23 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
1980s 122.61 deaths per 1,000 people 58.24 deaths per 1,000 people 64.37 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
1990s 70.94 deaths per 1,000 people 48.61 deaths per 1,000 people 22.33 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 43.69 deaths per 1,000 people 44.63 deaths per 1,000 people 0.942 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 31.18 deaths per 1,000 people 30.84 deaths per 1,000 people 0.338 deaths per 1,000 people Eritrea
2020s 25.23 deaths per 1,000 people 25.74 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5076 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Eritrea or Namibia?
Namibia, at 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Eritrea and Namibia?
0.75 deaths per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Namibia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Eritrea ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 55th 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.