Gabon vs Namibia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Gabon
24.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
24.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Namibia rank
55th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Gabon
- Namibia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 24.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 135.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 108.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1970s | 85.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1980s | 65.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1990s | 56.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 47.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 33.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 26.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4118 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
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, Gabon or Namibia?
- Gabon, at 24.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Gabon and Namibia?
- 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th 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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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.