India vs Namibia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
India
22.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
24.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
58th
Namibia rank
55th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- India
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 22.95 deaths per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 58th and Namibia ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 183.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 56 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1960s | 164.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.29 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1970s | 142.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.45 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1980s | 114.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.3 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 88.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.66 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 62.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.74 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 37.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.06 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 25.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6996 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, India or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 24.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 22.95 deaths per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between India and Namibia?
- 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Namibia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- India ranks 58th 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.