Namibia vs Rwanda: Annual death rates at different ages
Namibia
27.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
28.19 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia rank
55th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 28.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 141.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 111.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 84.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 64.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 53.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 49.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 29.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5158 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 28.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Namibia ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.