Malaysia vs Zambia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Malaysia
0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
0.706 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malaysia rank
127th
Zambia rank
126th

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Malaysia
  • Zambia
0.511.5200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 126th of 194 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.457 deaths per 100,000 people 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8666 deaths per 100,000 people Zambia
2010s 0.5296 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7656 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2361 deaths per 100,000 people Zambia
2020s 0.5957 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6905 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0948 deaths per 100,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Malaysia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Malaysia and Zambia?
0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Malaysia ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.