Bhutan vs Namibia: Death rate
Bhutan
6.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
6.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
175th
Namibia rank
172nd
Death rate over time
- Bhutan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.17 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 25.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 19.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 14.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 9.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1581 deaths per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 7.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Bhutan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 6.17 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Bhutan and Namibia?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Namibia rank globally for death rate?
- Bhutan ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.