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
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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

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.