Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Death rate, crude

Bangladesh
5.11 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malaysia
5.27 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
190th
Malaysia rank
187th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.27 per 1,000 people against 5.11 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 190th and Malaysia ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 19.48 per 1,000 people 9.02 per 1,000 people 10.46 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
1970s 19.41 per 1,000 people 6.4 per 1,000 people 13.01 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
1980s 13.84 per 1,000 people 5.04 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
1990s 10.45 per 1,000 people 4.52 per 1,000 people 5.93 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
2000s 7.06 per 1,000 people 4.26 per 1,000 people 2.81 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
2010s 5.68 per 1,000 people 4.72 per 1,000 people 0.9641 per 1,000 people Bangladesh
2020s 5.52 per 1,000 people 5.44 per 1,000 people 0.0764 per 1,000 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 5.27 per 1,000 people against 5.11 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.16 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Bangladesh ranks 190th and Malaysia ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.