Brunei Darussalam vs Malaysia: Death rate, crude

Brunei Darussalam
5.33 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malaysia
5.27 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
184th
Malaysia rank
187th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 5.33 per 1,000 people against 5.27 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 184th and Malaysia ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.98 per 1,000 people 9.02 per 1,000 people 0.0332 per 1,000 people Malaysia
1970s 5.63 per 1,000 people 6.4 per 1,000 people 0.7722 per 1,000 people Malaysia
1980s 4.27 per 1,000 people 5.04 per 1,000 people 0.7764 per 1,000 people Malaysia
1990s 3.68 per 1,000 people 4.52 per 1,000 people 0.8421 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2000s 3.61 per 1,000 people 4.26 per 1,000 people 0.6447 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2010s 4.23 per 1,000 people 4.72 per 1,000 people 0.491 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2020s 5.46 per 1,000 people 5.44 per 1,000 people 0.0142 per 1,000 people Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Brunei Darussalam or Malaysia?
Brunei Darussalam, at 5.33 per 1,000 people against 5.27 per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia?
0.06 per 1,000 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 184th 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.