Cape Verde vs Zambia: Death rate, crude

Cape Verde
5.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
5.17 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
191st
Zambia rank
189th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.17 per 1,000 people against 5.1 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

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

Cape Verde ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 189th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.82 per 1,000 people 15.72 per 1,000 people 0.1075 per 1,000 people Cape Verde
1970s 12.36 per 1,000 people 13.69 per 1,000 people 1.33 per 1,000 people Zambia
1980s 10.15 per 1,000 people 14.67 per 1,000 people 4.52 per 1,000 people Zambia
1990s 7.96 per 1,000 people 17.16 per 1,000 people 9.2 per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 5.61 per 1,000 people 12.86 per 1,000 people 7.24 per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 5.14 per 1,000 people 7.71 per 1,000 people 2.56 per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 5.34 per 1,000 people 5.76 per 1,000 people 0.4258 per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Cape Verde or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.17 per 1,000 people against 5.1 per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Cape Verde and Zambia?
0.07 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Zambia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Cape Verde ranks 191st and Zambia ranks 189th 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
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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.