Ecuador vs Malawi: Death rate, crude

Ecuador
5.21 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi
5.29 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
187th
Malawi rank
185th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.29 per 1,000 people against 5.21 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Ecuador ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 185th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 13.41 per 1,000 people 29.68 per 1,000 people 16.27 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 9.94 per 1,000 people 25.57 per 1,000 people 15.63 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 7.09 per 1,000 people 22.05 per 1,000 people 14.96 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 5.28 per 1,000 people 20.7 per 1,000 people 15.43 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 4.91 per 1,000 people 14.81 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 4.87 per 1,000 people 8.11 per 1,000 people 3.24 per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 6.06 per 1,000 people 5.78 per 1,000 people 0.2752 per 1,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Ecuador or Malawi?
Malawi, at 5.29 per 1,000 people against 5.21 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Ecuador and Malawi?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for death rate, crude?
Ecuador ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 185th of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 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.