Gabon vs Namibia: Death rate, crude

Gabon
6.23 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia
6.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Gabon rank
149th
Namibia rank
152nd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Gabon
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 6.23 per 1,000 people against 6.18 per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.

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

Gabon ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 152nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 19.17 per 1,000 people 15.99 per 1,000 people 3.18 per 1,000 people Gabon
1970s 15.68 per 1,000 people 12.29 per 1,000 people 3.39 per 1,000 people Gabon
1980s 12.63 per 1,000 people 10.62 per 1,000 people 2.01 per 1,000 people Gabon
1990s 10.55 per 1,000 people 10.03 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people Gabon
2000s 8.99 per 1,000 people 12.3 per 1,000 people 3.31 per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 7.27 per 1,000 people 9.43 per 1,000 people 2.16 per 1,000 people Namibia
2020s 6.53 per 1,000 people 7.3 per 1,000 people 0.7726 per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Gabon or Namibia?
Gabon, at 6.23 per 1,000 people against 6.18 per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Gabon and Namibia?
0.05 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Gabon ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 152nd 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.