Laos vs Namibia: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

Laos
6.19 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia
6.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos rank
152nd
Namibia rank
153rd

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time

  • Laos
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 6.19 per 1,000 people against 6.18 per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

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

Laos ranks 152nd and Namibia ranks 153rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 21.52 per 1,000 people 15.99 per 1,000 people 5.53 per 1,000 people Laos
1970s 19.22 per 1,000 people 12.29 per 1,000 people 6.93 per 1,000 people Laos
1980s 15.33 per 1,000 people 10.62 per 1,000 people 4.71 per 1,000 people Laos
1990s 11.83 per 1,000 people 10.03 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people Laos
2000s 8.9 per 1,000 people 12.3 per 1,000 people 3.41 per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 7.3 per 1,000 people 9.43 per 1,000 people 2.12 per 1,000 people Namibia
2020s 6.36 per 1,000 people 7.3 per 1,000 people 0.938 per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Laos or Namibia?
Laos, at 6.19 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 Laos and Namibia?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Laos and Namibia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Laos ranks 152nd and Namibia ranks 153rd 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.