Laos vs Samoa: Death rate, crude

Laos
6.19 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Samoa
6.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos rank
151st
Samoa rank
153rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Laos
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 6.19 per 1,000 people against 6.16 per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.03 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 151st and Samoa ranks 153rd of 217 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 21.52 per 1,000 people 11.06 per 1,000 people 10.45 per 1,000 people Laos
1970s 19.22 per 1,000 people 7.67 per 1,000 people 11.55 per 1,000 people Laos
1980s 15.33 per 1,000 people 6.3 per 1,000 people 9.02 per 1,000 people Laos
1990s 11.83 per 1,000 people 5.63 per 1,000 people 6.2 per 1,000 people Laos
2000s 8.9 per 1,000 people 5.51 per 1,000 people 3.39 per 1,000 people Laos
2010s 7.3 per 1,000 people 6.04 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Laos
2020s 6.36 per 1,000 people 6.28 per 1,000 people 0.0842 per 1,000 people Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Laos or Samoa?
Laos, at 6.19 per 1,000 people against 6.16 per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Laos and Samoa?
0.03 per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for death rate, crude?
Laos ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 153rd 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.