Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Death rate, crude

Madagascar
7.47 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
103rd
Zimbabwe rank
100th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.5 per 1,000 people against 7.47 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 100th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 19.63 per 1,000 people 12.69 per 1,000 people 6.94 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1970s 16.76 per 1,000 people 11.48 per 1,000 people 5.28 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1980s 15.57 per 1,000 people 9.31 per 1,000 people 6.27 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1990s 12.59 per 1,000 people 12.52 per 1,000 people 0.0691 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2000s 9.04 per 1,000 people 15.83 per 1,000 people 6.79 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2010s 7.55 per 1,000 people 9.84 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2020s 7.71 per 1,000 people 7.96 per 1,000 people 0.255 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.5 per 1,000 people against 7.47 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.03 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate, crude?
Madagascar ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 100th 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.