Malawi vs Mauritania: Death rate, crude

Malawi
5.29 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania
5.41 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
186th
Mauritania rank
183rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.41 per 1,000 people against 5.29 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 186th and Mauritania ranks 183rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 29.68 per 1,000 people 18.18 per 1,000 people 11.5 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 25.57 per 1,000 people 15.26 per 1,000 people 10.31 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 22.05 per 1,000 people 12.38 per 1,000 people 9.67 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 20.7 per 1,000 people 10.12 per 1,000 people 10.58 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 14.81 per 1,000 people 7.71 per 1,000 people 7.1 per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 8.11 per 1,000 people 6.91 per 1,000 people 1.2 per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 5.78 per 1,000 people 5.85 per 1,000 people 0.0714 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Malawi or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5.41 per 1,000 people against 5.29 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Malawi and Mauritania?
0.12 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for death rate, crude?
Malawi ranks 186th and Mauritania ranks 183rd 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.