Malawi vs Zambia: Death rate, crude
Malawi
5.29 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
5.17 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
186th
Zambia rank
189th
Death rate, crude over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.29 per 1,000 people against 5.17 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 189th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.68 per 1,000 people | 15.72 per 1,000 people | 13.96 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 25.57 per 1,000 people | 13.69 per 1,000 people | 11.88 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 22.05 per 1,000 people | 14.67 per 1,000 people | 7.38 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 20.7 per 1,000 people | 17.16 per 1,000 people | 3.54 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 14.81 per 1,000 people | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 1.95 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.11 per 1,000 people | 7.71 per 1,000 people | 0.4012 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 5.76 per 1,000 people | 0.0164 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, crude, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 5.29 per 1,000 people against 5.17 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in death rate, crude between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for death rate, crude?
- Malawi ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 189th 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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About this data
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.