Namibia vs Samoa: Death rate, crude

Namibia
6.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Samoa
6.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
152nd
Samoa rank
153rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Namibia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 6.18 per 1,000 people against 6.16 per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 153rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 15.99 per 1,000 people 11.06 per 1,000 people 4.93 per 1,000 people Namibia
1970s 12.29 per 1,000 people 7.67 per 1,000 people 4.62 per 1,000 people Namibia
1980s 10.62 per 1,000 people 6.3 per 1,000 people 4.32 per 1,000 people Namibia
1990s 10.03 per 1,000 people 5.63 per 1,000 people 4.4 per 1,000 people Namibia
2000s 12.3 per 1,000 people 5.51 per 1,000 people 6.79 per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 9.43 per 1,000 people 6.04 per 1,000 people 3.38 per 1,000 people Namibia
2020s 7.3 per 1,000 people 6.28 per 1,000 people 1.02 per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Namibia or Samoa?
Namibia, at 6.18 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 Namibia and Samoa?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for death rate, crude?
Namibia ranks 152nd 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.