Netherlands vs Somalia: Death rate, crude

Netherlands
9.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia
9.74 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Netherlands rank
48th
Somalia rank
45th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Netherlands
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.74 per 1,000 people against 9.6 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.

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

Netherlands ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 45th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.94 per 1,000 people 20.25 per 1,000 people 12.31 per 1,000 people Somalia
1970s 8.23 per 1,000 people 19.04 per 1,000 people 10.81 per 1,000 people Somalia
1980s 8.34 per 1,000 people 18.19 per 1,000 people 9.85 per 1,000 people Somalia
1990s 8.76 per 1,000 people 21.58 per 1,000 people 12.82 per 1,000 people Somalia
2000s 8.45 per 1,000 people 15.42 per 1,000 people 6.97 per 1,000 people Somalia
2010s 8.53 per 1,000 people 15.21 per 1,000 people 6.68 per 1,000 people Somalia
2020s 9.64 per 1,000 people 10.9 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Netherlands or Somalia?
Somalia, at 9.74 per 1,000 people against 9.6 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Netherlands and Somalia?
0.14 per 1,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Somalia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Netherlands ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 45th 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.