Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate from malaria
Namibia
0.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Namibia rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
50th
Death rate from malaria over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Namibia ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.735 deaths per 100,000 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Namibia, at 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Namibia ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.