Namibia vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, adult, female

Namibia
170.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Rwanda
170.33 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Namibia rank
41st
Rwanda rank
42nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 170.87 per 1,000 female adults against 170.33 per 1,000 female adults in Rwanda, a difference of 0.54 per 1,000 female adults.

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

Namibia ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 305.21 per 1,000 female adults 361.03 per 1,000 female adults 55.82 per 1,000 female adults Rwanda
1970s 246.11 per 1,000 female adults 363.58 per 1,000 female adults 117.48 per 1,000 female adults Rwanda
1980s 213.67 per 1,000 female adults 337.84 per 1,000 female adults 124.17 per 1,000 female adults Rwanda
1990s 343.06 per 1,000 female adults 513.66 per 1,000 female adults 170.6 per 1,000 female adults Rwanda
2000s 491.76 per 1,000 female adults 319.97 per 1,000 female adults 171.8 per 1,000 female adults Namibia
2010s 345.06 per 1,000 female adults 208.41 per 1,000 female adults 136.65 per 1,000 female adults Namibia
2020s 219.31 per 1,000 female adults 178.23 per 1,000 female adults 41.08 per 1,000 female adults Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Namibia or Rwanda?
Namibia, at 170.87 per 1,000 female adults against 170.33 per 1,000 female adults in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Namibia and Rwanda?
0.54 per 1,000 female adults, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Namibia ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.