Namibia vs South Africa: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes

Namibia
23.1
in 2021
South Africa
22.7
in 2021
Namibia rank
50th
South Africa rank
52nd

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 23.1 against 22.7 in South Africa, a difference of 0.4.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 25.5 22.45 3.05 Namibia
2010s 23.47 24.13 0.6667 South Africa
2020s 23.35 22.9 0.45 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 23.1 against 22.7 in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes between Namibia and South Africa?
0.4, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
Namibia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 1,526 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed