What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?

8.31 deaths, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Namibia: Number of deaths from malaria

Lao People's Democratic Republic

6 deaths

in 2021

Namibia

14.31 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

60th

Namibia rank

58th

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.31 deaths against 6 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 8.31 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th and Namibia ranks 58th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	163.17 deaths	255.69 deaths	92.52 deaths	Namibia
2010s	78.2 deaths	39.77 deaths	38.43 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	6.5 deaths	24.66 deaths	18.16 deaths	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Namibia?: Namibia, at 14.31 deaths against 6 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?: 8.31 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th and Namibia ranks 58th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from malaria
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.