Which has higher number of deaths, Namibia or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 19,865 deaths against 18,276 deaths in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Namibia and North Macedonia?

1,589 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North Macedonia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs North Macedonia: Number of deaths

Namibia

18,276 deaths

in 2023

North Macedonia

19,865 deaths

in 2023

Namibia rank

143rd

North Macedonia rank

142nd

Number of deaths over time

Namibia
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 19,865 deaths against 18,276 deaths in Namibia, a difference of 1,589 deaths.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Namibia ranks 143rd and North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,035 deaths	20,016 deaths	8,981 deaths	North Macedonia
1960s	10,452 deaths	14,673 deaths	4,222 deaths	North Macedonia
1970s	10,574 deaths	13,345 deaths	2,771 deaths	North Macedonia
1980s	11,584 deaths	14,272 deaths	2,687 deaths	North Macedonia
1990s	15,924 deaths	16,443 deaths	519.1 deaths	North Macedonia
2000s	24,002 deaths	18,502 deaths	5,499 deaths	Namibia
2010s	22,024 deaths	19,346 deaths	2,678 deaths	Namibia
2020s	21,543 deaths	23,448 deaths	1,905 deaths	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Namibia or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 19,865 deaths against 18,276 deaths in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Namibia and North Macedonia?: 1,589 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North Macedonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and North Macedonia rank globally for number of deaths?: Namibia ranks 143rd and North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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