Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia
Namibia: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 1.01 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.01
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
44th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 2003
All-time low
0.8186
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.01 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia peaked at 1.34 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8186, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.24 | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.97 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9364 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.914 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8854 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8642 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8527 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8551 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8656 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8632 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8555 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8414 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8186 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8202 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +23.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 | 0.9364 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8616 | 0.8186 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9176 | 0.8202 | 1.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Namibia was 1.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 2003.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8186 in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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