Congo vs South Africa: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Congo
26.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
26.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
50th
South Africa rank
51st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.29 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Congo ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 125.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 94.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 73.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 60.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 63.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 54.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 27.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.29 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Congo and South Africa?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Congo ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.