South Africa vs Uganda: Annual death rates at different ages in females
South Africa
26.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
25.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa rank
51st
Uganda rank
52nd
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- South Africa
- Uganda
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 123.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 92.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 77.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 54.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 45.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 97.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 47.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 26.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 25.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, South Africa or Uganda?
- South Africa, at 26.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between South Africa and Uganda?
- 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- South Africa ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 52nd 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 at different ages in females. 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.