Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Dominican Republic
28.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
30.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
57th
South Africa rank
55th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 173.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 137.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 106.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 106.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 80.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 53.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3441 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 36.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.66 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 31.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8952 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 29.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1229 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th 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 males. 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.