Gabon vs South Africa: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Gabon
31.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
30.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
52nd
South Africa rank
55th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 31.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.72 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 130.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 106.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1970s | 101.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1980s | 79.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1990s | 68.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 58.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 42.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 33.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Gabon or South Africa?
- Gabon, at 31.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.72 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Gabon ranks 52nd 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.