South Africa vs Tajikistan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
South Africa
30.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tajikistan
28.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa rank
55th
Tajikistan rank
58th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- South Africa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.42 deaths per 1,000 people in Tajikistan, a difference of 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
South Africa ranks 55th and Tajikistan ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 138.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 171.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 106.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 150 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 89.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 122.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 65.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 53.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 53.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 30.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 29.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0828 deaths per 1,000 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, South Africa or Tajikistan?
- South Africa, at 30.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.42 deaths per 1,000 people in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Tajikistan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- South Africa ranks 55th and Tajikistan ranks 58th 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.