Gabon vs South Africa: Annual death rates at different ages
Gabon
28.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
28.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 28.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st 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 | 148.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 119.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1970s | 93.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1980s | 72.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 1990s | 62.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 53.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 38.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 29.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.17 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, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 28.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.41 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa 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?
- Gabon ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.