Which has higher deaths by age group, Philippines or South Africa?

Philippines, at 51,634 deaths against 44,801 deaths in South Africa as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Philippines and South Africa?

6,833 deaths, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs South Africa: Deaths by age group

Philippines

51,634 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

44,801 deaths

in 2023

Philippines rank

25th

South Africa rank

27th

Deaths by age group over time

Philippines
South Africa

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 51,634 deaths against 44,801 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 6,833 deaths.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	132,439 deaths	109,129 deaths	23,310 deaths	Philippines
1960s	129,489 deaths	100,151 deaths	29,338 deaths	Philippines
1970s	130,974 deaths	104,441 deaths	26,533 deaths	Philippines
1980s	138,968 deaths	88,419 deaths	50,549 deaths	Philippines
1990s	102,640 deaths	71,989 deaths	30,651 deaths	Philippines
2000s	81,034 deaths	78,987 deaths	2,047 deaths	Philippines
2010s	69,106 deaths	47,275 deaths	21,830 deaths	Philippines
2020s	53,887 deaths	42,872 deaths	11,015 deaths	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Philippines or South Africa?: Philippines, at 51,634 deaths against 44,801 deaths in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Philippines and South Africa?: 6,833 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for deaths by age group?: Philippines ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.