Japan vs South Africa: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Japan
1.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
1.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
34th
South Africa rank
31st
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8241 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5284 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.013 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Japan ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.