Somalia vs South Africa: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Somalia
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
1.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia rank
30th
South Africa rank
31st
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2426 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.381 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0793 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Somalia ranks 30th 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.