Fiji vs South Africa: Death rate

Fiji
9.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
9.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Fiji rank
67th
South Africa rank
68th

Death rate over time

  • Fiji
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 9.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.24 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Fiji ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 68th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 14.72 deaths per 1,000 people 17.89 deaths per 1,000 people 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
1960s 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people 13.13 deaths per 1,000 people 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
1970s 7.66 deaths per 1,000 people 11.12 deaths per 1,000 people 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
1980s 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people 8.87 deaths per 1,000 people 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
1990s 6.44 deaths per 1,000 people 8.87 deaths per 1,000 people 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
2000s 7.49 deaths per 1,000 people 12.4 deaths per 1,000 people 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
2010s 8.58 deaths per 1,000 people 9.65 deaths per 1,000 people 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa
2020s 9.75 deaths per 1,000 people 10.06 deaths per 1,000 people 0.315 deaths per 1,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Fiji or South Africa?
Fiji, at 9.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.24 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Fiji and South Africa?
0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for death rate?
Fiji ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
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

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.