Netherlands vs South Africa: Death rate
Netherlands
9.19 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
9.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
69th
South Africa rank
68th
Death rate over time
- Netherlands
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9.24 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.19 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Netherlands ranks 69th 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 | Netherlands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.33 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 7.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5567 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1791 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 9.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.637 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Netherlands or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9.24 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.19 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Netherlands and South Africa?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and South Africa rank globally for death rate?
- Netherlands ranks 69th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.