What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Brazil and South Africa?

0.91 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs South Africa: Death rates from different causes

Brazil

93.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

South Africa

92.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Brazil rank

62nd

South Africa rank

63rd

Death rates from different causes over time

Brazil
South Africa

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 63rd of 111 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.6 deaths per 100,000 people	112.26 deaths per 100,000 people	16.66 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2000s	99.54 deaths per 100,000 people	112.31 deaths per 100,000 people	12.78 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2010s	98.65 deaths per 100,000 people	107.03 deaths per 100,000 people	8.38 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2020s	90.76 deaths per 100,000 people	92.38 deaths per 100,000 people	1.62 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Brazil or South Africa?: Brazil, at 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Brazil and South Africa?: 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Brazil ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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