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

1.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta 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.

Malta vs South Africa: Death rates from different causes

Malta

93.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

South Africa

92.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Malta rank

61st

South Africa rank

63rd

Death rates from different causes over time

Malta
South Africa

How they compare

Malta currently reports 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 63rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	139 deaths per 100,000 people	112.26 deaths per 100,000 people	26.73 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2000s	120.01 deaths per 100,000 people	112.31 deaths per 100,000 people	7.69 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	107.21 deaths per 100,000 people	107.03 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1798 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2020s	101.14 deaths per 100,000 people	92.38 deaths per 100,000 people	8.76 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Malta or South Africa?: Malta, at 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Malta and South Africa?: 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Malta ranks 61st 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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