Greenland vs South Africa: Death rate, crude
Greenland
9.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Africa
9.24 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Greenland rank
55th
South Africa rank
57th
Death rate, crude over time
- Greenland
- South Africa
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 9.3 per 1,000 people against 9.24 per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Greenland ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.22 per 1,000 people | 13.13 per 1,000 people | 4.91 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 11.12 per 1,000 people | 4.42 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8.04 per 1,000 people | 8.87 per 1,000 people | 0.8345 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8.24 per 1,000 people | 8.87 per 1,000 people | 0.6315 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.91 per 1,000 people | 12.4 per 1,000 people | 4.49 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 9.65 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 9.32 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 0.5788 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, crude, Greenland or South Africa?
- Greenland, at 9.3 per 1,000 people against 9.24 per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in death rate, crude between Greenland and South Africa?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and South Africa rank globally for death rate, crude?
- Greenland ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.