Myanmar vs South Africa: Death rate, crude

Myanmar
9.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Africa
9.24 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
59th
South Africa rank
57th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9.24 per 1,000 people against 9.18 per 1,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 18.09 per 1,000 people 13.13 per 1,000 people 4.97 per 1,000 people Myanmar
1970s 14.29 per 1,000 people 11.12 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Myanmar
1980s 12.2 per 1,000 people 8.87 per 1,000 people 3.33 per 1,000 people Myanmar
1990s 10.64 per 1,000 people 8.87 per 1,000 people 1.77 per 1,000 people Myanmar
2000s 9.95 per 1,000 people 12.4 per 1,000 people 2.44 per 1,000 people South Africa
2010s 8.96 per 1,000 people 9.65 per 1,000 people 0.6907 per 1,000 people South Africa
2020s 9.26 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people 0.6344 per 1,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9.24 per 1,000 people against 9.18 per 1,000 people in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Myanmar and South Africa?
0.06 per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for death rate, crude?
Myanmar ranks 59th 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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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.