South Africa vs United States Virgin Islands: Death rate, crude

South Africa
9.24 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
9.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Africa rank
57th
United States Virgin Islands rank
58th

Death rate, crude over time

  • South Africa
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9.24 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 57th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 58th of 218 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 13.13 per 1,000 people 8.58 per 1,000 people 4.55 per 1,000 people South Africa
1970s 11.12 per 1,000 people 5.75 per 1,000 people 5.37 per 1,000 people South Africa
1980s 8.87 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 3.85 per 1,000 people South Africa
1990s 8.87 per 1,000 people 4.9 per 1,000 people 3.97 per 1,000 people South Africa
2000s 12.4 per 1,000 people 6.08 per 1,000 people 6.32 per 1,000 people South Africa
2010s 9.65 per 1,000 people 7.25 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people South Africa
2020s 9.9 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, South Africa or United States Virgin Islands?
South Africa, at 9.24 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between South Africa and United States Virgin Islands?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States Virgin Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Africa and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for death rate, crude?
South Africa ranks 57th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 58th 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.