Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Diarrheal diseases death rate

Côte d'Ivoire
29.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
27.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Côte d'Ivoire rank
29th
South Africa rank
31st

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 29.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.24 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 46.05 deaths per 100,000 people 37.15 deaths per 100,000 people 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 43.73 deaths per 100,000 people 31.21 deaths per 100,000 people 12.52 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 30.16 deaths per 100,000 people 28.54 deaths per 100,000 people 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 29.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.24 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
2.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Diarrheal diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.