Benin vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female
Benin
242.36 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Africa
234.18 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
South Africa rank
13th
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Benin
- South Africa
How they compare
Benin currently reports 242.36 per 1,000 female adults against 234.18 per 1,000 female adults in South Africa, a difference of 8.18 per 1,000 female adults.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 377.3 per 1,000 female adults | 298.64 per 1,000 female adults | 78.66 per 1,000 female adults | Benin |
| 1970s | 335.65 per 1,000 female adults | 263.69 per 1,000 female adults | 71.95 per 1,000 female adults | Benin |
| 1980s | 283.9 per 1,000 female adults | 215.49 per 1,000 female adults | 68.41 per 1,000 female adults | Benin |
| 1990s | 243.92 per 1,000 female adults | 246.15 per 1,000 female adults | 2.23 per 1,000 female adults | South Africa |
| 2000s | 254.3 per 1,000 female adults | 420.14 per 1,000 female adults | 165.84 per 1,000 female adults | South Africa |
| 2010s | 259.38 per 1,000 female adults | 290.28 per 1,000 female adults | 30.9 per 1,000 female adults | South Africa |
| 2020s | 250.23 per 1,000 female adults | 244.81 per 1,000 female adults | 5.43 per 1,000 female adults | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Benin or South Africa?
- Benin, at 242.36 per 1,000 female adults against 234.18 per 1,000 female adults in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Benin and South Africa?
- 8.18 per 1,000 female adults, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Benin ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.