Early-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female

Early-demographic dividend
119.38 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Africa
234.18 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
15th
South Africa rank
13th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 119.38 per 1,000 female adults in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 114.8 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 333.28 per 1,000 female adults 298.64 per 1,000 female adults 34.65 per 1,000 female adults Early-demographic dividend
1970s 285.34 per 1,000 female adults 263.69 per 1,000 female adults 21.64 per 1,000 female adults Early-demographic dividend
1980s 224.13 per 1,000 female adults 215.49 per 1,000 female adults 8.64 per 1,000 female adults Early-demographic dividend
1990s 196.87 per 1,000 female adults 246.15 per 1,000 female adults 49.28 per 1,000 female adults South Africa
2000s 168.6 per 1,000 female adults 420.14 per 1,000 female adults 251.53 per 1,000 female adults South Africa
2010s 139.59 per 1,000 female adults 290.28 per 1,000 female adults 150.7 per 1,000 female adults South Africa
2020s 134.05 per 1,000 female adults 244.81 per 1,000 female adults 110.76 per 1,000 female adults South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Early-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 119.38 per 1,000 female adults in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Early-demographic dividend and South Africa?
114.8 per 1,000 female adults, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.