Eswatini vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female

Eswatini
230.65 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Africa
234.18 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Eswatini rank
16th
South Africa rank
13th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
200300400500600700196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 230.65 per 1,000 female adults in Eswatini, a difference of 3.53 per 1,000 female adults.

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

Eswatini ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 362.86 per 1,000 female adults 298.64 per 1,000 female adults 64.23 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
1970s 301.91 per 1,000 female adults 263.69 per 1,000 female adults 38.22 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
1980s 243.67 per 1,000 female adults 215.49 per 1,000 female adults 28.18 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
1990s 395.29 per 1,000 female adults 246.15 per 1,000 female adults 149.14 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
2000s 628.5 per 1,000 female adults 420.14 per 1,000 female adults 208.36 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
2010s 462.56 per 1,000 female adults 290.28 per 1,000 female adults 172.27 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini
2020s 277.22 per 1,000 female adults 244.81 per 1,000 female adults 32.41 per 1,000 female adults Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Eswatini or South Africa?
South Africa, at 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 230.65 per 1,000 female adults in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Eswatini and South Africa?
3.53 per 1,000 female adults, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Eswatini ranks 16th 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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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
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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.