Liberia vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female

Liberia
242.69 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Africa
234.18 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Liberia rank
10th
South Africa rank
13th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Liberia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 242.69 per 1,000 female adults against 234.18 per 1,000 female adults in South Africa, a difference of 8.51 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 442 per 1,000 female adults 298.64 per 1,000 female adults 143.37 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1970s 414.06 per 1,000 female adults 263.69 per 1,000 female adults 150.36 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1980s 389.77 per 1,000 female adults 215.49 per 1,000 female adults 174.28 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1990s 330.6 per 1,000 female adults 246.15 per 1,000 female adults 84.45 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
2000s 258.81 per 1,000 female adults 420.14 per 1,000 female adults 161.33 per 1,000 female adults South Africa
2010s 259.93 per 1,000 female adults 290.28 per 1,000 female adults 30.35 per 1,000 female adults South Africa
2020s 250.7 per 1,000 female adults 244.81 per 1,000 female adults 5.89 per 1,000 female adults Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Liberia or South Africa?
Liberia, at 242.69 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 Liberia and South Africa?
8.51 per 1,000 female adults, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Liberia and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Liberia ranks 10th 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
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.