Somalia vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female
Somalia
230.83 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Africa
234.18 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Somalia rank
15th
South Africa rank
13th
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 230.83 per 1,000 female adults in Somalia, a difference of 3.35 per 1,000 female adults.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375.51 per 1,000 female adults | 298.64 per 1,000 female adults | 76.88 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 1970s | 360.3 per 1,000 female adults | 263.69 per 1,000 female adults | 96.61 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 1980s | 341.66 per 1,000 female adults | 215.49 per 1,000 female adults | 126.17 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 1990s | 368.07 per 1,000 female adults | 246.15 per 1,000 female adults | 121.92 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 2000s | 313.5 per 1,000 female adults | 420.14 per 1,000 female adults | 106.64 per 1,000 female adults | South Africa |
| 2010s | 303.73 per 1,000 female adults | 290.28 per 1,000 female adults | 13.44 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
| 2020s | 258.6 per 1,000 female adults | 244.81 per 1,000 female adults | 13.8 per 1,000 female adults | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 234.18 per 1,000 female adults against 230.83 per 1,000 female adults in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Somalia and South Africa?
- 3.35 per 1,000 female adults, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Somalia ranks 15th 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.