Burundi vs South Africa: Mortality rates at age 25
Burundi
0.4731 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
12th
South Africa rank
15th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Burundi
- South Africa
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.4731 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.0154 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Burundi ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8957 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7832 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1125 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 0.8914 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5771 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3143 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4928 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7086 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.9023 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4977 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4639 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7116 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.8203 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0775 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.5562 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4647 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0915 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.4738 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4515 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0222 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Burundi or South Africa?
- Burundi, at 0.4731 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Burundi and South Africa?
- 0.0154 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Burundi ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.