Guinea vs South Africa: Mortality rates at age 25
Guinea
0.4325 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea rank
16th
South Africa rank
15th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4325 deaths per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.0252 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9631 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7832 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1799 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.9207 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5771 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3436 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8399 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4928 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3471 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.7034 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2989 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6021 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4639 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1381 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5604 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1824 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5013 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4647 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0366 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4338 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4515 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0178 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4325 deaths per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.0252 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Guinea ranks 16th 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.