South Africa vs Sudan: Mortality rates at age 25
South Africa
0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
0.4658 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa rank
15th
Sudan rank
13th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- South Africa
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.4658 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.0081 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7832 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7533 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0299 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.5771 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6767 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0996 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.4928 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6253 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1326 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7055 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3009 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.4639 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6095 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1456 deaths per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.7427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6339 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1088 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4647 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4403 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0244 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4515 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4078 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0438 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, South Africa or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.4658 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 South Africa and Sudan?
- 0.0081 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sudan rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- South Africa ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.