South Africa vs Ukraine: Mortality rates at age 25
South Africa
0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ukraine
0.4231 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa rank
15th
Ukraine rank
18th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- South Africa
- Ukraine
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4231 deaths per 1,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0346 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 15th and Ukraine ranks 18th of 236 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7832 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2976 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4855 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.5771 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2247 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3524 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4928 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2437 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2491 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2369 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1677 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4639 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3063 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1576 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3257 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.417 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4647 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1875 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2771 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4515 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2778 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1738 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 Ukraine?
- South Africa, at 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4231 deaths per 1,000 people in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between South Africa and Ukraine?
- 0.0346 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- South Africa ranks 15th and Ukraine ranks 18th 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.