Chad vs South Africa: Mortality rates at age 65
Chad
3.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
3.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chad rank
15th
South Africa rank
16th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Chad
- South Africa
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4021 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 4.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4262 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4952 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1990s | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0608 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0248 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0012 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.285 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 65, Chad or South Africa?
- Chad, at 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Chad and South Africa?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Chad ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 16th 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 65. 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.