Mozambique vs South Africa: Mortality rates at age 65
Mozambique
3.89 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
3.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
13th
South Africa rank
16th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Mozambique
- South Africa
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Mozambique ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0813 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1751 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0052 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6645 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.311 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6288 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4391 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0165 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, Mozambique or South Africa?
- Mozambique, at 3.89 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 Mozambique and South Africa?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Mozambique ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th 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 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.