Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Mortality rates at age 65
Sao Tome and Principe
3.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Africa
3.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
18th
South Africa rank
16th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1804 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0128 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0948 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4247 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3861 deaths per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2414 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3077 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4149 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, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th 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.