South Africa vs Upper middle income: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male

South Africa
8,061
in 2024
Upper middle income
131,419
in 2024
South Africa rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 131,419 against 8,061 in South Africa, a difference of 123,358.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 16.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 8,634 166,805 158,171 Upper middle income
2000s 12,249 163,476 151,227 Upper middle income
2010s 9,902 148,422 138,520 Upper middle income
2020s 8,323 132,065 123,742 Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male, South Africa or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 131,419 against 8,061 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male between South Africa and Upper middle income?
123,358, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male?
South Africa ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of male youths ages 20-24 years