Which has higher number of deaths, Myanmar or South Africa?

South Africa, at 584,018 deaths against 495,469 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Myanmar and South Africa?

88,549 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs South Africa: Number of deaths

Myanmar

495,469 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

584,018 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar rank

24th

South Africa rank

22nd

Number of deaths over time

Myanmar
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 584,018 deaths against 495,469 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 88,549 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	469,404 deaths	256,085 deaths	213,319 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	433,142 deaths	247,074 deaths	186,068 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	425,776 deaths	280,833 deaths	144,944 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	441,172 deaths	304,699 deaths	136,473 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	449,823 deaths	391,802 deaths	58,021 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	469,258 deaths	612,007 deaths	142,749 deaths	South Africa
2010s	455,461 deaths	537,671 deaths	82,210 deaths	South Africa
2020s	497,496 deaths	622,701 deaths	125,205 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Myanmar or South Africa?: South Africa, at 584,018 deaths against 495,469 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Myanmar and South Africa?: 88,549 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for number of deaths?: Myanmar ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.