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

South Africa, at 584,018 deaths against 551,598 deaths in Türkiye as of 2023.

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

32,420 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

South Africa vs Türkiye: Number of deaths

South Africa

584,018 deaths

in 2023

Türkiye

551,598 deaths

in 2023

South Africa rank

22nd

Türkiye rank

23rd

Number of deaths over time

South Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 584,018 deaths against 551,598 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 32,420 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

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

South Africa ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	256,085 deaths	468,550 deaths	212,464 deaths	Türkiye
1960s	247,074 deaths	499,209 deaths	252,135 deaths	Türkiye
1970s	280,833 deaths	473,405 deaths	192,572 deaths	Türkiye
1980s	304,699 deaths	410,590 deaths	105,891 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	391,802 deaths	381,233 deaths	10,569 deaths	South Africa
2000s	612,007 deaths	403,380 deaths	208,627 deaths	South Africa
2010s	537,671 deaths	455,865 deaths	81,806 deaths	South Africa
2020s	622,701 deaths	578,596 deaths	44,106 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, South Africa or Türkiye?: South Africa, at 584,018 deaths against 551,598 deaths in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between South Africa and Türkiye?: 32,420 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for number of deaths?: South Africa ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 23rd 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

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