Brazil vs South Africa: Number of youth deaths
Brazil
44,808 deaths
in 2024
South Africa
47,171 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
South Africa rank
28th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 47,171 deaths against 44,808 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 2,363 deaths.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,711 deaths | 77,306 deaths | 115,405 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 96,547 deaths | 91,258 deaths | 5,289 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,634 deaths | 55,017 deaths | 2,616 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 46,699 deaths | 46,493 deaths | 206 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 47,171 deaths against 44,808 deaths in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Brazil and South Africa?
- 2,363 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.