Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in South Africa
South Africa: Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched was 5.66 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
5.66
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
2nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
8.92
in 2025
All-time low
5.66
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in South Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 5.66 for mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
That places South Africa 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.92 | — |
| 2026 | 8.06 | -9.6% |
| 2027 | 7.39 | -8.3% |
| 2028 | 6.88 | -6.9% |
| 2029 | 6.81 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 5.66 | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7.61 | 6.81 | 8.92 | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.66 | 5.66 | 5.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Saint Lucia 5.79 compare
- 2 Afghanistan 5.66 compare
- 2 Angola 5.66 compare
- 2 Burundi 5.66 compare
- 2 Benin 5.66 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 5.66 compare
- 2 Cameroon 5.66 compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.66 compare
- 2 Djibouti 5.66 compare
- 2 Ecuador 5.66 compare
- 2 Eritrea 5.66 compare
- 2 Guinea 5.66 compare
- 2 Gambia 5.66 compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 5.66 compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 5.66 compare
- 2 Kiribati 5.66 compare
- 2 Liberia 5.66 compare
- 2 Madagascar 5.66 compare
- 2 Mali 5.66 compare
- 2 Mozambique 5.66 compare
- 2 Mauritania 5.66 compare
- 2 Niger 5.66 compare
- 2 Nigeria 5.66 compare
- 2 Sudan 5.66 compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 5.66 compare
- 2 Somalia 5.66 compare
- 2 South Sudan 5.66 compare
- 2 Eswatini 5.66 compare
- 2 Chad 5.66 compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 5.66 compare
- 2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.66 compare
- 2 Zimbabwe 5.66 compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in South Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched in South Africa was 5.66 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 in 2025.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 in 2030.
- How does South Africa rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched?
- South Africa ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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