What is mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa?

Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa was 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people in 1989.

How does South Africa rank for mortality rates at age 25?

South Africa ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this South Africa data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Africa: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

15th

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1989

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa stood at 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa peaked at 0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1989.

South Africa ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	0.9046 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1952	0.8672 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1953	0.8326 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1954	0.7964 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
1955	0.7604 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1956	0.7266 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
1957	0.696 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
1958	0.6646 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1959	0.6419 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1960	0.6227 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1961	0.6111 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1962	0.5932 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1963	0.5839 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1964	0.5738 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1965	0.569 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1966	0.561 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1967	0.5569 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1968	0.5524 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1969	0.5473 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1970	0.5429 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1971	0.5338 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1972	0.5217 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1973	0.5109 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1974	0.4993 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1975	0.4843 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1976	0.4754 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1977	0.4653 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1978	0.4524 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1979	0.4416 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1980	0.4316 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1981	0.4216 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1982	0.4123 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1983	0.4036 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1984	0.3961 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1985	0.4012 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
1986	0.4147 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
1987	0.3884 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.3%
1988	0.3899 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1989	0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1990	0.3953 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1991	0.3942 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1992	0.3995 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
1993	0.4087 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1994	0.419 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1995	0.4357 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.0%
1996	0.4885 deaths per 1,000 people	+12.1%
1997	0.5274 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.0%
1998	0.5647 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.1%
1999	0.6062 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.3%
2000	0.7388 deaths per 1,000 people	+21.9%
2001	0.748 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
2002	0.8085 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.1%
2003	0.8271 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2004	0.8 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
2005	0.7591 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.1%
2006	0.7515 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2007	0.7087 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.7%
2008	0.6713 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.3%
2009	0.6141 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.5%
2010	0.5619 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.5%
2011	0.5069 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.8%
2012	0.4918 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2013	0.4623 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.0%
2014	0.4381 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.2%
2015	0.4446 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
2016	0.4402 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2017	0.4409 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
2018	0.4288 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
2019	0.4314 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2020	0.3976 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.8%
2021	0.4807 deaths per 1,000 people	+20.9%
2022	0.4701 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2023	0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.7832 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6419 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.5771 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5473 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6227 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.4928 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4416 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5429 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4316 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.4639 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3942 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6062 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.7427 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6141 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8271 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.4647 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4288 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5619 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.4515 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3976 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4807 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

12 Burundi 0.4731 deaths per 1,000 people compare
13 Sudan 0.4658 deaths per 1,000 people compare
14 Naoero 0.459 deaths per 1,000 people compare
16 Guinea 0.4325 deaths per 1,000 people compare
17 Ghana 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people compare
18 Ukraine 0.4231 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa?: Mortality rates at age 25 in South Africa was 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.9412 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people in 1989.
How does South Africa rank for mortality rates at age 25?: South Africa ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing 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

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.