nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa
South Africa: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0277 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa stood at 0.0277. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa peaked at 0.0498 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0277, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 55th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0487 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0491 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0496 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0496 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0495 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0498 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.049 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0473 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.044 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.04 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0357 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.031 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0289 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.028 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0277 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0477 | 0.04 | 0.0498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 | 0.0282 | 0.0357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 | 0.0277 | 0.028 | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa?
- Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa was 0.0277 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0498 in 2005.
- What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
- South Africa ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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