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

Latest (2021)
0.0277
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0498
in 2005
All-time low
0.0277
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa, 2000–2021

00.010.020.030.040.052000201020212000: 0.0492001: 0.0492002: 0.052003: 0.052004: 0.0492005: 0.052006: 0.0492007: 0.0472008: 0.0442009: 0.042010: 0.0362011: 0.0332012: 0.0322013: 0.0312014: 0.032015: 0.032016: 0.0292017: 0.0292018: 0.0282019: 0.0282020: 0.0282021: 0.028

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

Annual values for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in South Africa, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 52 Eritrea 0.029 compare
  2. 53 Senegal 0.0287 compare
  3. 54 Namibia 0.0287 compare
  4. 56 Dominican Republic 0.0275 compare
  5. 57 Tajikistan 0.0273 compare
  6. 58 India 0.0268 compare

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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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Indicator
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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