South Africa Death Rate 1950-2024

NOTE: All death rate data after 2019 are United Nations projections and therefore DO NOT include any impacts from COVID-19.
Chart and table of the South Africa death rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Death Rate
Country Name 2024 Death Rate
Bulgaria 15.703
Romania 13.450
Serbia 13.340
Russia 13.110
Belarus 12.588
Montenegro 10.873
North Macedonia 10.594
Cuba 9.803
Armenia 9.716
Grenada 9.593
South Africa 9.389
Mauritius 9.296
Albania 8.862
Fiji 8.652
Thailand 8.455
Equatorial Guinea 8.271
Guyana 8.014
China 7.996
Jamaica 7.747
Suriname 7.674
Kazakhstan 7.403
Venezuela 7.351
Namibia 7.264
Azerbaijan 7.154
Turkmenistan 7.150
Brazil 6.944
Tonga 6.865
Dominican Republic 6.440
Gabon 6.431
Mexico 6.351
Colombia 6.022
Botswana 5.964
Peru 5.937
Paraguay 5.790
Turkey 5.684
Malaysia 5.568
Costa Rica 5.518
Libya 5.285
Samoa 5.270
Ecuador 5.244
Lebanon 4.980
Belize 4.954
Iran 4.859
Algeria 4.766
Guatemala 4.689
Iraq 4.677
Jordan 4.051
Maldives 2.806
South Africa - Historical Death Rate Data
Year Death Rate Growth Rate
2024 9.389 0.000%
2023 9.389 -0.280%
2022 9.415 -0.280%
2021 9.441 -0.290%
2020 9.468 -0.270%
2019 9.494 -0.270%
2018 9.520 -1.930%
2017 9.707 -1.890%
2016 9.894 -1.850%
2015 10.080 -1.820%
2014 10.267 -1.790%
2013 10.454 -5.590%
2012 11.073 -5.290%
2011 11.692 -5.040%
2010 12.312 -4.790%
2009 12.931 -4.570%
2008 13.550 0.070%
2007 13.540 0.070%
2006 13.531 0.070%
2005 13.521 0.070%
2004 13.512 0.070%
2003 13.502 4.860%
2002 12.876 5.110%
2001 12.250 5.390%
2000 11.624 5.690%
1999 10.998 6.040%
1998 10.372 4.510%
1997 9.924 4.740%
1996 9.475 4.960%
1995 9.027 5.230%
1994 8.578 5.510%
1993 8.130 -1.190%
1992 8.228 -1.170%
1991 8.325 -1.160%
1990 8.423 -1.140%
1989 8.520 -1.140%
1988 8.618 -3.440%
1987 8.925 -3.340%
1986 9.233 -3.220%
1985 9.540 -3.130%
1984 9.848 -3.020%
1983 10.155 -2.630%
1982 10.429 -2.560%
1981 10.703 -2.500%
1980 10.977 -2.440%
1979 11.251 -2.380%
1978 11.525 -3.060%
1977 11.889 -2.980%
1976 12.254 -2.880%
1975 12.618 -2.810%
1974 12.983 -2.730%
1973 13.347 -2.600%
1972 13.703 -2.530%
1971 14.059 -2.470%
1970 14.415 -2.410%
1969 14.771 -2.350%
1968 15.127 -2.030%
1967 15.440 -1.990%
1966 15.753 -1.950%
1965 16.066 -1.910%
1964 16.379 -1.880%
1963 16.692 -1.760%
1962 16.991 -1.730%
1961 17.290 -1.700%
1960 17.589 -1.670%
1959 17.888 -1.640%
1958 18.187 -2.250%
1957 18.606 -2.200%
1956 19.025 -2.150%
1955 19.444 -2.110%
1954 19.863 -2.070%
1953 20.282 -2.020%
1952 20.701 -1.980%
1951 21.120 -1.950%
1950 21.539 0.000%