Crude death rate in South Africa
The crude death rate in South Africa was 9.2 per 1,000 people in 2024.
South Africa, 2024
9.2
Change from 2023
0per 1,000 people
World, 2024
7.6 per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2024
7.8 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
57th of 217
Crude death rate in South Africa over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 12.7 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 12.0 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 from 9.2 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.6 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.4.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 7.6 per 1,000 people.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Life expectancy at birth
66.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
63,212,384 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.22 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
64,747,319 people
2025 · World Bank