Middle income vs South Africa: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Middle income
5.48 per 1,000
in 2024
South Africa
11.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Middle income rank
29th
South Africa rank
27th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 11.6 per 1,000 against 5.48 per 1,000 in Middle income, a difference of 6.12 per 1,000.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.48 per 1,000 | 18.53 per 1,000 | 10.05 per 1,000 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.77 per 1,000 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 18.43 per 1,000 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.06 per 1,000 | 15.62 per 1,000 | 9.56 per 1,000 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.5 per 1,000 | 11.96 per 1,000 | 6.46 per 1,000 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 11.6 per 1,000 against 5.48 per 1,000 in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Middle income and South Africa?
- 6.12 per 1,000, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Middle income ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.