Eritrea vs South Africa: Probability of dying by age

Eritrea
0.029
in 2021
South Africa
0.0277
in 2021
Eritrea rank
52nd
South Africa rank
55th

Probability of dying by age over time

  • Eritrea
  • South Africa
00.020.040.06200020102021

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.029 against 0.0277 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0475 0.0477 0.0002 South Africa
2010s 0.0349 0.0307 0.0043 Eritrea
2020s 0.0294 0.0278 0.0015 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying by age, Eritrea or South Africa?
Eritrea, at 0.029 against 0.0277 in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in probability of dying by age between Eritrea and South Africa?
0.0013, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying by age?
Eritrea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eritrea vs South Africa: Probability of dying by age. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/probability-of-dying-by-age/eritrea/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/probability-of-dying-by-age/eritrea/south-africa/">Eritrea vs South Africa: Probability of dying by age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Probability of dying by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed