Namibia vs South Africa: Probability of dying that year, among males
Namibia
3.0%
in 2023
South Africa
3.0%
in 2023
Namibia rank
53rd
South Africa rank
55th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 3.0% against 3.0% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Namibia ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. 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 in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.