Rwanda vs South Africa: Probability of dying that year, among males
Rwanda
3.0%
in 2023
South Africa
3.0%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
54th
South Africa rank
55th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Rwanda
- South Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 9.9% | 3.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 5.3% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 6.2% | 5.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 5.2% | 7.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.1% | 3.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Rwanda or South Africa?
- Rwanda, 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 Rwanda and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Rwanda ranks 54th 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.