South Africa—Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #21 of 216
Latest Value
212.6
2023
YoY Change
-4.9%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#21
of 216 countries
Maximum
461.0
2005
Minimum
212.6
2023
CAGR
-2.1%
24 years
Last
212.6
Previous
223.5
Highest
461.0
Lowest
212.6
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 212.6 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 223.5 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 298.2 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 255.5 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 234.5 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 245.3 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 254.6 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 263.5 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 274.9 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 284.7 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 303.1 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 320.2 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 346.7 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 375.3 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 403.0 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 424.3 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 443.7 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 459.4 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 461.0 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 453.7 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 436.0 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 407.1 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 370.6 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 342.5 |
Top Countries — Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 361.6 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 342.6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 326.8 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 309.4 | 2023 |
| 5 | Nauru | 306.9 | 2023 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 278.1 | 2023 |
| 7 | Kenya | 274.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 264.4 | 2023 |
| 9 | South Sudan | 247.5 | 2023 |
| 10 | Liberia | 244.8 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Human Mortality Database, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, uri: www.mortality.org;University of California, Berkeley, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database; French Institute for Demographic Studies, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →