What are Annual Deaths?
Deaths can be represented as a total number per year, or as a rate per 100 000 population per year. The number of deaths per 100 000 population is influenced by the age distribution of the population.
Average Annual Deaths In South Africa
Chart and table of the South African death rate from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
South Africa Death Rate 1990-2022.
| SOUTH AFRICA – HISTORICAL DEATH RATE DATA | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR | DEATH RATE | GROWTH RATE |
| 2022 | 9.415 | -0.280% |
| 2021 | 9.441 | -0.290% |
| 2020 | 9.468 | -0.270% |
| 2019 | 9.494 | -0.270% |
| 2018 | 9.520 | -1.930% |
| 2017 | 9.707 | -1.890% |
| 2016 | 9.894 | -1.850% |
| 2015 | 10.080 | -1.820% |
| 2014 | 10.267 | -1.790% |
| 2013 | 10.454 | -5.590% |
| 2012 | 11.073 | -5.290% |
| 2011 | 11.692 | -5.040% |
| 2010 | 12.312 | -4.790% |
| 2009 | 12.931 | -4.570% |
| 2008 | 13.550 | 0.070% |
| 2007 | 13.540 | 0.070% |
| 2006 | 13.531 | 0.070% |
| 2005 | 13.521 | 0.070% |
| 2004 | 13.512 | 0.070% |
| 2003 | 13.502 | 4.860% |
| 2002 | 12.876 | 5.110% |
| 2001 | 12.250 | 5.390% |
| 2000 | 11.624 | 5.690% |
| 1999 | 10.998 | 6.040% |
| 1998 | 10.372 | 4.510% |
| 1997 | 9.924 | 4.740% |
| 1996 | 9.475 | 4.960% |
| 1995 | 9.027 | 5.230% |
| 1994 | 8.578 | 5.510% |
| 1993 | 8.130 | -1.190% |
| 1992 | 8.228 | -1.170% |
| 1991 | 8.325 | -1.160% |
| 1990 | 8.423 | -1.140% |
How many people died in South Africa annually?
South Africa – Crude death rate
The death rate in South Africa reduced by 0.24 % from 9.4 per 1,000 people in 2019 to 9.4 per 1,000 people in 2020. Since the 4.67 % decrease in 2010, the death rate plummeted by 22.42 % in 2020.
How many people have died in South Africa?
9.494
NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
South Africa Death Rate 1950-2022.
| SOUTH AFRICA – HISTORICAL DEATH RATE DATA | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR | DEATH RATE | GROWTH RATE |
| 2019 | 9.494 | -0.270% |
| 2018 | 9.520 | -1.930% |
| 2017 | 9.707 | -1.890% |
How many people are killed in a day in South Africa?
57 people
Around 57 people are murdered in South Africa every day. The murder rate increased rapidly in the late-1980s and early-1990s.
What are the leading causes of death in South Africa?
Influenza and pneumonia; Ischaemic heart diseases; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs.
How many murders were there in South Africa?
In the three months of reporting, a 22.2% increase in the murder was recorded. 1 107 more people were killed in South Africa between January and March compared to the same period in 2021.
Out of the 6 083 people killed in the country, 898 of them were women and 306 were children under the age of 17 years.