1. The problem asks to find the deaths per 100,000 people for South Africa in 2012. 2. The formula to calculate deaths per 100,000 is: $$\text{Deaths per 100,000} = \frac{\text{Number of deaths}}{\text{Population}} \times 100,000$$ 3. For South Africa, the number of deaths is 16,259 and the population is 54 million. 4. Substitute the values into the formula: $$\frac{16259}{54,000,000} \times 100,000$$ 5. Simplify the fraction: $$\frac{16259}{54,000,000} = 0.00030109259$$ 6. Multiply by 100,000: $$0.00030109259 \times 100,000 = 30.109259$$ 7. Round to two decimal places: $$30.11$$ Therefore, the deaths per 100,000 for South Africa in 2012 is **30.11**.