South Africa—Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #55 of 196
Latest Value
34.7
2023
YoY Change
+0.9%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#55
of 196 countries
Maximum
81.0
2004
Minimum
34.1
2020
CAGR
-3.1%
24 years
Last
34.7
Previous
34.4
Highest
81.0
Lowest
34.1
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.7 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.4 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.1 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.9 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 35.8 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 36.8 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 38.2 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 41.0 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 42.5 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 45.0 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 57.0 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 71.9 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 77.5 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 80.3 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.0 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 74.3 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 71.1 |
Top Countries — Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →