South Africa · Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)
12.42024
Unit: per 1,000 live births. Publisher measure: Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births).
Neonatal mortality during the first 28 completed days of life (age 0–27 days), both sexes, expressed per 1,000 live births under reference-year mortality conditions.
Measurement basis: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) modelled or adjusted mortality probabilities/rates, disseminated by WHO.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: annual. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1975 | 28.484457069 | 21.651139869 | 37.138116325 | — |
| South Africa | 1976 | 27.956404439 | 21.785728347 | 35.388848113 | — |
| South Africa | 1977 | 27.619299483 | 21.678738366 | 34.482404279 | — |
| South Africa | 1978 | 27.278955423 | 21.569762964 | 33.926371749 | — |
| South Africa | 1979 | 26.834219404 | 21.557734514 | 33.277816996 | — |
| South Africa | 1980 | 26.348826218 | 21.292195059 | 32.569411073 | — |
| South Africa | 1981 | 25.809901961 | 20.923207773 | 31.806869709 | — |
| South Africa | 1982 | 25.184962267 | 20.43693057 | 30.964228512 | — |
| South Africa | 1983 | 24.478086665 | 19.880516373 | 30.108534966 | — |
| South Africa | 1984 | 23.828362116 | 19.460191187 | 28.951957456 | — |
| South Africa | 1985 | 23.20320296 | 18.954327759 | 28.117391163 | — |
| South Africa | 1986 | 22.626533138 | 18.471848741 | 27.423252246 | — |
| South Africa | 1987 | 22.079554923 | 17.900677128 | 26.778754069 | — |
| South Africa | 1988 | 21.525957225 | 17.545583651 | 26.230906069 | — |
| South Africa | 1989 | 20.984218698 | 17.268985726 | 25.554998083 | — |
| South Africa | 1990 | 20.521616246 | 16.952605584 | 24.921614466 | — |
| South Africa | 1991 | 20.095015719 | 16.675306654 | 24.344173835 | — |
| South Africa | 1992 | 19.679553052 | 16.349922071 | 23.880184703 | — |
| South Africa | 1993 | 19.248062086 | 15.955653813 | 23.340357715 | — |
| South Africa | 1994 | 18.727307023 | 15.554783598 | 22.644008792 | — |
| South Africa | 1995 | 18.052254658 | 15.037555263 | 21.79931386 | — |
| South Africa | 1996 | 17.230365368 | 14.411310089 | 20.749627595 | — |
| South Africa | 1997 | 16.22679048 | 13.581298643 | 19.568413628 | — |
| South Africa | 1998 | 15.112841778 | 12.59717154 | 18.364750209 | — |
| South Africa | 1999 | 14.190858288 | 11.797980741 | 17.316189922 | — |
| South Africa | 2000 | 13.471594532 | 11.175379275 | 16.568619247 | — |
| South Africa | 2001 | 12.961961821 | 10.767116107 | 15.988513535 | — |
| South Africa | 2002 | 12.693399449 | 10.465529946 | 15.708259938 | — |
| South Africa | 2003 | 12.598725184 | 10.34609982 | 15.539693186 | — |
| South Africa | 2004 | 12.644694701 | 10.333923632 | 15.571113694 | — |
| South Africa | 2005 | 12.835602929 | 10.411593583 | 15.724336723 | — |
| South Africa | 2006 | 13.057995839 | 10.562553582 | 15.914261756 | — |
| South Africa | 2007 | 13.272912971 | 10.707621828 | 15.997962012 | — |
| South Africa | 2008 | 13.38474299 | 10.752586361 | 16.029786819 | — |
| South Africa | 2009 | 13.310465499 | 10.714842978 | 15.787327698 | — |
| South Africa | 2010 | 12.974331915 | 10.506022926 | 15.359761059 | — |
| South Africa | 2011 | 12.548701454 | 10.292433183 | 14.737854419 | — |
| South Africa | 2012 | 12.146977032 | 10.039513732 | 14.240566181 | — |
| South Africa | 2013 | 11.876645887 | 9.887770011 | 13.884086792 | — |
| South Africa | 2014 | 11.745235845 | 9.914251305 | 13.649200964 | — |
| South Africa | 2015 | 11.66665183 | 9.889881234 | 13.472517671 | — |
| South Africa | 2016 | 11.553760724 | 9.855244938 | 13.246273303 | — |
| South Africa | 2017 | 11.48038919 | 9.852775901 | 13.167390483 | — |
| South Africa | 2018 | 11.440446967 | 9.863478841 | 13.161666686 | — |
| South Africa | 2019 | 11.466937214 | 9.931102786 | 13.176974203 | — |
| South Africa | 2020 | 11.564741118 | 10.039107605 | 13.3022877 | — |
| South Africa | 2021 | 11.729143244 | 10.166557643 | 13.449838742 | — |
| South Africa | 2022 | 11.957640543 | 10.233858969 | 13.793731773 | — |
| South Africa | 2023 | 12.206361277 | 10.204180215 | 14.42047625 | — |
| South Africa | 2024 | 12.440443898 | 10.012757808 | 15.321907002 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.