Infant mortality rate in South Africa in 2024 — 24.2 per 1,000. Ranked 139 in the world out of 196. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 77.8%.
1976–2024 · per 1,000 live births
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.2 | −0.1 | −0.41% |
| 2023 | 24.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 2022 | 24.3 | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 24.3 | −0.2 | −0.82% |
| 2020 | 24.5 | −0.6 | −2.39% |
| 2019 | 25.1 | −0.7 | −2.71% |
| 2018 | 25.8 | −1 | −3.73% |
| 2017 | 26.8 | −1.2 | −4.29% |
| 2016 | 28 | −1.3 | −4.44% |
| 2015 | 29.3 | −1.4 | −4.56% |
| 2014 | 30.7 | −1.4 | −4.36% |
| 2013 | 32.1 | −1.2 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | 33.3 | −1.2 | −3.48% |
| 2011 | 34.5 | −1.5 | −4.17% |
| 2010 | 36 | −2.2 | −5.76% |
| 2009 | 38.2 | −2.8 | −6.83% |
| 2008 | 41 | −3 | −6.82% |
| 2007 | 44 | −2 | −4.35% |
| 2006 | 46 | −1.7 | −3.56% |
| 2005 | 47.7 | −1 | −2.05% |
| 2004 | 48.7 | +0.4 | +0.83% |
| 2003 | 48.3 | +0.7 | +1.47% |
| 2002 | 47.6 | +0.4 | +0.85% |
| 2001 | 47.2 | +0.7 | +1.51% |
| 2000 | 46.5 | +0.5 | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 46 | +0.6 | +1.32% |
| 1998 | 45.4 | +0.1 | +0.22% |
| 1997 | 45.3 | −0.2 | −0.44% |
| 1996 | 45.5 | −0.5 | −1.09% |
| 1995 | 46 | −0.7 | −1.5% |
| 1994 | 46.7 | −0.8 | −1.68% |
| 1993 | 47.5 | −1.1 | −2.26% |
| 1992 | 48.6 | −1.5 | −2.99% |
| 1991 | 50.1 | −2 | −3.84% |
| 1990 | 52.1 | −2.3 | −4.23% |
| 1989 | 54.4 | −2.6 | −4.56% |
| 1988 | 57 | −2.9 | −4.84% |
| 1987 | 59.9 | −3 | −4.77% |
| 1986 | 62.9 | −3.3 | −4.98% |
| 1985 | 66.2 | −3.4 | −4.89% |
| 1984 | 69.6 | −3.5 | −4.79% |
| 1983 | 73.1 | −3.9 | −5.06% |
| 1982 | 77 | −4.4 | −5.41% |
| 1981 | 81.4 | −4.7 | −5.46% |
| 1980 | 86.1 | −5.1 | −5.59% |
| 1979 | 91.2 | −5.5 | −5.69% |
| 1978 | 96.7 | −5.9 | −5.75% |
| 1977 | 102.6 | −6.3 | −5.79% |
| 1976 | 108.9 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Healthcare DPT immunization coverageThe share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
