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South Africa - Infant Mortality Rate 1976

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
111.4 Global rank: 126th

South Africa's infant mortality rate was 111.4 in 1976. This was the 126th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1976▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1976
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 8.3 -5.7%
2nd Finland 9.4 -6.9%
3rd Japan 9.4 -6.0%
4th Denmark 9.6 -5.9%
5th Norway 9.8 -5.8%
6th Iceland 9.9 -5.7%
7th Netherlands 10.0 -3.8%
8th Switzerland 10.5 -6.2%
9th France 11.8 -4.1%
10th Singapore 13.1 -7.7%
11th Canada 13.3 -5.7%
12th Luxembourg 13.4 -5.0%
13th Australia 13.5 -6.3%
14th New Zealand 14.5 -3.3%
15th Belgium 14.8 -5.7%
16th United Kingdom 14.8 -3.9%
17th United States 15.2 -4.4%
18th Ireland 16.1 -4.7%
19th Germany 16.6 -6.2%
20th Antigua and Barbuda 17.0 -5.6%
21st Spain 17.2 -7.5%
22nd Belarus 17.7 0.0%
23rd Lithuania 17.7 -0.6%
24th Malta 18.0 -5.3%
25th Austria 18.1 -9.0%
26th Czechia 18.1 -3.7%
27th Italy 18.8 -8.3%
28th Israel 19.9 -5.7%
29th Russian Federation 21.9 0.0%
30th Greece 22.3 -4.3%
31st Slovak Republic 22.8 -3.0%
32nd Cuba 22.9 -5.8%
33rd Brunei Darussalam 23.1 -7.6%
34th Bulgaria 23.6 -2.5%
35th Poland 23.8 -3.3%
36th Dominica 24.1 -6.2%
37th Ukraine 25.9 -1.5%
38th Bahamas, The 26.4 -0.8%
39th Tonga 28.4 -4.7%
40th Cyprus 29.1 -6.4%
41st Hungary 29.3 -9.0%
42nd Malaysia 29.8 -6.3%
43rd Barbados 29.9 -5.4%
44th British Virgin Islands 30.6 -2.5%
45th Grenada 31.0 -1.9%
46th Seychelles 32.3 -8.8%
47th Costa Rica 32.5 -12.9%
48th Portugal 32.6 -9.2%
49th St. Lucia 33.0 -7.3%
50th Romania 33.0 -5.7%
51st Korea 34.0 -3.7%
52nd Qatar 36.8 -5.4%
53rd Jamaica 37.2 -3.4%
54th Turks and Caicos Islands 37.3 -6.8%
55th Panama 37.7 -4.1%
56th Bahrain 38.4 -7.9%
57th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 38.9 -4.4%
58th United Arab Emirates 40.0 -9.7%
59th Samoa 40.2 -5.0%
60th Fiji 40.4 -2.7%
61st Kuwait 40.6 -6.0%
62nd Trinidad and Tobago 41.0 -2.6%
63rd Sri Lanka 43.4 -4.2%
64th Mauritius 44.0 -11.1%
65th Moldova 45.4 -2.4%
66th St. Kitts and Nevis 47.4 -2.1%
67th Palau 47.8 -5.9%
68th Chile 48.2 -12.8%
69th Uruguay 48.6 -1.6%
70th Solomon Islands 48.7 -10.8%
71st Argentina 50.3 -5.5%
72nd Marshall Islands 51.3 -1.0%
73rd Viet Nam 51.3 -1.5%
74th São Tomé and Principe 52.1 0.6%
75th Philippines 52.9 0.2%
76th Micronesia, Federated States of 54.9 -2.7%
77th Jordan 54.9 -4.0%
78th Georgia 55.2 -3.7%
79th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56.8 -2.4%
80th Colombia 57.1 -4.8%
81st Paraguay 57.4 -1.7%
82nd Belize 58.3 -3.6%
83rd Syrian Arab Republic 58.9 -4.4%
84th Thailand 59.2 -4.7%
85th Guyana 60.0 -0.2%
86th China 60.9 -5.9%
87th Cabo Verde 62.9 -4.8%
88th Vanuatu 63.0 -4.1%
89th Tuvalu 63.3 -5.4%
90th Namibia 65.6 2.5%
91st Libya 65.7 -6.0%
92nd Iraq 66.6 -4.0%
93rd Kazakhstan 67.3 -1.9%
94th Congo, Republic of 67.5 -1.5%
95th Mexico 67.7 -3.3%
96th Zimbabwe 71.3 1.7%
97th Botswana 74.8 -5.0%
98th Dominican Republic 75.3 -3.1%
99th Kenya 76.5 -2.7%
100th Tunisia 78.8 -6.2%
101st Gabon 79.4 -2.2%
102nd Zambia 80.1 -0.7%
103rd Armenia 81.2 -
104th Ecuador 83.4 -4.2%
105th Honduras 83.7 -3.9%
106th Papua New Guinea 87.9 -2.9%
107th West Bank and Gaza 88.3 -5.9%
108th Brazil 88.4 -2.6%
109th Madagascar 88.8 2.0%
110th Sudan 90.0 -0.1%
111th Kiribati 92.7 -1.0%
112th El Salvador 94.5 -3.1%
113th Indonesia 94.8 -2.5%
114th Peru 95.4 -2.6%
115th Eritrea 95.8 -19.1%
116th Eswatini 97.9 -3.4%
117th Ghana 98.0 -3.4%
118th Tajikistan 100.6 -2.6%
119th Lebanon 102.4 102.8%
120th Nicaragua 102.6 -4.3%
121st Mauritania 106.5 -0.9%
122nd Tanzania 107.0 -1.5%
123rd Togo 108.1 -2.0%
124th Senegal 109.4 -2.8%
125th Guatemala 111.4 5.9%
126th South Africa 111.4 -
127th Myanmar 111.7 -1.8%
128th Saudi Arabia 112.2 -6.5%
129th Cameroon 113.5 -0.6%
130th Iran, Islamic Republic of 114.7 -5.3%
131st Morocco 114.7 -2.6%
132nd Oman 117.7 -6.4%
133rd Uganda 117.7 2.6%
134th Central African Republic 119.3 -1.4%
135th Türkiye 119.5 -3.2%
136th Congo, Democratic Republic of 119.7 -1.2%
137th Nigeria 120.0 -3.6%
138th Lesotho 121.7 -3.4%
139th India 121.9 -2.3%
140th Burundi 122.2 -0.1%
141st Benin 124.2 -2.1%
142nd Côte d'Ivoire 128.2 -4.0%
143rd Rwanda 130.0 2.0%
144th Pakistan 130.1 -0.5%
145th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 132.5 -2.9%
146th Chad 133.3 -0.4%
147th Gambia, The 133.5 -1.5%
148th Algeria 134.0 -3.8%
149th Egypt, Arab Republic of 137.0 -2.7%
150th Comoros 139.5 -2.1%
151st Burkina Faso 140.8 -3.6%
152nd Bangladesh 144.2 -1.2%
153rd Haiti 144.8 -2.6%
154th Sierra Leone 145.0 -0.8%
155th Malawi 148.0 -2.4%
156th Maldives 149.2 -5.1%
157th Mozambique 149.3 0.1%
158th Niger 149.9 -1.3%
159th Nepal 159.1 -2.2%
160th Bhutan 159.5 -2.6%
161st South Sudan 163.0 -1.3%
162nd Liberia 167.7 -1.8%
163rd Guinea 170.6 -1.2%
164th Mali 171.2 -2.2%
165th Yemen, Republic of 182.9 -3.8%
166th Afghanistan 204.1 -1.6%
167th Cambodia 245.5 -
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was South Africa's infant mortality rate in 1976?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate in 1976 was 111.4. This ranked 126th globally.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1976?▾

Cambodia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1976 at 245.5.

What is the infant mortality rate of South Africa in 1976?▾

The infant mortality rate of South Africa in 1976 was 111.4. This ranked 126th globally.

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