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South Africa - Infant Mortality Rate 1987

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
60.8 −3.2 from 1986 Global rank: 124th

South Africa's infant mortality rate was 60.8 in 1987, decreased +3.2 from 64.0 in 1986. This was the 124th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1987▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1987
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 5.0 -3.8%
2nd Iceland 5.7 -3.4%
3rd Finland 6.0 0.0%
4th Sweden 6.3 0.0%
5th Switzerland 7.1 -1.4%
6th Monaco 7.3 -3.9%
7th Canada 7.5 -2.6%
8th Netherlands 7.5 -2.6%
9th Singapore 7.8 -6.0%
10th Denmark 8.0 0.0%
11th France 8.1 -2.4%
12th Norway 8.2 -1.2%
13th Germany 8.3 -4.6%
14th Spain 8.4 -4.5%
15th Ireland 8.4 -2.3%
16th Luxembourg 8.6 -4.4%
17th Australia 8.8 -3.3%
18th United Kingdom 9.1 -3.2%
19th Belgium 9.2 -3.2%
20th Austria 9.4 -6.0%
21st Italy 9.5 -4.0%
22nd Andorra 9.7 -2.0%
23rd United States 10.1 -2.9%
24th Cyprus 10.4 -5.5%
25th Antigua and Barbuda 10.5 1.0%
26th New Zealand 10.6 -3.6%
27th Brunei Darussalam 10.8 -3.6%
28th Slovenia 10.8 -6.9%
29th Israel 11.0 -5.2%
30th Greece 11.3 -6.6%
31st Malta 11.3 -3.4%
32nd Czechia 11.6 -2.5%
33rd Lithuania 11.9 -7.0%
34th Latvia 11.9 -4.0%
35th Cuba 12.7 -5.2%
36th Belarus 13.2 -3.6%
37th Croatia 13.8 -6.8%
38th San Marino 14.1 -8.4%
39th United Arab Emirates 14.2 -7.2%
40th Slovak Republic 14.3 -4.7%
41st Bulgaria 14.4 -3.4%
42nd Seychelles 14.4 -4.0%
43rd Estonia 14.5 -1.4%
44th Portugal 14.5 -6.5%
45th Malaysia 14.7 -5.8%
46th Dominica 15.4 -1.9%
47th Korea 15.9 -9.1%
48th Poland 16.6 -3.5%
49th Costa Rica 17.0 -5.6%
50th Kuwait 17.2 -6.0%
51st Hungary 17.5 -5.4%
52nd Turks and Caicos Islands 17.6 -6.4%
53rd Barbados 18.2 -3.2%
54th Chile 18.5 -1.1%
55th St. Lucia 18.5 -3.1%
56th Montenegro 18.5 -8.9%
57th Russian Federation 18.8 -3.1%
58th Sri Lanka 18.9 -6.4%
59th Ukraine 19.4 -3.0%
60th Tonga 19.9 -2.5%
61st Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.4 -7.7%
62nd Bahrain 20.7 -2.4%
63rd Grenada 20.9 -4.6%
64th Qatar 21.1 -5.4%
65th British Virgin Islands 21.9 -4.4%
66th Bahamas, The 22.3 -3.0%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 22.4 -6.7%
68th Uruguay 23.1 -4.5%
69th Fiji 24.1 -4.0%
70th Mauritius 24.1 -0.4%
71st Argentina 25.0 -1.6%
72nd Samoa 25.2 -3.4%
73rd Panama 26.3 -3.3%
74th Romania 26.8 3.5%
75th Jamaica 26.9 -2.5%
76th St. Kitts and Nevis 28.1 -4.7%
77th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 29.6 2.1%
78th Solomon Islands 30.8 -2.8%
79th Serbia 30.9 -4.6%
80th Trinidad and Tobago 31.1 -2.2%
81st Moldova 31.2 -4.3%
82nd Palau 31.4 -2.2%
83rd Albania 32.3 -6.6%
84th Colombia 32.6 -3.8%
85th Vanuatu 32.8 -5.7%
86th Jordan 34.5 -3.9%
87th Syrian Arab Republic 35.2 -3.8%
88th Thailand 36.4 -4.7%
89th Belize 36.9 -5.1%
90th Libya 37.2 -5.1%
91st Georgia 39.2 -1.3%
92nd Suriname 40.2 -2.2%
93rd Lebanon 40.8 7.9%
94th Marshall Islands 41.1 -3.1%
95th Tunisia 41.7 -4.6%
96th Viet Nam 41.7 -2.8%
97th Paraguay 41.9 -3.2%
98th Botswana 42.0 -4.8%
99th Oman 42.1 -9.7%
100th North Macedonia 42.5 -4.7%
101st China 43.1 0.2%
102nd Mexico 43.2 -4.2%
103rd Algeria 44.4 -9.2%
104th Philippines 45.1 -3.8%
105th Micronesia, Federated States of 45.3 -2.4%
106th West Bank and Gaza 45.6 -5.6%
107th Tuvalu 45.6 -0.9%
108th Iraq 47.0 -2.3%
109th Kazakhstan 48.0 -3.6%
110th Cabo Verde 48.3 -4.7%
111th Ecuador 49.0 -4.7%
112th Honduras 51.0 -4.7%
113th Saudi Arabia 51.3 -7.6%
114th Armenia 51.7 -4.1%
115th Dominican Republic 53.1 -3.3%
116th Zimbabwe 54.8 -3.7%
117th El Salvador 55.2 -5.3%
118th Guyana 55.6 -1.2%
119th Congo, Republic of 56.1 -0.9%
120th Iran, Islamic Republic of 56.9 -5.2%
121st Brazil 58.1 -3.3%
122nd Nicaragua 59.6 -3.7%
123rd Namibia 60.3 -2.9%
124th South Africa 60.8 -5.0%
125th Gabon 61.5 -1.9%
126th Eswatini 61.8 -4.2%
127th São Tomé and Principe 62.1 -3.7%
128th Kyrgyz Republic 62.5 -4.7%
129th Kenya 63.0 0.6%
130th Uzbekistan 64.0 -4.2%
131st Nauru 67.6 -4.2%
132nd Guatemala 68.5 -3.9%
133rd Papua New Guinea 68.5 -1.7%
134th Peru 68.7 -4.8%
135th Indonesia 71.7 -3.0%
136th Türkiye 71.9 -5.3%
137th Morocco 73.1 -4.1%
138th Turkmenistan 76.4 -4.5%
139th Azerbaijan 76.9 -1.7%
140th Kiribati 77.0 -3.1%
141st Mauritania 77.6 -3.6%
142nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 78.1 -6.0%
143rd Lesotho 79.1 -2.7%
144th Senegal 79.4 -4.1%
145th Ghana 80.4 -3.0%
146th Tajikistan 80.5 -4.6%
147th Mongolia 81.2 -3.0%
148th Cameroon 83.3 -2.8%
149th Maldives 84.1 -5.1%
150th Rwanda 85.8 -2.3%
151st Cambodia 86.3 0.1%
152nd Eritrea 86.5 -35.6%
153rd Sudan 86.9 -0.7%
154th Togo 88.2 -1.2%
155th Burundi 90.2 -0.7%
156th India 90.8 -2.5%
157th Djibouti 92.1 -1.6%
158th Myanmar 94.6 -1.3%
159th Zambia 96.5 2.8%
160th Madagascar 98.4 -1.6%
161st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.3 -2.9%
162nd Côte d'Ivoire 100.9 -0.5%
163rd Comoros 102.9 -3.1%
164th Benin 103.3 -1.6%
165th Nigeria 104.4 0.6%
166th Congo, Democratic Republic of 105.4 -0.9%
167th Yemen, Republic of 105.9 -3.8%
168th Haiti 106.7 -2.8%
169th Burkina Faso 106.9 -2.0%
170th Gambia, The 107.0 -2.6%
171st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 107.3 0.7%
172nd Bangladesh 107.7 -3.5%
173rd Tanzania 108.0 -0.4%
174th Bhutan 108.4 -3.9%
175th Kosovo 109.9 -6.2%
176th Central African Republic 110.0 -0.2%
177th Uganda 111.6 -1.7%
178th Nepal 114.9 -3.8%
179th Pakistan 118.0 -1.3%
180th Equatorial Guinea 120.3 -0.8%
181st Lao PDR 120.4 -1.7%
182nd Chad 120.9 -1.2%
183rd Angola 122.1 -0.2%
184th Guinea-Bissau 128.3 -1.4%
185th Mali 131.6 -2.2%
186th Sierra Leone 136.5 -0.4%
187th Malawi 138.0 1.0%
188th Guinea 142.0 -1.7%
189th Niger 148.5 0.5%
190th Mozambique 149.4 -0.6%
191st Liberia 159.8 2.0%
192nd South Sudan 171.2 14.3%
193rd Afghanistan 176.9 -2.3%
194th Timor-Leste 180.7 -6.8%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was South Africa's infant mortality rate in 1987?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate in 1987 was 60.8. This ranked 124th globally.

How did South Africa's infant mortality rate change in 1987?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate decreased by 5.0% in 1987 compared to 1986.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1987?▾

Timor-Leste had the highest infant mortality rate in 1987 at 180.7.

What is the infant mortality rate of South Africa in 1987?▾

The infant mortality rate of South Africa in 1987 was 60.8. This ranked 124th globally.

How does 1987 compare to 1986 for South Africa's infant mortality rate?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate went from 64.0 in 1986 to 60.8 in 1987, a 5.0% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1987. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 14.7%. View full analysis →

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