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South Africa - Infant Mortality Rate 2013

Name: South Africa Infant Mortality Rate 2013
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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

32.0 −1.0 from 2012 Global rank: 139th

South Africa's infant mortality rate was 32.0 in 2013, decreased +1.0 from 33.0 in 2012. This was the 139th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾

Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2013
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Iceland	2.0	0.0%
2nd	Finland	2.1	-4.5%
3rd	San Marino	2.1	-8.7%
4th	Japan	2.2	0.0%
5th	Luxembourg	2.2	-4.3%
6th	Singapore	2.2	0.0%
7th	Slovenia	2.3	-4.2%
8th	Norway	2.4	0.0%
9th	Sweden	2.4	0.0%
10th	Cyprus	2.5	0.0%
11th	Czechia	2.5	-3.8%
12th	Estonia	2.8	-6.7%
13th	Spain	2.9	0.0%
14th	Portugal	2.9	-3.3%
15th	Korea	3.0	-3.2%
16th	Monaco	3.0	-3.2%
17th	France	3.1	0.0%
18th	Italy	3.1	-3.1%
19th	Austria	3.3	-2.9%
20th	Germany	3.3	-2.9%
21st	Ireland	3.3	-2.9%
22nd	Israel	3.3	-2.9%
23rd	Australia	3.5	-2.8%
24th	Belgium	3.5	0.0%
25th	Belarus	3.5	-5.4%
26th	Denmark	3.5	0.0%
27th	Greece	3.5	2.9%
28th	Netherlands	3.6	0.0%
29th	European Union	3.7	-2.7%
30th	Andorra	3.7	-5.1%
31st	Switzerland	3.8	0.0%
32nd	United Kingdom	4.0	-2.4%
33rd	Lithuania	4.2	-2.3%
34th	Montenegro	4.2	-8.7%
35th	Croatia	4.3	-2.3%
36th	Poland	4.5	-4.3%
37th	Cuba	4.7	-2.1%
38th	Hungary	4.7	-2.1%
39th	Canada	4.8	0.0%
40th	New Zealand	4.9	-2.0%
41st	Latvia	5.0	-9.1%
42nd	Turks and Caicos Islands	5.1	-1.9%
43rd	Slovak Republic	5.3	-1.9%
44th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.9	0.0%
45th	Malta	5.9	-1.7%
46th	Serbia	5.9	-3.3%
47th	United States	5.9	-1.7%
48th	United Arab Emirates	6.5	-3.0%
49th	Bahrain	6.5	-1.5%
50th	Malaysia	6.5	0.0%
51st	Qatar	6.9	-2.8%
52nd	Chile	7.1	-1.4%
53rd	Russian Federation	7.6	-3.8%
54th	Bulgaria	7.8	-6.0%
55th	Albania	8.0	-5.9%
56th	Sri Lanka	8.1	-4.7%
57th	Costa Rica	8.2	-3.5%
58th	Kuwait	8.2	-3.5%
59th	Uruguay	8.2	-3.5%
60th	Brunei Darussalam	8.4	1.2%
61st	Saudi Arabia	8.5	-6.6%
62nd	Antigua and Barbuda	8.9	-2.2%
63rd	Romania	8.9	-6.3%
64th	Oman	9.2	-1.1%
65th	North Macedonia	9.4	4.4%
66th	Georgia	9.6	-5.0%
67th	China	9.7	-7.6%
68th	Maldives	9.8	-5.8%
69th	Ukraine	9.9	-3.9%
70th	Tonga	10.0	-2.0%
71st	Argentina	10.9	-4.4%
72nd	Lebanon	10.9	0.0%
73rd	Thailand	11.0	-2.7%
74th	Libya	11.4	-4.2%
75th	Kazakhstan	11.7	-12.0%
76th	Barbados	12.2	-1.6%
77th	Türkiye	12.2	-5.4%
78th	Bahamas, The	12.6	-1.6%
79th	Seychelles	12.9	0.8%
80th	Mauritius	13.1	-0.8%
81st	El Salvador	13.6	-4.9%
82nd	Panama	13.9	-1.4%
83rd	Ecuador	14.0	-4.1%
84th	Armenia	14.1	-4.7%
85th	British Virgin Islands	14.1	0.7%
86th	Belize	14.2	-3.4%
87th	Brazil	14.4	-2.7%
88th	Moldova	14.6	-1.4%
89th	Colombia	14.8	-3.3%
90th	Mexico	14.8	-2.6%
91st	Kosovo	14.8	-6.9%
92nd	Grenada	15.0	2.7%
93rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	15.0	-4.5%
94th	Samoa	15.0	-0.7%
95th	Peru	15.3	-2.5%
96th	Jordan	15.8	-2.5%
97th	Fiji	15.9	-1.2%
98th	St. Lucia	15.9	0.0%
99th	Nicaragua	16.0	-4.8%
100th	Viet Nam	16.0	-1.2%
101st	Vanuatu	16.0	-1.8%
102nd	Tunisia	16.2	-0.6%
103rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	16.7	1.2%
104th	Palau	17.1	1.8%
105th	West Bank and Gaza	17.1	-3.4%
106th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	17.1	-4.5%
107th	Mongolia	17.3	-4.9%
108th	Jamaica	17.8	0.0%
109th	São Tomé and Principe	18.0	-8.6%
110th	Honduras	18.3	-3.7%
111th	Nauru	19.3	-8.1%
112th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	19.3	-6.3%
113th	Suriname	19.8	-2.5%
114th	Solomon Islands	20.2	-1.5%
115th	Cabo Verde	20.5	-6.0%
116th	Paraguay	20.8	-2.8%
117th	Trinidad and Tobago	21.2	-1.4%
118th	Kyrgyz Republic	21.5	-5.3%
119th	Uzbekistan	21.7	-7.7%
120th	Philippines	22.4	-0.9%
121st	Algeria	22.7	-2.2%
122nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	22.8	-3.8%
123rd	Tuvalu	23.9	-3.2%
124th	Morocco	24.0	-5.1%
125th	Azerbaijan	24.1	-6.2%
126th	Indonesia	24.1	-4.0%
127th	Dominica	25.0	3.7%
128th	Syrian Arab Republic	25.0	5.5%
129th	Guatemala	25.1	-3.8%
130th	Tajikistan	26.3	-3.3%
131st	Bhutan	26.5	-5.0%
132nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	28.1	-2.8%
133rd	Iraq	28.4	-2.7%
134th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	29.9	-5.1%
135th	Marshall Islands	30.7	-1.6%
136th	Cambodia	30.8	-6.1%
137th	Dominican Republic	30.9	0.3%
138th	Guyana	32.0	-2.1%
139th	South Africa	32.0	-3.0%
140th	Bangladesh	32.7	-4.1%
141st	Turkmenistan	33.7	-0.6%
142nd	Eritrea	34.4	-3.1%
143rd	Gabon	35.2	-3.3%
144th	Nepal	35.6	-4.0%
145th	Rwanda	35.7	-4.0%
146th	Congo, Republic of	37.2	-2.9%
147th	Senegal	38.5	-2.0%
148th	Mauritania	40.1	-1.7%
149th	Ghana	40.5	-3.8%
150th	India	40.5	-4.7%
151st	Kenya	40.9	-1.0%
152nd	Kiribati	41.7	0.0%
153rd	Uganda	42.2	-4.3%
154th	Yemen, Republic of	42.4	-3.0%
155th	Papua New Guinea	42.6	-2.5%
156th	Malawi	43.6	-6.4%
157th	Tanzania	43.7	-2.9%
158th	Comoros	44.0	-2.0%
159th	Madagascar	44.1	-1.1%
160th	Zambia	44.7	-3.7%
161st	Burundi	46.3	-5.5%
162nd	Timor-Leste	46.6	-3.3%
163rd	Gambia, The	46.8	-3.3%
164th	Botswana	47.6	-2.5%
165th	Namibia	47.6	-0.8%
166th	Myanmar	48.1	-3.8%
167th	Togo	48.3	-3.0%
168th	Sudan	51.3	-1.9%
169th	Lao PDR	51.4	-4.3%
170th	Haiti	52.4	-1.9%
171st	Mozambique	56.1	-2.4%
172nd	Angola	56.7	-6.1%
173rd	Zimbabwe	57.0	-4.8%
174th	Cameroon	57.4	-4.0%
175th	Eswatini	57.4	-1.0%
176th	Guinea-Bissau	59.4	-3.9%
177th	Benin	59.7	-2.1%
178th	Burkina Faso	59.8	-2.9%
179th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	59.9	-3.1%
180th	Djibouti	59.9	-2.8%
181st	Côte d'Ivoire	62.8	-3.2%
182nd	Liberia	65.7	-2.4%
183rd	Equatorial Guinea	67.6	-3.3%
184th	Pakistan	67.9	-2.7%
185th	Afghanistan	68.7	-3.6%
186th	Niger	69.2	-0.3%
187th	Nigeria	71.4	-0.8%
188th	Guinea	72.3	-0.8%
189th	Mali	72.3	-2.2%
190th	Lesotho	72.8	-0.4%
191st	South Sudan	72.9	-1.5%
192nd	Chad	76.6	-2.5%
193rd	Sierra Leone	80.0	-4.1%
194th	Central African Republic	81.0	5.9%
195th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	89.0	-20.8%

FAQ

What was South Africa's infant mortality rate in 2013?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate in 2013 was 32.0. This ranked 139th globally.

How did South Africa's infant mortality rate change in 2013?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.0% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2013?▾

Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2013 at 89.0.

What is the infant mortality rate of South Africa in 2013?▾

The infant mortality rate of South Africa in 2013 was 32.0. This ranked 139th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for South Africa's infant mortality rate?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate went from 33.0 in 2012 to 32.0 in 2013, a 3.0% decrease.

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