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South Africa - Infant Mortality Rate 2020

Name: South Africa Infant Mortality Rate 2020
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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

25.0 −0.6 from 2019 Global rank: 136th

South Africa's infant mortality rate was 25.0 in 2020, decreased +0.6 from 25.6 in 2019. This was the 136th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾

Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2020
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	San Marino	1.5	-6.3%
2nd	Estonia	1.8	-5.3%
3rd	Finland	1.8	-5.3%
4th	Japan	1.8	0.0%
5th	Norway	1.9	-5.0%
6th	Singapore	1.9	-5.0%
7th	Slovenia	1.9	-5.0%
8th	Iceland	2.0	0.0%
9th	Luxembourg	2.1	0.0%
10th	Sweden	2.1	-4.5%
11th	Belarus	2.2	-8.3%
12th	Czechia	2.4	0.0%
13th	Italy	2.5	-3.8%
14th	Korea	2.5	-3.8%
15th	Monaco	2.5	-3.8%
16th	Montenegro	2.5	-3.8%
17th	Cyprus	2.6	0.0%
18th	Spain	2.6	0.0%
19th	Andorra	2.7	-3.6%
20th	Portugal	2.7	-3.6%
21st	Israel	2.8	-3.4%
22nd	Austria	2.9	0.0%
23rd	Germany	3.1	0.0%
24th	Ireland	3.1	3.3%
25th	Lithuania	3.1	-6.1%
26th	Australia	3.2	0.0%
27th	Belgium	3.2	-3.0%
28th	Denmark	3.2	-3.0%
29th	Latvia	3.2	-5.9%
30th	European Union	3.2	-1.2%
31st	France	3.3	0.0%
32nd	Greece	3.4	-2.9%
33rd	Hungary	3.4	-2.9%
34th	Switzerland	3.5	0.0%
35th	Netherlands	3.5	0.0%
36th	Poland	3.8	0.0%
37th	United Kingdom	3.9	2.6%
38th	Croatia	4.0	0.0%
39th	New Zealand	4.2	-2.3%
40th	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.3	-4.4%
41st	Russian Federation	4.4	-6.4%
42nd	Canada	4.5	0.0%
43rd	United Arab Emirates	4.7	-6.0%
44th	Serbia	4.7	-2.1%
45th	Slovak Republic	4.9	0.0%
46th	North Macedonia	5.2	-14.8%
47th	Malta	5.2	-3.7%
48th	Qatar	5.2	-3.7%
49th	Bulgaria	5.4	-1.8%
50th	Romania	5.4	-3.6%
51st	China	5.5	-8.3%
52nd	Saudi Arabia	5.5	-5.2%
53rd	United States	5.5	0.0%
54th	Cuba	5.7	5.6%
55th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.8	-1.7%
56th	Chile	5.9	-1.7%
57th	Sri Lanka	6.0	-3.2%
58th	Maldives	6.0	-6.3%
59th	Uruguay	6.0	-3.2%
60th	Bahrain	6.6	1.5%
61st	Malaysia	6.7	0.0%
62nd	Kuwait	7.7	1.3%
63rd	Antigua and Barbuda	7.8	-2.5%
64th	Kazakhstan	8.0	-1.2%
65th	Albania	8.1	1.3%
66th	Ukraine	8.1	-2.4%
67th	Costa Rica	8.2	3.8%
68th	Georgia	8.2	-1.2%
69th	Brunei Darussalam	8.5	0.0%
70th	Oman	8.6	-1.1%
71st	Argentina	8.7	-2.2%
72nd	Tonga	8.7	-2.2%
73rd	Türkiye	8.7	-4.4%
74th	Thailand	8.8	-3.3%
75th	Libya	9.0	-2.2%
76th	Kosovo	9.6	-5.9%
77th	Armenia	10.2	-4.7%
78th	Barbados	10.2	-2.9%
79th	El Salvador	10.2	-3.8%
80th	Nauru	10.3	-8.0%
81st	São Tomé and Principe	10.7	-5.3%
82nd	Belize	11.1	-2.6%
83rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	11.4	-5.0%
84th	Ecuador	11.5	-1.7%
85th	Nicaragua	11.6	-4.1%
86th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.7	-3.3%
87th	Bahamas, The	11.8	-24.8%
88th	Mexico	11.8	-3.3%
89th	Colombia	12.0	-3.2%
90th	Mongolia	12.2	-4.7%
91st	Panama	12.2	-3.9%
92nd	Cabo Verde	12.5	-5.3%
93rd	British Virgin Islands	12.7	-2.3%
94th	Brazil	12.8	-1.5%
95th	West Bank and Gaza	13.2	-2.9%
96th	Jordan	13.3	-2.2%
97th	Lebanon	13.5	5.5%
98th	Tunisia	13.5	-6.3%
99th	Seychelles	13.6	0.0%
100th	Moldova	13.7	0.0%
101st	Samoa	13.8	-7.4%
102nd	Mauritius	14.1	1.4%
103rd	Peru	14.1	-0.7%
104th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	14.1	-1.4%
105th	Uzbekistan	14.2	-4.1%
106th	Honduras	14.6	-3.3%
107th	Viet Nam	14.7	-1.3%
108th	St. Lucia	14.8	-1.3%
109th	Vanuatu	14.8	-0.7%
110th	St. Kitts and Nevis	15.5	-2.5%
111th	Azerbaijan	15.6	-6.0%
112th	Kyrgyz Republic	15.6	-3.1%
113th	Suriname	16.6	-2.9%
114th	Paraguay	16.7	-2.9%
115th	Grenada	17.0	1.2%
116th	Morocco	17.3	-3.9%
117th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	17.8	-3.3%
118th	Solomon Islands	17.9	-2.2%
119th	Jamaica	18.0	1.1%
120th	Indonesia	18.6	-3.6%
121st	Trinidad and Tobago	18.6	-2.1%
122nd	Tuvalu	18.8	-3.6%
123rd	Guatemala	19.7	-3.4%
124th	Palau	19.9	0.0%
125th	Bhutan	20.3	-3.8%
126th	Algeria	20.4	-1.4%
127th	Syrian Arab Republic	20.4	-5.1%
128th	Fiji	21.9	6.3%
129th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	22.2	-3.5%
130th	Cambodia	22.6	-3.8%
131st	Philippines	22.8	0.4%
132nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	22.9	-3.0%
133rd	Iraq	22.9	-3.0%
134th	Tajikistan	23.2	-0.4%
135th	Bangladesh	24.9	-2.0%
136th	South Africa	25.0	-2.3%
137th	Marshall Islands	25.8	-2.6%
138th	Nepal	26.1	-4.4%
139th	Guyana	26.2	-3.0%
140th	Eritrea	27.9	-2.8%
141st	India	28.2	-5.1%
142nd	Gabon	28.5	-4.0%
143rd	Congo, Republic of	30.2	-8.5%
144th	Dominican Republic	30.4	-1.6%
145th	Uganda	30.6	-3.5%
146th	Dominica	31.4	2.6%
147th	Ghana	31.4	-3.7%
148th	Rwanda	31.5	-0.9%
149th	Malawi	32.3	-3.9%
150th	Turkmenistan	33.2	-1.8%
151st	Tanzania	33.5	-3.5%
152nd	Mauritania	33.8	-2.9%
153rd	Senegal	33.9	-2.9%
154th	Burundi	34.5	-3.1%
155th	Zambia	34.5	-3.4%
156th	Papua New Guinea	35.1	-2.8%
157th	Kenya	36.9	-0.8%
158th	Gambia, The	37.2	-3.1%
159th	Yemen, Republic of	37.4	-3.6%
160th	Myanmar	37.6	-3.3%
161st	Comoros	38.7	-2.0%
162nd	Timor-Leste	38.9	-2.5%
163rd	Lao PDR	39.0	-3.5%
164th	Togo	39.1	-2.7%
165th	Botswana	41.5	-1.9%
166th	Kiribati	41.9	-1.2%
167th	Angola	42.3	-3.4%
168th	Sudan	42.8	-2.7%
169th	Namibia	43.1	-3.4%
170th	Haiti	43.8	-2.7%
171st	Madagascar	44.7	0.4%
172nd	Zimbabwe	44.9	-2.4%
173rd	Cameroon	45.3	-3.2%
174th	Guinea-Bissau	47.0	-2.7%
175th	Eswatini	47.1	-2.3%
176th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	48.4	-2.8%
177th	Burkina Faso	48.7	-3.0%
178th	Djibouti	48.8	-3.2%
179th	Mozambique	49.1	-1.2%
180th	Benin	50.4	-2.7%
181st	Côte d'Ivoire	50.9	-2.7%
182nd	Equatorial Guinea	54.3	-3.2%
183rd	Pakistan	55.1	-3.0%
184th	Afghanistan	55.3	-2.8%
185th	Liberia	56.8	-2.4%
186th	Lesotho	61.2	-3.3%
187th	Sierra Leone	61.9	-3.4%
188th	Mali	62.1	-2.5%
189th	Chad	63.6	-2.9%
190th	Nigeria	64.7	-2.1%
191st	Guinea	66.0	-2.1%
192nd	Niger	69.4	-0.1%
193rd	South Sudan	72.6	0.0%
194th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	73.7	-2.6%
195th	Central African Republic	74.5	-40.1%

FAQ

What was South Africa's infant mortality rate in 2020?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate in 2020 was 25.0. This ranked 136th globally.

How did South Africa's infant mortality rate change in 2020?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.3% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2020?▾

Central African Republic had the highest infant mortality rate in 2020 at 74.5.

What is the infant mortality rate of South Africa in 2020?▾

The infant mortality rate of South Africa in 2020 was 25.0. This ranked 136th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for South Africa's infant mortality rate?▾

South Africa's infant mortality rate went from 25.6 in 2019 to 25.0 in 2020, a 2.3% decrease.

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