Under-five mortality rate in South Africa
The under-five mortality rate in South Africa was 35.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
South Africa, 2024
35.1
Change from 2023
+0.3per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
37.4 per 1,000 live births
Median of G20 countries, 2024
5.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
53rd of 196
Under-five mortality rate in South Africa over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 34.0 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 36.8 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | 54.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | 57.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 79.8 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 77.0 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 71.4 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 from 34.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 39.7 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −4.6.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Infant mortality rate
24.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
118 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO