Under-five mortality 35.1
deaths / 1,000 live births· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history South Africa 2024 · 35.1
0 33.08 66.15 99.23 132.3 1960 1993 2025 1974: 132 — Uncertainty bound is 104.9 - 167.6 1975: 125 — Uncertainty bound is 102.8 - 151.9 1976: 118 — Uncertainty bound is 99.2 - 140 1977: 111 — Uncertainty bound is 94.9 - 130 1978: 105 — Uncertainty bound is 90.1 - 121.9 1979: 98.8 — Uncertainty bound is 85.4 - 114.6 1980: 93.5 — Uncertainty bound is 80.8 - 107.8 1981: 88.5 — Uncertainty bound is 76.7 - 101.8 1982: 83.8 — Uncertainty bound is 72.6 - 96.4 1983: 79.6 — Uncertainty bound is 69.2 - 91.4 1984: 75.9 — Uncertainty bound is 65.9 - 87.1 1985: 72.3 — Uncertainty bound is 62.9 - 83.1 1986: 68.9 — Uncertainty bound is 60.1 - 79.2 1987: 65.7 — Uncertainty bound is 57.4 - 75.7 1988: 62.7 — Uncertainty bound is 54.7 - 72.3 1989: 60.1 — Uncertainty bound is 52.4 - 69.3 1990: 58.1 — Uncertainty bound is 50.7 - 67 1991: 56.8 — Uncertainty bound is 49.6 - 65.4 1992: 56.2 — Uncertainty bound is 49.2 - 64.7 1993: 56.6 — Uncertainty bound is 49.6 - 65.2 1994: 57.8 — Uncertainty bound is 50.8 - 66.4 1995: 59.2 — Uncertainty bound is 52.3 - 67.8 1996: 60.9 — Uncertainty bound is 54.3 - 69.2 1997: 62.9 — Uncertainty bound is 56.3 - 70.6 1998: 65.8 — Uncertainty bound is 59.6 - 72.7 1999: 68.7 — Uncertainty bound is 62.8 - 74.9 2000: 71.4 — Uncertainty bound is 65.9 - 76.9 2001: 74.5 — Uncertainty bound is 69.4 - 79.9 2002: 77 — Uncertainty bound is 71.8 - 82.3 2003: 79.2 — Uncertainty bound is 74 - 84.5 2004: 80.7 — Uncertainty bound is 75.4 - 85.9 2005: 79.8 — Uncertainty bound is 74.8 - 84.8 2006: 76.9 — Uncertainty bound is 72.3 - 81.9 2007: 71.2 — Uncertainty bound is 67 - 76.1 2008: 63.7 — Uncertainty bound is 59.8 - 68.2 2009: 56.9 — Uncertainty bound is 53.2 - 61 2010: 50.3 — Uncertainty bound is 47.1 - 53.9 2011: 45.6 — Uncertainty bound is 42.6 - 48.8 2012: 43.1 — Uncertainty bound is 40.4 - 46.1 2013: 41.4 — Uncertainty bound is 38.9 - 44.2 2014: 39.7 — Uncertainty bound is 37.3 - 42.4 2015: 38.2 — Uncertainty bound is 35.9 - 40.7 2016: 36.8 — Uncertainty bound is 34.5 - 39.2 2017: 35.7 — Uncertainty bound is 33.2 - 38.1 2018: 34.9 — Uncertainty bound is 32.4 - 37.3 2019: 34.3 — Uncertainty bound is 31.8 - 36.7 2020: 33.9 — Uncertainty bound is 31.6 - 36.3 2021: 34 — Uncertainty bound is 31.6 - 36.5 2022: 34.3 — Uncertainty bound is 31.5 - 37.5 2023: 34.8 — Uncertainty bound is 31 - 39.1 2024: 35.1 — Uncertainty bound is 30.1 - 41.3 2024 · Source notes Provider footnote Uncertainty bound is 30.1 - 41.3
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source & method 