Belgium vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 24.5 per 1,000 live births, or 8.36 times that in Belgium.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Belgium ranked 195 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and South Africa at 3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Belgium	South Africa	World
2023	3.3	27.9	27.3
2022	3.4	30.1	28.2
2021	3	27.6	28.4
2020	3.2	21.8	28.7
2019	3.6	27.8	29.2
2018	3.7	26.1	29.7
2017	3.6	23.8	30.3
2016	3.2	26.2	31.1
2015	3.2	28	32.1
2014	3.4	29.2	32.9
2013	3.4	29.6	33.9
2012	3.7	27.6	35
2011	3.3	28.5	36.8
2010	3.6	35.4	37.7
2009	3.5	39.7	39.1
2008	3.8	45.4	40.4
2007	4.1	48.3	42
2006	4.1	49.6	43.7
2005	3.7	51.9	45.4
2004	3.8	51.2	47.2
2003	4.1	53.5	48.8
2002	4.4	51.9	50.6
2001	4.5	47.3	52.2
2000	4.8	45.8	53.7
1999	4.9	51.1	55.5
1998	5.1	49.8	57.1
1997	5.5	48.6	58.3
1996	5.3	47.6	59.6
1995	6	46.8	60.8
1994	7.4	46.2	62
1993	7.9	46.1	62.9
1992	8.1	46.2	64.1
1991	8.3	46.7	64.9
1990	8	47.5	64.9
1989	8.6	48.6	66.2
1988	9.1	49.9	68
1987	9.6	51.7	68.6
1986	9.7	53.4	70.8
1985	9.7	55.5	72.9
1984	9.9	57.7	74.6
1983	10.4	60	76.1
1982	11	62.5	76.6
1981	11.4	65.1	78.7
1980	12.2	67.5	80.6
1979	12.3	70	82.5
1978	13.2	72.3	84.7
1977	13.6	74.6	86.4
1976	15.4	76.7	88.1
1975	15.8	78.6	89.6
1974	17	80.4	90.9
1973	17.1	82.1	92.1
1972	18.5	83.8	93.6
1971	20.2	85.3	96.1
1970	21.1	86.7	96.9
1969	21.2	88	98.3
1968	21.3	89.1	100.2
1967	22.5	90.2	103.1
1966	24.3	91.3	104.9
1965	23.2	92.3	106.4
1964	25.4	93.3	106.1
1963	27.3	94.5	107.7
1962	27.1	95.9	110.2
1961	28.2	97.6	121.5
1960	30.6	99.7	131.8
1959	30.3	102.3	125.7
1958	31.4	105.5	117.7
1957	36.1	109.3	120
1956	39.2	113.4	121.9
1955	40.4	117.8	124.8
1954	41.5	122.2	127.7
1953	41.5	126.4	130.1
1952	45.2	130.6	132.7
1951	49.4	134.5	136
1950	52.7	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belgium	South Africa	World
2024	2.92.4–3.4	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	2.82.2–3.6	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	2.72–3.7	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	2.61.9–3.7	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	2.51.8–3.8	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	2.51.7–3.9	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	2.41.7–3.9	20.211–31.2	24
2031	2.31.6–3.8	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	2.31.5–3.9	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	2.21.4–3.8	199–31.8	22.8
2034	2.21.4–3.8	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	2.11.4–3.8	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	2.11.3–3.7	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	21.2–3.6	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	21.2–3.7	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	1.91.2–3.6	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	1.91.1–3.6	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	1.81.1–3.5	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	1.81–3.5	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	1.71–3.4	155.2–32.6	19
2044	1.70.9–3.4	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	1.70.9–3.4	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	1.60.9–3.4	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	1.60.8–3.5	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	1.60.8–3.4	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	1.50.8–3.4	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	1.50.8–3.3	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	1.50.8–3.3	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	1.50.7–3.2	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	1.40.7–3.2	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	1.40.7–3.2	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	1.40.7–3.2	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	1.40.7–3.1	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	1.30.6–3.1	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	1.30.6–3.1	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	1.30.6–3	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	1.30.6–3	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	1.20.5–2.9	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	1.20.5–2.8	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	1.20.5–2.9	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	1.20.5–2.8	8.22–28	14.5
2065	1.20.5–2.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	1.10.5–2.8	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	1.10.5–2.8	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	1.10.4–2.7	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	1.10.4–2.7	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	1.10.4–2.7	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	10.4–2.6	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	10.4–2.6	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	10.4–2.5	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	10.4–2.6	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	10.4–2.5	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	10.3–2.5	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	0.90.3–2.5	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	0.90.3–2.5	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	0.90.3–2.5	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	0.90.3–2.4	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	0.90.3–2.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	0.90.3–2.5	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	0.90.3–2.4	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	0.80.2–2.4	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	0.80.2–2.3	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	0.80.2–2.5	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	0.80.2–2.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	0.80.2–2.3	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	0.80.2–2.4	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	0.80.2–2.4	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	0.80.2–2.3	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	0.70.2–2.3	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	0.70.2–2.3	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	0.70.1–2.3	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	0.70.1–2.3	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	0.70.1–2.3	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	0.70.1–2.1	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	0.70.1–2.1	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	0.70.1–2.1	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	0.70.1–2.1	30.6–21.8	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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