Brazil vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in Brazil and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 15.8 per 1,000 live births, or 2.31 times that in Brazil.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Brazil.
In 2023, Brazil ranked 107 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 2.7 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	Brazil	South Africa	World
2023	12.1	27.9	27.3
2022	12.3	30.1	28.2
2021	12.5	27.6	28.4
2020	12.7	21.8	28.7
2019	12.9	27.8	29.2
2018	13.2	26.1	29.7
2017	13.4	23.8	30.3
2016	13.7	26.2	31.1
2015	14	28	32.1
2014	14.3	29.2	32.9
2013	14.8	29.6	33.9
2012	15.2	27.6	35
2011	15.8	28.5	36.8
2010	16.5	35.4	37.7
2009	17.2	39.7	39.1
2008	18.1	45.4	40.4
2007	19.2	48.3	42
2006	20.3	49.6	43.7
2005	21.6	51.9	45.4
2004	23	51.2	47.2
2003	24.5	53.5	48.8
2002	26.2	51.9	50.6
2001	27.9	47.3	52.2
2000	29.8	45.8	53.7
1999	31.8	51.1	55.5
1998	33.8	49.8	57.1
1997	36	48.6	58.3
1996	38.3	47.6	59.6
1995	40.7	46.8	60.8
1994	43.1	46.2	62
1993	45.5	46.1	62.9
1992	47.9	46.2	64.1
1991	50.2	46.7	64.9
1990	52.5	47.5	64.9
1989	54.7	48.6	66.2
1988	57	49.9	68
1987	59.1	51.7	68.6
1986	61.4	53.4	70.8
1985	63.8	55.5	72.9
1984	66.3	57.7	74.6
1983	69	60	76.1
1982	71.8	62.5	76.6
1981	74.8	65.1	78.7
1980	77.8	67.5	80.6
1979	80.9	70	82.5
1978	83.8	72.3	84.7
1977	86.7	74.6	86.4
1976	89.4	76.7	88.1
1975	92.1	78.6	89.6
1974	94.6	80.4	90.9
1973	97	82.1	92.1
1972	99.5	83.8	93.6
1971	101.8	85.3	96.1
1970	104.2	86.7	96.9
1969	106.4	88	98.3
1968	108.7	89.1	100.2
1967	111	90.2	103.1
1966	113.3	91.3	104.9
1965	115.6	92.3	106.4
1964	118	93.3	106.1
1963	120.6	94.5	107.7
1962	123.2	95.9	110.2
1961	126	97.6	121.5
1960	128.8	99.7	131.8
1959	131.7	102.3	125.7
1958	134.6	105.5	117.7
1957	137.6	109.3	120
1956	140.5	113.4	121.9
1955	143.4	117.8	124.8
1954	146.2	122.2	127.7
1953	149	126.4	130.1
1952	151.7	130.6	132.7
1951	154.4	134.5	136
1950	157.1	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Brazil	South Africa	World
2024	129.9–14.5	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	11.68.9–15.4	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	11.28.1–15.8	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	10.87.6–16.2	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	10.57.1–16.8	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	10.16.7–16.9	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	9.86.3–17.3	20.211–31.2	24
2031	9.65.9–17.3	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	9.35.7–17.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	95.4–17.4	199–31.8	22.8
2034	8.85.1–17.4	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	8.64.9–17	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	8.44.7–17.1	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	8.24.5–16.5	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	84.3–16.6	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	7.84.2–16.6	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	7.64–16.4	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	7.53.8–16.5	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	7.33.7–17.3	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	7.13.6–17.7	155.2–32.6	19
2044	73.5–18.1	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	6.83.3–17.2	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	6.73.1–17	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	6.53–17	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	6.42.9–16.1	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	6.22.9–17	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	6.12.8–16.3	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	62.7–16.2	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	5.82.6–15.7	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	5.72.6–15.8	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	5.62.6–15.6	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	5.52.5–15.3	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	5.42.4–15.4	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	5.22.3–15.3	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	5.12.3–15.6	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	52.2–14.8	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	4.92.2–14.1	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	4.82.1–14.6	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	4.72–14.1	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	4.72–14.2	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	4.62–13.6	8.22–28	14.5
2065	4.51.9–13.3	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	4.41.9–13.3	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	4.31.8–13.4	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	4.31.8–13.3	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	4.21.8–13.4	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	4.11.8–13.3	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	4.11.7–13.1	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	41.7–12.8	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	3.91.6–12.5	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	3.91.6–12.6	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	3.81.6–12.4	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	3.81.5–12.3	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	3.71.5–12.2	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	3.71.4–11.8	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	3.61.4–11.9	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	3.61.4–11.6	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	3.51.4–11.7	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	3.51.3–11.6	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	3.41.3–11.6	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	3.41.3–11.3	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	3.31.2–11.2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	3.31.2–10.8	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	3.21.1–10.6	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	3.21.1–10.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	3.11.1–10.2	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	3.11.1–10.3	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	3.11–10.1	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	31–10.1	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	31–10	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	2.90.9–9.8	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	2.90.9–9.7	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	2.90.9–9.4	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	2.80.9–9.4	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	2.80.9–9.3	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	2.80.8–9.3	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	2.70.8–9.2	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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