Cameroon vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 19.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.7 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Cameroon ranked 21 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at 9.9 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	Cameroon	South Africa	World
2023	47.4	27.9	27.3
2022	48.8	30.1	28.2
2021	50.3	27.6	28.4
2020	51.8	21.8	28.7
2019	53.3	27.8	29.2
2018	55	26.1	29.7
2017	56.7	23.8	30.3
2016	58.6	26.2	31.1
2015	60.6	28	32.1
2014	62.7	29.2	32.9
2013	64.9	29.6	33.9
2012	67.2	27.6	35
2011	69.6	28.5	36.8
2010	71.8	35.4	37.7
2009	73.8	39.7	39.1
2008	75.8	45.4	40.4
2007	77.7	48.3	42
2006	79.5	49.6	43.7
2005	81.3	51.9	45.4
2004	82.9	51.2	47.2
2003	84.6	53.5	48.8
2002	86.2	51.9	50.6
2001	87.6	47.3	52.2
2000	88.8	45.8	53.7
1999	89.8	51.1	55.5
1998	90.5	49.8	57.1
1997	90.7	48.6	58.3
1996	90.6	47.6	59.6
1995	90.1	46.8	60.8
1994	89.4	46.2	62
1993	88.5	46.1	62.9
1992	87.7	46.2	64.1
1991	87.1	46.7	64.9
1990	86.6	47.5	64.9
1989	86.6	48.6	66.2
1988	87.2	49.9	68
1987	88.3	51.7	68.6
1986	90.3	53.4	70.8
1985	92.1	55.5	72.9
1984	94.5	57.7	74.6
1983	97.1	60	76.1
1982	99.6	62.5	76.6
1981	102	65.1	78.7
1980	104.1	67.5	80.6
1979	105.8	70	82.5
1978	107.3	72.3	84.7
1977	108.5	74.6	86.4
1976	109.5	76.7	88.1
1975	110.5	78.6	89.6
1974	111.6	80.4	90.9
1973	113	82.1	92.1
1972	114.8	83.8	93.6
1971	117	85.3	96.1
1970	119.4	86.7	96.9
1969	122.2	88	98.3
1968	125	89.1	100.2
1967	127.7	90.2	103.1
1966	130.3	91.3	104.9
1965	132.7	92.3	106.4
1964	134.7	93.3	106.1
1963	136.6	94.5	107.7
1962	138.5	95.9	110.2
1961	140.4	97.6	121.5
1960	142.5	99.7	131.8
1959	144.9	102.3	125.7
1958	147.4	105.5	117.7
1957	150.1	109.3	120
1956	152.9	113.4	121.9
1955	155.7	117.8	124.8
1954	158.3	122.2	127.7
1953	160.6	126.4	130.1
1952	162.7	130.6	132.7
1951	164.7	134.5	136
1950	166.7	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cameroon	South Africa	World
2024	46.139.5–53.5	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	44.834.5–55.2	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	43.731.2–56	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	42.528–56.6	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	41.325.2–56.8	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	40.223.4–57.8	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	39.221.3–58.3	20.211–31.2	24
2031	38.219.4–57.6	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	37.218.6–57.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	36.317.2–57.9	199–31.8	22.8
2034	35.415.6–57.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	34.614.9–58.7	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	33.814–58.5	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	3313–58.8	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	32.212.5–57.9	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	31.312–58.2	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	30.511.1–58.2	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	29.710.4–57.8	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	28.99.9–58.3	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	28.19.5–57.9	155.2–32.6	19
2044	27.48.9–58.5	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	26.68.2–58.7	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	267.8–58.4	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	25.37.5–58.4	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	24.67.4–57	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	246.8–58.4	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	23.46.6–59	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	22.86.4–57.9	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	22.26.2–57.6	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	21.76.1–57.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	21.25.8–57.3	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	20.75.6–56.5	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	20.25.3–56.9	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	19.85.2–57.1	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	19.35.1–56.5	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	18.95.1–56.6	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	18.55–56	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	185–55	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	17.74.8–54.2	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	17.34.7–54.1	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	16.94.6–54.4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	16.54.4–53.4	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	16.14.2–51.8	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	15.84.1–51.9	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	15.44–51	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	15.13.9–51.7	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	14.83.8–52	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	14.63.7–50.4	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	14.43.6–49.5	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	14.23.7–50.7	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	143.5–50.9	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	13.83.5–50.7	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	13.63.4–50.5	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	13.33.3–50.2	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	13.13.4–50.1	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	133.3–50.6	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	12.83.3–50.4	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	12.63.3–48.5	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	12.43.2–48.9	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	12.23.2–48.4	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	12.13.2–47.4	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	11.93.1–47.3	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	11.73.1–46.4	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	11.63.1–46.7	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	11.43.1–45.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	11.33–45.2	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	11.13–45.9	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	112.9–44.8	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	10.92.9–45.4	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	10.82.8–44.9	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	10.62.9–45.4	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	10.52.8–44.8	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	10.42.8–45.6	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	10.32.8–44.5	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	10.12.8–45.6	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	102.7–46.2	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	9.92.6–45.8	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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