Canada vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Canada and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 23.6 per 1,000 live births, or 6.53 times that in Canada.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN · log scale

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

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World Projection

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Latest figures

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Canada	4.3 2023	4.9	185 of 229	0.8 2100
South Africa	27.9 2023	29.6	51 of 229	3 2100
World	27.3 2023	33.9		9.6 2100

What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Canada ranked 185 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 0.8 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	Canada	South Africa	World
2023	4.3	27.9	27.3
2022	4.3	30.1	28.2
2021	4.4	27.6	28.4
2020	4.4	21.8	28.7
2019	4.4	27.8	29.2
2018	4.7	26.1	29.7
2017	4.5	23.8	30.3
2016	4.5	26.2	31.1
2015	4.5	28	32.1
2014	4.7	29.2	32.9
2013	4.9	29.6	33.9
2012	4.8	27.6	35
2011	4.9	28.5	36.8
2010	5	35.4	37.7
2009	4.9	39.7	39.1
2008	5.1	45.4	40.4
2007	5.2	48.3	42
2006	5.1	49.6	43.7
2005	5.4	51.9	45.4
2004	5.2	51.2	47.2
2003	5.3	53.5	48.8
2002	5.4	51.9	50.6
2001	5.3	47.3	52.2
2000	5.1	45.8	53.7
1999	5.2	51.1	55.5
1998	5.2	49.8	57.1
1997	5.4	48.6	58.3
1996	5.5	47.6	59.6
1995	6	46.8	60.8
1994	6.2	46.2	62
1993	6.2	46.1	62.9
1992	6	46.2	64.1
1991	6.3	46.7	64.9
1990	6.8	47.5	64.9
1989	7.2	48.6	66.2
1988	7.2	49.9	68
1987	7.3	51.7	68.6
1986	7.9	53.4	70.8
1985	8	55.5	72.9
1984	8.2	57.7	74.6
1983	8.6	60	76.1
1982	9.2	62.5	76.6
1981	9.6	65.1	78.7
1980	10.6	67.5	80.6
1979	11	70	82.5
1978	12	72.3	84.7
1977	12.6	74.6	86.4
1976	13	76.7	88.1
1975	14.4	78.6	89.6
1974	15.1	80.4	90.9
1973	15.4	82.1	92.1
1972	16.9	83.8	93.6
1971	17.3	85.3	96.1
1970	19.1	86.7	96.9
1969	19.6	88	98.3
1968	20.5	89.1	100.2
1967	21.3	90.2	103.1
1966	22.1	91.3	104.9
1965	22.5	92.3	106.4
1964	24.4	93.3	106.1
1963	26	94.5	107.7
1962	27.3	95.9	110.2
1961	27.1	97.6	121.5
1960	27.7	99.7	131.8
1959	29.1	102.3	125.7
1958	31.3	105.5	117.7
1957	33.5	109.3	120
1956	35.1	113.4	121.9
1955	34.4	117.8	124.8
1954	35	122.2	127.7
1953	37.9	126.4	130.1
1952	39.9	130.6	132.7
1951	38.4	134.5	136
1950	41.6	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Canada	South Africa	World
2024	43.5–4.7	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	3.93.2–4.8	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	3.83–4.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	3.72.8–4.9	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	3.62.6–4.9	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	3.52.5–5	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	3.42.4–5.1	20.211–31.2	24
2031	3.32.3–5.1	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	3.32.1–5.1	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	3.22–5.1	199–31.8	22.8
2034	3.11.9–5.1	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	31.8–5	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	31.8–5	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	2.91.7–5	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	2.81.6–5	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	2.81.6–5	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	2.71.5–4.8	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	2.71.5–4.8	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	2.61.4–4.8	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	2.61.3–4.7	155.2–32.6	19
2044	2.51.3–4.6	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	2.41.2–4.6	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	2.41.2–4.7	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	2.41.2–4.7	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	2.31.1–4.6	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	2.31.1–4.5	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	2.21.1–4.5	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	2.21–4.4	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	2.11–4.3	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	2.11–4.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	20.9–4.2	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	20.9–4.2	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	20.8–4.2	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	1.90.8–4.2	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	1.90.8–4.2	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	1.90.8–4.2	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	1.80.7–4.1	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	1.80.7–4.1	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	1.80.7–4.1	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	1.70.6–4	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	1.70.6–4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	1.70.5–4	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	1.60.5–4	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	1.60.5–3.9	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	1.60.5–4	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	1.50.5–3.9	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	1.50.5–3.9	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	1.50.5–3.8	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	1.50.4–3.6	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	1.40.4–3.7	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	1.40.4–3.6	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	1.40.4–3.5	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	1.40.4–3.4	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	1.30.4–3.5	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	1.30.3–3.4	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	1.30.3–3.4	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	1.30.3–3.4	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	1.20.3–3.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	1.20.3–3.4	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	1.20.2–3.3	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	1.20.2–3.3	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	1.10.2–3.2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	1.10.2–3.1	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	1.10.2–3.1	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	1.10.2–3.1	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	1.10.2–3	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	10.2–3	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	10.2–3	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	10.1–3	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	10.1–2.9	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	10.1–2.9	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	0.90.1–2.9	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	0.90.1–2.8	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	0.90.1–2.7	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	0.90.1–2.8	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	0.90.1–2.7	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	0.80.1–2.8	30.6–21.8	9.6

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Good to know

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time