Chad vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in Chad and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chad, by 36.4 per 1,000 live births, or 2.31 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Chad has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Chad ranked 7 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chad at 36.5 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	Chad	South Africa	World
2023	64.2	27.9	27.3
2022	66.1	30.1	28.2
2021	68.1	27.6	28.4
2020	70.1	21.8	28.7
2019	72.2	27.8	29.2
2018	74.2	26.1	29.7
2017	76.2	23.8	30.3
2016	78.3	26.2	31.1
2015	80.4	28	32.1
2014	82.5	29.2	32.9
2013	84.5	29.6	33.9
2012	86.6	27.6	35
2011	88.8	28.5	36.8
2010	90.9	35.4	37.7
2009	93	39.7	39.1
2008	95.1	45.4	40.4
2007	97.2	48.3	42
2006	99.5	49.6	43.7
2005	101.3	51.9	45.4
2004	103.3	51.2	47.2
2003	105	53.5	48.8
2002	106.8	51.9	50.6
2001	108.8	47.3	52.2
2000	110.6	45.8	53.7
1999	112.2	51.1	55.5
1998	113.7	49.8	57.1
1997	115.3	48.6	58.3
1996	116.7	47.6	59.6
1995	117.9	46.8	60.8
1994	119.5	46.2	62
1993	120.8	46.1	62.9
1992	122.5	46.2	64.1
1991	124.2	46.7	64.9
1990	125.3	47.5	64.9
1989	127	48.6	66.2
1988	128.9	49.9	68
1987	130.3	51.7	68.6
1986	132	53.4	70.8
1985	134.9	55.5	72.9
1984	136.1	57.7	74.6
1983	137.7	60	76.1
1982	139.2	62.5	76.6
1981	140.6	65.1	78.7
1980	141.1	67.5	80.6
1979	142.3	70	82.5
1978	143.5	72.3	84.7
1977	144.5	74.6	86.4
1976	145.5	76.7	88.1
1975	147.1	78.6	89.6
1974	148.3	80.4	90.9
1973	149.7	82.1	92.1
1972	151	83.8	93.6
1971	154.6	85.3	96.1
1970	155.6	86.7	96.9
1969	158.1	88	98.3
1968	160.7	89.1	100.2
1967	163.2	90.2	103.1
1966	165.7	91.3	104.9
1965	168.8	92.3	106.4
1964	170.3	93.3	106.1
1963	172.4	94.5	107.7
1962	174.3	95.9	110.2
1961	176.3	97.6	121.5
1960	178.2	99.7	131.8
1959	180.1	102.3	125.7
1958	182	105.5	117.7
1957	184	109.3	120
1956	185.9	113.4	121.9
1955	187.8	117.8	124.8
1954	189.8	122.2	127.7
1953	191.8	126.4	130.1
1952	193.8	130.6	132.7
1951	195.8	134.5	136
1950	197.9	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chad	South Africa	World
2024	63.355.4–73.1	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	62.452.2–76.8	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	61.749.4–78.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	6147.2–79.5	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	60.445.3–81.3	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	59.743.5–83.3	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	59.142.3–84.8	20.211–31.2	24
2031	58.440.5–85.1	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	57.839.4–86.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	57.138.5–87.1	199–31.8	22.8
2034	56.537.8–87.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	5636.3–88.2	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	55.635.5–88.3	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	5533.8–87.4	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	54.532.9–89.3	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	54.131.9–90.4	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	53.731.5–88.9	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	53.330.7–90.5	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	52.829.5–91.1	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	52.528.7–92	155.2–32.6	19
2044	52.128.2–91.6	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	51.727.6–94.5	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	51.327.3–94.8	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	50.925.6–96.3	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	50.625.6–96.7	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	50.224.2–97.2	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	49.823.2–96.9	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	49.423.1–95.6	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	49.122.3–96.9	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	48.821–95.9	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	48.420.7–96.7	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	48.120.3–94.1	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	47.819.6–95.1	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	47.518.7–96.9	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	47.218.4–96.3	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	46.917.8–96.3	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	46.517.1–97	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	46.216.5–97.7	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	45.916.5–97.4	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	45.616.6–97.8	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	45.316.2–98.5	8.22–28	14.5
2065	45.115.5–98.7	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	44.814.9–99.2	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	44.514.7–98.6	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	44.114.6–99.2	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	43.914–98.3	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	43.614–100.4	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	43.414.2–97.9	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	43.214–98.3	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	42.913.6–98.5	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	42.613.8–99.2	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	42.413.4–100.1	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	42.113.2–99	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	41.813–98.7	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	41.613–97.8	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	41.413–96.4	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	41.112.7–96.8	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	40.812.3–96.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	40.612.3–97.9	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	40.312–96.5	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	40.112–97.9	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	39.911.9–98.1	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	39.611.5–96.5	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	39.411.2–98.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	39.211.4–99.7	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	3911.5–98.6	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	38.710.9–98.9	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	38.510.9–99.1	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	38.210.9–98.4	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	3810.7–96.3	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	37.810.4–97.7	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	37.510.4–99.1	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	37.310.3–99.1	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	37.19.9–98	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	36.99.8–99.4	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	36.79.3–98.8	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	36.59.3–98.3	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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