Congo - Kinshasa vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in Congo - Kinshasa and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 21.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.77 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Congo - KinshasaSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 18 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 19.6 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	Congo - Kinshasa	South Africa	World
2023	49.3	27.9	27.3
2022	50.6	30.1	28.2
2021	52	27.6	28.4
2020	53.6	21.8	28.7
2019	55.3	27.8	29.2
2018	56.8	26.1	29.7
2017	58.5	23.8	30.3
2016	60.2	26.2	31.1
2015	62	28	32.1
2014	63.9	29.2	32.9
2013	65.8	29.6	33.9
2012	67.9	27.6	35
2011	70	28.5	36.8
2010	72.2	35.4	37.7
2009	74.6	39.7	39.1
2008	77	45.4	40.4
2007	79.4	48.3	42
2006	81.9	49.6	43.7
2005	84.5	51.9	45.4
2004	87	51.2	47.2
2003	89.6	53.5	48.8
2002	92.2	51.9	50.6
2001	94.5	47.3	52.2
2000	96.7	45.8	53.7
1999	98.8	51.1	55.5
1998	100.8	49.8	57.1
1997	103	48.6	58.3
1996	105.7	47.6	59.6
1995	105.2	46.8	60.8
1994	106.7	46.2	62
1993	107.9	46.1	62.9
1992	108.8	46.2	64.1
1991	110	46.7	64.9
1990	111.3	47.5	64.9
1989	112.6	48.6	66.2
1988	113.8	49.9	68
1987	115	51.7	68.6
1986	116.3	53.4	70.8
1985	117.6	55.5	72.9
1984	119.1	57.7	74.6
1983	120.5	60	76.1
1982	122.1	62.5	76.6
1981	123.6	65.1	78.7
1980	125.1	67.5	80.6
1979	126.6	70	82.5
1978	128.7	72.3	84.7
1977	129.4	74.6	86.4
1976	130.8	76.7	88.1
1975	132.2	78.6	89.6
1974	133.7	80.4	90.9
1973	135.4	82.1	92.1
1972	137.1	83.8	93.6
1971	139	85.3	96.1
1970	140.9	86.7	96.9
1969	143	88	98.3
1968	145.1	89.1	100.2
1967	147.2	90.2	103.1
1966	149.3	91.3	104.9
1965	152.8	92.3	106.4
1964	155.6	93.3	106.1
1963	156.5	94.5	107.7
1962	158.3	95.9	110.2
1961	159.9	97.6	121.5
1960	160.2	99.7	131.8
1959	161.8	102.3	125.7
1958	163.6	105.5	117.7
1957	165.6	109.3	120
1956	167.6	113.4	121.9
1955	169.6	117.8	124.8
1954	171.7	122.2	127.7
1953	173.9	126.4	130.1
1952	176.2	130.6	132.7
1951	178.5	134.5	136
1950	180.8	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Congo - Kinshasa	South Africa	World
2024	48.642.4–54.6	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	4839.7–56.7	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	47.437.7–58.3	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	46.834.8–59.3	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	46.233.2–61	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	45.631.4–61.2	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	4528.9–61.9	20.211–31.2	24
2031	44.528.1–63.8	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	43.927.1–63.8	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	43.325.7–64.3	199–31.8	22.8
2034	42.824.6–65.6	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	42.323.4–66.6	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	41.821.7–66.4	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	41.321.1–66.6	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	40.719.2–66.8	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	40.318.4–67.6	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	39.817.5–67.9	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	39.316.7–67.8	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	38.816.2–68.4	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	38.415.7–69.1	155.2–32.6	19
2044	37.915.3–69.9	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	37.414.8–69.4	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	3714.6–69.9	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	36.613.8–70.5	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	36.213.1–72.5	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	35.812.8–71.3	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	35.312.1–71.2	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	34.911.7–72.5	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	34.511.2–72.7	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	34.110.8–73.3	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	33.710.4–73.8	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	33.410.3–73.8	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	3310.1–75.8	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	32.79.8–75	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	32.310–74.4	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	329.8–75.1	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	31.69.5–73.3	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	31.39.3–73.9	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	318.6–75.3	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	30.78.7–73.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	30.48.4–72.7	8.22–28	14.5
2065	308.3–72.4	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	29.68.1–71.8	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	29.27.9–72.4	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	28.97.7–71.4	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	28.57.7–71.7	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	28.17.5–71.7	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	27.87.3–69.7	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	27.47.4–72.1	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	27.17.2–71.2	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	26.77.1–72.1	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	26.47.2–71.7	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	26.17–72.2	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	25.87–72.3	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	25.56.6–72.5	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	25.16.6–72.7	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	24.86.6–71.2	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	24.56.4–70.8	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	24.26.2–71	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	23.96.3–72	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	23.76.1–70.6	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	23.46–70.5	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	23.25.7–69.7	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	22.95.7–71.2	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	22.75.6–70.6	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	22.45.5–69.5	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	22.25.4–68.3	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	21.95.5–69.8	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	21.75.5–70.4	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	21.45.3–71.5	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	21.15.2–72.4	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	20.94.9–68.9	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	20.75–70	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	20.44.8–69.5	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	20.14.7–70.1	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	19.94.8–69.9	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	19.64.8–69.2	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.

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