Egypt vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in Egypt and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 13.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.91 times that in Egypt.

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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 1996, when it overtook Egypt.
In 2023, Egypt ranked 87 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 3.3 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	Egypt	South Africa	World
2023	14.6	27.9	27.3
2022	14.9	30.1	28.2
2021	15.4	27.6	28.4
2020	15.9	21.8	28.7
2019	16.5	27.8	29.2
2018	17.1	26.1	29.7
2017	17.7	23.8	30.3
2016	18.4	26.2	31.1
2015	19.1	28	32.1
2014	19.8	29.2	32.9
2013	20.6	29.6	33.9
2012	21.5	27.6	35
2011	22.4	28.5	36.8
2010	23.3	35.4	37.7
2009	24.3	39.7	39.1
2008	25.4	45.4	40.4
2007	26.5	48.3	42
2006	27.7	49.6	43.7
2005	28.9	51.9	45.4
2004	30.3	51.2	47.2
2003	31.8	53.5	48.8
2002	33.4	51.9	50.6
2001	35.3	47.3	52.2
2000	37.3	45.8	53.7
1999	39.5	51.1	55.5
1998	41.9	49.8	57.1
1997	44.4	48.6	58.3
1996	47.1	47.6	59.6
1995	49.9	46.8	60.8
1994	52.8	46.2	62
1993	55.7	46.1	62.9
1992	58.6	46.2	64.1
1991	61.6	46.7	64.9
1990	64.8	47.5	64.9
1989	68.2	48.6	66.2
1988	72.1	49.9	68
1987	76.4	51.7	68.6
1986	81.1	53.4	70.8
1985	86.3	55.5	72.9
1984	91.8	57.7	74.6
1983	97.4	60	76.1
1982	103	62.5	76.6
1981	108.6	65.1	78.7
1980	114.1	67.5	80.6
1979	119.4	70	82.5
1978	124.5	72.3	84.7
1977	129.4	74.6	86.4
1976	134	76.7	88.1
1975	138.3	78.6	89.6
1974	142.1	80.4	90.9
1973	145.5	82.1	92.1
1972	148.3	83.8	93.6
1971	150.7	85.3	96.1
1970	152.8	86.7	96.9
1969	154.8	88	98.3
1968	156.8	89.1	100.2
1967	159	90.2	103.1
1966	161.6	91.3	104.9
1965	164.5	92.3	106.4
1964	167.7	93.3	106.1
1963	171.2	94.5	107.7
1962	174.8	95.9	110.2
1961	178.5	97.6	121.5
1960	182.1	99.7	131.8
1959	185.7	102.3	125.7
1958	189.3	105.5	117.7
1957	192.9	109.3	120
1956	196.6	113.4	121.9
1955	200.5	117.8	124.8
1954	204.7	122.2	127.7
1953	209	126.4	130.1
1952	213.4	130.6	132.7
1951	217.9	134.5	136
1950	222.2	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Egypt	South Africa	World
2024	13.210–17.7	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	12.68.5–18.9	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	127.4–19.6	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	11.66.7–20.5	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	11.26.1–21.7	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	10.95.7–22.2	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	10.65.4–22.7	20.211–31.2	24
2031	10.34.9–23.9	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	104.6–23.9	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	9.74.4–23.7	199–31.8	22.8
2034	9.44–24.4	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	9.13.9–24.4	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	8.93.7–24.8	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	8.63.6–25.1	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	8.43.5–24.8	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	8.23.3–24.3	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	83.2–25	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	7.83.1–25.1	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	7.52.9–25	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	7.42.8–25.7	155.2–32.6	19
2044	7.22.7–25.1	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	72.6–25	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	6.82.6–25.1	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	6.72.5–24.3	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	6.52.4–24	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	6.42.3–23.7	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	6.22.2–24.4	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	6.12.3–24	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	5.92.1–23.2	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	5.82.1–22.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	5.72.1–23.2	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	5.51.9–22.5	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	5.41.9–22.7	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	5.31.8–22.9	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	5.21.8–22.7	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	5.11.8–22.1	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	51.8–23.2	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	51.8–23	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	4.91.7–22.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	4.81.7–22.8	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	4.81.7–22.2	8.22–28	14.5
2065	4.71.7–22.1	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	4.61.6–22.4	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	4.61.6–22	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	4.51.6–22.7	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	4.41.6–21.9	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	4.41.6–22.5	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	4.31.6–22.7	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	4.31.5–21.7	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	4.21.5–20.9	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	4.21.5–20.4	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	4.11.5–20.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	4.11.5–21.7	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	41.5–21.7	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	41.5–21.3	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	41.4–20.9	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	3.91.4–21	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	3.91.4–21.1	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	3.81.4–20.9	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	3.81.4–20	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	3.81.4–20.6	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	3.71.4–20.7	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	3.71.4–21.4	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	3.71.3–21.1	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	3.61.3–21.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	3.61.2–20.8	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	3.61.2–20.4	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	3.51.2–20.2	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	3.51.2–20.3	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	3.51.2–20.3	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	3.51.1–20.2	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	3.41.2–20.1	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	3.41.2–20.1	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	3.41.1–20.2	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	3.31.1–18.7	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	3.31.1–19.7	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	3.31.1–18.9	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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