Ghana vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in Ghana and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ghana, by 2.8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.1 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Ghana ranked 43 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at 9.8 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	Ghana	South Africa	World
2023	30.7	27.9	27.3
2022	31.6	30.1	28.2
2021	32.5	27.6	28.4
2020	33.5	21.8	28.7
2019	34.5	27.8	29.2
2018	35.6	26.1	29.7
2017	36.8	23.8	30.3
2016	38	26.2	31.1
2015	39.3	28	32.1
2014	40.7	29.2	32.9
2013	42.2	29.6	33.9
2012	43.8	27.6	35
2011	45.5	28.5	36.8
2010	47.2	35.4	37.7
2009	48.9	39.7	39.1
2008	50.5	45.4	40.4
2007	52.1	48.3	42
2006	53.7	49.6	43.7
2005	55.2	51.9	45.4
2004	56.8	51.2	47.2
2003	58.6	53.5	48.8
2002	60.3	51.9	50.6
2001	62.3	47.3	52.2
2000	64.3	45.8	53.7
1999	66.2	51.1	55.5
1998	68.1	49.8	57.1
1997	69.7	48.6	58.3
1996	71.1	47.6	59.6
1995	72.6	46.8	60.8
1994	74	46.2	62
1993	75	46.1	62.9
1992	76.6	46.2	64.1
1991	78.6	46.7	64.9
1990	80.7	47.5	64.9
1989	83.2	48.6	66.2
1988	85.9	49.9	68
1987	88.8	51.7	68.6
1986	91.5	53.4	70.8
1985	94	55.5	72.9
1984	96.2	57.7	74.6
1983	98.1	60	76.1
1982	99.7	62.5	76.6
1981	100.8	65.1	78.7
1980	102.1	67.5	80.6
1979	103.5	70	82.5
1978	105.2	72.3	84.7
1977	107.2	74.6	86.4
1976	109.3	76.7	88.1
1975	111.7	78.6	89.6
1974	113.8	80.4	90.9
1973	115.8	82.1	92.1
1972	117.4	83.8	93.6
1971	118.7	85.3	96.1
1970	119.4	86.7	96.9
1969	119.9	88	98.3
1968	120.1	89.1	100.2
1967	120.2	90.2	103.1
1966	120.3	91.3	104.9
1965	120.4	92.3	106.4
1964	120.8	93.3	106.1
1963	121.2	94.5	107.7
1962	121.9	95.9	110.2
1961	122.9	97.6	121.5
1960	124.1	99.7	131.8
1959	125.5	102.3	125.7
1958	127.2	105.5	117.7
1957	129.1	109.3	120
1956	131.3	113.4	121.9
1955	133.7	117.8	124.8
1954	136.5	122.2	127.7
1953	139.5	126.4	130.1
1952	142.5	130.6	132.7
1951	145.7	134.5	136
1950	149.2	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ghana	South Africa	World
2024	3025.2–35.2	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	29.522.1–36.3	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	2920–37.7	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	28.518.6–38.5	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	27.917.2–38.8	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	27.415.8–39.3	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	2714.8–39.2	20.211–31.2	24
2031	26.513.8–40	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	26.113.3–41	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	25.612.5–41.7	199–31.8	22.8
2034	25.211.5–42	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	24.711–42.4	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	24.210.4–42.3	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	23.79.8–42.6	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	23.29.5–43	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	22.89.3–43.5	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	22.38.8–44.3	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	21.98.5–43.8	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	21.58.1–43.6	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	21.18.1–44	155.2–32.6	19
2044	20.77.3–44.2	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	20.37.2–44.3	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	19.97–43.9	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	19.56.7–44	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	19.26.6–43.8	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	18.86.3–44.5	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	18.56–45.2	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	18.25.9–44.8	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	17.95.7–45.3	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	17.65.5–45.2	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	17.25.4–45	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	16.95.3–44.9	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	16.65.1–44.6	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	16.45.1–44.6	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	16.15.1–44.7	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	15.84.9–44.5	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	15.64.8–44.3	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	15.44.8–44.2	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	15.14.7–43.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	14.94.7–44.2	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	14.74.5–43.8	8.22–28	14.5
2065	14.44.4–43.2	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	14.24.4–43.9	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	144.4–44	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	13.84.1–43.7	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	13.64.1–42.7	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	13.44.1–43	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	13.33.8–43.2	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	13.13.9–43.7	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	12.93.8–42.4	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	12.83.9–42.9	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	12.73.7–44	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	12.53.7–42.9	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	12.43.6–42.6	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	12.23.7–44	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	12.13.6–43.3	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	11.93.6–43.7	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	11.83.4–44.2	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	11.73.4–43.6	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	11.53.3–44.3	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	11.43.3–43.3	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	11.33.3–42.8	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	11.23.3–43.4	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	11.13.2–42.8	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	113.2–43.2	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	10.93.2–43.8	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	10.73.1–42.1	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	10.63–41.7	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	10.53–40.6	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	10.43–40.6	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	10.32.9–40.9	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	10.22.9–41.5	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	10.12.9–41.8	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	10.12.8–41.5	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	9.92.8–40.5	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	9.82.8–42	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	9.82.8–41.9	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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