Guinea vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in Guinea and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 37.6 per 1,000 live births, or 2.35 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

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GuineaSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Guinea	65.4 2023	78.6	5 of 229	25.4 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

Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Guinea ranked 5 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea at 25.4 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	Guinea	South Africa	World
2023	65.4	27.9	27.3
2022	66.9	30.1	28.2
2021	68.3	27.6	28.4
2020	69.7	21.8	28.7
2019	71.1	27.8	29.2
2018	72.5	26.1	29.7
2017	73.8	23.8	30.3
2016	75	26.2	31.1
2015	76.6	28	32.1
2014	77.7	29.2	32.9
2013	78.6	29.6	33.9
2012	79.9	27.6	35
2011	81.1	28.5	36.8
2010	82.4	35.4	37.7
2009	83.9	39.7	39.1
2008	85.4	45.4	40.4
2007	87.3	48.3	42
2006	89.2	49.6	43.7
2005	91.4	51.9	45.4
2004	93.8	51.2	47.2
2003	96.4	53.5	48.8
2002	99.3	51.9	50.6
2001	102.3	47.3	52.2
2000	105.3	45.8	53.7
1999	108.4	51.1	55.5
1998	111.6	49.8	57.1
1997	114.8	48.6	58.3
1996	118	47.6	59.6
1995	121.2	46.8	60.8
1994	124.2	46.2	62
1993	126.8	46.1	62.9
1992	129.5	46.2	64.1
1991	132.1	46.7	64.9
1990	134.4	47.5	64.9
1989	136.7	48.6	66.2
1988	138.7	49.9	68
1987	140.7	51.7	68.6
1986	142.6	53.4	70.8
1985	144.4	55.5	72.9
1984	146.1	57.7	74.6
1983	148	60	76.1
1982	149.5	62.5	76.6
1981	151.2	65.1	78.7
1980	152.8	67.5	80.6
1979	154.4	70	82.5
1978	155.9	72.3	84.7
1977	157.4	74.6	86.4
1976	158.9	76.7	88.1
1975	160.2	78.6	89.6
1974	161.5	80.4	90.9
1973	162.6	82.1	92.1
1972	163.8	83.8	93.6
1971	164.8	85.3	96.1
1970	165.8	86.7	96.9
1969	166.8	88	98.3
1968	167.7	89.1	100.2
1967	168.6	90.2	103.1
1966	169.4	91.3	104.9
1965	170.3	92.3	106.4
1964	171	93.3	106.1
1963	171.8	94.5	107.7
1962	172.5	95.9	110.2
1961	173.1	97.6	121.5
1960	173.7	99.7	131.8
1959	174.3	102.3	125.7
1958	174.8	105.5	117.7
1957	175.2	109.3	120
1956	175.6	113.4	121.9
1955	175.9	117.8	124.8
1954	176.2	122.2	127.7
1953	176.4	126.4	130.1
1952	176.6	130.6	132.7
1951	176.8	134.5	136
1950	177	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guinea	South Africa	World
2024	64.757.4–72.7	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	63.953.6–75.3	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	63.150.7–76.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	62.247.3–78.4	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	61.444.9–80.1	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	60.642.8–80.5	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	59.840.9–81.4	20.211–31.2	24
2031	59.139.2–82.6	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	58.337.4–83.7	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	57.636.5–83.6	199–31.8	22.8
2034	56.834.7–84.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	56.132.6–85.1	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	55.430.8–85.1	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	54.730–85	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	53.928–85.2	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	53.327.5–87.4	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	52.626.3–86.2	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	5224.3–87.4	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	51.423.1–86.4	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	50.722.7–86.1	155.2–32.6	19
2044	50.121.7–87.6	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	49.620.6–86.4	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	4920.8–87.8	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	48.420.1–86.8	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	47.819.1–88.1	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	47.218.5–88.3	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	46.717.6–89.6	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	46.117.1–87.2	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	45.616.6–87.9	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	45.115.5–88.7	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	44.615.2–87.7	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	44.115.2–87.5	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	43.614.5–86.2	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	43.113.9–87.3	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	42.613.7–88	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	42.113.5–86.7	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	41.713.3–89.1	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	41.313.1–90.7	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	40.912.7–88.5	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	40.412.3–89.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	4012–87.6	8.22–28	14.5
2065	39.511.7–87.4	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	39.111.6–89.2	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	38.610.8–88.1	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	38.110.9–88	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	37.610.7–88.7	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	37.110.5–90.1	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	36.69.9–90.3	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	36.29.6–88.3	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	35.89.5–88.3	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	35.39.4–86.9	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	34.99.3–87	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	34.49.3–88.3	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	348.7–86	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	33.58.5–87.9	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	33.18.4–88.8	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	32.78.2–88.5	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	32.28.1–87.2	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	31.88.2–87.1	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	31.58–86.7	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	31.17.9–88.5	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	30.77.5–86.5	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	30.37.5–85.9	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	29.97.3–86.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	29.57.1–87.2	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	29.16.7–87.1	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	28.86.6–84	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	28.46.4–83.3	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	28.16.4–83.3	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	27.76.1–83.2	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	27.36.1–82.7	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	276–83.9	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	26.66.1–82.9	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	26.36.2–83.2	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	266–82.9	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	25.75.9–85.1	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	25.45.8–82.7	30.6–21.8	9.6

Each country on its own

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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