Indonesia vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in Indonesia and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 10.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.63 times that in Indonesia.

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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 1997, when it overtook Indonesia.
In 2023, Indonesia ranked 77 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 5.8 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	Indonesia	South Africa	World
2023	17.1	27.9	27.3
2022	17.7	30.1	28.2
2021	18.3	27.6	28.4
2020	19	21.8	28.7
2019	19.7	27.8	29.2
2018	20.4	26.1	29.7
2017	21.1	23.8	30.3
2016	21.9	26.2	31.1
2015	22.7	28	32.1
2014	23.6	29.2	32.9
2013	24.5	29.6	33.9
2012	25.5	27.6	35
2011	26.5	28.5	36.8
2010	27.5	35.4	37.7
2009	28.6	39.7	39.1
2008	29.7	45.4	40.4
2007	30.9	48.3	42
2006	32.3	49.6	43.7
2005	33.5	51.9	45.4
2004	36.9	51.2	47.2
2003	36.4	53.5	48.8
2002	37.9	51.9	50.6
2001	39.5	47.3	52.2
2000	41.3	45.8	53.7
1999	43.1	51.1	55.5
1998	45	49.8	57.1
1997	47	48.6	58.3
1996	49.1	47.6	59.6
1995	51.2	46.8	60.8
1994	53.5	46.2	62
1993	55.9	46.1	62.9
1992	58.3	46.2	64.1
1991	60.7	46.7	64.9
1990	63.2	47.5	64.9
1989	65.7	48.6	66.2
1988	68.2	49.9	68
1987	70.7	51.7	68.6
1986	73.1	53.4	70.8
1985	75.5	55.5	72.9
1984	77.9	57.7	74.6
1983	80.3	60	76.1
1982	82.6	62.5	76.6
1981	84.9	65.1	78.7
1980	87.2	67.5	80.6
1979	89.6	70	82.5
1978	91.9	72.3	84.7
1977	94.4	74.6	86.4
1976	96.9	76.7	88.1
1975	99.5	78.6	89.6
1974	102.2	80.4	90.9
1973	105.1	82.1	92.1
1972	108	83.8	93.6
1971	110.9	85.3	96.1
1970	113.9	86.7	96.9
1969	116.9	88	98.3
1968	120.1	89.1	100.2
1967	123.1	90.2	103.1
1966	127.7	91.3	104.9
1965	140.6	92.3	106.4
1964	132.4	93.3	106.1
1963	135.5	94.5	107.7
1962	138.5	95.9	110.2
1961	141.7	97.6	121.5
1960	144.8	99.7	131.8
1959	148.1	102.3	125.7
1958	151.5	105.5	117.7
1957	155	109.3	120
1956	158.6	113.4	121.9
1955	162.3	117.8	124.8
1954	166	122.2	127.7
1953	169.7	126.4	130.1
1952	173.4	130.6	132.7
1951	177.2	134.5	136
1950	180.9	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Indonesia	South Africa	World
2024	16.612.9–21.6	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	16.111.2–23.9	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	15.610.1–24.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	15.29.3–25.4	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	14.78.4–25.9	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	14.47.9–25.7	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	13.97.4–26.5	20.211–31.2	24
2031	13.76.8–26.8	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	13.46.4–27.5	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	13.16.2–27.3	199–31.8	22.8
2034	12.96–27.2	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	12.65.7–27.1	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	12.45.5–27.8	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	12.25.3–26.9	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	125.3–27.7	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	11.75–27.7	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	11.54.9–28.1	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	11.34.8–29	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	11.14.6–28.8	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	10.94.4–28.1	155.2–32.6	19
2044	10.74.3–28.6	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	10.54.2–28.7	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	10.34.2–28.1	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	10.14.1–28.3	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	9.93.9–28	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	9.83.8–28.3	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	9.63.8–28.6	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	9.43.8–28.2	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	9.33.7–28.7	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	9.13.7–27.5	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	93.7–28.1	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	8.93.5–28.4	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	8.73.4–28.7	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	8.63.4–27.9	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	8.53.3–28.4	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	8.43.2–28.4	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	8.23.2–28.5	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	8.13.1–27.2	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	83–26.4	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	7.92.9–27.4	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	7.82.9–26.4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	7.72.8–25.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	7.62.9–26	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	7.52.8–26.2	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	7.42.7–25.5	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	7.32.7–25.5	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	7.32.7–25.5	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	7.22.7–25.2	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	7.12.7–26.6	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	7.12.6–26.6	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	72.6–26.6	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	72.6–26.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	6.92.5–26.2	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	6.92.5–25.8	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	6.82.4–25.5	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	6.82.4–25.3	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	6.72.4–24.8	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	6.62.4–24.9	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	6.62.4–24.1	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	6.52.3–24.6	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	6.52.3–24.5	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	6.42.3–24.2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	6.42.3–24.5	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	6.42.2–24.2	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	6.32.2–24.1	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	6.32.1–23.3	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	6.22.2–23.8	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	6.22.1–23.8	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	6.12.1–24.5	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	6.12.1–23.8	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	6.12–24.2	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	62–24.5	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	62–23.3	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	5.91.9–24.4	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	5.92–23.8	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	5.91.9–23.5	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	5.81.9–22.2	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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