Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in Côte d’Ivoire and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 23.8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.85 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Côte d’IvoireSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 15 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 19 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	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2023	51.7	27.9	27.3
2022	53.1	30.1	28.2
2021	54.7	27.6	28.4
2020	56.2	21.8	28.7
2019	57.8	27.8	29.2
2018	59.5	26.1	29.7
2017	61.2	23.8	30.3
2016	63	26.2	31.1
2015	64.8	28	32.1
2014	66.8	29.2	32.9
2013	68.8	29.6	33.9
2012	70.9	27.6	35
2011	73.1	28.5	36.8
2010	75.3	35.4	37.7
2009	77.6	39.7	39.1
2008	80	45.4	40.4
2007	82.3	48.3	42
2006	84.7	49.6	43.7
2005	87.1	51.9	45.4
2004	89.5	51.2	47.2
2003	91.8	53.5	48.8
2002	93.9	51.9	50.6
2001	96	47.3	52.2
2000	97.9	45.8	53.7
1999	99.6	51.1	55.5
1998	101.1	49.8	57.1
1997	102.4	48.6	58.3
1996	103.5	47.6	59.6
1995	104.3	46.8	60.8
1994	104.7	46.2	62
1993	105	46.1	62.9
1992	105.2	46.2	64.1
1991	105.2	46.7	64.9
1990	105.1	47.5	64.9
1989	105.1	48.6	66.2
1988	105.1	49.9	68
1987	105.4	51.7	68.6
1986	105.8	53.4	70.8
1985	106.5	55.5	72.9
1984	107.5	57.7	74.6
1983	108.8	60	76.1
1982	110.4	62.5	76.6
1981	112.3	65.1	78.7
1980	114.6	67.5	80.6
1979	117.3	70	82.5
1978	120.4	72.3	84.7
1977	123.9	74.6	86.4
1976	127.6	76.7	88.1
1975	131.4	78.6	89.6
1974	135.4	80.4	90.9
1973	139.3	82.1	92.1
1972	143	83.8	93.6
1971	146.6	85.3	96.1
1970	150.1	86.7	96.9
1969	153.4	88	98.3
1968	156.5	89.1	100.2
1967	159.5	90.2	103.1
1966	162.5	91.3	104.9
1965	165.5	92.3	106.4
1964	168.5	93.3	106.1
1963	171.4	94.5	107.7
1962	174.4	95.9	110.2
1961	177.4	97.6	121.5
1960	180.3	99.7	131.8
1959	183.3	102.3	125.7
1958	186.2	105.5	117.7
1957	189.1	109.3	120
1956	191.9	113.4	121.9
1955	194.5	117.8	124.8
1954	197.1	122.2	127.7
1953	199.5	126.4	130.1
1952	201.8	130.6	132.7
1951	203.9	134.5	136
1950	206.1	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2024	50.943.7–58.4	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	50.140–60.7	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	49.337.6–62.4	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	48.634.2–63.9	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	47.932.1–64.4	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	47.330.7–64.9	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	46.528.4–65.4	20.211–31.2	24
2031	45.926.9–65.9	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	45.125.3–67.2	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	44.524.1–67.7	199–31.8	22.8
2034	43.923.3–67.8	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	43.321.4–67.8	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	42.719.7–68.5	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	42.119.5–69	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	41.518.9–70.2	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	4117.8–71.4	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	40.417.3–72.5	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	39.916.2–72	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	39.415.8–72.6	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	38.914.8–71.5	155.2–32.6	19
2044	38.314.2–72.5	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	37.813.7–73.7	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	37.312.9–73.1	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	36.912.3–72.7	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	36.411.9–73.9	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	35.911.3–71.3	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	35.511–71.7	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	3510.9–73.1	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	34.610.3–73	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	34.210.5–74.3	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	33.810.1–73.6	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	33.39.5–72.7	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	32.99.6–73.2	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	32.59.5–71.9	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	329.1–73.2	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	31.79–73.3	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	31.38.6–73.1	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	30.98.6–71.8	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	30.58–72.8	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	308.1–74.2	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	29.67.9–74	8.22–28	14.5
2065	29.27.8–73.2	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	28.87.8–71.7	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	28.47.2–72.1	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	28.17.1–71.6	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	27.76.9–71.9	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	27.36.8–73.3	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	276.7–71.9	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	26.66.6–72.8	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	26.36.8–71.5	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	25.96.5–72.5	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	25.66.5–73.1	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	25.26.5–74.1	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	24.96.4–73.3	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	24.56.3–70.4	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	24.26.1–70.4	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	23.86.1–69.3	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	23.65.9–70.2	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	23.35.7–68.4	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	235.7–66.8	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	22.75.7–67.9	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	22.55.5–67.8	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	22.25.4–66.2	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	21.95.3–66.3	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	21.75.3–66.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	21.55.2–66	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	21.25.1–65.9	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	215.1–65.7	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	20.85–65.6	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	20.54.9–65.1	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	20.34.8–64.3	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	20.14.8–64.9	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	19.94.7–64.9	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	19.74.6–65.2	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	19.44.5–63.9	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	19.24.5–62.4	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	194.4–61.7	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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