Mozambique vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 21.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.79 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mozambique has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mozambique ranked 16 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mozambique at 12.4 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	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2023	49.7	27.9	27.3
2022	51.1	30.1	28.2
2021	52.5	27.6	28.4
2020	54	21.8	28.7
2019	55.6	27.8	29.2
2018	57.2	26.1	29.7
2017	59	23.8	30.3
2016	61	26.2	31.1
2015	63.3	28	32.1
2014	65.6	29.2	32.9
2013	68.1	29.6	33.9
2012	70.8	27.6	35
2011	73.6	28.5	36.8
2010	76.7	35.4	37.7
2009	79.8	39.7	39.1
2008	83.2	45.4	40.4
2007	86.7	48.3	42
2006	90.4	49.6	43.7
2005	94.2	51.9	45.4
2004	98.3	51.2	47.2
2003	102.6	53.5	48.8
2002	107	51.9	50.6
2001	111.5	47.3	52.2
2000	116.6	45.8	53.7
1999	121	51.1	55.5
1998	125.6	49.8	57.1
1997	129.9	48.6	58.3
1996	134	47.6	59.6
1995	137.8	46.8	60.8
1994	141.2	46.2	62
1993	144.1	46.1	62.9
1992	146.6	46.2	64.1
1991	148.8	46.7	64.9
1990	150.6	47.5	64.9
1989	152	48.6	66.2
1988	153.5	49.9	68
1987	154.8	51.7	68.6
1986	156	53.4	70.8
1985	167.4	55.5	72.9
1984	168.5	57.7	74.6
1983	169.5	60	76.1
1982	170.3	62.5	76.6
1981	170.9	65.1	78.7
1980	160.2	67.5	80.6
1979	160.6	70	82.5
1978	160.7	72.3	84.7
1977	161.2	74.6	86.4
1976	161.2	76.7	88.1
1975	161.5	78.6	89.6
1974	162.2	80.4	90.9
1973	162.6	82.1	92.1
1972	162.9	83.8	93.6
1971	163.6	85.3	96.1
1970	163.5	86.7	96.9
1969	163.8	88	98.3
1968	164	89.1	100.2
1967	164.3	90.2	103.1
1966	164.6	91.3	104.9
1965	165	92.3	106.4
1964	165.5	93.3	106.1
1963	165.6	94.5	107.7
1962	166.4	95.9	110.2
1961	167.5	97.6	121.5
1960	168.7	99.7	131.8
1959	170.1	102.3	125.7
1958	171.6	105.5	117.7
1957	173.3	109.3	120
1956	175.1	113.4	121.9
1955	176.8	117.8	124.8
1954	178.6	122.2	127.7
1953	180.4	126.4	130.1
1952	182.2	130.6	132.7
1951	183.9	134.5	136
1950	185.7	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2024	48.741.6–56.5	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	47.837.9–58	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	4734.5–59.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	4631.6–61.4	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	45.229.1–61.6	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	44.427.7–63.5	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	43.525.2–62.8	20.211–31.2	24
2031	42.723.9–63.7	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	4221.5–64.1	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	41.220.6–64.7	199–31.8	22.8
2034	40.419.3–65.6	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	39.718–65.2	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	38.916.4–66.3	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	38.215–67.2	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	37.414.5–66.1	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	36.713.7–67.1	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	36.112.6–67.6	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	35.412–67.3	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	34.811.5–67.3	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	34.211.2–67.4	155.2–32.6	19
2044	33.710.4–68.8	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	33.110.1–67.6	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	32.69.3–67.2	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	328.7–66.9	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	31.48.5–66	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	30.98.3–67.6	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	30.47.8–67.7	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	29.87.5–66.1	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	29.47.2–68.4	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	28.86.9–67.8	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	28.26.7–67.4	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	27.76.3–67.7	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	27.26.1–67.7	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	26.75.9–66.6	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	26.25.7–68.5	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	25.65.5–67.9	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	25.15.2–68.4	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	24.65.2–68	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	24.25.1–68.7	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	23.75.2–72.1	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	23.25–69.7	8.22–28	14.5
2065	22.84.9–68.7	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	22.34.9–68.5	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	21.94.7–66.6	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	21.54.5–66.6	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	21.14.4–66.8	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	20.84.3–66.2	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	20.34.1–65	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	19.94–66.7	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	19.64–65.8	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	19.24–66.5	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	18.93.8–63.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	18.53.8–64.5	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	18.23.7–62.9	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	17.93.6–62.2	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	17.53.5–61.4	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	17.23.4–62.7	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	16.93.3–61.1	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	16.63.3–61.7	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	16.43.3–62.9	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	16.13.2–62.1	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	15.83.1–61.8	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	15.53–60.7	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	15.33–63.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	153–62.2	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	14.73–61.1	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	14.52.9–61.1	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	14.22.8–60.6	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	13.92.8–60.5	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	13.72.7–61	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	13.52.7–59.6	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	13.32.8–62.2	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	13.12.8–61.9	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	132.8–60.3	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	12.82.7–60.4	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	12.62.6–60.4	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	12.42.6–60.3	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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