Pakistan vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 21.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.77 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Pakistan ranked 17 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 8.6 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	Pakistan	South Africa	World
2023	49.4	27.9	27.3
2022	50.9	30.1	28.2
2021	52.4	27.6	28.4
2020	54	21.8	28.7
2019	55.6	27.8	29.2
2018	57.3	26.1	29.7
2017	59	23.8	30.3
2016	60.7	26.2	31.1
2015	62.4	28	32.1
2014	64.1	29.2	32.9
2013	65.8	29.6	33.9
2012	67.4	27.6	35
2011	69	28.5	36.8
2010	70.7	35.4	37.7
2009	72.2	39.7	39.1
2008	73.5	45.4	40.4
2007	75	48.3	42
2006	76.3	49.6	43.7
2005	78.8	51.9	45.4
2004	79.2	51.2	47.2
2003	80.7	53.5	48.8
2002	82.4	51.9	50.6
2001	84.2	47.3	52.2
2000	86.2	45.8	53.7
1999	88.3	51.1	55.5
1998	90.5	49.8	57.1
1997	92.8	48.6	58.3
1996	95	47.6	59.6
1995	97.4	46.8	60.8
1994	99.6	46.2	62
1993	101.7	46.1	62.9
1992	103.8	46.2	64.1
1991	105.7	46.7	64.9
1990	107.6	47.5	64.9
1989	109.4	48.6	66.2
1988	111.2	49.9	68
1987	112.9	51.7	68.6
1986	114.7	53.4	70.8
1985	116.3	55.5	72.9
1984	118	57.7	74.6
1983	119.6	60	76.1
1982	121.1	62.5	76.6
1981	122.6	65.1	78.7
1980	124.1	67.5	80.6
1979	125.5	70	82.5
1978	126.9	72.3	84.7
1977	128.4	74.6	86.4
1976	129.8	76.7	88.1
1975	131.2	78.6	89.6
1974	133	80.4	90.9
1973	134.6	82.1	92.1
1972	136.3	83.8	93.6
1971	143.7	85.3	96.1
1970	140.2	86.7	96.9
1969	142.4	88	98.3
1968	144.8	89.1	100.2
1967	147.5	90.2	103.1
1966	150.5	91.3	104.9
1965	154.4	92.3	106.4
1964	157.5	93.3	106.1
1963	161.8	94.5	107.7
1962	165.7	95.9	110.2
1961	170.2	97.6	121.5
1960	175.1	99.7	131.8
1959	180.1	102.3	125.7
1958	185.3	105.5	117.7
1957	190.8	109.3	120
1956	196.5	113.4	121.9
1955	202.3	117.8	124.8
1954	208.3	122.2	127.7
1953	214.4	126.4	130.1
1952	221.1	130.6	132.7
1951	227.4	134.5	136
1950	234.6	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Pakistan	South Africa	World
2024	48.439.7–57.6	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	47.434.6–60.5	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	46.532–62.2	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	45.529.6–64.1	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	44.527–65	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	43.625.2–65.8	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	42.623.2–65.4	20.211–31.2	24
2031	41.821.5–65.3	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	40.920.1–66.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	4019.5–67.9	199–31.8	22.8
2034	39.117.8–68	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	38.316.4–68.2	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	37.315.3–69	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	36.514.7–68.4	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	35.714.1–69.3	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	34.813.6–67	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	3412.9–66.7	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	33.212–67.1	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	32.511.6–67.1	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	31.710.7–67.2	155.2–32.6	19
2044	30.910.3–67.3	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	30.29.7–66.4	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	29.59.5–67.1	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	28.99–67	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	28.28.4–65.5	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	27.57.8–64.1	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	26.87.6–64.5	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	26.27.5–63.8	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	25.57.1–62.8	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	24.96.9–63.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	24.36.7–63.1	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	23.86.3–62.6	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	23.16.2–62.9	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	22.56.1–61.7	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	225.7–62.3	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	21.45.6–61.1	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	20.95.3–61.2	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	20.54.9–60	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	205–60.5	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	19.64.9–60.6	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	19.14.5–59	8.22–28	14.5
2065	18.74.4–57.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	18.34.2–57.1	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	17.94.1–57.1	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	17.53.9–56.2	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	17.13.9–55.8	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	16.73.8–54.6	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	16.33.8–54.7	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	15.93.7–52.3	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	15.63.6–52.2	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	15.23.5–52.4	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	14.93.4–50.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	14.53.4–50.7	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	14.13.4–50.4	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	13.83.2–49.3	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	13.53.2–50.5	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	13.23.1–50.2	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	12.93–49.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	12.63–48.8	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	12.32.9–49.3	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	122.8–48.1	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	11.82.8–47.6	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	11.52.7–48.3	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	11.32.7–47.7	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	112.5–46.6	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	10.82.5–46	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	10.52.4–47.2	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	10.32.4–46.1	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	102.2–45.8	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	9.82.2–44.9	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	9.62.2–44.3	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	9.42.1–44.5	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	9.22.1–44	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	92.1–45.7	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	8.92–43.9	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	8.71.9–43.2	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	8.61.9–42.8	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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