Philippines vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in Philippines and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 7.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.34 times that in Philippines.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Philippines ranked 67 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 6.7 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	Philippines	South Africa	World
2023	20.7	27.9	27.3
2022	20.9	30.1	28.2
2021	21	27.6	28.4
2020	21.1	21.8	28.7
2019	21.2	27.8	29.2
2018	21.2	26.1	29.7
2017	21.2	23.8	30.3
2016	21.3	26.2	31.1
2015	21.3	28	32.1
2014	21.5	29.2	32.9
2013	21.6	29.6	33.9
2012	21.9	27.6	35
2011	22.2	28.5	36.8
2010	22.5	35.4	37.7
2009	22.9	39.7	39.1
2008	23.3	45.4	40.4
2007	23.8	48.3	42
2006	24.3	49.6	43.7
2005	24.8	51.9	45.4
2004	25.4	51.2	47.2
2003	25.9	53.5	48.8
2002	26.5	51.9	50.6
2001	27.1	47.3	52.2
2000	27.7	45.8	53.7
1999	28.4	51.1	55.5
1998	29.2	49.8	57.1
1997	30	48.6	58.3
1996	31	47.6	59.6
1995	32.3	46.8	60.8
1994	33.5	46.2	62
1993	35.1	46.1	62.9
1992	36.7	46.2	64.1
1991	39	46.7	64.9
1990	40.8	47.5	64.9
1989	42.9	48.6	66.2
1988	45	49.9	68
1987	46.9	51.7	68.6
1986	48.8	53.4	70.8
1985	50.2	55.5	72.9
1984	51.7	57.7	74.6
1983	52.6	60	76.1
1982	53.5	62.5	76.6
1981	54.4	65.1	78.7
1980	54.9	67.5	80.6
1979	55.4	70	82.5
1978	55.9	72.3	84.7
1977	56.2	74.6	86.4
1976	57	76.7	88.1
1975	57.1	78.6	89.6
1974	57.3	80.4	90.9
1973	57.4	82.1	92.1
1972	57.4	83.8	93.6
1971	57.4	85.3	96.1
1970	58.1	86.7	96.9
1969	58.3	88	98.3
1968	59.1	89.1	100.2
1967	59.9	90.2	103.1
1966	60.8	91.3	104.9
1965	61.9	92.3	106.4
1964	63.1	93.3	106.1
1963	64.2	94.5	107.7
1962	65.7	95.9	110.2
1961	67.2	97.6	121.5
1960	68.9	99.7	131.8
1959	70.8	102.3	125.7
1958	73	105.5	117.7
1957	75.4	109.3	120
1956	78	113.4	121.9
1955	80.7	117.8	124.8
1954	83.3	122.2	127.7
1953	85.9	126.4	130.1
1952	88.6	130.6	132.7
1951	91.2	134.5	136
1950	93.7	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Philippines	South Africa	World
2024	19.915.3–25.7	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	19.413.1–27.3	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	19.111.7–28.5	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	18.610.7–29.7	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	18.210.1–30.9	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	17.89.2–31.3	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	17.48.8–30.9	20.211–31.2	24
2031	17.18.2–32.2	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	16.78.1–31.8	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	16.37.7–32	199–31.8	22.8
2034	167.2–33.3	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	15.76.8–33.5	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	15.36.5–33	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	156.4–33.8	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	14.76.1–33.9	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	14.45.8–33.9	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	14.15.7–34.7	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	13.85.6–35.4	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	13.55.3–35.3	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	13.35.3–34.3	155.2–32.6	19
2044	135.1–34.6	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	12.75–35.6	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	12.54.8–34.7	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	12.34.5–34.7	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	124.5–34	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	11.84.4–33	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	11.64.3–33.8	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	11.44.1–33.1	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	11.34–33.5	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	11.14–33.6	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	113.9–33.5	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	10.93.8–34.2	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	10.73.8–33	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	10.63.7–34	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	10.43.8–33.6	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	10.33.7–34.6	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	10.13.6–33.6	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	103.6–33.3	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	9.93.5–33.7	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	9.73.4–34.9	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	9.63.5–34.4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	9.53.3–33.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	9.43.2–33.7	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	9.23.2–32.7	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	9.13.1–32.4	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	93.1–31.9	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	8.93.1–33.3	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	8.83–32.8	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	8.73–32.5	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	8.63–32.4	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	8.52.9–31.6	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	8.42.9–31.6	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	8.32.8–31.6	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	8.22.8–32.1	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	8.12.9–32.1	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	82.8–32	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	82.8–32.6	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	7.92.8–32.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	7.82.8–32.2	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	7.72.7–31.2	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	7.62.7–31.2	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	7.62.7–31.4	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	7.52.7–31.3	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	7.52.6–31.2	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	7.42.6–31.3	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	7.32.5–30.5	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	7.32.5–29.9	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	7.22.5–29.5	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	7.22.5–29.7	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	7.12.5–29.8	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	72.5–30.5	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	72.4–30.4	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	6.92.4–30.6	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	6.92.4–29.9	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	6.82.4–30.1	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	6.82.4–29.4	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	6.72.3–29.6	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time