Poland vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Poland and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 24.7 per 1,000 live births, or 8.73 times that in Poland.

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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.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Poland at 0.6 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	Poland	South Africa	World
2023	3.2	27.9	27.3
2022	3.4	30.1	28.2
2021	3.9	27.6	28.4
2020	3.5	21.8	28.7
2019	3.8	27.8	29.2
2018	3.8	26.1	29.7
2017	4.1	23.8	30.3
2016	4.1	26.2	31.1
2015	4.2	28	32.1
2014	4.3	29.2	32.9
2013	4.5	29.6	33.9
2012	4.6	27.6	35
2011	4.7	28.5	36.8
2010	4.9	35.4	37.7
2009	5.3	39.7	39.1
2008	5.6	45.4	40.4
2007	5.8	48.3	42
2006	6	49.6	43.7
2005	6.3	51.9	45.4
2004	6.7	51.2	47.2
2003	7	53.5	48.8
2002	7.2	51.9	50.6
2001	7.6	47.3	52.2
2000	8.1	45.8	53.7
1999	8.7	51.1	55.5
1998	9.3	49.8	57.1
1997	10.5	48.6	58.3
1996	11.7	47.6	59.6
1995	13.3	46.8	60.8
1994	14.5	46.2	62
1993	15.9	46.1	62.9
1992	17	46.2	64.1
1991	18	46.7	64.9
1990	18.9	47.5	64.9
1989	19.7	48.6	66.2
1988	20.3	49.9	68
1987	20.6	51.7	68.6
1986	20.9	53.4	70.8
1985	21.5	55.5	72.9
1984	22.4	57.7	74.6
1983	23.5	60	76.1
1982	24.2	62.5	76.6
1981	24.9	65.1	78.7
1980	25.3	67.5	80.6
1979	26.1	70	82.5
1978	27.1	72.3	84.7
1977	27.9	74.6	86.4
1976	28.5	76.7	88.1
1975	28.4	78.6	89.6
1974	29	80.4	90.9
1973	30.1	82.1	92.1
1972	32.3	83.8	93.6
1971	35	85.3	96.1
1970	35.7	86.7	96.9
1969	35.2	88	98.3
1968	34.9	89.1	100.2
1967	36.1	90.2	103.1
1966	38.7	91.3	104.9
1965	41.7	92.3	106.4
1964	45.1	93.3	106.1
1963	49.3	94.5	107.7
1962	51.5	95.9	110.2
1961	53.8	97.6	121.5
1960	59.6	99.7	131.8
1959	65.7	102.3	125.7
1958	73	105.5	117.7
1957	73.2	109.3	120
1956	77.3	113.4	121.9
1955	79.4	117.8	124.8
1954	85.1	122.2	127.7
1953	89.2	126.4	130.1
1952	100	130.6	132.7
1951	95	134.5	136
1950	99.2	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Poland	South Africa	World
2024	3.32.8–3.9	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	3.22.5–4.2	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	3.12.3–4.3	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	32.1–4.4	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	2.92–4.4	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	2.81.8–4.6	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	2.81.8–4.6	20.211–31.2	24
2031	2.71.7–4.7	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	2.61.6–4.8	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	2.51.5–4.8	199–31.8	22.8
2034	2.41.4–4.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	2.41.3–4.6	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	2.31.3–4.6	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	2.31.2–4.7	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	2.21.2–4.7	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	2.11.1–4.5	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	2.11.1–4.5	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	21–4.5	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	21–4.4	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	1.90.9–4.5	155.2–32.6	19
2044	1.80.9–4.3	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	1.80.9–4.4	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	1.80.8–4.3	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	1.70.8–4.2	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	1.70.8–4.2	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	1.60.8–4.3	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	1.60.7–4.2	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	1.60.7–4	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	1.50.7–4.1	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	1.50.7–3.9	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	1.50.6–3.8	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	1.40.6–3.7	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	1.40.6–3.6	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	1.40.6–3.7	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	1.40.5–3.7	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	1.30.5–3.6	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	1.30.5–3.5	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	1.30.5–3.5	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	1.30.5–3.5	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	1.20.5–3.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	1.20.4–3.4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	1.20.4–3.3	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	1.20.4–3.3	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	1.10.4–3.2	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	1.10.4–3.1	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	1.10.4–3	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	1.10.4–3	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	1.10.3–3	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	10.3–3	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	10.3–2.9	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	10.3–2.8	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	10.3–2.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	10.3–2.8	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	0.90.3–2.7	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	0.90.3–2.8	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	0.90.3–2.7	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	0.90.3–2.7	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	0.90.3–2.6	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	0.90.2–2.6	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	0.80.2–2.6	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	0.80.2–2.5	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	0.80.2–2.5	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	0.80.2–2.5	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	0.80.2–2.5	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	0.80.2–2.5	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	0.80.2–2.6	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	0.80.2–2.5	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	0.70.2–2.5	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	0.70.2–2.5	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	0.70.2–2.5	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	0.70.2–2.4	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	0.70.2–2.4	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	0.70.2–2.4	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	0.70.2–2.4	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	0.70.1–2.4	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	0.70.1–2.4	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	0.60.1–2.4	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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