Russia vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 24.3 per 1,000 live births, or 7.86 times that in Russia.

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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, Russia ranked 191 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at 0.8 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	Russia	South Africa	World
2023	3.5	27.9	27.3
2022	3.9	30.1	28.2
2021	4.5	27.6	28.4
2020	4.6	21.8	28.7
2019	4.7	27.8	29.2
2018	5	26.1	29.7
2017	5.3	23.8	30.3
2016	6	26.2	31.1
2015	6.6	28	32.1
2014	7.4	29.2	32.9
2013	8.2	29.6	33.9
2012	8.8	27.6	35
2011	7.7	28.5	36.8
2010	8.4	35.4	37.7
2009	8.3	39.7	39.1
2008	8.7	45.4	40.4
2007	9.8	48.3	42
2006	10.4	49.6	43.7
2005	10.9	51.9	45.4
2004	11.7	51.2	47.2
2003	12.6	53.5	48.8
2002	14	51.9	50.6
2001	15	47.3	52.2
2000	15.7	45.8	53.7
1999	16.5	51.1	55.5
1998	16.6	49.8	57.1
1997	16.9	48.6	58.3
1996	17.2	47.6	59.6
1995	17.8	46.8	60.8
1994	18.7	46.2	62
1993	19.1	46.1	62.9
1992	17.1	46.2	64.1
1991	17	46.7	64.9
1990	16.9	47.5	64.9
1989	17.3	48.6	66.2
1988	18.4	49.9	68
1987	19.2	51.7	68.6
1986	19.5	53.4	70.8
1985	20.4	55.5	72.9
1984	20.6	57.7	74.6
1983	20.1	60	76.1
1982	20.5	62.5	76.6
1981	21.4	65.1	78.7
1980	21.9	67.5	80.6
1979	22.4	70	82.5
1978	23.2	72.3	84.7
1977	23.6	74.6	86.4
1976	24	76.7	88.1
1975	22.7	78.6	89.6
1974	21.8	80.4	90.9
1973	20.9	82.1	92.1
1972	20.7	83.8	93.6
1971	20.5	85.3	96.1
1970	22.4	86.7	96.9
1969	24.5	88	98.3
1968	25.2	89.1	100.2
1967	24.8	90.2	103.1
1966	25.3	91.3	104.9
1965	26.2	92.3	106.4
1964	28	93.3	106.1
1963	30.4	94.5	107.7
1962	31.4	95.9	110.2
1961	32.5	97.6	121.5
1960	36.4	99.7	131.8
1959	40.6	102.3	125.7
1958	40.5	105.5	117.7
1957	46.6	109.3	120
1956	48	113.4	121.9
1955	76.1	117.8	124.8
1954	90	122.2	127.7
1953	88.3	126.4	130.1
1952	96.6	130.6	132.7
1951	114.7	134.5	136
1950	108.7	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Russia	South Africa	World
2024	4.23.3–5.6	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	4.12.9–6	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	3.92.5–6.2	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	3.72.3–6.5	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	3.62.1–6.7	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	3.42–6.6	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	3.31.8–6.7	20.211–31.2	24
2031	3.21.7–6.8	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	31.6–6.9	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	2.91.6–6.9	199–31.8	22.8
2034	2.81.4–6.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	2.71.4–6.4	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	2.61.2–6.5	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	2.61.2–6.7	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	2.51.2–6.9	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	2.41.1–6.9	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	2.41.1–6.7	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	2.31–6.9	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	2.21–6.7	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	2.21–6.9	155.2–32.6	19
2044	2.10.9–6.5	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	2.10.9–6.3	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	20.9–6.4	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	20.8–6.2	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	1.90.8–6.4	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	1.90.8–6.4	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	1.80.8–6.5	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	1.80.8–6.3	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	1.70.8–6.2	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	1.70.7–6.1	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	1.60.7–6	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	1.60.7–6.4	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	1.60.7–5.9	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	1.50.6–6	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	1.50.6–5.9	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	1.50.6–5.8	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	1.40.6–5.8	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	1.40.6–5.6	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	1.40.6–5.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	1.40.6–5.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	1.30.6–5.4	8.22–28	14.5
2065	1.30.5–5.3	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	1.30.5–5.2	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	1.30.5–5.2	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	1.20.5–5.3	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	1.20.5–5.2	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	1.20.5–5	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	1.20.5–5	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	1.20.5–4.9	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	1.10.5–4.8	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	1.10.5–4.7	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	1.10.4–4.6	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	1.10.4–4.4	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	1.10.4–4.5	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	1.10.4–4.3	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	1.10.4–4.2	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	10.4–4.3	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	10.4–4.2	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	10.4–4.2	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	10.4–4	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	10.4–3.9	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	10.4–3.9	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	10.4–3.8	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	0.90.4–3.7	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	0.90.3–3.6	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	0.90.3–3.6	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	0.90.3–3.4	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	0.90.3–3.4	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	0.90.3–3.5	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	0.90.3–3.4	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	0.90.3–3.3	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	0.90.3–3.2	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	0.90.3–3.2	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	0.80.3–3.2	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	0.80.3–3.2	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	0.80.3–3	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	0.80.3–3	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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