Singapore vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in Singapore and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 26.1 per 1,000 live births, or 16 times that in Singapore.

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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, Singapore ranked 222 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Singapore at 0.5 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	Singapore	South Africa	World
2023	1.7	27.9	27.3
2022	1.9	30.1	28.2
2021	1.8	27.6	28.4
2020	2.1	21.8	28.7
2019	1.9	27.8	29.2
2018	2	26.1	29.7
2017	2	23.8	30.3
2016	2.1	26.2	31.1
2015	2.1	28	32.1
2014	2.2	29.2	32.9
2013	2.2	29.6	33.9
2012	2.2	27.6	35
2011	2.2	28.5	36.8
2010	2.2	35.4	37.7
2009	2.3	39.7	39.1
2008	2.3	45.4	40.4
2007	2.3	48.3	42
2006	2.4	49.6	43.7
2005	2.4	51.9	45.4
2004	2.5	51.2	47.2
2003	2.6	53.5	48.8
2002	2.8	51.9	50.6
2001	2.9	47.3	52.2
2000	3.1	45.8	53.7
1999	3.3	51.1	55.5
1998	3.5	49.8	57.1
1997	3.7	48.6	58.3
1996	3.9	47.6	59.6
1995	4.1	46.8	60.8
1994	4.4	46.2	62
1993	4.8	46.1	62.9
1992	5.2	46.2	64.1
1991	5.7	46.7	64.9
1990	6.2	47.5	64.9
1989	6.7	48.6	66.2
1988	7.3	49.9	68
1987	7.9	51.7	68.6
1986	8.4	53.4	70.8
1985	9	55.5	72.9
1984	9.5	57.7	74.6
1983	10.1	60	76.1
1982	10.7	62.5	76.6
1981	11.2	65.1	78.7
1980	11.7	67.5	80.6
1979	12.2	70	82.5
1978	12.6	72.3	84.7
1977	13.2	74.6	86.4
1976	13.9	76.7	88.1
1975	14.9	78.6	89.6
1974	16.1	80.4	90.9
1973	17.5	82.1	92.1
1972	18.9	83.8	93.6
1971	20.3	85.3	96.1
1970	21.6	86.7	96.9
1969	22.9	88	98.3
1968	24.2	89.1	100.2
1967	25.4	90.2	103.1
1966	26.6	91.3	104.9
1965	27.9	92.3	106.4
1964	29.3	93.3	106.1
1963	30.9	94.5	107.7
1962	32.8	95.9	110.2
1961	35	97.6	121.5
1960	37.6	99.7	131.8
1959	40.6	102.3	125.7
1958	43.8	105.5	117.7
1957	47.5	109.3	120
1956	51.7	113.4	121.9
1955	56.7	117.8	124.8
1954	62.6	122.2	127.7
1953	69.4	126.4	130.1
1952	77	130.6	132.7
1951	85	134.5	136
1950	93.3	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Singapore	South Africa	World
2024	1.81.5–2.1	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	1.71.3–2.2	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	1.71.2–2.2	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	1.61.1–2.3	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	1.61.1–2.3	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	1.61–2.3	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	1.51–2.4	20.211–31.2	24
2031	1.50.9–2.4	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	1.50.9–2.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	1.50.8–2.4	199–31.8	22.8
2034	1.40.8–2.4	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	1.40.7–2.4	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	1.40.7–2.4	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	1.30.7–2.3	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	1.30.7–2.3	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	1.30.6–2.3	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	1.30.6–2.3	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	1.20.6–2.3	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	1.20.5–2.3	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	1.20.5–2.3	155.2–32.6	19
2044	1.20.5–2.3	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	1.10.5–2.3	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	1.10.5–2.3	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	1.10.5–2.3	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	1.10.4–2.3	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	1.10.4–2.2	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	10.4–2.2	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	10.4–2.3	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	10.4–2.3	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	10.4–2.3	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	10.3–2.3	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	0.90.3–2.2	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	0.90.3–2.2	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	0.90.3–2.2	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	0.90.3–2.2	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	0.90.3–2.2	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	0.90.3–2.2	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	0.90.3–2.1	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	0.90.3–2.1	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	0.80.3–2.1	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	0.80.2–2.1	8.22–28	14.5
2065	0.80.2–2.2	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	0.80.2–2.2	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	0.80.2–2.2	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	0.80.2–2.2	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	0.80.2–2.2	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	0.70.2–2.1	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	0.70.2–2.1	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	0.70.2–2	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	0.70.2–2.1	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	0.70.2–2.1	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	0.70.2–2	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	0.70.2–2	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	0.70.2–2	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	0.70.2–2	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	0.70.2–2	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	0.60.1–2	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	0.60.1–1.9	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	0.60.1–2	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	0.60.1–2	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	0.60.1–2	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	0.60.1–2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	0.60.1–2	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	0.60.1–2	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	0.60.1–2	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	0.60.1–2.1	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	0.60.1–2	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	0.50.1–2	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	0.50.1–2	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	0.50.1–2.1	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	0.50.1–2	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	0.50.1–2	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	0.50.1–2	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	0.50.1–1.9	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	0.50.1–1.9	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	0.50.1–1.9	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	0.50.1–1.9	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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