Somalia vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in Somalia and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 38.4 per 1,000 live births, or 2.38 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

SomaliaSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Somalia ranked 4 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Somalia at 30.6 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	Somalia	South Africa	World
2023	66.3	27.9	27.3
2022	86.7	30.1	28.2
2021	70.1	27.6	28.4
2020	72.1	21.8	28.7
2019	74.3	27.8	29.2
2018	83.7	26.1	29.7
2017	94.4	23.8	30.3
2016	81	26.2	31.1
2015	83.1	28	32.1
2014	85.5	29.2	32.9
2013	88	29.6	33.9
2012	109.1	27.6	35
2011	201.1	28.5	36.8
2010	110	35.4	37.7
2009	97.7	39.7	39.1
2008	99.9	45.4	40.4
2007	101.8	48.3	42
2006	102.7	49.6	43.7
2005	103.3	51.9	45.4
2004	103.9	51.2	47.2
2003	104.1	53.5	48.8
2002	104	51.9	50.6
2001	104	47.3	52.2
2000	104.2	45.8	53.7
1999	104.3	51.1	55.5
1998	104.1	49.8	57.1
1997	106.5	48.6	58.3
1996	104.4	47.6	59.6
1995	104.2	46.8	60.8
1994	105.2	46.2	62
1993	105.1	46.1	62.9
1992	254.4	46.2	64.1
1991	245.8	46.7	64.9
1990	108	47.5	64.9
1989	109.4	48.6	66.2
1988	115	49.9	68
1987	112.7	51.7	68.6
1986	113.9	53.4	70.8
1985	114.9	55.5	72.9
1984	115.3	57.7	74.6
1983	116.3	60	76.1
1982	117.3	62.5	76.6
1981	118.3	65.1	78.7
1980	119.3	67.5	80.6
1979	120.3	70	82.5
1978	121.2	72.3	84.7
1977	122.2	74.6	86.4
1976	133.2	76.7	88.1
1975	134.4	78.6	89.6
1974	135.6	80.4	90.9
1973	126.1	82.1	92.1
1972	127	83.8	93.6
1971	128	85.3	96.1
1970	129	86.7	96.9
1969	130	88	98.3
1968	131	89.1	100.2
1967	132	90.2	103.1
1966	133.1	91.3	104.9
1965	134.2	92.3	106.4
1964	135.5	93.3	106.1
1963	136.5	94.5	107.7
1962	137.7	95.9	110.2
1961	139.3	97.6	121.5
1960	140	99.7	131.8
1959	141.1	102.3	125.7
1958	142.2	105.5	117.7
1957	143.4	109.3	120
1956	144.6	113.4	121.9
1955	145.8	117.8	124.8
1954	147	122.2	127.7
1953	148.2	126.4	130.1
1952	149.4	130.6	132.7
1951	150.6	134.5	136
1950	151.8	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Somalia	South Africa	World
2024	65.659–73.9	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	6555.7–77.4	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	64.453.2–78.5	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	63.850–79.7	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	63.248.1–82.2	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	62.646–82.7	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	61.944.3–85.5	20.211–31.2	24
2031	61.443.5–85	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	60.841.7–86	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	60.240.2–88.1	199–31.8	22.8
2034	59.739–89.3	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	59.138.1–90	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	58.536.8–91.5	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	5835.6–92.4	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	57.533.9–94.1	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	5733.8–94.1	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	56.531.5–94.1	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	5631–95.1	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	55.530.3–94.6	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	5529.2–93.9	155.2–32.6	19
2044	54.427.3–94	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	53.926.1–94.7	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	53.424.8–95.7	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	52.923.7–96.6	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	52.423.1–94.1	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	51.922.4–95.8	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	51.421.4–95.5	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	5120.6–95.6	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	50.520.4–94.4	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	5019.3–95.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	49.519.2–95.5	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	4918.3–95	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	48.618–95	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	48.117.5–97.2	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	47.616.8–98	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	47.116.3–97.8	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	46.616.4–96.5	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	46.115.2–96.9	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	45.714.5–96.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	45.314.2–99	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	44.914–98.9	8.22–28	14.5
2065	44.413.4–99.3	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	44.112.7–99.8	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	43.612.5–100.7	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	43.212–99.5	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	42.811.8–98.8	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	42.311.6–98.2	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	41.910.9–98	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	41.510.9–99.9	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	4110.7–99.8	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	40.610.3–99.9	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	40.39.8–100.6	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	39.89.4–98.2	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	39.49.2–97.2	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	39.18.4–97.1	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	38.78.3–95.7	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	38.38.1–95.4	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	37.88.1–98.4	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	37.48–96.4	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	377.8–98.9	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	36.67.4–98.7	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	36.37.5–97.2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	35.97.3–96.8	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	35.67.3–96.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	35.26.9–98.5	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	34.96.9–97.6	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	34.56.7–97.2	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	34.16.6–98.1	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	33.76.4–97.4	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	33.46.1–95.7	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	336–98.3	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	32.65.9–99.5	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	32.26–100	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	31.85.8–99.2	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	31.45.8–101.5	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	315.7–99.7	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	30.65.5–97.4	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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