South Africa - Mortality rate

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 32.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 130.50 in 1974 and a minimum value of 32.20 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1974 130.50
1975 123.70
1976 117.20
1977 111.10
1978 105.40
1979 100.00
1980 95.00
1981 90.20
1982 85.80
1983 81.70
1984 77.90
1985 74.40
1986 71.10
1987 68.10
1988 65.30
1989 62.90
1990 60.90
1991 59.60
1992 58.90
1993 59.10
1994 60.10
1995 61.70
1996 63.80
1997 65.60
1998 67.80
1999 70.00
2000 71.50
2001 73.10
2002 74.30
2003 75.70
2004 77.70
2005 78.80
2006 79.20
2007 75.30
2008 68.90
2009 60.30
2010 52.00
2011 45.60
2012 41.50
2013 39.30
2014 37.60
2015 36.30
2016 35.20
2017 34.60
2018 33.90
2019 33.00
2020 32.20

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 29.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.40 in 1974 and a minimum value of 29.50 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1974 123.40
1975 116.70
1976 110.40
1977 104.50
1978 99.00
1979 93.60
1980 88.80
1981 84.20
1982 79.80
1983 75.80
1984 72.20
1985 68.80
1986 65.70
1987 62.80
1988 60.10
1989 57.80
1990 56.00
1991 54.70
1992 54.20
1993 54.50
1994 55.50
1995 57.20
1996 59.20
1997 61.20
1998 63.50
1999 65.70
2000 67.30
2001 69.00
2002 70.20
2003 71.70
2004 73.60
2005 74.80
2006 75.30
2007 71.50
2008 65.20
2009 56.90
2010 48.70
2011 42.50
2012 38.50
2013 36.30
2014 34.70
2015 33.50
2016 32.40
2017 31.80
2018 31.10
2019 30.30
2020 29.50

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 34.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 137.40 in 1974 and a minimum value of 34.80 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1974 137.40
1975 130.40
1976 123.70
1977 117.60
1978 111.70
1979 106.10
1980 101.00
1981 96.00
1982 91.50
1983 87.20
1984 83.40
1985 79.70
1986 76.30
1987 73.20
1988 70.30
1989 67.80
1990 65.60
1991 64.10
1992 63.40
1993 63.50
1994 64.50
1995 66.00
1996 68.00
1997 69.80
1998 71.90
1999 74.00
2000 75.50
2001 77.00
2002 78.20
2003 79.60
2004 81.50
2005 82.60
2006 83.00
2007 78.90
2008 72.30
2009 63.60
2010 55.10
2011 48.60
2012 44.30
2013 42.10
2014 40.40
2015 39.00
2016 37.90
2017 37.30
2018 36.50
2019 35.70
2020 34.80

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 10.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.50 in 1975 and a minimum value of 10.60 in 2020.

Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1975 28.50
1976 28.10
1977 27.80
1978 27.50
1979 27.10
1980 26.70
1981 26.20
1982 25.60
1983 25.00
1984 24.30
1985 23.70
1986 23.10
1987 22.60
1988 22.10
1989 21.70
1990 21.20
1991 20.90
1992 20.70
1993 20.30
1994 20.00
1995 19.60
1996 19.20
1997 18.60
1998 18.00
1999 17.50
2000 16.90
2001 16.40
2002 15.90
2003 15.40
2004 14.80
2005 14.40
2006 13.90
2007 13.40
2008 13.00
2009 12.50
2010 12.00
2011 11.60
2012 11.30
2013 11.10
2014 11.00
2015 11.10
2016 11.10
2017 11.10
2018 11.00
2019 10.80
2020 10.60

Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in South Africa was 240.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 470.05 in 2007 and a minimum value of 220.53 in 1992.

Definition: Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.

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Year Value
1960 313.31
1961 309.77
1962 306.24
1963 302.52
1964 298.80
1965 295.09
1966 291.37
1967 287.65
1968 285.83
1969 284.01
1970 282.19
1971 280.37
1972 278.55
1973 278.55
1974 278.55
1975 278.55
1976 278.55
1977 278.55
1978 278.55
1979 278.55
1980 278.55
1981 278.55
1982 278.55
1983 270.35
1984 262.15
1985 253.95
1986 245.76
1987 237.56
1988 234.15
1989 230.75
1990 227.34
1991 223.93
1992 220.53
1993 234.57
1994 248.60
1995 262.64
1996 276.67
1997 290.71
1998 318.75
1999 346.78
2000 374.82
2001 402.86
2002 430.89
2003 438.72
2004 446.55
2005 454.39
2006 462.22
2007 470.05
2008 443.01
2009 415.98
2010 388.94
2011 361.91
2012 334.87
2013 319.59
2014 304.31
2015 289.03
2016 273.75
2017 258.47
2018 248.82
2019 244.90
2020 240.99

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in South Africa was 367.87 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 575.61 in 2007 and a minimum value of 345.78 in 1992.

Definition: Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.

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Year Value
1960 384.64
1961 380.66
1962 376.68
1963 372.51
1964 368.33
1965 364.16
1966 359.98
1967 355.80
1968 361.77
1969 367.74
1970 373.71
1971 379.68
1972 385.65
1973 388.79
1974 391.93
1975 395.07
1976 398.22
1977 401.36
1978 401.36
1979 401.36
1980 401.36
1981 401.36
1982 401.36
1983 393.69
1984 386.03
1985 378.37
1986 370.71
1987 363.05
1988 359.60
1989 356.14
1990 352.69
1991 349.24
1992 345.78
1993 360.25
1994 374.72
1995 389.20
1996 403.67
1997 418.14
1998 443.24
1999 468.35
2000 493.45
2001 518.56
2002 543.67
2003 550.05
2004 556.44
2005 562.83
2006 569.22
2007 575.61
2008 553.69
2009 531.77
2010 509.85
2011 487.94
2012 466.02
2013 448.60
2014 431.18
2015 413.75
2016 396.33
2017 378.91
2018 376.40
2019 372.14
2020 367.87

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 23.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.70 in 1974 and a minimum value of 23.60 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

See also:

Year Value
1974 84.70
1975 80.60
1976 76.60
1977 73.00
1978 69.50
1979 66.20
1980 63.20
1981 60.30
1982 57.60
1983 55.10
1984 52.80
1985 50.70
1986 48.80
1987 47.00
1988 45.40
1989 43.90
1990 42.70
1991 41.80
1992 41.40
1993 41.30
1994 41.50
1995 42.00
1996 42.60
1997 43.00
1998 43.40
1999 44.00
2000 44.20
2001 44.40
2002 44.60
2003 45.10
2004 46.10
2005 46.10
2006 45.50
2007 43.50
2008 40.10
2009 35.70
2010 31.90
2011 29.70
2012 28.70
2013 27.80
2014 27.20
2015 26.40
2016 25.80
2017 25.40
2018 24.70
2019 24.20
2020 23.60

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 25.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.30 in 1974 and a minimum value of 25.80 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1974 91.30
1975 87.00
1976 82.90
1977 79.00
1978 75.40
1979 72.00
1980 68.80
1981 65.70
1982 62.90
1983 60.30
1984 57.90
1985 55.60
1986 53.50
1987 51.60
1988 49.80
1989 48.20
1990 46.90
1991 45.90
1992 45.30
1993 45.20
1994 45.40
1995 45.80
1996 46.30
1997 46.60
1998 46.90
1999 47.50
2000 47.70
2001 47.80
2002 47.90
2003 48.40
2004 49.40
2005 49.40
2006 48.70
2007 46.60
2008 43.00
2009 38.40
2010 34.40
2011 32.10
2012 31.00
2013 30.10
2014 29.40
2015 28.60
2016 28.00
2017 27.60
2018 26.90
2019 26.30
2020 25.80

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Africa was 27.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.60 in 1974 and a minimum value of 27.80 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

See also:

Year Value
1974 97.60
1975 93.10
1976 88.90
1977 85.00
1978 81.20
1979 77.50
1980 74.10
1981 71.00
1982 68.00
1983 65.20
1984 62.70
1985 60.30
1986 58.10
1987 55.90
1988 54.00
1989 52.30
1990 50.90
1991 49.80
1992 49.10
1993 48.90
1994 49.10
1995 49.40
1996 49.90
1997 50.10
1998 50.30
1999 50.80
2000 50.90
2001 51.10
2002 51.10
2003 51.50
2004 52.50
2005 52.50
2006 51.80
2007 49.60
2008 45.80
2009 41.00
2010 36.80
2011 34.40
2012 33.20
2013 32.30
2014 31.60
2015 30.70
2016 30.10
2017 29.70
2018 29.00
2019 28.40
2020 27.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Mortality