Under-five mortality rate

9.6 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2099

In 2023, under-five mortality rate for South Africa was 30.3 deaths per thousand live births. Under-five mortality rate of South Africa fell gradually from 32.6 deaths per thousand live births in 2020 to 30.3 deaths per thousand live births in 2023.

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Probability of dying between birth and exact age 5. It is expressed as deaths per 1,000 births. Medium fertility variant

Date Value Change, %
2099 9.6 -1.38%
2098 9.7 -1.37%
2097 9.8 -1.36%
2096 10.0 -1.34%
2095 10.1 -1.35%
2094 10.3 -1.34%
2093 10.4 -1.32%
2092 10.5 -1.30%
2091 10.7 -1.29%
2090 10.8 -1.26%
2089 11.0 -1.23%
2088 11.1