In 2021, neonatal mortality rate for South Africa was 11 deaths per 1,000 live births. Neonatal mortality rate of South Africa fell gradually from 16.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 11 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.