World Data Atlas Topics Demographics Neonatal Mortality Rate

The neonatal mortality rate in South Africa

11 per 1,000 live births in 2021

Neonatal mortality rate of South Africa fell gradually from 16.4 per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 11 per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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Alternate Sources
IHME Infant and Child Mortality Estimates, February 2011 16.32 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
The neonatal mortality rate in Africa
South Sudan 39.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Somalia 36 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Lesotho 35.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Nigeria 34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Niger 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mali 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Chad 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Central African Republic 31.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Guinea 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Sierra Leone 30.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mortality indicators in South Africa
Children Deaths 14,513 cases in 2010 IHME
Children Mortality Rate 32.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Infant Mortality Rate 26.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Life Expectancy 65 years in 2021 WB
Maternal Deaths 1,400 numbers in 2017 WB
Mortality Rate 294.82 per 1,000 female adults in 2021 WB
Neonatal Deaths 12,979 Number in 2021 WB
Post Neonatal Deaths 24,776 cases in 2010 IHME
Post Neonatal Mortality Rate 22.85 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
Survival 58.86 % in 2021 WB
Under-5 Deaths 38,868 Number in 2021 WB