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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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.
See also:
| 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
