South Africa - Number of Infant Deaths

Since 2014, South Africa Number of Infant Deaths was down by 1.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 48 comparing other countries in Number of Infant Deaths at 32,341 Thousand Deaths. South Africa is overtaken by Mozambique, which was ranked number 47 at 32,920 Thousand Deaths and is followed by Madagascar with 31,456 Thousand Deaths. India topped the ranking with 678,728 Thousand Deaths in 2019, that is a fall of 5.1% versus 2018. Nigeria, India and Pakistan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Dominica witnessed the best average annual growth at +5.9% per year, while San Marino recorded the worst performance at -100% per year.

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Date Thousand Units (Deaths)
2019 32,341.00
2018 32,882.00
2017 33,480.00
2016 33,693.00
2015 34,130.00
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How does South Africa rank in Number of Infant Deaths?

# 579 Countries Thousand Units (Deaths) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
678,728.00 2019 -5.1 % -5.6 % View data
2 #2
Nigeria
548,116.00 2019 -0.7 % -0.2 % View data
46 #46
Myanmar
33,490.00 2019 -3.4 % -3.5 % View data
48 #48
South Africa
32,341.00 2019 -1.6 % -1.4 % View data
49 #49
Madagascar
31,456.00 2019 -0.8 % -0.8 % View data
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