India vs South Africa: Child mortality rate
India
3.6%
in 2019
South Africa
3.7%
in 2019
India rank
51st
South Africa rank
50th
Child mortality rate over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.6% | 15.6% | 9.0% | India |
| 1960s | 23.1% | 13.8% | 9.3% | India |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 11.7% | 6.4% | India |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 3.7% | India |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 2.2% | India |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.7% against 3.6% in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between India and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- India ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.