South Africa vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality rate by sex
South Africa
2.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa rank
58th
Tajikistan rank
61st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- South Africa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.04 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2674 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4339 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4698 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1326 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, South Africa or Tajikistan?
- South Africa, at 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.04 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Tajikistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- South Africa ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .