India vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant, female
India
23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
22.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 23 per 1,000 live births against 22.2 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 49 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.62 per 1,000 live births | 92.15 per 1,000 live births | 20.47 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 1980s | 93.59 per 1,000 live births | 62.65 per 1,000 live births | 30.94 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 1990s | 75.35 per 1,000 live births | 43.26 per 1,000 live births | 32.09 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2000s | 58.21 per 1,000 live births | 42.54 per 1,000 live births | 15.67 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 38.04 per 1,000 live births | 28 per 1,000 live births | 10.04 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | 22.36 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, India or South Africa?
- India, at 23 per 1,000 live births against 22.2 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between India and South Africa?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- India ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.