South Africa vs Tajikistan: Mortality rate, infant
South Africa
24.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
23.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa rank
58th
Tajikistan rank
59th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- South Africa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 24.2 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 59th of 197 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 | 99.85 per 1,000 live births | 98.47 per 1,000 live births | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 68.76 per 1,000 live births | 87.53 per 1,000 live births | 18.77 per 1,000 live births | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 47.32 per 1,000 live births | 78.33 per 1,000 live births | 31.01 per 1,000 live births | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 45.52 per 1,000 live births | 43.71 per 1,000 live births | 1.81 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 27.05 per 1,000 live births | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 24.32 per 1,000 live births | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, South Africa or Tajikistan?
- South Africa, at 24.2 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 0.7 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- South Africa ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 59th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.