South Africa vs Palestine, State of: Mortality rate, under-5, male

South Africa
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa rank
54th
Palestine, State of rank
51st

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Palestine, State of
255075100125197519992024

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 37.6 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 54th and Palestine, State of ranks 51st of 197 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 115.95 per 1,000 live births 97.35 per 1,000 live births 18.6 per 1,000 live births South Africa
1980s 81.38 per 1,000 live births 65.19 per 1,000 live births 16.19 per 1,000 live births South Africa
1990s 64.78 per 1,000 live births 39.9 per 1,000 live births 24.88 per 1,000 live births South Africa
2000s 76.83 per 1,000 live births 28.48 per 1,000 live births 48.35 per 1,000 live births South Africa
2010s 42.69 per 1,000 live births 20.46 per 1,000 live births 22.23 per 1,000 live births South Africa
2020s 36.9 per 1,000 live births 25.94 per 1,000 live births 10.96 per 1,000 live births South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, South Africa or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 37.6 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between South Africa and Palestine, State of?
1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Palestine, State of?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Palestine, State of rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
South Africa ranks 54th and Palestine, State of ranks 51st 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.