South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Neonatal mortality rate
South Africa
1.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa rank
70th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
67th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
South Africa ranks 70th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0381 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2888 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5523 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3713 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1357 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- South Africa ranks 70th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. 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 children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .