Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or South Africa?

South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and South Africa?

1,674 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs South Africa: Number of infants who die before age 1

Brazil

31,406 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

33,080 deaths

in 2023

Brazil rank

29th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Brazil
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33,080 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 1,674 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	400,298 deaths	69,764 deaths	330,533 deaths	Brazil
1960s	385,079 deaths	69,162 deaths	315,917 deaths	Brazil
1970s	331,872 deaths	73,999 deaths	257,873 deaths	Brazil
1980s	257,601 deaths	65,781 deaths	191,820 deaths	Brazil
1990s	151,794 deaths	53,593 deaths	98,200 deaths	Brazil
2000s	73,463 deaths	53,178 deaths	20,285 deaths	Brazil
2010s	42,064 deaths	33,232 deaths	8,832 deaths	Brazil
2020s	32,974 deaths	32,032 deaths	942.25 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or South Africa?: South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and South Africa?: 1,674 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Brazil ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.