Egypt vs South Africa: Number of infants who die before age 1
Egypt
34,963 deaths
in 2023
South Africa
33,080 deaths
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
South Africa rank
27th
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 34,963 deaths against 33,080 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 1,883 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 248,050 deaths | 69,764 deaths | 178,286 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 223,076 deaths | 69,162 deaths | 153,914 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 217,710 deaths | 73,999 deaths | 143,711 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 168,651 deaths | 65,781 deaths | 102,870 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 99,513 deaths | 53,593 deaths | 45,920 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 64,399 deaths | 53,178 deaths | 11,220 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 51,357 deaths | 33,232 deaths | 18,125 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 36,163 deaths | 32,032 deaths | 4,131 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 34,963 deaths against 33,080 deaths in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Egypt and South Africa?
- 1,883 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Egypt ranks 26th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.