East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
222,677
in 2024
South Africa
28,570
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
South Africa rank
31st

Number of infant deaths over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 222,677 against 28,570 in South Africa, a difference of 194,107.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.39 million 53,006 1.33 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 749,479 49,340 700,139 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 437,484 35,356 402,127 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 252,252 28,733 223,518 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 222,677 against 28,570 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
194,107, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
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, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.