Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
119,831
in 2024
South Africa
28,570
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
South Africa rank
31st

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 119,831 against 28,570 in South Africa, a difference of 91,261.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 414,852 53,006 361,847 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 241,176 49,340 191,835 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 164,048 35,356 128,692 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 127,638 28,733 98,905 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Africa?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 119,831 against 28,570 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
91,261, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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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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.