Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in South Africa
South Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met was 12 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
12
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
12.37
in 2025
All-time low
12
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in South Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in South Africa is 12, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
South Africa ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.37 | — |
| 2026 | 12.29 | -0.6% |
| 2027 | 12.22 | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 12.15 | -0.6% |
| 2029 | 12.07 | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 12 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 12.22 | 12.07 | 12.37 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,152 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,333 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4769 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1293 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in South Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in South Africa was 12 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.37 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2030.
- How does South Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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