Child deaths (under 5) in South Africa

Nearby in the ranking

50. Senegal 36.5
51. Ghana 35.9
52. Dominica 35.7
53. South Africa 35.1
54. Eritrea 34.3
55. Botswana 33.3
56. Gabon 32.6

More about South Africa

• Life expectancy
• Mothers dying in childbirth
• Health spending per person
• Measles vaccination
• Overweight adults
• Stunted children
• Overweight children
• Homes with piped water
• Homes with a flush toilet
• All figures for South Africa

About the data

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Unit

deaths per 1,000 live births

Years

1960–2024

Data as of

2026-09-28

Source

World Bank

License

CC BY 4.0

Credit

World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.DYN.MORT), CC BY 4.0