South Africa Infant Mortality Rate (1950-2026)

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Population Growth Rate Density Urban Rural Life Expectancy Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Fertility Rate

South Africa infant mortality rate for 2026 is 22.24, a 1.96% decline from 2025.

South Africa infant mortality rate for 2025 was 22.69, a 1.92% decline from 2024.
South Africa infant mortality rate for 2024 was 23.13, a 1.88% decline from 2023.
South Africa infant mortality rate for 2023 was 23.57, a 3.02% decline from 2022.

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. The full historical dataset is available for download here: South Africa Infant Mortality Rate | Historical Data | 1950 - 2026.