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Under-five mortality rate in South Africa

Latest: 35.1
Previous: 34.8
Change: +0.30 (+0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Per 1,000

Under-five mortality rate over time

Annual, Per 1,000, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Under-five mortality rate in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	132.3
Dec 31, 1975	124.9
Dec 31, 1976	117.8
Dec 31, 1977	111.1
Dec 31, 1978	104.7
Dec 31, 1979	98.8
Dec 31, 1980	93.5
Dec 31, 1981	88.5
Dec 31, 1982	83.8
Dec 31, 1983	79.6
Dec 31, 1984	75.9
Dec 31, 1985	72.3
Dec 31, 1986	68.9
Dec 31, 1987	65.7
Dec 31, 1988	62.7
Dec 31, 1989	60.1
Dec 31, 1990	58.1
Dec 31, 1991	56.8
Dec 31, 1992	56.2
Dec 31, 1993	56.6
Dec 31, 1994	57.8
Dec 31, 1995	59.2
Dec 31, 1996	60.9
Dec 31, 1997	62.9
Dec 31, 1998	65.8
Dec 31, 1999	68.7
Dec 31, 2000	71.4
Dec 31, 2001	74.5
Dec 31, 2002	77.0
Dec 31, 2003	79.2
Dec 31, 2004	80.7
Dec 31, 2005	79.8
Dec 31, 2006	76.9
Dec 31, 2007	71.2
Dec 31, 2008	63.7
Dec 31, 2009	56.9
Dec 31, 2010	50.3
Dec 31, 2011	45.6
Dec 31, 2012	43.1
Dec 31, 2013	41.4
Dec 31, 2014	39.7
Dec 31, 2015	38.2
Dec 31, 2016	36.8
Dec 31, 2017	35.7
Dec 31, 2018	34.9
Dec 31, 2019	34.3
Dec 31, 2020	33.9
Dec 31, 2021	34.0
Dec 31, 2022	34.3
Dec 31, 2023	34.8
Dec 31, 2024	35.1
Dec 31, 2025	—

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