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Number of under-five deaths in South Africa

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In South Africa, the current number of under-five deaths is 40,381, which reflects a decrease of 685 (-1.7%) compared to 2021.

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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1960 to 2022
Points:
13,760
Measure:
People
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78,436
1,955
(2022)
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60,282
634
(2022)
Egypt
44,464
1,876
(2022)
Ghana
38,079
1,175
(2022)
Myanmar
36,688
1,560
(2022)
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20,489
1,081
(2022)
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Female mortality between age 15 and 60
294.8%
38.2%
(2021)
Female suicide mortality rate
9.8
0.1
(2019)
Male tobacco use
35.2%
0.1%
(2030)
Mean childbearing age
27.67 years
0.02 years
(2021)
Female alcohol consumption
2.9
0.1
(2019)
Live births surviving to age 1
1149260 years
22849 years
(2021)
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South Africa Number of under-five deaths between 1979 and 2022
Period Number of under-five deaths Change
2022 40,381 685
2021 41,066 1,397
2020 42,463 572
2019 43,035 323
2018 42,712 209
2017 42,503 847
2016 43,350 1,491
2015 44,841 977
2014 45,818 1,140
2013 46,958 1,721
2012 48,679 3,771
2011 52,450 6,546
2010 58,996 10,198
2009 69,194 7,547
2008 76,741 3,820
2007 80,561 2,196
2006 82,757 2,211
2005 80,546 3,822
2004 76,724 2,703
2003 74,021 1,174
2002 72,847 768
2001 72,079 186
2000 71,893 407
1999 71,486 518
1998 70,968 490
1997 71,458 662
1996 72,120 319
1995 71,801 318
1994 71,483 474
1993 71,957 1,521
1992 73,478 1,985
1991 75,463 2,736
1990 78,199 3,338
1989 81,537 2,646
1988 84,183 1,605
1987 85,788 70
1986 85,858 325
1985 85,533 266
1984 85,799 710
1983 86,509 1,242
1982 87,751 2,071
1981 89,822 3,076
1980 92,898 3,159
1979 96,057
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