Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child mortality
Under five mortality rate
Subnational regions
South Africa
All years

Under five mortality rate

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
South Africa (Africa)  
Total 57.8 57.5 57.1 56.8 56.4 56.1 55.7 55.4 55.1 54.7 54.4 54.0 53.7 53.3 53.0 52.6 52.3 51.9 51.6 51.2 50.9 50.5 50.2 49.8 49.5
Eastern Cape 83.0 82.1 81.2 80.2 79.3 78.4 77.5 76.5 75.6 74.7 73.8 72.8 71.9 71.0 70.1 69.2 68.2 67.3 66.4 65.5 64.5 63.6 62.7 61.8 60.9
Free State 47.7 48.5 49.2 50.0 50.7 51.5 52.2 52.9 53.7 54.4 55.2 55.9 56.7 57.4 58.2 58.9 59.7 60.4 61.2 61.9 62.6 63.4 64.1 64.9 65.6
Gauteng 45.2 45.2 45.2 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.4 45.4 45.4 45.4 45.4 45.4 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.6
KwaZulu Natal 79.6 77.9 76.2 74.5 72.8 71.1 69.4 67.7 66.0 64.3 62.6 60.9 59.2 57.5 55.8 54.1 52.4 50.7 49.0 47.2 45.5 43.8 42.1 40.4 38.7
Mpumalanga 62.5 62.8 63.2 63.6 64.0 64.3 64.7 65.1 65.4 65.8 66.2 66.6 66.9 67.3 67.7 68.1 68.4 68.8 69.2 69.6 69.9 70.3 70.7 71.1 71.4
North West 43.5 44.5 45.5 46.5 47.5 48.5 49.5 50.5 51.4 52.4 53.4 54.4 55.4 56.4 57.4 58.4 59.4 60.4 61.4 62.4 63.4 64.3 65.3 66.3 67.3
Northern Cape 55.6 55.3 55.1 54.9 54.7 54.4 54.2 54.0 53.8 53.5 53.3 53.1 52.9 52.7 52.4 52.2 52.0 51.8 51.5 51.3 51.1 50.9 50.7 50.4 50.2
Northern Province 53.9 52.9 52.0 51.0 50.1 49.1 48.2 47.2 46.3 45.3 44.4 43.4 42.5 41.5 40.6 39.6 38.7 37.7 36.7 35.8 34.8 33.9 32.9 32.0 31.0
Western Cape 8.21 9.86 11.5 13.2 14.8 16.5 18.1 19.8 21.5 23.1 24.8 26.4 28.1 29.7 31.4 33.0 34.7 36.4 38.0 39.7 41.3 43.0 44.6 46.3 48.0
Lighter numbers are estimates