Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Number of under-five deaths, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
60,918
in 2024
South Africa
18,754
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
South Africa rank
28th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 60,918 against 18,754 in South Africa, a difference of 42,164.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 43 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 225,750 30,717 195,033 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 126,947 36,476 90,471 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 84,883 21,357 63,526 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 65,136 18,346 46,790 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Africa?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 60,918 against 18,754 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
42,164, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.