Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, OECD members or South Africa?

OECD members, at 51,804 against 22,681 in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between OECD members and South Africa?

29,123, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD members vs South Africa: Number of under-five deaths, male

OECD members

51,804

in 2024

South Africa

22,681

in 2024

OECD members rank

30th

South Africa rank

28th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

OECD members
South Africa

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 51,804 against 22,681 in South Africa, a difference of 29,123.

That makes OECD members's figure about 2.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 28th of 43 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	169,031	37,162	131,868	OECD members
2000s	101,220	42,173	59,047	OECD members
2010s	70,016	25,570	44,446	OECD members
2020s	55,307	22,195	33,112	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, OECD members or South Africa?: OECD members, at 51,804 against 22,681 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between OECD members and South Africa?: 29,123, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: OECD members ranks 30th 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, male. 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, male
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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.