Egypt vs South Africa: Infant deaths

Egypt
50,279
in 2024
South Africa
28,570
in 2024
Egypt rank
14th
South Africa rank
28th

Infant deaths over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 50,279 against 28,570 in South Africa, a difference of 21,709.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 28th of 184 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 70,709 49,340 21,368 Egypt
2010s 64,050 35,356 28,694 Egypt
2020s 51,775 28,733 23,042 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant deaths, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 50,279 against 28,570 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant deaths between Egypt and South Africa?
21,709, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for infant deaths?
Egypt ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 28th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant deaths (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egypt vs South Africa: Infant deaths. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/infant-deaths-number/egypt-arab-rep/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/infant-deaths-number/egypt-arab-rep/south-africa/">Egypt vs South Africa: Infant deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed