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Infant Mortality Rates - Southern African Countries, 1950-1970

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1950-55

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1955-60

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1960-65

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1965-70

Southern Africa
103
98
93
89
Botswana
130
118
113
105
Lesotho
160
152
145
140
Namibia
168
153
139
125
South Africa
96
91
87
83
Swaziland
160
158
155
147

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Southern African Countries, 1970-1995

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1970-75

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1975-80

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1980-85

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1985-90

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1990-95

Southern Africa
81
76
66
60
55
Botswana
88
76
64
57
55
Lesotho
130
121
100
90
81
Namibia
113
98
84
69
64
South Africa
76
72
63
58
53
Swaziland
133
108
94
86
75

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Southern African Countries, 1995-2025

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1995-00

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2000-05

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2005-10

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2010-15

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2015-20

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2020-25

Southern Africa
50
45
39
34
28
23
Botswana
56
50
43
37
33
29
Lesotho
72
63
53
45
37
29
Namibia
60
54
48
41
36
32
South Africa
48
43
37
32
27
22
Swaziland
65
56
47
40
34
30

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Southern African Countries, 2025-2050

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2025-30

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2030-35

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2035-40

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2040-45

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

2045-50

Southern Africa
19
16
14
12
10
Botswana
28
26
24
23
23
Lesotho
26
23
21
18
16
Namibia
29
27
25
22
19
South Africa
18
15
12
10
8
Swaziland
26
23
21
18
16

Footnotes:

Source: "World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United Nations, 1997

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