South Africa vs Tajikistan: Number of child deaths per woman
South Africa
0.0792 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.0855 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Africa rank
57th
Tajikistan rank
54th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- South Africa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.0855 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0792 under-five deaths per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Tajikistan ahead.
South Africa ranks 57th and Tajikistan ranks 54th of 200 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5798 under-five deaths per woman | 0.864 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2842 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.3388 under-five deaths per woman | 0.662 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3233 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 0.1887 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4747 under-five deaths per woman | 0.286 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.1802 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0962 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0915 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, South Africa or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.0855 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0792 under-five deaths per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tajikistan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Tajikistan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- South Africa ranks 57th and Tajikistan ranks 54th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).