Key Market Indicators
South Africa is facing a decrease in child mortality, with a projected 4.2% decrease year on year on average. In 2021, the country ranked 32nd in the world with 35,930 deaths, with Ghana ahead in the ranking. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo made up the top four in the ranking. Child immunisation coverage in South Africa is set to decrease by 0.3 points year on year on average by 2026, with no change in the market since 1988. In 2021, the country ranked 160th in the world with 76% of children aged 12-23 months immunised, with Benin ahead in the ranking. Greece, Mongolia and Latvia made up the top four in the ranking.
