Albania vs Kosovo: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Albania and 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Kosovo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Albania, by 0.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.01 times that in Kosovo.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

AlbaniaKosovoUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Albania has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Kosovo.
In 2023, Albania ranked 144 and Kosovo ranked 147 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Albania at 1.6 per 1,000 live births and Kosovo at 1.1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Albania	Kosovo	World
2023	8.1	8.1	27.3
2022	8.3	8.5	28.2
2021	8.1	9	28.4
2020	8.1	9.5	28.7
2019	8.2	10.1	29.2
2018	8.2	10.7	29.7
2017	8.3	11.3	30.3
2016	8.4	12	31.1
2015	8.6	12.8	32.1
2014	9	13.7	32.9
2013	9.4	14.6	33.9
2012	10	15.6	35
2011	10.7	16.7	36.8
2010	11.5	18	37.7
2009	12.4	19.4	39.1
2008	13.5	21	40.4
2007	14.6	22.8	42
2006	15.7	24.8	43.7
2005	16.9	27.1	45.4
2004	18.1	29.5	47.2
2003	19.3	32.3	48.8
2002	20.5	35.2	50.6
2001	21.7	38.5	52.2
2000	22.9	41.9	53.7
1999	24	55.2	55.5
1998	25.1	50	57.1
1997	26.9	53.5	58.3
1996	27.3	57.7	59.6
1995	28.4	62.1	60.8
1994	29.5	66.6	62
1993	30.6	71.2	62.9
1992	31.9	76.1	64.1
1991	33.2	81.2	64.9
1990	34.6	86.5	64.9
1989	36.2	92.1	66.2
1988	37.8	97.9	68
1987	39.4	103.8	68.6
1986	41	109.6	70.8
1985	42.6	115.2	72.9
1984	43.9	120.4	74.6
1983	45.3	125.1	76.1
1982	46.5	129.5	76.6
1981	47.8	133.6	78.7
1980	49.3	137.6	80.6
1979	50.9	141.5	82.5
1978	52.9	145.4	84.7
1977	55.2	149.3	86.4
1976	57.9	153.1	88.1
1975	61.1	156.8	89.6
1974	64.7	160.4	90.9
1973	68.7	163.9	92.1
1972	73.2	167.4	93.6
1971	78.1	170.7	96.1
1970	83.2	174	96.9
1969	88.7	177.1	98.3
1968	94.4	180.1	100.2
1967	100.3	183	103.1
1966	106.4	185.7	104.9
1965	112.7	188.3	106.4
1964	118.9	190.8	106.1
1963	125.3	193.1	107.7
1962	131.6	195.2	110.2
1961	137.8	197.2	121.5
1960	144	199.1	131.8
1959	150.1	200.8	125.7
1958	156	202.3	117.7
1957	161.7	203.6	120
1956	167.1	204.8	121.9
1955	172.2	205.8	124.8
1954	176.9	206.6	127.7
1953	181.3	207.3	130.1
1952	185.4	207.8	132.7
1951	189.4	208.3	136
1950	193.6	208.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Albania	Kosovo	World
2024	7.16–8.5	8.97.4–10.9	26.9
2025	6.95.3–9	8.66.5–11.6	26.4
2026	6.74.9–9.2	8.35.8–12.1	25.9
2027	6.54.5–9.4	85.4–12.8	25.4
2028	6.34.2–9.7	7.75.1–12.8	24.9
2029	6.13.9–9.6	7.54.7–13	24.5
2030	5.93.7–9.9	7.24.4–13	24
2031	5.73.4–10.1	74.2–13.3	23.6
2032	5.53.3–10.1	6.83.8–13.2	23.2
2033	5.43.1–9.9	6.53.5–13	22.8
2034	5.23–10.1	6.33.3–13.4	22.3
2035	52.8–10.2	6.13.1–13.3	21.9
2036	4.92.6–9.8	5.92.9–13	21.5
2037	4.82.5–9.6	5.72.8–12.8	21.1
2038	4.62.5–9.6	5.52.6–12.6	20.8
2039	4.52.3–9.7	5.32.5–12.4	20.4
2040	4.42.2–9.7	5.12.3–12.4	20
2041	4.32.1–9.6	4.92.2–12.3	19.7
2042	4.22.1–9.6	4.82.1–12.2	19.4
2043	4.12–9.4	4.62–12.3	19
2044	3.91.9–9.4	4.51.9–11.9	18.7
2045	3.81.8–9.1	4.31.8–12.2	18.4
2046	3.71.8–9	4.21.8–11.9	18.2
2047	3.61.7–8.9	41.7–12.1	17.9
2048	3.61.5–9	3.91.6–11.7	17.7
2049	3.51.5–9.1	3.81.5–11.4	17.5
2050	3.41.5–9	3.71.5–11.4	17.3
2051	3.31.4–8.7	3.61.4–11.7	17.1
2052	3.31.3–8.4	3.51.3–11.4	16.9
2053	3.21.4–8.3	3.41.2–11.1	16.7
2054	3.11.3–8.5	3.31.2–10.7	16.5
2055	3.11.3–8.1	3.21.1–10.6	16.3
2056	31.2–8.2	3.11.1–10.6	16.1
2057	2.91.2–7.9	31.1–10.5	15.9
2058	2.91.1–7.8	2.91–10.1	15.7
2059	2.81.1–7.6	2.81–9.8	15.5
2060	2.81.1–7.7	2.71–10.3	15.3
2061	2.71.1–7.6	2.70.9–9.7	15.1
2062	2.71–7.4	2.60.9–9.7	14.9
2063	2.61–7.3	2.50.9–9.4	14.7
2064	2.60.9–7.1	2.50.8–9.3	14.5
2065	2.50.9–6.9	2.40.8–8.8	14.3
2066	2.50.9–7	2.30.8–8.7	14.1
2067	2.50.9–6.9	2.30.7–8.7	13.9
2068	2.40.9–6.7	2.20.7–8.7	13.8
2069	2.40.9–6.8	2.20.7–8.7	13.6
2070	2.40.8–6.7	2.10.6–8.1	13.4
2071	2.30.8–6.7	20.6–8	13.2
2072	2.30.8–6.4	20.6–7.7	13
2073	2.30.8–6.4	1.90.6–7.8	12.9
2074	2.20.7–6.2	1.90.6–7.7	12.7
2075	2.20.7–6.1	1.90.5–7.6	12.6
2076	2.20.7–6	1.80.5–7.5	12.4
2077	2.10.7–6	1.80.5–7.3	12.3
2078	2.10.7–5.7	1.70.5–7	12.1
2079	2.10.7–5.6	1.70.4–6.9	12
2080	2.10.6–5.3	1.70.4–6.9	11.8
2081	20.7–5.4	1.60.4–6.4	11.7
2082	20.6–5.4	1.60.4–6.7	11.6
2083	20.6–5.4	1.50.4–6.5	11.5
2084	1.90.6–5.3	1.50.4–6.3	11.4
2085	1.90.6–5.4	1.50.4–6.2	11.3
2086	1.90.5–5.3	1.50.3–6.4	11.1
2087	1.90.6–5.3	1.40.3–6.2	11
2088	1.90.5–5.1	1.40.3–5.9	10.9
2089	1.80.5–5.1	1.40.3–5.7	10.8
2090	1.80.5–5	1.30.3–5.7	10.7
2091	1.80.5–5	1.30.3–5.5	10.6
2092	1.80.5–5.1	1.30.3–5.5	10.5
2093	1.70.5–4.9	1.30.3–5.5	10.4
2094	1.70.5–4.9	1.20.3–5.2	10.3
2095	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.3–5.3	10.1
2096	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.2–5.2	10
2097	1.70.4–4.8	1.20.2–5.1	9.9
2098	1.70.4–4.8	1.10.2–4.9	9.8
2099	1.60.4–4.7	1.10.2–4.9	9.7
2100	1.60.4–4.7	1.10.2–4.8	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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