Algeria vs Western Sahara: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in Algeria and 23.8 per 1,000 live births in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 5.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.33 times that in Algeria.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Western Sahara has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Algeria ranked 75 and Western Sahara ranked 60 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at 2.4 per 1,000 live births and Western Sahara at 4.2 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	Algeria	Western Sahara	World
2023	17.8	23.8	27.3
2022	18.2	24.5	28.2
2021	18.7	25.3	28.4
2020	19.2	26.2	28.7
2019	19.6	27	29.2
2018	20	27.8	29.7
2017	20.4	28.8	30.3
2016	20.8	29.8	31.1
2015	21.1	31	32.1
2014	21.5	32.2	32.9
2013	21.9	33.5	33.9
2012	22.3	35	35
2011	22.8	36.4	36.8
2010	23.4	38	37.7
2009	24.2	39.8	39.1
2008	25	41.8	40.4
2007	25.9	43.6	42
2006	26.9	45.5	43.7
2005	28.1	47.4	45.4
2004	29.2	49.4	47.2
2003	30.6	51.6	48.8
2002	31.7	53.7	50.6
2001	33.2	56	52.2
2000	34.1	58.1	53.7
1999	35.2	60.4	55.5
1998	36.2	62.8	57.1
1997	37.2	65	58.3
1996	38.1	67.3	59.6
1995	38.9	69.5	60.8
1994	39.5	71.8	62
1993	40.1	74.1	62.9
1992	40.7	76.5	64.1
1991	41.4	78.9	64.9
1990	42.4	81.5	64.9
1989	43.9	84.4	66.2
1988	46.3	87.5	68
1987	49.7	91	68.6
1986	54.6	94.6	70.8
1985	61	98.7	72.9
1984	68.9	102.9	74.6
1983	78.1	107.2	76.1
1982	88	111.8	76.6
1981	98	116.5	78.7
1980	107.6	121.1	80.6
1979	115.7	126	82.5
1978	123.1	130.7	84.7
1977	129.6	135.5	86.4
1976	135.1	140.4	88.1
1975	140.1	145.2	89.6
1974	144.4	149.9	90.9
1973	148.3	154.2	92.1
1972	151.5	158.1	93.6
1971	154.3	162.2	96.1
1970	156.4	165	96.9
1969	158	168	98.3
1968	159	171	100.2
1967	159.6	173.7	103.1
1966	159.8	176.4	104.9
1965	159.7	179	106.4
1964	159.4	181.6	106.1
1963	159.1	184.3	107.7
1962	161.1	187.1	110.2
1961	159	190	121.5
1960	159.3	192.8	131.8
1959	159.8	195.6	125.7
1958	160.3	198.5	117.7
1957	161	201.3	120
1956	161.9	204.3	121.9
1955	162.8	207.2	124.8
1954	164.2	210.2	127.7
1953	165.2	213.1	130.1
1952	166.7	216	132.7
1951	168.2	218.9	136
1950	169.7	221.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Algeria	Western Sahara	World
2024	17.114.1–21.1	22.717.8–29.2	26.9
2025	16.412.6–22.2	2215.4–30.9	26.4
2026	15.811.2–22.9	21.213.8–33.3	25.9
2027	15.210.3–23.4	20.513–34	25.4
2028	14.79.5–23.6	19.911.9–34.6	24.9
2029	14.18.8–24.3	19.210.9–34.7	24.5
2030	13.68.1–23.6	18.69.9–35.1	24
2031	13.17.7–23.7	189.3–35.8	23.6
2032	12.67.1–23.5	17.58.6–36.2	23.2
2033	12.16.7–23.4	178.3–36.7	22.8
2034	11.76.2–23.1	16.47.5–36.5	22.3
2035	11.35.8–23.3	166.9–36.7	21.9
2036	115.5–23.4	15.56.5–36.2	21.5
2037	10.65.2–22.8	156.1–34.9	21.1
2038	10.35–23.1	14.65.9–34.9	20.8
2039	9.94.7–22.5	14.25.7–35.1	20.4
2040	9.64.6–22.1	13.85.3–34.8	20
2041	9.34.3–21.9	13.45.1–34.2	19.7
2042	94–21.3	134.9–35	19.4
2043	8.73.9–21.4	12.64.6–34.6	19
2044	8.43.7–21	12.24.4–35.1	18.7
2045	8.23.5–20.6	11.94.3–35.7	18.4
2046	7.93.4–20.3	11.54–34.7	18.2
2047	7.73.3–20.3	11.23.8–33.8	17.9
2048	7.43.2–19.7	10.93.7–34	17.7
2049	7.23–19	10.63.6–33.5	17.5
2050	72.9–18.7	10.33.5–32.8	17.3
2051	6.82.8–19.3	103.3–33.4	17.1
2052	6.62.7–19.1	9.73.3–32.2	16.9
2053	6.42.7–18.3	9.43.1–32.4	16.7
2054	6.22.5–18.4	9.23–32.5	16.5
2055	62.5–18.3	8.92.9–32.3	16.3
2056	5.92.4–17.4	8.72.9–32.8	16.1
2057	5.72.3–17.6	8.52.8–32.5	15.9
2058	5.62.2–17.4	8.32.7–33.3	15.7
2059	5.42.1–17.5	8.12.6–33.8	15.5
2060	5.32.1–17.3	7.92.6–32.8	15.3
2061	5.12–16.8	7.72.5–31.7	15.1
2062	51.9–16.9	7.62.5–31.2	14.9
2063	4.91.9–16.5	7.42.4–30.2	14.7
2064	4.81.8–16.2	7.32.3–30.3	14.5
2065	4.61.7–16	7.12.3–30.1	14.3
2066	4.51.7–15.8	72.2–30.6	14.1
2067	4.41.6–15.6	6.92.2–29.7	13.9
2068	4.31.6–15.2	6.72.1–30.1	13.8
2069	4.21.5–15	6.62.1–28.6	13.6
2070	4.11.5–14.8	6.52–28.6	13.4
2071	41.4–14.6	6.42–28.8	13.2
2072	41.4–13.6	6.21.9–27.8	13
2073	3.91.4–13.7	6.11.9–28.1	12.9
2074	3.81.3–13.6	61.9–28.3	12.7
2075	3.71.3–13.1	5.91.9–27.8	12.6
2076	3.61.3–13	5.81.9–27.6	12.4
2077	3.61.2–12.5	5.71.8–27.5	12.3
2078	3.51.2–12.2	5.61.8–27.6	12.1
2079	3.41.2–11.9	5.61.8–26.2	12
2080	3.41.2–11.5	5.51.8–27.1	11.8
2081	3.31.1–11.5	5.41.8–26.8	11.7
2082	3.31.1–11.5	5.31.7–26.4	11.6
2083	3.21–11.1	5.21.7–26.8	11.5
2084	3.11–10.7	5.11.7–26.8	11.4
2085	3.11–10.7	51.7–26.7	11.3
2086	30.9–10.4	51.6–26.2	11.1
2087	30.9–10.6	4.91.6–26.4	11
2088	2.90.9–10.2	4.81.6–25.9	10.9
2089	2.90.9–10	4.81.5–25.1	10.8
2090	2.80.8–9.6	4.71.5–25.7	10.7
2091	2.80.8–9.6	4.61.5–25.6	10.6
2092	2.70.8–9.6	4.61.5–25.8	10.5
2093	2.70.8–8.9	4.51.5–25	10.4
2094	2.70.8–8.8	4.51.5–24.8	10.3
2095	2.60.7–8.7	4.41.4–24.6	10.1
2096	2.60.7–8.6	4.41.5–23.7	10
2097	2.50.7–8.5	4.31.5–23.4	9.9
2098	2.50.7–8.3	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	2.50.7–8.2	4.21.4–22.6	9.7
2100	2.40.7–8.1	4.21.3–22.2	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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