Argentina vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9 per 1,000 live births in Argentina and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Argentina, by 5.3 per 1,000 live births, or 2.43 times that in United Kingdom.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Argentina ranked 132 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Argentina at 2.3 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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	Argentina	United Kingdom	World
2023	9	3.7	27.3
2022	9.2	3.8	28.2
2021	9.5	3.9	28.4
2020	9.8	3.7	28.7
2019	10.1	3.9	29.2
2018	10.3	3.8	29.7
2017	10.6	3.9	30.3
2016	11	3.8	31.1
2015	11.3	3.9	32.1
2014	11.7	3.8	32.9
2013	12	3.8	33.9
2012	12.4	4.1	35
2011	12.8	4.3	36.8
2010	13.2	4.4	37.7
2009	13.7	4.7	39.1
2008	14.1	4.8	40.4
2007	14.6	4.9	42
2006	15.1	5.1	43.7
2005	15.6	5.1	45.4
2004	16.1	5.1	47.2
2003	16.7	5.4	48.8
2002	17.3	5.2	50.6
2001	17.9	5.5	52.2
2000	18.6	5.5	53.7
1999	19.3	5.7	55.5
1998	20	5.7	57.1
1997	20.7	5.8	58.3
1996	21.5	6.2	59.6
1995	22.2	6.1	60.8
1994	22.9	6.1	62
1993	23.6	6.3	62.9
1992	24.3	6.5	64.1
1991	25	7.3	64.9
1990	25.6	8	64.9
1989	26.3	8.4	66.2
1988	26.9	9	68
1987	27.6	9.2	68.6
1986	28.3	9.5	70.8
1985	29.1	9.4	72.9
1984	30.1	9.7	74.6
1983	31.2	10.2	76.1
1982	32.5	10.9	76.6
1981	34	11.1	78.7
1980	35.7	12.4	80.6
1979	37.4	13.2	82.5
1978	39.2	13.6	84.7
1977	41	14.1	86.4
1976	42.7	14.2	88.1
1975	44.5	15.6	89.6
1974	46.2	16.4	90.9
1973	47.8	16.7	92.1
1972	49.4	17	93.6
1971	50.9	17.8	96.1
1970	52.2	18.5	96.9
1969	53.4	18.2	98.3
1968	54.5	18.7	100.2
1967	55.4	18.6	103.1
1966	56.3	19.6	104.9
1965	57.2	19.7	106.4
1964	58.1	21.1	106.1
1963	59	21.9	107.7
1962	59.8	22.7	110.2
1961	60.6	22.4	121.5
1960	61.2	23.1	131.8
1959	61.8	23	125.7
1958	62.6	23.5	117.7
1957	63.1	24.3	120
1956	63.9	24.8	121.9
1955	64.9	25.8	124.8
1954	66	26.2	127.7
1953	67.3	27.7	130.1
1952	68.8	28.9	132.7
1951	70.4	30.4	136
1950	72	30.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Argentina	United Kingdom	World
2024	8.97.5–10.8	3.63.1–4.3	26.9
2025	8.76.7–11.6	3.52.8–4.5	26.4
2026	8.56.3–12.2	3.42.6–4.6	25.9
2027	8.35.8–12.6	3.32.4–4.8	25.4
2028	8.15.5–12.8	3.32.3–4.8	24.9
2029	85.1–13.1	3.22.2–4.8	24.5
2030	7.84.9–13.4	3.12.1–4.8	24
2031	7.64.6–13.3	32–4.8	23.6
2032	7.54.4–14.1	2.91.9–4.9	23.2
2033	7.34.2–14.3	2.91.8–4.9	22.8
2034	7.13.9–14.5	2.81.8–4.9	22.3
2035	6.93.7–14.8	2.71.7–4.9	21.9
2036	6.83.7–14.6	2.61.6–4.9	21.5
2037	6.63.5–14.8	2.61.6–4.8	21.1
2038	6.53.4–15.1	2.51.5–4.9	20.8
2039	6.43.3–15.1	2.51.5–4.8	20.4
2040	6.23.2–14.4	2.41.4–4.8	20
2041	6.13–14.6	2.31.3–4.7	19.7
2042	5.92.9–14.5	2.31.2–4.8	19.4
2043	5.82.8–14.4	2.21.2–4.8	19
2044	5.72.8–13.9	2.21.2–4.8	18.7
2045	5.62.7–14.1	2.11.1–4.8	18.4
2046	5.52.6–14	2.11.1–4.6	18.2
2047	5.32.5–14.1	21–4.8	17.9
2048	5.22.4–14.1	21–4.6	17.7
2049	5.12.3–14	21–4.6	17.5
2050	52.2–14	1.90.9–4.6	17.3
2051	4.92.1–13.9	1.90.9–4.4	17.1
2052	4.82.2–14.1	1.80.9–4.3	16.9
2053	4.72.1–13.8	1.80.8–4.2	16.7
2054	4.62.1–13.8	1.80.8–4.2	16.5
2055	4.52–13.7	1.70.8–4.2	16.3
2056	4.41.9–13.7	1.70.7–4.1	16.1
2057	4.41.9–13.3	1.60.7–4	15.9
2058	4.31.8–13.4	1.60.7–3.9	15.7
2059	4.21.8–12.8	1.60.7–3.8	15.5
2060	4.11.8–12.6	1.60.6–3.8	15.3
2061	4.11.8–12.6	1.50.6–3.7	15.1
2062	41.7–12.3	1.50.6–3.7	14.9
2063	3.91.7–12.6	1.50.5–3.7	14.7
2064	3.91.6–11.8	1.40.5–3.6	14.5
2065	3.81.5–12	1.40.5–3.5	14.3
2066	3.71.5–12	1.40.5–3.4	14.1
2067	3.71.5–11.4	1.40.5–3.5	13.9
2068	3.61.4–11.4	1.30.4–3.5	13.8
2069	3.61.4–11.3	1.30.4–3.4	13.6
2070	3.51.3–11	1.30.4–3.4	13.4
2071	3.51.3–11.1	1.30.4–3.3	13.2
2072	3.41.3–10.5	1.20.4–3.2	13
2073	3.31.3–10.7	1.20.4–3.2	12.9
2074	3.31.2–10.4	1.20.4–3.2	12.7
2075	3.21.2–10.2	1.20.3–3.2	12.6
2076	3.21.2–10.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.4
2077	3.21.1–10.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.3
2078	3.11.1–10.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.1
2079	3.11.1–9.9	1.10.3–3.1	12
2080	31.1–9.7	1.10.3–3	11.8
2081	31–9.4	10.3–3	11.7
2082	2.91–9.5	10.2–3	11.6
2083	2.91–9.3	10.2–3	11.5
2084	2.91–9.5	10.2–3	11.4
2085	2.80.9–9.1	10.2–2.9	11.3
2086	2.80.9–8.9	0.90.2–2.8	11.1
2087	2.70.9–8.8	0.90.2–2.8	11
2088	2.70.9–8.6	0.90.2–2.8	10.9
2089	2.70.9–8.5	0.90.1–2.9	10.8
2090	2.60.8–8.4	0.90.1–2.8	10.7
2091	2.60.8–8.3	0.90.1–2.9	10.6
2092	2.60.8–8.2	0.80.1–2.7	10.5
2093	2.50.8–8	0.80.1–2.6	10.4
2094	2.50.7–7.8	0.80.1–2.6	10.3
2095	2.50.7–7.8	0.80.1–2.6	10.1
2096	2.50.7–7.7	0.80.1–2.7	10
2097	2.40.7–7.7	0.80.1–2.6	9.9
2098	2.40.7–7.7	0.80.1–2.6	9.8
2099	2.40.7–7.4	0.70.1–2.6	9.7
2100	2.30.7–7.3	0.70.1–2.5	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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