Belarus vs Ukraine: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in Belarus and 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 4 per 1,000 live births, or 3.09 times that in Belarus.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Ukraine has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Belarus.
In 2023, Belarus ranked 218 and Ukraine ranked 156 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belarus at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and Ukraine at 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	Belarus	Ukraine	World
2023	1.9	5.9	27.3
2022	2	6.1	28.2
2021	2.2	5.4	28.4
2020	2.3	6.1	28.7
2019	2.5	6.5	29.2
2018	2.7	6.8	29.7
2017	2.9	7.3	30.3
2016	3.1	7.4	31.1
2015	3.3	7.4	32.1
2014	3.5	7.7	32.9
2013	3.7	7.9	33.9
2012	4	8.5	35
2011	4.3	8.9	36.8
2010	4.6	9.1	37.7
2009	5	9.6	39.1
2008	5.5	10.2	40.4
2007	5.9	10.5	42
2006	6.5	10.4	43.7
2005	7	9.9	45.4
2004	7.6	9.8	47.2
2003	8.2	10.1	48.8
2002	8.9	10.8	50.6
2001	9.5	11.6	52.2
2000	10.2	12.1	53.7
1999	10.7	12.4	55.5
1998	11.3	13	57.1
1997	11.7	13.5	58.3
1996	12.1	14.2	59.6
1995	12.3	14.3	60.8
1994	12.5	14.4	62
1993	12.6	14.1	62.9
1992	12.6	13.9	64.1
1991	12.7	13.3	64.9
1990	12.8	12.9	64.9
1989	13	13.2	66.2
1988	13.3	13.7	68
1987	13.6	14.4	68.6
1986	13.9	14.8	70.8
1985	14.3	15.3	72.9
1984	14.8	15.6	74.6
1983	15.2	15.9	76.1
1982	15.6	16	76.6
1981	16.1	16.2	78.7
1980	16.4	16.6	80.6
1979	16.8	17.3	82.5
1978	17	18	84.7
1977	17.3	18.7	86.4
1976	17.5	18.9	88.1
1975	17.7	18.9	89.6
1974	17.9	17.9	90.9
1973	18.1	17.1	92.1
1972	18.3	16.2	93.6
1971	18.7	16.5	96.1
1970	19.1	17.2	96.9
1969	19.7	18.1	98.3
1968	20.5	18.4	100.2
1967	21.4	18.5	103.1
1966	22.6	19	104.9
1965	24	20.1	106.4
1964	25.8	21.7	106.1
1963	27.9	23.4	107.7
1962	30.5	24.5	110.2
1961	33.6	26.4	121.5
1960	37.4	30.5	131.8
1959	41.7	35.8	125.7
1958	46.5	41.8	117.7
1957	51.8	46.5	120
1956	57.5	52.6	121.9
1955	63.2	59.8	124.8
1954	68.9	64.8	127.7
1953	74.6	70.7	130.1
1952	80.2	74.8	132.7
1951	85.7	78	136
1950	91.5	79.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belarus	Ukraine	World
2024	2.51.9–3.3	5.13.4–9.2	26.9
2025	2.31.6–3.7	4.83–9	26.4
2026	2.31.4–3.9	4.72.9–9.1	25.9
2027	2.21.3–4.1	4.62.7–9.5	25.4
2028	2.11.2–4.2	4.42.6–9.7	24.9
2029	2.11.1–4.5	4.32.5–9.9	24.5
2030	21.1–4.5	4.22.3–10	24
2031	1.91–4.6	4.12.2–10	23.6
2032	1.91–4.5	42.1–10.6	23.2
2033	1.80.9–4.7	3.91.9–10.2	22.8
2034	1.80.9–4.8	3.81.8–10.4	22.3
2035	1.70.8–5.1	3.71.8–10.7	21.9
2036	1.70.8–4.9	3.61.7–10.6	21.5
2037	1.60.8–4.8	3.51.6–10.5	21.1
2038	1.60.7–4.8	3.41.5–10.2	20.8
2039	1.60.7–4.7	3.31.5–10.4	20.4
2040	1.50.7–4.7	3.21.5–10.2	20
2041	1.50.6–4.6	3.11.4–10.4	19.7
2042	1.40.6–4.5	31.3–10	19.4
2043	1.40.6–4.7	2.91.3–10.4	19
2044	1.40.6–4.6	2.91.3–9.9	18.7
2045	1.30.6–4.7	2.81.2–9.9	18.4
2046	1.30.6–4.4	2.71.2–9.9	18.2
2047	1.30.5–4.3	2.61.2–9.9	17.9
2048	1.20.5–4.2	2.61.1–10.1	17.7
2049	1.20.5–4.4	2.51.1–10.1	17.5
2050	1.20.5–4.3	2.41–10.2	17.3
2051	1.20.5–4.3	2.41–9.8	17.1
2052	1.10.5–4.3	2.31–9.3	16.9
2053	1.10.5–4.2	2.30.9–9.2	16.7
2054	1.10.5–4.2	2.20.9–9.1	16.5
2055	1.10.5–4.1	2.20.9–9.3	16.3
2056	1.10.4–4.1	2.20.9–9.3	16.1
2057	10.5–4.1	2.10.9–9.2	15.9
2058	10.4–4	2.10.8–9.6	15.7
2059	10.4–3.8	20.8–9.1	15.5
2060	10.4–3.9	20.8–8.8	15.3
2061	10.4–3.8	20.8–8.9	15.1
2062	10.4–3.9	1.90.8–8.5	14.9
2063	0.90.4–3.7	1.90.7–8.3	14.7
2064	0.90.4–3.6	1.80.7–8.4	14.5
2065	0.90.4–3.6	1.80.7–7.9	14.3
2066	0.90.4–3.6	1.80.7–8.2	14.1
2067	0.90.4–3.5	1.70.7–8	13.9
2068	0.90.4–3.5	1.70.6–7.8	13.8
2069	0.90.4–3.4	1.70.6–7.8	13.6
2070	0.80.3–3.4	1.60.6–7.5	13.4
2071	0.80.3–3.4	1.60.6–7.7	13.2
2072	0.80.3–3.3	1.60.6–7.6	13
2073	0.80.3–3.1	1.60.6–7.1	12.9
2074	0.80.3–3.2	1.50.6–7.3	12.7
2075	0.80.3–3	1.50.6–7.2	12.6
2076	0.80.3–3.2	1.50.5–6.9	12.4
2077	0.80.3–3.2	1.40.5–7	12.3
2078	0.80.3–3.1	1.40.5–6.8	12.1
2079	0.80.3–2.9	1.40.5–6.9	12
2080	0.80.3–2.9	1.40.5–6.7	11.8
2081	0.70.3–3	1.40.5–6.7	11.7
2082	0.70.3–2.9	1.30.4–6.6	11.6
2083	0.70.3–2.9	1.30.4–6.6	11.5
2084	0.70.3–2.8	1.30.4–6.3	11.4
2085	0.70.2–2.8	1.30.4–6.2	11.3
2086	0.70.2–2.6	1.30.4–5.9	11.1
2087	0.70.2–2.6	1.20.4–6	11
2088	0.70.2–2.6	1.20.4–5.8	10.9
2089	0.70.2–2.5	1.20.4–5.8	10.8
2090	0.70.2–2.5	1.20.4–5.4	10.7
2091	0.70.2–2.5	1.20.4–5.5	10.6
2092	0.70.2–2.5	1.10.3–5.8	10.5
2093	0.70.2–2.4	1.10.3–5.6	10.4
2094	0.60.2–2.3	1.10.3–5.5	10.3
2095	0.60.2–2.3	1.10.3–5.3	10.1
2096	0.60.2–2.3	1.10.3–5.1	10
2097	0.60.2–2.3	1.10.3–5	9.9
2098	0.60.2–2.2	1.10.3–4.9	9.8
2099	0.60.2–2.3	10.3–4.9	9.7
2100	0.60.2–2.3	10.3–5	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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