Bolivia vs Ecuador: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in Bolivia and 9.6 per 1,000 live births in Ecuador, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 22.2 per 1,000 live births, or 3.3 times that in Ecuador.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Bolivia ranked 38 and Ecuador ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bolivia at 6.5 per 1,000 live births and Ecuador at 2.3 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	Bolivia	Ecuador	World
2023	31.8	9.6	27.3
2022	32.7	10	28.2
2021	33.6	10.3	28.4
2020	34.5	10.7	28.7
2019	35.4	11	29.2
2018	36.2	11.4	29.7
2017	37	11.8	30.3
2016	37.9	12.3	31.1
2015	38.9	12.6	32.1
2014	40	13.1	32.9
2013	41.2	13.6	33.9
2012	42.6	14.2	35
2011	44.3	14.8	36.8
2010	46	15.5	37.7
2009	47.9	16.1	39.1
2008	50	16.9	40.4
2007	52.1	17.5	42
2006	54.2	18.3	43.7
2005	56.4	19.1	45.4
2004	58.7	19.9	47.2
2003	61.1	20.8	48.8
2002	63.7	21.7	50.6
2001	66.3	22.8	52.2
2000	69.2	24	53.7
1999	72.1	25.4	55.5
1998	75.2	27	57.1
1997	78.4	28.6	58.3
1996	81.6	30.3	59.6
1995	84.8	32.2	60.8
1994	88	34.1	62
1993	91.3	36.2	62.9
1992	94.4	38.1	64.1
1991	97.3	40.2	64.9
1990	100.3	42	64.9
1989	103.1	44	66.2
1988	105.9	46	68
1987	108.6	48.3	68.6
1986	111.2	50.6	70.8
1985	113.7	53.1	72.9
1984	116.2	55.8	74.6
1983	118.9	58.9	76.1
1982	120.9	61.6	76.6
1981	123.2	64.5	78.7
1980	125.4	67.5	80.6
1979	127.5	70.4	82.5
1978	129.7	73.4	84.7
1977	131.7	76.4	86.4
1976	133.6	79.4	88.1
1975	135.5	82.4	89.6
1974	137.4	85.4	90.9
1973	139.1	88.4	92.1
1972	140.9	91	93.6
1971	142.6	93.2	96.1
1970	144.2	95.6	96.9
1969	145.8	97.9	98.3
1968	147.4	99.7	100.2
1967	148.8	101.5	103.1
1966	150.3	103.2	104.9
1965	151.7	105.1	106.4
1964	153	107.4	106.1
1963	154.3	109.9	107.7
1962	155.5	112.4	110.2
1961	156.7	115	121.5
1960	157.9	118	131.8
1959	159	121	125.7
1958	160.1	123.9	117.7
1957	161.2	126.6	120
1956	162.2	129.1	121.9
1955	163.2	131.3	124.8
1954	164.1	133.2	127.7
1953	165	135	130.1
1952	165.9	136.4	132.7
1951	166.7	137.9	136
1950	167.5	139.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bolivia	Ecuador	World
2024	3124.9–37.7	9.88.2–12	26.9
2025	30.321.9–39.6	9.67.5–12.7	26.4
2026	29.620–40.4	9.36.9–13.1	25.9
2027	28.818.3–41.5	9.16.4–13.4	25.4
2028	28.217.1–42.1	8.85.9–13.7	24.9
2029	27.515.9–43	8.65.6–13.6	24.5
2030	26.815–42.8	8.35.4–13.6	24
2031	26.214.1–44.1	8.15.1–13.6	23.6
2032	25.612.9–44.5	7.94.7–13.6	23.2
2033	24.912.2–45.1	7.74.6–13.8	22.8
2034	24.411.6–44.8	7.54.3–14.1	22.3
2035	23.811.2–45.8	7.34.2–13.7	21.9
2036	23.210.5–45.1	7.13.9–13.6	21.5
2037	22.79.8–45	6.93.7–14	21.1
2038	22.29.4–44.9	6.73.6–14.1	20.8
2039	21.69–44.6	6.63.4–14.4	20.4
2040	21.18.9–44.4	6.43.3–13.8	20
2041	20.58.4–44.8	6.23.2–13.7	19.7
2042	207.8–43.7	6.13.1–13.4	19.4
2043	19.67.8–44	5.92.9–13.2	19
2044	19.17.4–43.8	5.82.8–13	18.7
2045	18.76.9–44.7	5.62.8–13.2	18.4
2046	18.26.5–43.2	5.52.7–12.8	18.2
2047	17.76.1–42.8	5.32.7–12.6	17.9
2048	17.36.2–43.2	5.22.6–12.4	17.7
2049	16.95.7–42.5	5.12.5–12.1	17.5
2050	16.55.5–42.5	52.4–12.5	17.3
2051	16.15.3–40.5	4.82.4–12.4	17.1
2052	15.75.2–40.8	4.72.3–12.3	16.9
2053	15.45.1–40.1	4.62.2–12.2	16.7
2054	15.15–40.7	4.52.1–11.8	16.5
2055	14.84.7–40.3	4.42.1–11.7	16.3
2056	14.54.8–39.8	4.32.1–11.7	16.1
2057	14.24.6–40.4	4.32–11.2	15.9
2058	13.94.3–40.4	4.21.9–11.2	15.7
2059	13.64.3–40.3	4.11.8–10.8	15.5
2060	13.44–40.6	41.8–10.6	15.3
2061	13.14–41.1	3.91.7–10.5	15.1
2062	12.83.8–39.6	3.91.7–10.6	14.9
2063	12.63.7–38.6	3.81.6–10.3	14.7
2064	12.33.7–39.2	3.71.6–10.2	14.5
2065	123.5–38.9	3.71.6–10.3	14.3
2066	11.73.5–38	3.61.5–10.2	14.1
2067	11.53.4–37.7	3.51.4–10.1	13.9
2068	11.23.3–37.9	3.51.4–10	13.8
2069	113.2–37.5	3.41.4–9.6	13.6
2070	10.83.1–37.8	3.41.4–9.3	13.4
2071	10.63–37.2	3.31.3–9.5	13.2
2072	10.43–37.6	3.31.3–9	13
2073	10.22.9–37.2	3.21.2–8.9	12.9
2074	102.9–37.3	3.21.2–8.8	12.7
2075	9.82.8–37.5	3.11.2–8.8	12.6
2076	9.62.7–36.9	3.11.2–8.7	12.4
2077	9.42.7–37	31.1–8.8	12.3
2078	9.22.5–35.8	31.1–8.5	12.1
2079	92.5–36.3	2.91.1–8.4	12
2080	8.82.5–36.2	2.91–8.3	11.8
2081	8.62.5–35.4	2.81–8.1	11.7
2082	8.52.5–34.9	2.81–7.8	11.6
2083	8.32.4–34.3	2.80.9–7.8	11.5
2084	8.22.4–33.3	2.70.9–7.7	11.4
2085	82.3–33.3	2.70.9–7.5	11.3
2086	7.92.3–33.6	2.70.9–7.4	11.1
2087	7.82.2–32.4	2.60.9–7.5	11
2088	7.72.2–32.4	2.60.9–7.5	10.9
2089	7.62.2–32.4	2.60.9–7.2	10.8
2090	7.52.2–32.8	2.50.9–7.2	10.7
2091	7.42.2–33.7	2.50.8–7.1	10.6
2092	7.32.1–33.6	2.50.8–7	10.5
2093	7.12–33.1	2.40.8–6.9	10.4
2094	7.12–33.8	2.40.7–6.9	10.3
2095	72–32.9	2.40.7–6.7	10.1
2096	6.91.9–32.8	2.40.7–6.7	10
2097	6.81.9–33.4	2.30.7–6.6	9.9
2098	6.71.9–33.6	2.30.7–6.8	9.8
2099	6.61.9–33.3	2.30.7–6.3	9.7
2100	6.51.8–32.8	2.30.7–6.3	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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