Burundi vs Somalia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in Burundi and 66.3 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 30.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.87 times that in Burundi.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

BurundiSomaliaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Somalia has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Burundi.
In 2023, Burundi ranked 33 and Somalia ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at 14.8 per 1,000 live births and Somalia at 30.6 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	Burundi	Somalia	World
2023	35.4	66.3	27.3
2022	36.5	86.7	28.2
2021	37.6	70.1	28.4
2020	38.8	72.1	28.7
2019	40.1	74.3	29.2
2018	41.5	83.7	29.7
2017	43	94.4	30.3
2016	44.8	81	31.1
2015	46.6	83.1	32.1
2014	48.6	85.5	32.9
2013	50.9	88	33.9
2012	53.5	109.1	35
2011	56.2	201.1	36.8
2010	59.4	110	37.7
2009	62.6	97.7	39.1
2008	66	99.9	40.4
2007	69.6	101.8	42
2006	73.3	102.7	43.7
2005	77	103.3	45.4
2004	80.5	103.9	47.2
2003	84.2	104.1	48.8
2002	87.4	104	50.6
2001	90.7	104	52.2
2000	93.8	104.2	53.7
1999	95.7	104.3	55.5
1998	97.8	104.1	57.1
1997	100	106.5	58.3
1996	102.2	104.4	59.6
1995	102.8	104.2	60.8
1994	102.9	105.2	62
1993	107.7	105.1	62.9
1992	103.5	254.4	64.1
1991	103.5	245.8	64.9
1990	103.6	108	64.9
1989	103.8	109.4	66.2
1988	107.9	115	68
1987	105.5	112.7	68.6
1986	107.2	113.9	70.8
1985	109.6	114.9	72.9
1984	112.8	115.3	74.6
1983	116.3	116.3	76.1
1982	120.3	117.3	76.6
1981	124.7	118.3	78.7
1980	129.2	119.3	80.6
1979	133.5	120.3	82.5
1978	137.6	121.2	84.7
1977	140.6	122.2	86.4
1976	143.1	133.2	88.1
1975	144.9	134.4	89.6
1974	146.1	135.6	90.9
1973	150	126.1	92.1
1972	160.3	127	93.6
1971	147	128	96.1
1970	146.7	129	96.9
1969	146.3	130	98.3
1968	145.5	131	100.2
1967	145	132	103.1
1966	144.4	133.1	104.9
1965	147	134.2	106.4
1964	144	135.5	106.1
1963	144.2	136.5	107.7
1962	144.8	137.7	110.2
1961	145.7	139.3	121.5
1960	146.8	140	131.8
1959	148.2	141.1	125.7
1958	149.7	142.2	117.7
1957	151.3	143.4	120
1956	153	144.6	121.9
1955	154.6	145.8	124.8
1954	156.3	147	127.7
1953	157.9	148.2	130.1
1952	159.5	149.4	132.7
1951	161.2	150.6	136
1950	162.9	151.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burundi	Somalia	World
2024	34.830–40	65.659–73.9	26.9
2025	34.427.6–41.9	6555.7–77.4	26.4
2026	33.925.5–43.2	64.453.2–78.5	25.9
2027	33.523.8–44	63.850–79.7	25.4
2028	33.122.2–45.7	63.248.1–82.2	24.9
2029	32.720.9–45.7	62.646–82.7	24.5
2030	32.320.3–46.4	61.944.3–85.5	24
2031	31.918.9–47	61.443.5–85	23.6
2032	31.517.9–47.5	60.841.7–86	23.2
2033	31.116.8–47.4	60.240.2–88.1	22.8
2034	30.816.1–48.5	59.739–89.3	22.3
2035	30.415.6–49.9	59.138.1–90	21.9
2036	30.114.5–50.3	58.536.8–91.5	21.5
2037	29.714–50.5	5835.6–92.4	21.1
2038	29.313.4–50.2	57.533.9–94.1	20.8
2039	2912.5–51.2	5733.8–94.1	20.4
2040	28.712.2–52.1	56.531.5–94.1	20
2041	28.311.8–52.6	5631–95.1	19.7
2042	2811–53.8	55.530.3–94.6	19.4
2043	27.710.7–53	5529.2–93.9	19
2044	27.410.3–53	54.427.3–94	18.7
2045	27.110.1–54.3	53.926.1–94.7	18.4
2046	26.89.7–53.6	53.424.8–95.7	18.2
2047	26.59.1–53.7	52.923.7–96.6	17.9
2048	26.29–53.8	52.423.1–94.1	17.7
2049	269.1–54.4	51.922.4–95.8	17.5
2050	25.68.9–55.9	51.421.4–95.5	17.3
2051	25.28.4–55.3	5120.6–95.6	17.1
2052	24.98.3–55.5	50.520.4–94.4	16.9
2053	24.68.1–57.7	5019.3–95.4	16.7
2054	24.27.8–54.8	49.519.2–95.5	16.5
2055	23.97.8–56.9	4918.3–95	16.3
2056	23.67.5–55.2	48.618–95	16.1
2057	23.37.6–58.1	48.117.5–97.2	15.9
2058	237.4–56.4	47.616.8–98	15.7
2059	22.77.3–57.1	47.116.3–97.8	15.5
2060	22.57.4–57.9	46.616.4–96.5	15.3
2061	22.17.2–57.9	46.115.2–96.9	15.1
2062	21.97–58.6	45.714.5–96.6	14.9
2063	21.66.8–58.8	45.314.2–99	14.7
2064	21.46.8–58.2	44.914–98.9	14.5
2065	21.26.7–58.7	44.413.4–99.3	14.3
2066	20.96.5–58.5	44.112.7–99.8	14.1
2067	20.66.6–57.9	43.612.5–100.7	13.9
2068	20.46.4–57.7	43.212–99.5	13.8
2069	20.26.2–57.8	42.811.8–98.8	13.6
2070	206.3–58.8	42.311.6–98.2	13.4
2071	19.86.2–58.5	41.910.9–98	13.2
2072	19.56–58.8	41.510.9–99.9	13
2073	19.35.8–58.4	4110.7–99.8	12.9
2074	19.15.8–58.1	40.610.3–99.9	12.7
2075	18.95.7–58.4	40.39.8–100.6	12.6
2076	18.75.6–58.7	39.89.4–98.2	12.4
2077	18.55.4–56.8	39.49.2–97.2	12.3
2078	18.35.4–56.1	39.18.4–97.1	12.1
2079	18.25.3–56.5	38.78.3–95.7	12
2080	17.95.3–57.3	38.38.1–95.4	11.8
2081	17.75.3–58.1	37.88.1–98.4	11.7
2082	17.65.1–59	37.48–96.4	11.6
2083	17.45–57.6	377.8–98.9	11.5
2084	17.25–56.4	36.67.4–98.7	11.4
2085	174.9–55.2	36.37.5–97.2	11.3
2086	16.84.8–55.4	35.97.3–96.8	11.1
2087	16.64.9–57.5	35.67.3–96.4	11
2088	16.44.7–57.6	35.26.9–98.5	10.9
2089	16.24.6–57.3	34.96.9–97.6	10.8
2090	16.14.5–57	34.56.7–97.2	10.7
2091	15.94.4–56.3	34.16.6–98.1	10.6
2092	15.84.3–57.2	33.76.4–97.4	10.5
2093	15.64.3–55.7	33.46.1–95.7	10.4
2094	15.54.2–55.5	336–98.3	10.3
2095	15.44.2–56.8	32.65.9–99.5	10.1
2096	15.34–56.2	32.26–100	10
2097	15.24–56	31.85.8–99.2	9.9
2098	154.1–57.4	31.45.8–101.5	9.8
2099	14.93.9–56.2	315.7–99.7	9.7
2100	14.83.9–56.2	30.65.5–97.4	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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