Burundi vs Tanzania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in Burundi and 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burundi, by 6.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.22 times that in Tanzania.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Burundi ranked 33 and Tanzania ranked 47 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at 14.8 per 1,000 live births and Tanzania at 7.8 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	Tanzania	World
2023	35.4	28.9	27.3
2022	36.5	30.1	28.2
2021	37.6	31.4	28.4
2020	38.8	32.6	28.7
2019	40.1	34	29.2
2018	41.5	35.3	29.7
2017	43	36.8	30.3
2016	44.8	38.3	31.1
2015	46.6	39.8	32.1
2014	48.6	41.4	32.9
2013	50.9	43.1	33.9
2012	53.5	45	35
2011	56.2	47.1	36.8
2010	59.4	49.3	37.7
2009	62.6	51.8	39.1
2008	66	54.5	40.4
2007	69.6	57.4	42
2006	73.3	60.5	43.7
2005	77	63.9	45.4
2004	80.5	67.5	47.2
2003	84.2	71.3	48.8
2002	87.4	75.4	50.6
2001	90.7	79.4	52.2
2000	93.8	83.2	53.7
1999	95.7	86.8	55.5
1998	97.8	89.9	57.1
1997	100	92.8	58.3
1996	102.2	94.8	59.6
1995	102.8	96.6	60.8
1994	102.9	98.1	62
1993	107.7	99.3	62.9
1992	103.5	100.5	64.1
1991	103.5	101.4	64.9
1990	103.6	102.4	64.9
1989	103.8	103.4	66.2
1988	107.9	104.5	68
1987	105.5	105.4	68.6
1986	107.2	106.2	70.8
1985	109.6	106.8	72.9
1984	112.8	107.2	74.6
1983	116.3	107.5	76.1
1982	120.3	107.7	76.6
1981	124.7	108	78.7
1980	129.2	108.5	80.6
1979	133.5	109.3	82.5
1978	137.6	110.6	84.7
1977	140.6	112	86.4
1976	143.1	113.7	88.1
1975	144.9	115.4	89.6
1974	146.1	117.1	90.9
1973	150	118.7	92.1
1972	160.3	120.2	93.6
1971	147	121.7	96.1
1970	146.7	123	96.9
1969	146.3	124.3	98.3
1968	145.5	125.5	100.2
1967	145	126.7	103.1
1966	144.4	127.8	104.9
1965	147	128.8	106.4
1964	144	129.8	106.1
1963	144.2	130.7	107.7
1962	144.8	131.5	110.2
1961	145.7	132.3	121.5
1960	146.8	133	131.8
1959	148.2	133.7	125.7
1958	149.7	134.3	117.7
1957	151.3	135	120
1956	153	135.7	121.9
1955	154.6	136.3	124.8
1954	156.3	137	127.7
1953	157.9	137.6	130.1
1952	159.5	138.3	132.7
1951	161.2	138.9	136
1950	162.9	139.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burundi	Tanzania	World
2024	34.830–40	28.222.7–33.2	26.9
2025	34.427.6–41.9	27.520.2–34.9	26.4
2026	33.925.5–43.2	26.917.8–36.5	25.9
2027	33.523.8–44	26.316.3–37.3	25.4
2028	33.122.2–45.7	25.614.8–38.2	24.9
2029	32.720.9–45.7	24.913.8–38.7	24.5
2030	32.320.3–46.4	24.212.5–39	24
2031	31.918.9–47	23.511.8–39	23.6
2032	31.517.9–47.5	22.910.6–39.6	23.2
2033	31.116.8–47.4	22.210.2–40.4	22.8
2034	30.816.1–48.5	21.69.5–40.1	22.3
2035	30.415.6–49.9	219–40.5	21.9
2036	30.114.5–50.3	20.48.4–40.8	21.5
2037	29.714–50.5	19.98–40.9	21.1
2038	29.313.4–50.2	19.47.8–39.9	20.8
2039	2912.5–51.2	18.97.4–40.4	20.4
2040	28.712.2–52.1	18.57.1–40.1	20
2041	28.311.8–52.6	18.17–41	19.7
2042	2811–53.8	17.76.7–39.6	19.4
2043	27.710.7–53	17.26.5–39.8	19
2044	27.410.3–53	16.86.1–39.7	18.7
2045	27.110.1–54.3	16.45.9–39.3	18.4
2046	26.89.7–53.6	16.15.8–39.3	18.2
2047	26.59.1–53.7	15.75.5–38.4	17.9
2048	26.29–53.8	15.35.5–39.5	17.7
2049	269.1–54.4	155.2–39	17.5
2050	25.68.9–55.9	14.75–39.1	17.3
2051	25.28.4–55.3	14.44.8–38.4	17.1
2052	24.98.3–55.5	14.14.7–38.4	16.9
2053	24.68.1–57.7	13.74.6–37.4	16.7
2054	24.27.8–54.8	13.54.4–38.5	16.5
2055	23.97.8–56.9	13.24.3–38.3	16.3
2056	23.67.5–55.2	134.2–36.9	16.1
2057	23.37.6–58.1	12.74–37	15.9
2058	237.4–56.4	12.54–36.9	15.7
2059	22.77.3–57.1	12.33.9–36.7	15.5
2060	22.57.4–57.9	12.13.9–36.9	15.3
2061	22.17.2–57.9	123.8–36.7	15.1
2062	21.97–58.6	11.83.8–38	14.9
2063	21.66.8–58.8	11.63.7–38.2	14.7
2064	21.46.8–58.2	11.53.6–38.3	14.5
2065	21.26.7–58.7	11.33.6–37.4	14.3
2066	20.96.5–58.5	11.13.6–37.9	14.1
2067	20.66.6–57.9	113.6–37.5	13.9
2068	20.46.4–57.7	10.83.5–38.5	13.8
2069	20.26.2–57.8	10.73.4–38.2	13.6
2070	206.3–58.8	10.63.3–37.8	13.4
2071	19.86.2–58.5	10.43.3–37.5	13.2
2072	19.56–58.8	10.33.3–37.5	13
2073	19.35.8–58.4	10.13.2–37.2	12.9
2074	19.15.8–58.1	103.2–36.3	12.7
2075	18.95.7–58.4	9.93.1–36.1	12.6
2076	18.75.6–58.7	9.83.1–35.7	12.4
2077	18.55.4–56.8	9.63.1–34.9	12.3
2078	18.35.4–56.1	9.53–35.2	12.1
2079	18.25.3–56.5	9.43–35.8	12
2080	17.95.3–57.3	9.33–36.6	11.8
2081	17.75.3–58.1	9.23–37.6	11.7
2082	17.65.1–59	9.12.9–38.2	11.6
2083	17.45–57.6	92.9–37.1	11.5
2084	17.25–56.4	8.92.8–37.3	11.4
2085	174.9–55.2	8.82.7–37.1	11.3
2086	16.84.8–55.4	8.72.7–36.6	11.1
2087	16.64.9–57.5	8.62.8–36.9	11
2088	16.44.7–57.6	8.62.7–37	10.9
2089	16.24.6–57.3	8.52.7–37.9	10.8
2090	16.14.5–57	8.42.7–36.6	10.7
2091	15.94.4–56.3	8.42.7–36.1	10.6
2092	15.84.3–57.2	8.32.7–36.9	10.5
2093	15.64.3–55.7	8.32.7–36.9	10.4
2094	15.54.2–55.5	8.22.6–35.9	10.3
2095	15.44.2–56.8	8.12.5–36.1	10.1
2096	15.34–56.2	8.12.5–36	10
2097	15.24–56	82.5–34.8	9.9
2098	154.1–57.4	82.4–35.1	9.8
2099	14.93.9–56.2	7.92.4–37.2	9.7
2100	14.83.9–56.2	7.82.4–34.9	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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