Colombia vs Pakistan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in Colombia and 49.4 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 39.5 per 1,000 live births, or 5.02 times that in Colombia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Colombia ranked 125 and Pakistan ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at 1.9 per 1,000 live births and Pakistan at 8.6 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	Colombia	Pakistan	World
2023	9.8	49.4	27.3
2022	10.2	50.9	28.2
2021	10.5	52.4	28.4
2020	10.9	54	28.7
2019	11.3	55.6	29.2
2018	11.6	57.3	29.7
2017	12.1	59	30.3
2016	12.4	60.7	31.1
2015	12.8	62.4	32.1
2014	13.3	64.1	32.9
2013	13.7	65.8	33.9
2012	14.1	67.4	35
2011	14.7	69	36.8
2010	15.1	70.7	37.7
2009	15.6	72.2	39.1
2008	16.1	73.5	40.4
2007	16.6	75	42
2006	17.1	76.3	43.7
2005	17.6	78.8	45.4
2004	18.1	79.2	47.2
2003	18.7	80.7	48.8
2002	19.5	82.4	50.6
2001	20.1	84.2	52.2
2000	20.7	86.2	53.7
1999	21.3	88.3	55.5
1998	21.9	90.5	57.1
1997	22.6	92.8	58.3
1996	23.5	95	59.6
1995	24.3	97.4	60.8
1994	25.1	99.6	62
1993	26	101.7	62.9
1992	26.9	103.8	64.1
1991	27.8	105.7	64.9
1990	28.8	107.6	64.9
1989	29.9	109.4	66.2
1988	31.1	111.2	68
1987	32.5	112.9	68.6
1986	33.8	114.7	70.8
1985	37.2	116.3	72.9
1984	37	118	74.6
1983	39	119.6	76.1
1982	41	121.1	76.6
1981	43.3	122.6	78.7
1980	45.6	124.1	80.6
1979	48.1	125.5	82.5
1978	50.6	126.9	84.7
1977	53.3	128.4	86.4
1976	56	129.8	88.1
1975	58.8	131.2	89.6
1974	61.5	133	90.9
1973	64.2	134.6	92.1
1972	66.8	136.3	93.6
1971	69.4	143.7	96.1
1970	72	140.2	96.9
1969	74.2	142.4	98.3
1968	76.6	144.8	100.2
1967	79	147.5	103.1
1966	81.3	150.5	104.9
1965	83.5	154.4	106.4
1964	85.9	157.5	106.1
1963	88.2	161.8	107.7
1962	90.7	165.7	110.2
1961	93.2	170.2	121.5
1960	95.9	175.1	131.8
1959	98.9	180.1	125.7
1958	102.3	185.3	117.7
1957	105.3	190.8	120
1956	109.4	196.5	121.9
1955	112.4	202.3	124.8
1954	115.3	208.3	127.7
1953	118.1	214.4	130.1
1952	121	221.1	132.7
1951	123.8	227.4	136
1950	126.8	234.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Colombia	Pakistan	World
2024	9.68–11.5	48.439.7–57.6	26.9
2025	9.37.3–12.2	47.434.6–60.5	26.4
2026	96.7–12.8	46.532–62.2	25.9
2027	8.86.2–12.9	45.529.6–64.1	25.4
2028	8.55.7–12.8	44.527–65	24.9
2029	8.35.4–13.2	43.625.2–65.8	24.5
2030	85–13.4	42.623.2–65.4	24
2031	7.84.8–13.3	41.821.5–65.3	23.6
2032	7.64.5–13.4	40.920.1–66.4	23.2
2033	7.34.3–14.1	4019.5–67.9	22.8
2034	7.14–14.3	39.117.8–68	22.3
2035	6.93.8–13.9	38.316.4–68.2	21.9
2036	6.73.6–13.8	37.315.3–69	21.5
2037	6.53.5–13.5	36.514.7–68.4	21.1
2038	6.33.3–13.5	35.714.1–69.3	20.8
2039	6.13.1–13.1	34.813.6–67	20.4
2040	63.1–13.4	3412.9–66.7	20
2041	5.82.9–12.8	33.212–67.1	19.7
2042	5.62.8–12.7	32.511.6–67.1	19.4
2043	5.52.7–12.9	31.710.7–67.2	19
2044	5.32.6–12.6	30.910.3–67.3	18.7
2045	5.22.5–12.5	30.29.7–66.4	18.4
2046	52.4–12.2	29.59.5–67.1	18.2
2047	4.92.3–11.7	28.99–67	17.9
2048	4.82.3–11.8	28.28.4–65.5	17.7
2049	4.72.1–11.8	27.57.8–64.1	17.5
2050	4.62.1–11.9	26.87.6–64.5	17.3
2051	4.42–11.6	26.27.5–63.8	17.1
2052	4.31.9–11.5	25.57.1–62.8	16.9
2053	4.21.9–11.8	24.96.9–63.4	16.7
2054	4.11.8–11.6	24.36.7–63.1	16.5
2055	41.7–11.4	23.86.3–62.6	16.3
2056	41.7–11.5	23.16.2–62.9	16.1
2057	3.91.6–11.4	22.56.1–61.7	15.9
2058	3.81.6–11.4	225.7–62.3	15.7
2059	3.71.6–10.8	21.45.6–61.1	15.5
2060	3.61.5–10.9	20.95.3–61.2	15.3
2061	3.61.5–10.5	20.54.9–60	15.1
2062	3.51.4–10.7	205–60.5	14.9
2063	3.41.4–10.1	19.64.9–60.6	14.7
2064	3.31.3–9.8	19.14.5–59	14.5
2065	3.31.3–9.5	18.74.4–57.8	14.3
2066	3.21.2–9.7	18.34.2–57.1	14.1
2067	3.21.2–9.4	17.94.1–57.1	13.9
2068	3.11.2–9.3	17.53.9–56.2	13.8
2069	31.1–9.1	17.13.9–55.8	13.6
2070	31.1–8.9	16.73.8–54.6	13.4
2071	2.91–8.7	16.33.8–54.7	13.2
2072	2.91–8.6	15.93.7–52.3	13
2073	2.81–8.4	15.63.6–52.2	12.9
2074	2.81–8.3	15.23.5–52.4	12.7
2075	2.70.9–8.2	14.93.4–50.8	12.6
2076	2.70.9–7.9	14.53.4–50.7	12.4
2077	2.60.9–7.7	14.13.4–50.4	12.3
2078	2.60.9–7.6	13.83.2–49.3	12.1
2079	2.60.9–7.6	13.53.2–50.5	12
2080	2.50.8–7.4	13.23.1–50.2	11.8
2081	2.50.8–7.5	12.93–49.3	11.7
2082	2.50.8–7.1	12.63–48.8	11.6
2083	2.40.8–7	12.32.9–49.3	11.5
2084	2.40.7–6.9	122.8–48.1	11.4
2085	2.30.7–6.7	11.82.8–47.6	11.3
2086	2.30.7–6.5	11.52.7–48.3	11.1
2087	2.30.7–6.6	11.32.7–47.7	11
2088	2.30.6–6.4	112.5–46.6	10.9
2089	2.20.6–6.5	10.82.5–46	10.8
2090	2.20.6–6.2	10.52.4–47.2	10.7
2091	2.20.6–6.2	10.32.4–46.1	10.6
2092	2.10.6–6.3	102.2–45.8	10.5
2093	2.10.6–6.1	9.82.2–44.9	10.4
2094	2.10.5–6.1	9.62.2–44.3	10.3
2095	2.10.5–6.1	9.42.1–44.5	10.1
2096	20.5–5.9	9.22.1–44	10
2097	20.5–6.1	92.1–45.7	9.9
2098	20.5–5.8	8.92–43.9	9.8
2099	20.5–5.7	8.71.9–43.2	9.7
2100	1.90.5–5.5	8.61.9–42.8	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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