Czechia vs Russia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Czechia and 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 1.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.59 times that in Czechia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Czechia.
In 2023, Czechia ranked 214 and Russia ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Czechia at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Russia at 0.8 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	Czechia	Russia	World
2023	2.2	3.5	27.3
2022	2.3	3.9	28.2
2021	2.2	4.5	28.4
2020	2.3	4.6	28.7
2019	2.5	4.7	29.2
2018	2.5	5	29.7
2017	2.7	5.3	30.3
2016	2.8	6	31.1
2015	2.5	6.6	32.1
2014	2.4	7.4	32.9
2013	2.5	8.2	33.9
2012	2.6	8.8	35
2011	2.6	7.7	36.8
2010	2.6	8.4	37.7
2009	2.8	8.3	39.1
2008	2.9	8.7	40.4
2007	3.3	9.8	42
2006	3.4	10.4	43.7
2005	3.5	10.9	45.4
2004	3.8	11.7	47.2
2003	3.9	12.6	48.8
2002	4.2	14	50.6
2001	4	15	52.2
2000	4.2	15.7	53.7
1999	4.6	16.5	55.5
1998	5.2	16.6	57.1
1997	5.9	16.9	58.3
1996	5.9	17.2	59.6
1995	7.4	17.8	60.8
1994	7.4	18.7	62
1993	8.4	19.1	62.9
1992	9.7	17.1	64.1
1991	10.2	17	64.9
1990	11	16.9	64.9
1989	9.8	17.3	66.2
1988	11.2	18.4	68
1987	11.9	19.2	68.6
1986	12.2	19.5	70.8
1985	12.4	20.4	72.9
1984	14	20.6	74.6
1983	14.3	20.1	76.1
1982	14.9	20.5	76.6
1981	15	21.4	78.7
1980	15.8	21.9	80.6
1979	15.5	22.4	82.5
1978	16.9	23.2	84.7
1977	18.4	23.6	86.4
1976	18.8	24	88.1
1975	19.2	22.7	89.6
1974	19.6	21.8	90.9
1973	20.3	20.9	92.1
1972	20.3	20.7	93.6
1971	20.5	20.5	96.1
1970	20.7	22.4	96.9
1969	22	24.5	98.3
1968	21.5	25.2	100.2
1967	21.2	24.8	103.1
1966	21.6	25.3	104.9
1965	23	26.2	106.4
1964	19.1	28	106.1
1963	20.9	30.4	107.7
1962	21.2	31.4	110.2
1961	19.5	32.5	121.5
1960	19.9	36.4	131.8
1959	20.4	40.6	125.7
1958	22.7	40.5	117.7
1957	24.6	46.6	120
1956	25.4	48	121.9
1955	27.5	76.1	124.8
1954	29.7	90	127.7
1953	34.2	88.3	130.1
1952	44.1	96.6	132.7
1951	56.4	114.7	136
1950	64.8	108.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Czechia	Russia	World
2024	2.11.8–2.6	4.23.3–5.6	26.9
2025	2.11.6–2.7	4.12.9–6	26.4
2026	21.5–2.9	3.92.5–6.2	25.9
2027	1.91.3–2.9	3.72.3–6.5	25.4
2028	1.91.2–3	3.62.1–6.7	24.9
2029	1.81.2–3.1	3.42–6.6	24.5
2030	1.81.1–3.1	3.31.8–6.7	24
2031	1.81.1–3.1	3.21.7–6.8	23.6
2032	1.71–3.1	31.6–6.9	23.2
2033	1.70.9–3.1	2.91.6–6.9	22.8
2034	1.60.9–3.2	2.81.4–6.7	22.3
2035	1.60.8–3.2	2.71.4–6.4	21.9
2036	1.50.8–3.2	2.61.2–6.5	21.5
2037	1.50.8–3.3	2.61.2–6.7	21.1
2038	1.50.7–3.3	2.51.2–6.9	20.8
2039	1.40.7–3.3	2.41.1–6.9	20.4
2040	1.40.7–3.2	2.41.1–6.7	20
2041	1.40.7–3.2	2.31–6.9	19.7
2042	1.30.6–3.4	2.21–6.7	19.4
2043	1.30.6–3.3	2.21–6.9	19
2044	1.30.6–3.3	2.10.9–6.5	18.7
2045	1.20.6–3.3	2.10.9–6.3	18.4
2046	1.20.5–3.4	20.9–6.4	18.2
2047	1.20.5–3.4	20.8–6.2	17.9
2048	1.20.5–3.4	1.90.8–6.4	17.7
2049	1.10.5–3.3	1.90.8–6.4	17.5
2050	1.10.5–3.3	1.80.8–6.5	17.3
2051	1.10.4–3.3	1.80.8–6.3	17.1
2052	1.10.4–3.1	1.70.8–6.2	16.9
2053	1.10.4–3.2	1.70.7–6.1	16.7
2054	10.4–3.1	1.60.7–6	16.5
2055	10.4–3.2	1.60.7–6.4	16.3
2056	10.4–3.2	1.60.7–5.9	16.1
2057	10.4–3.1	1.50.6–6	15.9
2058	10.4–3.1	1.50.6–5.9	15.7
2059	0.90.3–3.1	1.50.6–5.8	15.5
2060	0.90.3–3.1	1.40.6–5.8	15.3
2061	0.90.3–2.9	1.40.6–5.6	15.1
2062	0.90.3–3	1.40.6–5.6	14.9
2063	0.90.3–3	1.40.6–5.5	14.7
2064	0.90.3–2.9	1.30.6–5.4	14.5
2065	0.80.3–2.8	1.30.5–5.3	14.3
2066	0.80.3–2.8	1.30.5–5.2	14.1
2067	0.80.3–2.8	1.30.5–5.2	13.9
2068	0.80.3–2.7	1.20.5–5.3	13.8
2069	0.80.2–2.7	1.20.5–5.2	13.6
2070	0.80.2–2.7	1.20.5–5	13.4
2071	0.80.2–2.7	1.20.5–5	13.2
2072	0.70.2–2.6	1.20.5–4.9	13
2073	0.70.2–2.5	1.10.5–4.8	12.9
2074	0.70.2–2.5	1.10.5–4.7	12.7
2075	0.70.2–2.4	1.10.4–4.6	12.6
2076	0.70.2–2.3	1.10.4–4.4	12.4
2077	0.70.2–2.4	1.10.4–4.5	12.3
2078	0.70.2–2.4	1.10.4–4.3	12.1
2079	0.70.2–2.3	1.10.4–4.2	12
2080	0.60.2–2.3	10.4–4.3	11.8
2081	0.60.2–2.3	10.4–4.2	11.7
2082	0.60.2–2.2	10.4–4.2	11.6
2083	0.60.2–2.2	10.4–4	11.5
2084	0.60.2–2.1	10.4–3.9	11.4
2085	0.60.1–2.2	10.4–3.9	11.3
2086	0.60.1–2.1	10.4–3.8	11.1
2087	0.60.1–2.1	0.90.4–3.7	11
2088	0.60.1–2.2	0.90.3–3.6	10.9
2089	0.60.1–2.1	0.90.3–3.6	10.8
2090	0.60.1–2.1	0.90.3–3.4	10.7
2091	0.50.1–2	0.90.3–3.4	10.6
2092	0.50.1–2.1	0.90.3–3.5	10.5
2093	0.50.1–2	0.90.3–3.4	10.4
2094	0.50.1–2	0.90.3–3.3	10.3
2095	0.50.1–2.1	0.90.3–3.2	10.1
2096	0.50.1–2.1	0.90.3–3.2	10
2097	0.50.1–2.1	0.80.3–3.2	9.9
2098	0.50.1–2	0.80.3–3.2	9.8
2099	0.50.1–2	0.80.3–3	9.7
2100	0.50.1–2	0.80.3–3	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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