Djibouti vs Somalia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in Djibouti and 66.3 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 30 per 1,000 live births, or 1.83 times that in Djibouti.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

DjiboutiSomaliaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Somalia has been higher since 1965, when it overtook Djibouti.
In 2023, Djibouti ranked 31 and Somalia ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Djibouti at 9.2 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	Djibouti	Somalia	World
2023	36.3	66.3	27.3
2022	37.2	86.7	28.2
2021	38.2	70.1	28.4
2020	39.3	72.1	28.7
2019	40.4	74.3	29.2
2018	41.4	83.7	29.7
2017	42.5	94.4	30.3
2016	43.6	81	31.1
2015	44.8	83.1	32.1
2014	45.9	85.5	32.9
2013	47.1	88	33.9
2012	48.3	109.1	35
2011	49.6	201.1	36.8
2010	50.9	110	37.7
2009	52.1	97.7	39.1
2008	53.5	99.9	40.4
2007	54.9	101.8	42
2006	56.2	102.7	43.7
2005	57.6	103.3	45.4
2004	59.6	103.9	47.2
2003	60.3	104.1	48.8
2002	61.6	104	50.6
2001	62.9	104	52.2
2000	64.2	104.2	53.7
1999	65.2	104.3	55.5
1998	66.4	104.1	57.1
1997	67.6	106.5	58.3
1996	68.3	104.4	59.6
1995	69.3	104.2	60.8
1994	72.3	105.2	62
1993	71.4	105.1	62.9
1992	72	254.4	64.1
1991	73.1	245.8	64.9
1990	74.6	108	64.9
1989	75.9	109.4	66.2
1988	77.3	115	68
1987	79	112.7	68.6
1986	80.9	113.9	70.8
1985	82.9	114.9	72.9
1984	84.9	115.3	74.6
1983	87	116.3	76.1
1982	89.3	117.3	76.6
1981	92.3	118.3	78.7
1980	93.9	119.3	80.6
1979	96.2	120.3	82.5
1978	98.7	121.2	84.7
1977	101	122.2	86.4
1976	103.4	133.2	88.1
1975	105.7	134.4	89.6
1974	108	135.6	90.9
1973	110.6	126.1	92.1
1972	113.1	127	93.6
1971	117	128	96.1
1970	118.5	129	96.9
1969	121.4	130	98.3
1968	124.3	131	100.2
1967	127.3	132	103.1
1966	130.2	133.1	104.9
1965	133	134.2	106.4
1964	135.7	135.5	106.1
1963	138.2	136.5	107.7
1962	140.7	137.7	110.2
1961	143.1	139.3	121.5
1960	145.5	140	131.8
1959	147.8	141.1	125.7
1958	150.1	142.2	117.7
1957	152.3	143.4	120
1956	154.5	144.6	121.9
1955	156.7	145.8	124.8
1954	158.8	147	127.7
1953	160.8	148.2	130.1
1952	162.9	149.4	132.7
1951	164.9	150.6	136
1950	166.9	151.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Djibouti	Somalia	World
2024	35.529.5–41.2	65.659–73.9	26.9
2025	34.726.8–43.3	6555.7–77.4	26.4
2026	3423.9–44.7	64.453.2–78.5	25.9
2027	33.322.4–45.7	63.850–79.7	25.4
2028	32.620.4–46	63.248.1–82.2	24.9
2029	31.918.9–46.8	62.646–82.7	24.5
2030	31.317.8–47.6	61.944.3–85.5	24
2031	30.516.5–48.2	61.443.5–85	23.6
2032	29.815.2–48.2	60.841.7–86	23.2
2033	29.114.1–49.2	60.240.2–88.1	22.8
2034	28.313.5–49.5	59.739–89.3	22.3
2035	27.712.7–49.4	59.138.1–90	21.9
2036	2712–49.8	58.536.8–91.5	21.5
2037	26.411.2–49.6	5835.6–92.4	21.1
2038	25.810.6–49	57.533.9–94.1	20.8
2039	25.29.8–49.2	5733.8–94.1	20.4
2040	24.69.5–48.6	56.531.5–94.1	20
2041	248.9–48.4	5631–95.1	19.7
2042	23.58.4–48.5	55.530.3–94.6	19.4
2043	238.1–49	5529.2–93.9	19
2044	22.57.8–49.3	54.427.3–94	18.7
2045	227.3–48.4	53.926.1–94.7	18.4
2046	21.57.2–47.6	53.424.8–95.7	18.2
2047	21.17.1–48.5	52.923.7–96.6	17.9
2048	20.66.7–48	52.423.1–94.1	17.7
2049	20.26.3–48.4	51.922.4–95.8	17.5
2050	19.86.4–48.9	51.421.4–95.5	17.3
2051	19.46.2–48.3	5120.6–95.6	17.1
2052	18.95.9–47.6	50.520.4–94.4	16.9
2053	18.65.7–48.6	5019.3–95.4	16.7
2054	18.25.6–48.3	49.519.2–95.5	16.5
2055	17.85.4–48.1	4918.3–95	16.3
2056	17.45.4–47.5	48.618–95	16.1
2057	17.15.1–47.6	48.117.5–97.2	15.9
2058	16.75–47	47.616.8–98	15.7
2059	16.45–48.2	47.116.3–97.8	15.5
2060	164.7–48.4	46.616.4–96.5	15.3
2061	15.74.6–47.1	46.115.2–96.9	15.1
2062	15.44.4–47.3	45.714.5–96.6	14.9
2063	15.14.4–46.6	45.314.2–99	14.7
2064	14.94.3–47	44.914–98.9	14.5
2065	14.64.4–46.9	44.413.4–99.3	14.3
2066	14.44.2–46.2	44.112.7–99.8	14.1
2067	14.24.1–46.3	43.612.5–100.7	13.9
2068	144.1–45.3	43.212–99.5	13.8
2069	13.74–45.3	42.811.8–98.8	13.6
2070	13.53.9–45.8	42.311.6–98.2	13.4
2071	13.33.8–45	41.910.9–98	13.2
2072	13.13.8–44.4	41.510.9–99.9	13
2073	12.93.7–43.9	4110.7–99.8	12.9
2074	12.73.7–45.8	40.610.3–99.9	12.7
2075	12.53.6–44.6	40.39.8–100.6	12.6
2076	12.33.5–44.9	39.89.4–98.2	12.4
2077	12.13.5–44.8	39.49.2–97.2	12.3
2078	123.5–45.2	39.18.4–97.1	12.1
2079	11.83.4–45.5	38.78.3–95.7	12
2080	11.63.4–46	38.38.1–95.4	11.8
2081	11.53.3–44.8	37.88.1–98.4	11.7
2082	11.33.3–44.6	37.48–96.4	11.6
2083	11.23.3–44.2	377.8–98.9	11.5
2084	113.2–44.1	36.67.4–98.7	11.4
2085	10.93.1–43.1	36.37.5–97.2	11.3
2086	10.73.1–43.6	35.97.3–96.8	11.1
2087	10.63.1–43.7	35.67.3–96.4	11
2088	10.53–42.1	35.26.9–98.5	10.9
2089	10.33–42.6	34.96.9–97.6	10.8
2090	10.22.9–41.6	34.56.7–97.2	10.7
2091	102.9–41.9	34.16.6–98.1	10.6
2092	9.92.9–41.5	33.76.4–97.4	10.5
2093	9.82.8–42.1	33.46.1–95.7	10.4
2094	9.72.8–41.7	336–98.3	10.3
2095	9.62.8–41.4	32.65.9–99.5	10.1
2096	9.52.7–41.7	32.26–100	10
2097	9.42.7–42.6	31.85.8–99.2	9.9
2098	9.32.7–43.4	31.45.8–101.5	9.8
2099	9.22.6–42.2	315.7–99.7	9.7
2100	9.22.6–42	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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