Egypt vs Nigeria: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in Egypt and 69.5 per 1,000 live births in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 54.9 per 1,000 live births, or 4.77 times that in Egypt.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

EgyptNigeriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Nigeria has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Egypt.
In 2023, Egypt ranked 87 and Nigeria ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 3.3 per 1,000 live births and Nigeria at 38.9 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	Egypt	Nigeria	World
2023	14.6	69.5	27.3
2022	14.9	71.2	28.2
2021	15.4	73	28.4
2020	15.9	74.7	28.7
2019	16.5	76.3	29.2
2018	17.1	77.8	29.7
2017	17.7	79.1	30.3
2016	18.4	80.2	31.1
2015	19.1	81.3	32.1
2014	19.8	82.3	32.9
2013	20.6	83.1	33.9
2012	21.5	84.1	35
2011	22.4	85.2	36.8
2010	23.3	86.5	37.7
2009	24.3	87.9	39.1
2008	25.4	89.5	40.4
2007	26.5	91.4	42
2006	27.7	93.5	43.7
2005	28.9	95.8	45.4
2004	30.3	98.2	47.2
2003	31.8	100.7	48.8
2002	33.4	103.1	50.6
2001	35.3	105.6	52.2
2000	37.3	107.8	53.7
1999	39.5	110.1	55.5
1998	41.9	112.1	57.1
1997	44.4	113.8	58.3
1996	47.1	115.3	59.6
1995	49.9	116.5	60.8
1994	52.8	117.5	62
1993	55.7	118.2	62.9
1992	58.6	118.7	64.1
1991	61.6	119.2	64.9
1990	64.8	119.2	64.9
1989	68.2	119.3	66.2
1988	72.1	119.3	68
1987	76.4	119.1	68.6
1986	81.1	119	70.8
1985	86.3	118.8	72.9
1984	91.8	118.9	74.6
1983	97.4	119	76.1
1982	103	119.6	76.6
1981	108.6	120.4	78.7
1980	114.1	121.8	80.6
1979	119.4	123.2	82.5
1978	124.5	125.1	84.7
1977	129.4	127.4	86.4
1976	134	129.8	88.1
1975	138.3	134.6	89.6
1974	142.1	136.9	90.9
1973	145.5	139.2	92.1
1972	148.3	141.2	93.6
1971	150.7	143.4	96.1
1970	152.8	145.1	96.9
1969	154.8	146.7	98.3
1968	156.8	148	100.2
1967	159	151.5	103.1
1966	161.6	151	104.9
1965	164.5	151.7	106.4
1964	167.7	152.5	106.1
1963	171.2	153.3	107.7
1962	174.8	154.1	110.2
1961	178.5	154.9	121.5
1960	182.1	155.7	131.8
1959	185.7	156.5	125.7
1958	189.3	157.2	117.7
1957	192.9	157.9	120
1956	196.6	158.6	121.9
1955	200.5	159.3	124.8
1954	204.7	159.9	127.7
1953	209	160.6	130.1
1952	213.4	161.3	132.7
1951	217.9	162	136
1950	222.2	162.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Egypt	Nigeria	World
2024	13.210–17.7	68.560.6–78.7	26.9
2025	12.68.5–18.9	67.756.4–82	26.4
2026	127.4–19.6	66.953.6–84.8	25.9
2027	11.66.7–20.5	66.251.4–87.7	25.4
2028	11.26.1–21.7	65.449.2–88.4	24.9
2029	10.95.7–22.2	64.747.2–89.2	24.5
2030	10.65.4–22.7	64.345.8–91.2	24
2031	10.34.9–23.9	63.743.8–93.3	23.6
2032	104.6–23.9	63.142.6–94.6	23.2
2033	9.74.4–23.7	62.640.8–95.6	22.8
2034	9.44–24.4	6239.7–97	22.3
2035	9.13.9–24.4	61.638.2–97.9	21.9
2036	8.93.7–24.8	61.137–99.6	21.5
2037	8.63.6–25.1	60.636.3–99.9	21.1
2038	8.43.5–24.8	60.136.2–99.8	20.8
2039	8.23.3–24.3	59.534.2–100.9	20.4
2040	83.2–25	5933.3–99.2	20
2041	7.83.1–25.1	58.632.6–100.4	19.7
2042	7.52.9–25	5831.7–99.5	19.4
2043	7.42.8–25.7	57.530.5–101.1	19
2044	7.22.7–25.1	57.128.8–100.5	18.7
2045	72.6–25	56.627.9–101.5	18.4
2046	6.82.6–25.1	56.227.2–101.4	18.2
2047	6.72.5–24.3	55.726.1–101.5	17.9
2048	6.52.4–24	55.225.8–101.9	17.7
2049	6.42.3–23.7	54.825–101	17.5
2050	6.22.2–24.4	54.423.8–102	17.3
2051	6.12.3–24	53.923–104.6	17.1
2052	5.92.1–23.2	53.521.9–105	16.9
2053	5.82.1–22.4	53.121.4–104.9	16.7
2054	5.72.1–23.2	52.621.8–106.2	16.5
2055	5.51.9–22.5	52.320.7–105.3	16.3
2056	5.41.9–22.7	51.919.8–106.3	16.1
2057	5.31.8–22.9	51.618.7–106.2	15.9
2058	5.21.8–22.7	51.218.2–107.5	15.7
2059	5.11.8–22.1	50.818.1–109.7	15.5
2060	51.8–23.2	50.418.4–110.8	15.3
2061	51.8–23	50.118.2–110.5	15.1
2062	4.91.7–22.6	49.717.6–110.2	14.9
2063	4.81.7–22.8	49.417.6–110.6	14.7
2064	4.81.7–22.2	4917.2–108.2	14.5
2065	4.71.7–22.1	48.716.3–108.3	14.3
2066	4.61.6–22.4	48.416–109.3	14.1
2067	4.61.6–22	48.115.1–106.5	13.9
2068	4.51.6–22.7	47.714.9–108.8	13.8
2069	4.41.6–21.9	47.414.5–108.1	13.6
2070	4.41.6–22.5	47.114–109.2	13.4
2071	4.31.6–22.7	46.814.1–109	13.2
2072	4.31.5–21.7	46.413.1–110.9	13
2073	4.21.5–20.9	46.113.5–111.7	12.9
2074	4.21.5–20.4	45.812.7–111.7	12.7
2075	4.11.5–20.8	45.512.4–111.6	12.6
2076	4.11.5–21.7	45.112.4–110.3	12.4
2077	41.5–21.7	44.912.2–113	12.3
2078	41.5–21.3	44.611.9–114.4	12.1
2079	41.4–20.9	44.311.2–113.3	12
2080	3.91.4–21	4411.4–114.5	11.8
2081	3.91.4–21.1	43.711.1–111.9	11.7
2082	3.81.4–20.9	43.411–112.8	11.6
2083	3.81.4–20	43.110.7–111.4	11.5
2084	3.81.4–20.6	42.810.7–112.4	11.4
2085	3.71.4–20.7	42.610.5–108.6	11.3
2086	3.71.4–21.4	42.410.6–112.4	11.1
2087	3.71.3–21.1	42.110.6–112.3	11
2088	3.61.3–21.4	41.810.3–110.4	10.9
2089	3.61.2–20.8	41.510.2–110.2	10.8
2090	3.61.2–20.4	41.310.1–109.2	10.7
2091	3.51.2–20.2	4110.2–110.2	10.6
2092	3.51.2–20.3	40.810.1–111.2	10.5
2093	3.51.2–20.3	40.59.7–111.1	10.4
2094	3.51.1–20.2	40.29.5–109	10.3
2095	3.41.2–20.1	409.7–110.2	10.1
2096	3.41.2–20.1	39.89.4–109.6	10
2097	3.41.1–20.2	39.59.1–111	9.9
2098	3.31.1–18.7	39.38.8–109.4	9.8
2099	3.31.1–19.7	39.18.8–109.8	9.7
2100	3.31.1–18.9	38.98.7–108.1	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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