Georgia vs Russia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Georgia and 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Georgia, by 4.6 per 1,000 live births, or 2.3 times that in Russia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Georgia has been higher since 1952, when it overtook Russia.
In 2023, Georgia ranked 143 and Russia ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Georgia at 1.1 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	Georgia	Russia	World
2023	8.1	3.5	27.3
2022	8.2	3.9	28.2
2021	8.4	4.5	28.4
2020	8.5	4.6	28.7
2019	8.6	4.7	29.2
2018	8.8	5	29.7
2017	8.9	5.3	30.3
2016	9.2	6	31.1
2015	9.5	6.6	32.1
2014	9.8	7.4	32.9
2013	10.3	8.2	33.9
2012	11	8.8	35
2011	11.8	7.7	36.8
2010	12.8	8.4	37.7
2009	13.9	8.3	39.1
2008	15.3	8.7	40.4
2007	16.8	9.8	42
2006	18.6	10.4	43.7
2005	20.5	10.9	45.4
2004	22.6	11.7	47.2
2003	24.7	12.6	48.8
2002	26.9	14	50.6
2001	29	15	52.2
2000	31	15.7	53.7
1999	32.9	16.5	55.5
1998	34.6	16.6	57.1
1997	36	16.9	58.3
1996	37.3	17.2	59.6
1995	38.3	17.8	60.8
1994	39.1	18.7	62
1993	39.7	19.1	62.9
1992	40.2	17.1	64.1
1991	40.6	17	64.9
1990	41	16.9	64.9
1989	41.3	17.3	66.2
1988	41.7	18.4	68
1987	42.2	19.2	68.6
1986	42.8	19.5	70.8
1985	43.6	20.4	72.9
1984	44.6	20.6	74.6
1983	45.7	20.1	76.1
1982	47.1	20.5	76.6
1981	48.6	21.4	78.7
1980	50.1	21.9	80.6
1979	51.9	22.4	82.5
1978	53.7	23.2	84.7
1977	55.5	23.6	86.4
1976	57.3	24	88.1
1975	59.1	22.7	89.6
1974	60.8	21.8	90.9
1973	62.5	20.9	92.1
1972	64.1	20.7	93.6
1971	65.8	20.5	96.1
1970	67.5	22.4	96.9
1969	69.3	24.5	98.3
1968	71.2	25.2	100.2
1967	73.2	24.8	103.1
1966	75.2	25.3	104.9
1965	77.3	26.2	106.4
1964	79.4	28	106.1
1963	81.5	30.4	107.7
1962	83.5	31.4	110.2
1961	85.6	32.5	121.5
1960	87.7	36.4	131.8
1959	89.8	40.6	125.7
1958	91.8	40.5	117.7
1957	93.9	46.6	120
1956	95.9	48	121.9
1955	98	76.1	124.8
1954	100	90	127.7
1953	102	88.3	130.1
1952	104	96.6	132.7
1951	106.1	114.7	136
1950	108.1	108.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Georgia	Russia	World
2024	6.75.3–8.8	4.23.3–5.6	26.9
2025	6.54.6–9.5	4.12.9–6	26.4
2026	6.24.1–10.1	3.92.5–6.2	25.9
2027	63.8–10.6	3.72.3–6.5	25.4
2028	5.83.5–11	3.62.1–6.7	24.9
2029	5.63.3–11.4	3.42–6.6	24.5
2030	5.43–11.9	3.31.8–6.7	24
2031	5.32.9–11.5	3.21.7–6.8	23.6
2032	5.12.6–11.7	31.6–6.9	23.2
2033	52.5–11.7	2.91.6–6.9	22.8
2034	4.82.4–11.9	2.81.4–6.7	22.3
2035	4.72.2–12.4	2.71.4–6.4	21.9
2036	4.52.1–12.5	2.61.2–6.5	21.5
2037	4.42–12.1	2.61.2–6.7	21.1
2038	4.31.9–12.5	2.51.2–6.9	20.8
2039	4.11.8–12.6	2.41.1–6.9	20.4
2040	41.7–13	2.41.1–6.7	20
2041	3.91.7–13	2.31–6.9	19.7
2042	3.81.6–13.2	2.21–6.7	19.4
2043	3.61.6–13.2	2.21–6.9	19
2044	3.51.5–13.3	2.10.9–6.5	18.7
2045	3.41.4–13.3	2.10.9–6.3	18.4
2046	3.31.3–12.8	20.9–6.4	18.2
2047	3.21.2–12.5	20.8–6.2	17.9
2048	3.11.2–12.8	1.90.8–6.4	17.7
2049	31.1–12.3	1.90.8–6.4	17.5
2050	2.91.1–12.3	1.80.8–6.5	17.3
2051	2.81.1–11.8	1.80.8–6.3	17.1
2052	2.81–12.2	1.70.8–6.2	16.9
2053	2.71–11.9	1.70.7–6.1	16.7
2054	2.61–11.5	1.60.7–6	16.5
2055	2.60.9–11.8	1.60.7–6.4	16.3
2056	2.50.9–11.9	1.60.7–5.9	16.1
2057	2.50.9–11.6	1.50.6–6	15.9
2058	2.40.9–12.1	1.50.6–5.9	15.7
2059	2.30.9–11.1	1.50.6–5.8	15.5
2060	2.30.8–11.3	1.40.6–5.8	15.3
2061	2.20.8–11.4	1.40.6–5.6	15.1
2062	2.20.8–10.4	1.40.6–5.6	14.9
2063	2.10.7–11.2	1.40.6–5.5	14.7
2064	2.10.8–10.6	1.30.6–5.4	14.5
2065	20.7–10.2	1.30.5–5.3	14.3
2066	20.7–10.1	1.30.5–5.2	14.1
2067	1.90.7–10.1	1.30.5–5.2	13.9
2068	1.90.7–9.3	1.20.5–5.3	13.8
2069	1.90.7–9.6	1.20.5–5.2	13.6
2070	1.80.6–9.9	1.20.5–5	13.4
2071	1.80.6–9.8	1.20.5–5	13.2
2072	1.70.6–9.6	1.20.5–4.9	13
2073	1.70.6–9.7	1.10.5–4.8	12.9
2074	1.70.6–9.6	1.10.5–4.7	12.7
2075	1.60.5–9.7	1.10.4–4.6	12.6
2076	1.60.5–9.8	1.10.4–4.4	12.4
2077	1.60.5–9.5	1.10.4–4.5	12.3
2078	1.50.5–9.4	1.10.4–4.3	12.1
2079	1.50.5–9.2	1.10.4–4.2	12
2080	1.50.5–9.2	10.4–4.3	11.8
2081	1.50.5–8.8	10.4–4.2	11.7
2082	1.40.4–8.5	10.4–4.2	11.6
2083	1.40.4–8.3	10.4–4	11.5
2084	1.40.4–8.1	10.4–3.9	11.4
2085	1.40.4–7.9	10.4–3.9	11.3
2086	1.30.4–8.3	10.4–3.8	11.1
2087	1.30.4–8.1	0.90.4–3.7	11
2088	1.30.3–8.1	0.90.3–3.6	10.9
2089	1.30.3–7.9	0.90.3–3.6	10.8
2090	1.20.3–7.6	0.90.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.20.3–7.1	0.90.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.20.3–7.1	0.90.3–3.5	10.5
2093	1.20.3–7.3	0.90.3–3.4	10.4
2094	1.20.3–7.4	0.90.3–3.3	10.3
2095	1.10.3–6.8	0.90.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.10.3–6.7	0.90.3–3.2	10
2097	1.10.3–6.9	0.80.3–3.2	9.9
2098	1.10.3–6.8	0.80.3–3.2	9.8
2099	1.10.2–6.7	0.80.3–3	9.7
2100	1.10.2–6.6	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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