Germany vs Israel: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3 per 1,000 live births in Germany and 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.07 times that in Israel.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Germany has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Israel.
In 2023, Germany ranked 203 and Israel ranked 208 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and Israel at 0.5 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	Germany	Israel	World
2023	3	2.8	27.3
2022	3.1	2.7	28.2
2021	3	2.8	28.4
2020	3.1	2.2	28.7
2019	3.2	2.9	29.2
2018	3.2	3	29.7
2017	3.2	3	30.3
2016	3.5	3	31.1
2015	3.3	3.1	32.1
2014	3.3	3.1	32.9
2013	3.3	3.1	33.9
2012	3.3	3.6	35
2011	3.6	3.5	36.8
2010	3.5	3.8	37.7
2009	3.5	4	39.1
2008	3.5	4	40.4
2007	3.9	4	42
2006	3.8	4.1	43.7
2005	3.9	4.4	45.4
2004	4.1	4.7	47.2
2003	4.2	5.2	48.8
2002	4.2	5.6	50.6
2001	4.2	5.3	52.2
2000	4.4	5.7	53.7
1999	4.5	6	55.5
1998	4.6	6.2	57.1
1997	4.8	6.5	58.3
1996	5.1	6.3	59.6
1995	5.3	7	60.8
1994	5.5	7.8	62
1993	5.8	8	62.9
1992	6.1	9.4	64.1
1991	6.5	8.7	64.9
1990	7.1	9.4	64.9
1989	7.4	9.5	66.2
1988	7.7	9.8	68
1987	8.4	10.9	68.6
1986	8.9	11.4	70.8
1985	9.1	11.8	72.9
1984	9.7	12.8	74.6
1983	10.1	14.3	76.1
1982	11.1	14.7	76.6
1981	11.7	15.8	78.7
1980	12.8	15.5	80.6
1979	13.4	17	82.5
1978	14.2	17.7	84.7
1977	14.9	18.2	86.4
1976	16.8	20.7	88.1
1975	18.6	23.3	89.6
1974	19.8	24	90.9
1973	20.5	23.5	92.1
1972	20.1	21.5	93.6
1971	21.7	20.8	96.1
1970	21.7	23.1	96.9
1969	22	24.5	98.3
1968	21.7	26.5	100.2
1967	22.1	27.2	103.1
1966	23.3	28.2	104.9
1965	23.8	31.6	106.4
1964	25.9	33.6	106.1
1963	28.1	33	107.7
1962	29.7	38.8	110.2
1961	32.7	34.1	121.5
1960	35	37.9	131.8
1959	36.4	37.4	125.7
1958	37.9	42.8	117.7
1957	39	48.5	120
1956	41.1	48.5	121.9
1955	43.5	44.5	124.8
1954	46	43.2	127.7
1953	48.7	45.3	130.1
1952	51.5	38.7	132.7
1951	54.5	39.1	136
1950	57.6	37.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Germany	Israel	World
2024	2.82.3–3.4	2.92.4–3.6	26.9
2025	2.72.1–3.6	2.92.2–3.8	26.4
2026	2.62–3.7	2.82.1–4	25.9
2027	2.61.8–3.8	2.71.9–4.1	25.4
2028	2.51.7–3.8	2.71.8–4.2	24.9
2029	2.41.6–3.9	2.61.7–4.2	24.5
2030	2.31.5–3.8	2.51.6–4.2	24
2031	2.21.5–3.9	2.41.4–4.2	23.6
2032	2.21.4–3.9	2.31.4–4.2	23.2
2033	2.11.3–3.9	2.31.3–4.1	22.8
2034	2.11.3–4	2.21.3–4.1	22.3
2035	21.2–4	2.11.2–4.3	21.9
2036	21.2–3.9	2.11.1–4.2	21.5
2037	1.91.1–3.9	21.1–4.1	21.1
2038	1.91.1–3.8	21–4.1	20.8
2039	1.81–3.8	1.91–4	20.4
2040	1.81–3.8	1.90.9–3.9	20
2041	1.71–3.8	1.80.9–3.9	19.7
2042	1.70.9–3.7	1.80.9–3.9	19.4
2043	1.60.9–3.7	1.70.8–3.9	19
2044	1.60.9–3.7	1.70.8–3.9	18.7
2045	1.60.8–3.5	1.60.8–3.8	18.4
2046	1.50.8–3.6	1.60.7–3.7	18.2
2047	1.50.8–3.5	1.60.7–3.8	17.9
2048	1.50.8–3.4	1.50.7–3.6	17.7
2049	1.40.7–3.3	1.50.7–3.5	17.5
2050	1.40.7–3.3	1.40.6–3.5	17.3
2051	1.40.7–3.3	1.40.6–3.5	17.1
2052	1.30.7–3.2	1.40.6–3.4	16.9
2053	1.30.6–3.2	1.40.6–3.5	16.7
2054	1.30.6–3.2	1.30.6–3.4	16.5
2055	1.30.6–3	1.30.5–3.4	16.3
2056	1.20.6–3.1	1.30.5–3.3	16.1
2057	1.20.6–3.1	1.20.5–3.3	15.9
2058	1.20.6–3	1.20.5–3.3	15.7
2059	1.20.6–3.2	1.20.5–3.3	15.5
2060	1.20.5–3.1	1.20.4–3.2	15.3
2061	1.10.5–3.1	1.10.4–3	15.1
2062	1.10.5–3	1.10.4–2.9	14.9
2063	1.10.5–2.9	1.10.4–2.9	14.7
2064	1.10.5–2.9	1.10.4–2.9	14.5
2065	1.10.5–2.8	10.3–2.9	14.3
2066	10.5–2.8	10.3–2.8	14.1
2067	10.5–2.8	10.3–2.9	13.9
2068	10.4–2.9	10.3–2.8	13.8
2069	10.4–2.7	10.3–2.9	13.6
2070	10.4–2.7	0.90.3–2.8	13.4
2071	10.4–2.7	0.90.3–2.8	13.2
2072	0.90.4–2.7	0.90.3–2.8	13
2073	0.90.4–2.7	0.90.3–2.7	12.9
2074	0.90.4–2.7	0.90.3–2.7	12.7
2075	0.90.3–2.6	0.80.3–2.7	12.6
2076	0.90.3–2.7	0.80.3–2.7	12.4
2077	0.90.3–2.5	0.80.2–2.6	12.3
2078	0.80.3–2.5	0.80.2–2.5	12.1
2079	0.80.3–2.4	0.80.2–2.5	12
2080	0.80.3–2.5	0.80.2–2.4	11.8
2081	0.80.3–2.5	0.80.2–2.4	11.7
2082	0.80.3–2.5	0.70.2–2.3	11.6
2083	0.80.3–2.5	0.70.2–2.5	11.5
2084	0.80.3–2.4	0.70.2–2.4	11.4
2085	0.80.2–2.3	0.70.2–2.4	11.3
2086	0.70.2–2.3	0.70.2–2.3	11.1
2087	0.70.2–2.2	0.70.2–2.3	11
2088	0.70.2–2.2	0.70.2–2.4	10.9
2089	0.70.2–2.1	0.60.2–2.2	10.8
2090	0.70.2–2.1	0.60.2–2.3	10.7
2091	0.70.2–2.1	0.60.1–2.2	10.6
2092	0.70.2–2	0.60.1–2.1	10.5
2093	0.70.2–2	0.60.1–2.1	10.4
2094	0.70.1–2	0.60.1–2.1	10.3
2095	0.70.1–1.9	0.60.1–2.1	10.1
2096	0.60.1–1.9	0.60.1–2.1	10
2097	0.60.1–1.9	0.60.1–2.1	9.9
2098	0.60.1–1.9	0.50.1–2	9.8
2099	0.60.1–1.9	0.50.1–2	9.7
2100	0.60.1–1.8	0.50.1–2.1	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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