Israel vs Mexico: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Israel and 10.4 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 7.6 per 1,000 live births, or 3.72 times that in Israel.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Israel ranked 208 and Mexico ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Mexico at 2.5 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	Israel	Mexico	World
2023	2.8	10.4	27.3
2022	2.7	10.9	28.2
2021	2.8	11.1	28.4
2020	2.2	11.4	28.7
2019	2.9	11.8	29.2
2018	3	12.2	29.7
2017	3	12.6	30.3
2016	3	13.1	31.1
2015	3.1	13.5	32.1
2014	3.1	14	32.9
2013	3.1	14.4	33.9
2012	3.6	14.9	35
2011	3.5	15.4	36.8
2010	3.8	15.9	37.7
2009	4	16.4	39.1
2008	4	17	40.4
2007	4	17.6	42
2006	4.1	18.2	43.7
2005	4.4	18.9	45.4
2004	4.7	19.6	47.2
2003	5.2	20.4	48.8
2002	5.6	21.3	50.6
2001	5.3	22.2	52.2
2000	5.7	23.2	53.7
1999	6	24.2	55.5
1998	6.2	25.3	57.1
1997	6.5	26.5	58.3
1996	6.3	27.7	59.6
1995	7	29	60.8
1994	7.8	30.4	62
1993	8	31.8	62.9
1992	9.4	33.2	64.1
1991	8.7	34.8	64.9
1990	9.4	36.3	64.9
1989	9.5	38	66.2
1988	9.8	39.7	68
1987	10.9	41.4	68.6
1986	11.4	43.3	70.8
1985	11.8	45.2	72.9
1984	12.8	47.1	74.6
1983	14.3	49.2	76.1
1982	14.7	51.3	76.6
1981	15.8	53.4	78.7
1980	15.5	55.6	80.6
1979	17	57.9	82.5
1978	17.7	60.2	84.7
1977	18.2	62.5	86.4
1976	20.7	64.8	88.1
1975	23.3	67.2	89.6
1974	24	69.6	90.9
1973	23.5	72	92.1
1972	21.5	74.5	93.6
1971	20.8	77	96.1
1970	23.1	79.6	96.9
1969	24.5	82.2	98.3
1968	26.5	84.8	100.2
1967	27.2	87.4	103.1
1966	28.2	90.2	104.9
1965	31.6	93.1	106.4
1964	33.6	96	106.1
1963	33	99.2	107.7
1962	38.8	102.5	110.2
1961	34.1	106	121.5
1960	37.9	109.8	131.8
1959	37.4	113.8	125.7
1958	42.8	118	117.7
1957	48.5	122.4	120
1956	48.5	127	121.9
1955	44.5	131.8	124.8
1954	43.2	136.8	127.7
1953	45.3	141.9	130.1
1952	38.7	147.1	132.7
1951	39.1	152.2	136
1950	37.4	157.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Israel	Mexico	World
2024	2.92.4–3.6	10.38.5–12.8	26.9
2025	2.92.2–3.8	107.6–13.4	26.4
2026	2.82.1–4	9.76.9–14	25.9
2027	2.71.9–4.1	9.46.3–14.4	25.4
2028	2.71.8–4.2	9.16–14.5	24.9
2029	2.61.7–4.2	8.85.7–14.7	24.5
2030	2.51.6–4.2	8.55.3–15	24
2031	2.41.4–4.2	8.25–14.6	23.6
2032	2.31.4–4.2	84.7–14.9	23.2
2033	2.31.3–4.1	7.74.6–15.1	22.8
2034	2.21.3–4.1	7.54.3–15	22.3
2035	2.11.2–4.3	7.34.2–15.2	21.9
2036	2.11.1–4.2	74–14.7	21.5
2037	21.1–4.1	6.83.8–14.5	21.1
2038	21–4.1	6.73.6–14.3	20.8
2039	1.91–4	6.53.4–14.4	20.4
2040	1.90.9–3.9	6.43.2–14.4	20
2041	1.80.9–3.9	6.33.2–14.7	19.7
2042	1.80.9–3.9	6.13.1–14.7	19.4
2043	1.70.8–3.9	63–14.8	19
2044	1.70.8–3.9	5.92.9–14.9	18.7
2045	1.60.8–3.8	5.82.9–14.9	18.4
2046	1.60.7–3.7	5.62.8–14.6	18.2
2047	1.60.7–3.8	5.52.7–14.3	17.9
2048	1.50.7–3.6	5.42.6–14.4	17.7
2049	1.50.7–3.5	5.32.5–14.2	17.5
2050	1.40.6–3.5	5.22.4–13.9	17.3
2051	1.40.6–3.5	5.12.3–14	17.1
2052	1.40.6–3.4	52.3–13.5	16.9
2053	1.40.6–3.5	4.92.3–13.3	16.7
2054	1.30.6–3.4	4.82.2–13.4	16.5
2055	1.30.5–3.4	4.72.1–13	16.3
2056	1.30.5–3.3	4.62.1–13.2	16.1
2057	1.20.5–3.3	4.52–12.8	15.9
2058	1.20.5–3.3	4.41.9–12.8	15.7
2059	1.20.5–3.3	4.32–12.8	15.5
2060	1.20.4–3.2	4.21.9–13	15.3
2061	1.10.4–3	4.21.9–13	15.1
2062	1.10.4–2.9	4.11.8–12.7	14.9
2063	1.10.4–2.9	41.7–12.2	14.7
2064	1.10.4–2.9	41.7–12.4	14.5
2065	10.3–2.9	3.91.7–12.1	14.3
2066	10.3–2.8	3.81.7–12	14.1
2067	10.3–2.9	3.81.6–11.5	13.9
2068	10.3–2.8	3.71.6–11.4	13.8
2069	10.3–2.9	3.71.6–11.5	13.6
2070	0.90.3–2.8	3.61.5–11.5	13.4
2071	0.90.3–2.8	3.61.5–11.4	13.2
2072	0.90.3–2.8	3.51.5–11.4	13
2073	0.90.3–2.7	3.41.4–11.7	12.9
2074	0.90.3–2.7	3.41.4–11.5	12.7
2075	0.80.3–2.7	3.41.4–11.4	12.6
2076	0.80.3–2.7	3.31.4–11.2	12.4
2077	0.80.2–2.6	3.31.3–10.5	12.3
2078	0.80.2–2.5	3.21.3–10.5	12.1
2079	0.80.2–2.5	3.21.2–10.5	12
2080	0.80.2–2.4	3.11.2–10.7	11.8
2081	0.80.2–2.4	3.11.2–10.2	11.7
2082	0.70.2–2.3	3.11.2–10.1	11.6
2083	0.70.2–2.5	31.2–9.9	11.5
2084	0.70.2–2.4	31.1–9.9	11.4
2085	0.70.2–2.4	31.1–9.5	11.3
2086	0.70.2–2.3	2.91.1–9.5	11.1
2087	0.70.2–2.3	2.91–9.3	11
2088	0.70.2–2.4	2.91–9.3	10.9
2089	0.60.2–2.2	2.81–9.1	10.8
2090	0.60.2–2.3	2.81–8.7	10.7
2091	0.60.1–2.2	2.80.9–8.7	10.6
2092	0.60.1–2.1	2.71–8.7	10.5
2093	0.60.1–2.1	2.70.9–8.8	10.4
2094	0.60.1–2.1	2.70.9–8.7	10.3
2095	0.60.1–2.1	2.60.9–8.7	10.1
2096	0.60.1–2.1	2.60.8–8.5	10
2097	0.60.1–2.1	2.60.8–8.2	9.9
2098	0.50.1–2	2.60.8–8.2	9.8
2099	0.50.1–2	2.50.8–7.8	9.7
2100	0.50.1–2.1	2.50.8–7.7	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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