Israel vs Myanmar (Burma): Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Israel and 31.8 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 29 per 1,000 live births, or 11 times that in Israel.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Israel ranked 208 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 39 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Myanmar (Burma) at 6.1 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	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2023	2.8	31.8	27.3
2022	2.7	32.9	28.2
2021	2.8	33.9	28.4
2020	2.2	34.9	28.7
2019	2.9	36	29.2
2018	3	37.2	29.7
2017	3	38.6	30.3
2016	3	39.9	31.1
2015	3.1	41.4	32.1
2014	3.1	42.9	32.9
2013	3.1	44.5	33.9
2012	3.6	46.2	35
2011	3.5	48.1	36.8
2010	3.8	49.9	37.7
2009	4	51.8	39.1
2008	4	65.1	40.4
2007	4	55.7	42
2006	4.1	57.6	43.7
2005	4.4	59.5	45.4
2004	4.7	61.4	47.2
2003	5.2	63.1	48.8
2002	5.6	64.9	50.6
2001	5.3	66.6	52.2
2000	5.7	68.3	53.7
1999	6	69.9	55.5
1998	6.2	71.6	57.1
1997	6.5	73.4	58.3
1996	6.3	75.1	59.6
1995	7	76.8	60.8
1994	7.8	78.5	62
1993	8	80.2	62.9
1992	9.4	82	64.1
1991	8.7	83.7	64.9
1990	9.4	85.3	64.9
1989	9.5	86.9	66.2
1988	9.8	88.6	68
1987	10.9	90	68.6
1986	11.4	91.5	70.8
1985	11.8	93	72.9
1984	12.8	94.6	74.6
1983	14.3	96.1	76.1
1982	14.7	97.8	76.6
1981	15.8	99.5	78.7
1980	15.5	101.3	80.6
1979	17	103.1	82.5
1978	17.7	105.2	84.7
1977	18.2	106.9	86.4
1976	20.7	108.9	88.1
1975	23.3	111	89.6
1974	24	113	90.9
1973	23.5	115	92.1
1972	21.5	117	93.6
1971	20.8	119.1	96.1
1970	23.1	121.4	96.9
1969	24.5	124	98.3
1968	26.5	127.1	100.2
1967	27.2	130.5	103.1
1966	28.2	134.2	104.9
1965	31.6	138.3	106.4
1964	33.6	142.5	106.1
1963	33	146.7	107.7
1962	38.8	150.6	110.2
1961	34.1	154.3	121.5
1960	37.9	158	131.8
1959	37.4	161.6	125.7
1958	42.8	165.3	117.7
1957	48.5	169.2	120
1956	48.5	173.3	121.9
1955	44.5	177.6	124.8
1954	43.2	182.1	127.7
1953	45.3	186.7	130.1
1952	38.7	191.5	132.7
1951	39.1	196.8	136
1950	37.4	201.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Israel	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2024	2.92.4–3.6	33.326.4–40.1	26.9
2025	2.92.2–3.8	32.423.6–41.8	26.4
2026	2.82.1–4	31.621–42.8	25.9
2027	2.71.9–4.1	30.819.2–44.4	25.4
2028	2.71.8–4.2	3017.2–45.1	24.9
2029	2.61.7–4.2	29.315.7–45.9	24.5
2030	2.51.6–4.2	28.414.7–45.7	24
2031	2.41.4–4.2	27.613.5–46.3	23.6
2032	2.31.4–4.2	26.712.1–45.7	23.2
2033	2.31.3–4.1	2611.5–46	22.8
2034	2.21.3–4.1	25.210.7–45.9	22.3
2035	2.11.2–4.3	24.510–46	21.9
2036	2.11.1–4.2	23.89.2–45.8	21.5
2037	21.1–4.1	23.18.6–45.3	21.1
2038	21–4.1	22.58.1–45.4	20.8
2039	1.91–4	21.87.6–45.8	20.4
2040	1.90.9–3.9	21.27.4–44.7	20
2041	1.80.9–3.9	20.67–45.3	19.7
2042	1.80.9–3.9	206.6–45.8	19.4
2043	1.70.8–3.9	19.56.3–45.5	19
2044	1.70.8–3.9	195.9–44.7	18.7
2045	1.60.8–3.8	18.55.5–45.3	18.4
2046	1.60.7–3.7	17.95.4–44.4	18.2
2047	1.60.7–3.8	17.45.2–43.5	17.9
2048	1.50.7–3.6	175–43.5	17.7
2049	1.50.7–3.5	16.54.7–43.1	17.5
2050	1.40.6–3.5	164.5–43.9	17.3
2051	1.40.6–3.5	15.64.4–43.4	17.1
2052	1.40.6–3.4	15.24.1–43.6	16.9
2053	1.40.6–3.5	14.83.8–42.2	16.7
2054	1.30.6–3.4	14.53.8–42.9	16.5
2055	1.30.5–3.4	14.13.6–42.3	16.3
2056	1.30.5–3.3	13.83.5–42.4	16.1
2057	1.20.5–3.3	13.43.4–42.2	15.9
2058	1.20.5–3.3	133.3–42.1	15.7
2059	1.20.5–3.3	12.73.1–41.1	15.5
2060	1.20.4–3.2	12.43–40.2	15.3
2061	1.10.4–3	12.12.9–40.9	15.1
2062	1.10.4–2.9	11.92.9–40.2	14.9
2063	1.10.4–2.9	11.72.8–40.5	14.7
2064	1.10.4–2.9	11.42.8–39.5	14.5
2065	10.3–2.9	11.22.7–39.7	14.3
2066	10.3–2.8	112.7–40.4	14.1
2067	10.3–2.9	10.72.7–39.6	13.9
2068	10.3–2.8	10.62.6–39.8	13.8
2069	10.3–2.9	10.32.5–39.8	13.6
2070	0.90.3–2.8	10.12.5–40.4	13.4
2071	0.90.3–2.8	9.92.4–39.2	13.2
2072	0.90.3–2.8	9.72.4–39.7	13
2073	0.90.3–2.7	9.52.4–38.6	12.9
2074	0.90.3–2.7	9.32.3–38.7	12.7
2075	0.80.3–2.7	9.12.3–38.2	12.6
2076	0.80.3–2.7	8.92.2–38	12.4
2077	0.80.2–2.6	8.72.2–38	12.3
2078	0.80.2–2.5	8.52.1–37.9	12.1
2079	0.80.2–2.5	8.42.1–38.2	12
2080	0.80.2–2.4	8.32.1–38	11.8
2081	0.80.2–2.4	8.12.1–38.5	11.7
2082	0.70.2–2.3	82.1–38.7	11.6
2083	0.70.2–2.5	7.82.1–39	11.5
2084	0.70.2–2.4	7.72.1–39.5	11.4
2085	0.70.2–2.4	7.52–38.1	11.3
2086	0.70.2–2.3	7.42–38	11.1
2087	0.70.2–2.3	7.32–37.6	11
2088	0.70.2–2.4	7.12–37.7	10.9
2089	0.60.2–2.2	71.9–38.1	10.8
2090	0.60.2–2.3	6.91.9–38.1	10.7
2091	0.60.1–2.2	6.81.9–36.9	10.6
2092	0.60.1–2.1	6.71.9–36.9	10.5
2093	0.60.1–2.1	6.71.9–37.4	10.4
2094	0.60.1–2.1	6.61.8–37	10.3
2095	0.60.1–2.1	6.51.8–37.1	10.1
2096	0.60.1–2.1	6.41.8–36.1	10
2097	0.60.1–2.1	6.31.8–35.6	9.9
2098	0.50.1–2	6.31.8–36.3	9.8
2099	0.50.1–2	6.21.8–36.9	9.7
2100	0.50.1–2.1	6.11.7–36.4	9.6

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Good to know

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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