Jordan vs Syria: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in Jordan and 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.42 times that in Jordan.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Syria has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Jordan.
In 2023, Jordan ranked 110 and Syria ranked 78 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 2.1 per 1,000 live births and Syria at 3.4 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	Jordan	Syria	World
2023	11.8	16.7	27.3
2022	12.1	16.2	28.2
2021	12.5	16.2	28.4
2020	12.8	16.7	28.7
2019	13.2	17.7	29.2
2018	13.7	20.6	29.7
2017	14.1	20.7	30.3
2016	14.6	20.5	31.1
2015	15	22.3	32.1
2014	15.4	21.6	32.9
2013	15.9	22	33.9
2012	16.3	20.9	35
2011	16.7	16.2	36.8
2010	17.1	15.1	37.7
2009	17.6	15.1	39.1
2008	18.1	15.2	40.4
2007	18.6	15.3	42
2006	19.1	15.5	43.7
2005	19.6	15.7	45.4
2004	20.1	16.1	47.2
2003	20.7	16.5	48.8
2002	21.2	17	50.6
2001	21.8	17.6	52.2
2000	22.5	18.2	53.7
1999	23.1	18.9	55.5
1998	23.8	19.7	57.1
1997	24.4	20.6	58.3
1996	25	21.6	59.6
1995	25.6	22.5	60.8
1994	26.3	23.6	62
1993	26.9	24.6	62.9
1992	27.7	25.7	64.1
1991	28.5	26.8	64.9
1990	29.4	28	64.9
1989	30.5	29.2	66.2
1988	31.6	30.4	68
1987	33	31.7	68.6
1986	34.2	33.1	70.8
1985	35.4	34.6	72.9
1984	36.6	36.2	74.6
1983	38.1	38	76.1
1982	39.7	46.2	76.6
1981	41.5	44.3	78.7
1980	43.4	44.2	80.6
1979	45.1	46.5	82.5
1978	46.8	48.9	84.7
1977	48.6	51.5	86.4
1976	50.7	54.1	88.1
1975	52.9	56.7	89.6
1974	55.1	59.5	90.9
1973	57.4	62.4	92.1
1972	59.8	65.3	93.6
1971	62.7	68.4	96.1
1970	66.9	71.5	96.9
1969	68.2	74.7	98.3
1968	71.4	78	100.2
1967	74.8	81.3	103.1
1966	80.2	84.7	104.9
1965	82.4	88.1	106.4
1964	86.6	91.5	106.1
1963	91.4	95.1	107.7
1962	96.1	98.8	110.2
1961	101.3	102.7	121.5
1960	106.9	106.8	131.8
1959	112.6	111.2	125.7
1958	118.8	115.8	117.7
1957	125.2	120.5	120
1956	132.1	125.3	121.9
1955	139.4	130	124.8
1954	147	134.6	127.7
1953	155.2	138.9	130.1
1952	164.1	143	132.7
1951	173.3	147	136
1950	183.3	150.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Jordan	Syria	World
2024	11.49.4–14	15.511.2–22.1	26.9
2025	11.18.5–14.9	14.39.6–22	26.4
2026	10.87.8–15.3	13.38.4–21.8	25.9
2027	10.57.1–15.9	12.97.8–21.9	25.4
2028	10.26.6–16.3	12.67.3–22.4	24.9
2029	9.96.2–16.4	12.36.8–22.7	24.5
2030	9.65.7–16.5	11.96.4–22.9	24
2031	9.45.3–16.8	11.66.1–23.5	23.6
2032	9.15–17.1	11.35.6–23.9	23.2
2033	8.84.8–17.6	115.3–24.3	22.8
2034	8.64.5–17.4	10.75–24.8	22.3
2035	8.34.3–17	10.54.7–25.7	21.9
2036	8.14–16.8	10.24.6–25.6	21.5
2037	7.83.8–17	104.4–23.9	21.1
2038	7.63.7–17.1	9.74.2–24.6	20.8
2039	7.43.5–16.8	9.44.1–24.6	20.4
2040	7.23.3–17.1	9.24–24.3	20
2041	73.2–16.9	93.7–24.3	19.7
2042	6.83–16.6	8.73.6–23.2	19.4
2043	6.62.9–16.8	8.53.5–23.6	19
2044	6.42.8–17	8.33.3–23.5	18.7
2045	6.22.6–17.2	8.13.3–23.1	18.4
2046	62.5–16.8	7.93.2–23.8	18.2
2047	5.92.4–15.9	7.73.1–23.3	17.9
2048	5.72.4–15.5	7.52.9–22.9	17.7
2049	5.62.4–15.3	7.32.9–23.2	17.5
2050	5.42.2–14.9	7.12.8–22.9	17.3
2051	5.32.1–14.3	72.7–22	17.1
2052	5.22.1–14.7	6.82.6–21.8	16.9
2053	52–14.9	6.72.6–21.6	16.7
2054	4.92–14.4	6.52.5–21.2	16.5
2055	4.81.9–14.4	6.42.4–21.6	16.3
2056	4.71.8–14.2	6.32.4–21.8	16.1
2057	4.61.8–14.8	6.22.3–21.4	15.9
2058	4.51.7–15.2	6.12.3–22.4	15.7
2059	4.41.7–14.6	62.3–22.7	15.5
2060	4.31.7–14.1	5.92.3–22	15.3
2061	4.21.7–13.1	5.82.3–22.9	15.1
2062	4.11.6–12.5	5.72.2–21.9	14.9
2063	41.6–12.6	5.62.1–21.4	14.7
2064	3.91.5–12.4	5.52.1–21.5	14.5
2065	3.81.5–12.1	5.42.1–21	14.3
2066	3.71.4–11.9	5.32.1–21.2	14.1
2067	3.71.3–11.9	5.32–21	13.9
2068	3.61.3–11.6	5.21.9–20.4	13.8
2069	3.51.3–11.4	5.11.9–20.1	13.6
2070	3.51.2–11.1	51.9–20.7	13.4
2071	3.41.2–11.2	4.91.8–20.8	13.2
2072	3.31.2–11.2	4.91.7–19.9	13
2073	3.31.1–10.9	4.81.7–20.2	12.9
2074	3.21.1–10.8	4.71.7–19.9	12.7
2075	3.11.1–11.1	4.61.6–20.3	12.6
2076	3.11–10.5	4.61.6–19.5	12.4
2077	31–10.5	4.51.6–19.2	12.3
2078	31–10.1	4.41.6–19.4	12.1
2079	2.90.9–10.3	4.41.6–18	12
2080	2.90.9–9.9	4.31.6–19	11.8
2081	2.80.9–9.7	4.21.5–18.1	11.7
2082	2.80.9–9.7	4.21.6–18	11.6
2083	2.70.8–9.9	4.11.5–18.2	11.5
2084	2.70.8–9.6	4.11.5–18	11.4
2085	2.70.8–9.4	41.5–17.4	11.3
2086	2.60.8–9.3	41.5–17.4	11.1
2087	2.60.7–9.2	3.91.5–17.7	11
2088	2.50.7–9.2	3.91.5–17.3	10.9
2089	2.50.7–9.1	3.91.4–17.1	10.8
2090	2.50.7–8.9	3.81.4–17.5	10.7
2091	2.40.7–8.5	3.81.4–16.3	10.6
2092	2.40.6–8.1	3.71.4–16.6	10.5
2093	2.40.6–8.3	3.71.4–17.4	10.4
2094	2.30.6–8.1	3.61.3–17	10.3
2095	2.30.6–8.2	3.61.3–16.8	10.1
2096	2.30.6–8.2	3.61.2–16.6	10
2097	2.20.6–7.7	3.51.2–16	9.9
2098	2.20.6–7.7	3.51.2–16.2	9.8
2099	2.20.6–7.4	3.51.2–16.5	9.7
2100	2.10.6–7.2	3.41.2–16.9	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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