Kazakhstan vs Russia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Kazakhstan and 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 4.6 per 1,000 live births, or 2.29 times that in Russia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Kazakhstan has been higher since 1953, when it overtook Russia.
In 2023, Kazakhstan ranked 145 and Russia ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kazakhstan at 1.7 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	Kazakhstan	Russia	World
2023	8.1	3.5	27.3
2022	8.3	3.9	28.2
2021	8.4	4.5	28.4
2020	8.6	4.6	28.7
2019	8.8	4.7	29.2
2018	9	5	29.7
2017	9.4	5.3	30.3
2016	9.9	6	31.1
2015	10.6	6.6	32.1
2014	11.5	7.4	32.9
2013	12.6	8.2	33.9
2012	13.9	8.8	35
2011	15.5	7.7	36.8
2010	17.1	8.4	37.7
2009	18.8	8.3	39.1
2008	20.6	8.7	40.4
2007	22.3	9.8	42
2006	24.1	10.4	43.7
2005	25.8	10.9	45.4
2004	27.6	11.7	47.2
2003	29.4	12.6	48.8
2002	31.2	14	50.6
2001	33.1	15	52.2
2000	35	15.7	53.7
1999	36.9	16.5	55.5
1998	38.7	16.6	57.1
1997	40.2	16.9	58.3
1996	41.4	17.2	59.6
1995	42.2	17.8	60.8
1994	42.6	18.7	62
1993	42.7	19.1	62.9
1992	42.8	17.1	64.1
1991	42.9	17	64.9
1990	43.2	16.9	64.9
1989	43.7	17.3	66.2
1988	44.6	18.4	68
1987	45.7	19.2	68.6
1986	47	19.5	70.8
1985	48.5	20.4	72.9
1984	50	20.6	74.6
1983	51.6	20.1	76.1
1982	53.2	20.5	76.6
1981	54.8	21.4	78.7
1980	56.3	21.9	80.6
1979	57.6	22.4	82.5
1978	58.9	23.2	84.7
1977	60.1	23.6	86.4
1976	61.2	24	88.1
1975	62.3	22.7	89.6
1974	63.5	21.8	90.9
1973	64.8	20.9	92.1
1972	66.2	20.7	93.6
1971	67.6	20.5	96.1
1970	69	22.4	96.9
1969	70.4	24.5	98.3
1968	71.9	25.2	100.2
1967	73.3	24.8	103.1
1966	74.7	25.3	104.9
1965	76.2	26.2	106.4
1964	77.6	28	106.1
1963	79.1	30.4	107.7
1962	80.6	31.4	110.2
1961	82	32.5	121.5
1960	83.5	36.4	131.8
1959	85	40.6	125.7
1958	86.5	40.5	117.7
1957	88	46.6	120
1956	89.5	48	121.9
1955	91	76.1	124.8
1954	92.4	90	127.7
1953	93.9	88.3	130.1
1952	95.3	96.6	132.7
1951	96.8	114.7	136
1950	98.3	108.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kazakhstan	Russia	World
2024	6.75.4–8.7	4.23.3–5.6	26.9
2025	6.54.8–9.4	4.12.9–6	26.4
2026	6.34.3–10	3.92.5–6.2	25.9
2027	6.24–10.7	3.72.3–6.5	25.4
2028	63.7–11.2	3.62.1–6.7	24.9
2029	5.93.3–11.5	3.42–6.6	24.5
2030	5.73.2–11.7	3.31.8–6.7	24
2031	5.63–12.2	3.21.7–6.8	23.6
2032	5.42.9–12.7	31.6–6.9	23.2
2033	5.32.8–12.7	2.91.6–6.9	22.8
2034	5.22.6–12.9	2.81.4–6.7	22.3
2035	52.5–12.6	2.71.4–6.4	21.9
2036	4.92.4–13.1	2.61.2–6.5	21.5
2037	4.82.3–13.2	2.61.2–6.7	21.1
2038	4.72.3–13.4	2.51.2–6.9	20.8
2039	4.62.1–13.6	2.41.1–6.9	20.4
2040	4.52.1–14	2.41.1–6.7	20
2041	4.42–13.5	2.31–6.9	19.7
2042	4.31.9–13.9	2.21–6.7	19.4
2043	4.21.8–13.5	2.21–6.9	19
2044	4.11.7–13.5	2.10.9–6.5	18.7
2045	41.7–13.6	2.10.9–6.3	18.4
2046	3.91.6–13.9	20.9–6.4	18.2
2047	3.81.6–13.3	20.8–6.2	17.9
2048	3.71.6–13.3	1.90.8–6.4	17.7
2049	3.71.5–13.1	1.90.8–6.4	17.5
2050	3.61.5–13	1.80.8–6.5	17.3
2051	3.51.4–12.8	1.80.8–6.3	17.1
2052	3.41.4–13.1	1.70.8–6.2	16.9
2053	3.41.3–13	1.70.7–6.1	16.7
2054	3.31.4–13.3	1.60.7–6	16.5
2055	3.21.3–13.1	1.60.7–6.4	16.3
2056	3.21.3–13.4	1.60.7–5.9	16.1
2057	3.11.2–13.4	1.50.6–6	15.9
2058	3.11.2–13.3	1.50.6–5.9	15.7
2059	31.2–13	1.50.6–5.8	15.5
2060	31.2–13.2	1.40.6–5.8	15.3
2061	2.91.1–13.5	1.40.6–5.6	15.1
2062	2.91.1–12.7	1.40.6–5.6	14.9
2063	2.81.1–12.2	1.40.6–5.5	14.7
2064	2.81.1–12.5	1.30.6–5.4	14.5
2065	2.71–12.8	1.30.5–5.3	14.3
2066	2.71–12.5	1.30.5–5.2	14.1
2067	2.61–12	1.30.5–5.2	13.9
2068	2.61–11.8	1.20.5–5.3	13.8
2069	2.61–11.8	1.20.5–5.2	13.6
2070	2.51–12	1.20.5–5	13.4
2071	2.50.9–12.2	1.20.5–5	13.2
2072	2.50.9–12	1.20.5–4.9	13
2073	2.40.9–11.9	1.10.5–4.8	12.9
2074	2.40.9–11.5	1.10.5–4.7	12.7
2075	2.30.9–11.7	1.10.4–4.6	12.6
2076	2.30.8–11	1.10.4–4.4	12.4
2077	2.30.8–10.6	1.10.4–4.5	12.3
2078	2.20.8–10.7	1.10.4–4.3	12.1
2079	2.20.8–11.2	1.10.4–4.2	12
2080	2.20.8–10.3	10.4–4.3	11.8
2081	2.10.7–10.5	10.4–4.2	11.7
2082	2.10.7–10.6	10.4–4.2	11.6
2083	2.10.7–10.5	10.4–4	11.5
2084	2.10.7–10.8	10.4–3.9	11.4
2085	2.10.7–11	10.4–3.9	11.3
2086	20.7–10.9	10.4–3.8	11.1
2087	20.7–10.2	0.90.4–3.7	11
2088	20.7–9.6	0.90.3–3.6	10.9
2089	20.7–9.6	0.90.3–3.6	10.8
2090	1.90.6–9.7	0.90.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.90.6–10.1	0.90.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.90.6–10	0.90.3–3.5	10.5
2093	1.90.6–9.7	0.90.3–3.4	10.4
2094	1.80.6–9.2	0.90.3–3.3	10.3
2095	1.80.6–9.3	0.90.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.80.6–8.6	0.90.3–3.2	10
2097	1.80.6–8.8	0.80.3–3.2	9.9
2098	1.80.5–8.8	0.80.3–3.2	9.8
2099	1.70.5–8.7	0.80.3–3	9.7
2100	1.70.5–8.5	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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