Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Kosovo and 4.7 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 3.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.71 times that in North Macedonia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

KosovoNorth MacedoniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Kosovo has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Kosovo ranked 147 and North Macedonia ranked 179 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at 1.1 per 1,000 live births and North Macedonia at 1.4 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	Kosovo	North Macedonia	World
2023	8.1	4.7	27.3
2022	8.5	2.9	28.2
2021	9	4.6	28.4
2020	9.5	5.6	28.7
2019	10.1	5.4	29.2
2018	10.7	5.7	29.7
2017	11.3	9	30.3
2016	12	11.8	31.1
2015	12.8	8.5	32.1
2014	13.7	10	32.9
2013	14.6	10.2	33.9
2012	15.6	9.9	35
2011	16.7	7.3	36.8
2010	18	7.7	37.7
2009	19.4	11.9	39.1
2008	21	9.8	40.4
2007	22.8	10.4	42
2006	24.8	11.6	43.7
2005	27.1	12.5	45.4
2004	29.5	13.1	47.2
2003	32.3	13	48.8
2002	35.2	12	50.6
2001	38.5	12.8	52.2
2000	41.9	13.5	53.7
1999	55.2	15.7	55.5
1998	50	17.8	57.1
1997	53.5	15.9	58.3
1996	57.7	16.2	59.6
1995	62.1	22.9	60.8
1994	66.6	25.2	62
1993	71.2	25.5	62.9
1992	76.1	31.4	64.1
1991	81.2	28.9	64.9
1990	86.5	32	64.9
1989	92.1	36.3	66.2
1988	97.9	39.9	68
1987	103.8	41.5	68.6
1986	109.6	41.7	70.8
1985	115.2	40.9	72.9
1984	120.4	40.9	74.6
1983	125.1	44.5	76.1
1982	129.5	44.8	76.6
1981	133.6	48.2	78.7
1980	137.6	52.5	80.6
1979	141.5	49.9	82.5
1978	145.4	53.1	84.7
1977	149.3	59.8	86.4
1976	153.1	62.4	88.1
1975	156.8	67.4	89.6
1974	160.4	68	90.9
1973	163.9	68.1	92.1
1972	167.4	77.4	93.6
1971	170.7	83.3	96.1
1970	174	88.5	96.9
1969	177.1	96.5	98.3
1968	180.1	92.5	100.2
1967	183	101.5	103.1
1966	185.7	102.6	104.9
1965	188.3	111.1	106.4
1964	190.8	121.5	106.1
1963	193.1	107.4	107.7
1962	195.2	127.5	110.2
1961	197.2	106.8	121.5
1960	199.1	111.3	131.8
1959	200.8	118.7	125.7
1958	202.3	109.3	117.7
1957	203.6	130.6	120
1956	204.8	110.6	121.9
1955	205.8	142	124.8
1954	206.6	133.2	127.7
1953	207.3	138.8	130.1
1952	207.8	138.1	132.7
1951	208.3	154.7	136
1950	208.7	157.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kosovo	North Macedonia	World
2024	8.97.4–10.9	6.14.9–7.7	26.9
2025	8.66.5–11.6	5.94.3–8.3	26.4
2026	8.35.8–12.1	5.74–8.8	25.9
2027	85.4–12.8	5.63.7–9.3	25.4
2028	7.75.1–12.8	5.53.4–9.3	24.9
2029	7.54.7–13	5.33.2–9.7	24.5
2030	7.24.4–13	5.23–10.4	24
2031	74.2–13.3	5.12.9–10.4	23.6
2032	6.83.8–13.2	52.7–10.2	23.2
2033	6.53.5–13	4.82.6–10.5	22.8
2034	6.33.3–13.4	4.72.5–10.7	22.3
2035	6.13.1–13.3	4.62.3–11.1	21.9
2036	5.92.9–13	4.52.2–11.4	21.5
2037	5.72.8–12.8	4.42.1–11.5	21.1
2038	5.52.6–12.6	4.32–11.5	20.8
2039	5.32.5–12.4	4.21.9–11.6	20.4
2040	5.12.3–12.4	4.11.9–11.3	20
2041	4.92.2–12.3	41.8–11.1	19.7
2042	4.82.1–12.2	3.91.7–11.1	19.4
2043	4.62–12.3	3.81.7–11.2	19
2044	4.51.9–11.9	3.71.6–11.5	18.7
2045	4.31.8–12.2	3.61.6–11.9	18.4
2046	4.21.8–11.9	3.51.6–11.4	18.2
2047	41.7–12.1	3.41.5–11.4	17.9
2048	3.91.6–11.7	3.31.4–10.9	17.7
2049	3.81.5–11.4	3.31.4–10.9	17.5
2050	3.71.5–11.4	3.21.4–10.3	17.3
2051	3.61.4–11.7	3.11.3–11.2	17.1
2052	3.51.3–11.4	31.3–11.3	16.9
2053	3.41.2–11.1	31.2–11.1	16.7
2054	3.31.2–10.7	2.91.2–11.3	16.5
2055	3.21.1–10.6	2.81.1–11.8	16.3
2056	3.11.1–10.6	2.81.1–11.6	16.1
2057	31.1–10.5	2.71.1–11.3	15.9
2058	2.91–10.1	2.71.1–12.1	15.7
2059	2.81–9.8	2.61–11.7	15.5
2060	2.71–10.3	2.61–12	15.3
2061	2.70.9–9.7	2.51–11.6	15.1
2062	2.60.9–9.7	2.51–11.1	14.9
2063	2.50.9–9.4	2.40.9–10.9	14.7
2064	2.50.8–9.3	2.40.9–10.7	14.5
2065	2.40.8–8.8	2.30.9–10.7	14.3
2066	2.30.8–8.7	2.30.9–10.7	14.1
2067	2.30.7–8.7	2.30.8–10.4	13.9
2068	2.20.7–8.7	2.20.8–10.2	13.8
2069	2.20.7–8.7	2.20.8–10.4	13.6
2070	2.10.6–8.1	2.10.8–10.1	13.4
2071	20.6–8	2.10.8–9.8	13.2
2072	20.6–7.7	2.10.7–9.7	13
2073	1.90.6–7.8	20.7–9.7	12.9
2074	1.90.6–7.7	20.7–9.1	12.7
2075	1.90.5–7.6	20.6–8.8	12.6
2076	1.80.5–7.5	1.90.7–8.7	12.4
2077	1.80.5–7.3	1.90.6–8.8	12.3
2078	1.70.5–7	1.90.6–8.6	12.1
2079	1.70.4–6.9	1.80.6–8.5	12
2080	1.70.4–6.9	1.80.6–8.4	11.8
2081	1.60.4–6.4	1.80.6–8	11.7
2082	1.60.4–6.7	1.80.6–7.9	11.6
2083	1.50.4–6.5	1.70.6–7.6	11.5
2084	1.50.4–6.3	1.70.6–7.9	11.4
2085	1.50.4–6.2	1.70.6–7.8	11.3
2086	1.50.3–6.4	1.70.5–7.6	11.1
2087	1.40.3–6.2	1.60.5–7.5	11
2088	1.40.3–5.9	1.60.5–7.6	10.9
2089	1.40.3–5.7	1.60.5–7.4	10.8
2090	1.30.3–5.7	1.60.5–7.1	10.7
2091	1.30.3–5.5	1.50.5–7.2	10.6
2092	1.30.3–5.5	1.50.5–7.1	10.5
2093	1.30.3–5.5	1.50.4–6.8	10.4
2094	1.20.3–5.2	1.50.4–6.8	10.3
2095	1.20.3–5.3	1.50.4–6.9	10.1
2096	1.20.2–5.2	1.40.4–6.5	10
2097	1.20.2–5.1	1.40.4–6.5	9.9
2098	1.10.2–4.9	1.40.4–6.6	9.8
2099	1.10.2–4.9	1.40.4–6.4	9.7
2100	1.10.2–4.8	1.40.4–6	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time