Libya vs Sudan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 16 per 1,000 live births in Libya and 36.2 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 20.2 per 1,000 live births, or 2.26 times that in Libya.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Sudan has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Libya.
In 2023, Libya ranked 80 and Sudan ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at 1.5 per 1,000 live births and Sudan at 7.7 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	Libya	Sudan	World
2023	16	36.2	27.3
2022	8.7	37.1	28.2
2021	9	38.1	28.4
2020	9.6	39.1	28.7
2019	10.1	40.2	29.2
2018	10.2	41.3	29.7
2017	10.7	42.4	30.3
2016	11.2	43.5	31.1
2015	11.7	44.6	32.1
2014	12.1	45.7	32.9
2013	12.3	46.8	33.9
2012	12.8	47.8	35
2011	14.9	48.9	36.8
2010	14.1	50.1	37.7
2009	14.9	51.4	39.1
2008	15.8	54	40.4
2007	16.8	54.8	42
2006	17.8	57.1	43.7
2005	18.7	62.1	45.4
2004	19.7	63.6	47.2
2003	20.6	62.8	48.8
2002	21.5	62.9	50.6
2001	22.3	64.4	52.2
2000	23.1	66.3	53.7
1999	23.8	68.4	55.5
1998	24.6	70.1	57.1
1997	25.5	71.9	58.3
1996	26.4	73.6	59.6
1995	27.3	75.1	60.8
1994	28.4	76.6	62
1993	29.6	78.6	62.9
1992	30.9	79.5	64.1
1991	32.3	80.8	64.9
1990	33.8	82.1	64.9
1989	35.4	83.7	66.2
1988	37.2	84.5	68
1987	39	85.4	68.6
1986	41	86.3	70.8
1985	43	106	72.9
1984	45.1	107	74.6
1983	47.3	108.1	76.1
1982	49.6	89.4	76.6
1981	52	90.1	78.7
1980	54.6	90.7	80.6
1979	57.4	91.4	82.5
1978	60.4	92	84.7
1977	63.6	92.6	86.4
1976	67.2	93.1	88.1
1975	71.1	93.7	89.6
1974	75.5	94.2	90.9
1973	80.1	94.7	92.1
1972	85.1	95.2	93.6
1971	90.6	95.8	96.1
1970	96.5	96.3	96.9
1969	102.8	97	98.3
1968	109.6	97.7	100.2
1967	117	98.5	103.1
1966	125	99.5	104.9
1965	133.4	100.6	106.4
1964	142.1	101.8	106.1
1963	151.5	103	107.7
1962	160	104.3	110.2
1961	168.7	105.7	121.5
1960	177	107.1	131.8
1959	184.6	108.6	125.7
1958	191.5	110.3	117.7
1957	197.5	112	120
1956	202.5	113.6	121.9
1955	206.7	115.3	124.8
1954	209.9	117	127.7
1953	212.5	118.8	130.1
1952	214.5	120.7	132.7
1951	216.2	122.6	136
1950	217.9	124.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Libya	Sudan	World
2024	12.18.8–17.3	37.331.4–43.2	26.9
2025	9.86.8–15.4	36.728.5–44.7	26.4
2026	6.84.4–11.3	3626.4–46.3	25.9
2027	6.64.2–11.6	35.324.2–48	25.4
2028	6.33.8–11.8	34.722.4–48.6	24.9
2029	6.13.6–11.4	3420.5–48.7	24.5
2030	5.93.4–11.8	33.419.5–50.2	24
2031	5.73.2–11.7	32.818.3–50.2	23.6
2032	5.53–11.6	32.217.5–51	23.2
2033	5.42.8–12.1	31.716.4–51.5	22.8
2034	5.22.7–11.8	3115.3–51.9	22.3
2035	52.6–11.7	30.314.4–51	21.9
2036	4.82.4–11.6	29.613.7–50.7	21.5
2037	4.72.3–11.6	2913.1–51.7	21.1
2038	4.52.2–11.6	28.312.3–52.5	20.8
2039	4.42–11.5	27.711.6–51.7	20.4
2040	4.32–11.1	2711.4–52.3	20
2041	4.21.9–11.1	26.510.9–52	19.7
2042	4.11.9–10.9	25.810.5–51.3	19.4
2043	41.8–10.8	25.310–52	19
2044	3.91.7–10.5	24.79.6–50	18.7
2045	3.81.6–10.4	24.19–50.8	18.4
2046	3.71.6–10.4	23.68.8–50.2	18.2
2047	3.71.5–10.2	238.3–50.1	17.9
2048	3.61.5–10.7	22.58–50.1	17.7
2049	3.51.4–10.8	227.7–50.2	17.5
2050	3.41.3–10.6	21.57.5–50	17.3
2051	3.31.3–10.4	21.17.2–50.6	17.1
2052	3.31.3–10.4	20.66.8–50.1	16.9
2053	3.21.2–10.2	20.16.5–51.2	16.7
2054	3.11.2–10.1	19.66.4–49.8	16.5
2055	3.11.2–9.9	19.26.2–49.3	16.3
2056	31.1–10	18.76–50.1	16.1
2057	2.91.1–9.9	18.35.9–49.5	15.9
2058	2.91.1–9.8	17.95.6–48.9	15.7
2059	2.81–9.9	17.55.5–48.1	15.5
2060	2.81–9.6	17.15.2–47.4	15.3
2061	2.71–9.6	16.75–47.1	15.1
2062	2.61–9.3	16.44.8–47.5	14.9
2063	2.61–9.6	164.7–47.5	14.7
2064	2.50.9–9.7	15.64.5–46.5	14.5
2065	2.50.9–9.7	15.24.5–47.8	14.3
2066	2.40.9–9.4	14.94.3–47.6	14.1
2067	2.40.9–9.5	14.54.2–47	13.9
2068	2.40.8–9.2	14.33.9–46.4	13.8
2069	2.30.8–9.4	143.8–45.8	13.6
2070	2.30.8–9.4	13.73.6–45.4	13.4
2071	2.20.8–9	13.43.5–45	13.2
2072	2.20.8–8.5	13.23.5–45.8	13
2073	2.20.8–8.5	12.93.5–45.9	12.9
2074	2.10.7–8.2	12.63.4–45.3	12.7
2075	2.10.8–8.1	12.43.3–45.9	12.6
2076	2.10.7–7.7	12.13.3–45.7	12.4
2077	20.7–8	11.93.2–45.2	12.3
2078	20.7–7.5	11.73.1–46.8	12.1
2079	20.7–7.6	11.43.1–46.8	12
2080	1.90.7–7.4	11.23–46.5	11.8
2081	1.90.7–7.4	112.9–45.6	11.7
2082	1.90.7–7.2	10.72.8–45.3	11.6
2083	1.90.6–7.2	10.52.8–44.7	11.5
2084	1.80.6–7.3	10.32.7–43.7	11.4
2085	1.80.6–6.9	10.12.8–44.1	11.3
2086	1.80.6–6.8	9.92.7–43	11.1
2087	1.70.6–6.8	9.72.7–42.5	11
2088	1.70.6–6.5	9.62.7–43.7	10.9
2089	1.70.5–6.6	9.42.6–44.1	10.8
2090	1.70.5–6.5	9.22.4–43	10.7
2091	1.70.5–6.4	92.5–43.8	10.6
2092	1.60.5–6.3	8.92.4–43.6	10.5
2093	1.60.5–6.5	8.72.5–44	10.4
2094	1.60.5–6.3	8.52.4–44	10.3
2095	1.60.5–5.9	8.42.4–43.2	10.1
2096	1.50.5–5.9	8.22.3–41.9	10
2097	1.50.5–5.9	8.12.3–41.5	9.9
2098	1.50.4–5.7	7.92.3–41.9	9.8
2099	1.50.4–5.9	7.82.3–41.7	9.7
2100	1.50.4–5.7	7.72.2–42.7	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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