Mongolia vs Russia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 10.6 per 1,000 live births in Mongolia and 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mongolia, by 7 per 1,000 live births, or 2.98 times that in Russia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mongolia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mongolia ranked 120 and Russia ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mongolia at 1.1 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	Mongolia	Russia	World
2023	10.6	3.5	27.3
2022	11.1	3.9	28.2
2021	11.7	4.5	28.4
2020	12.3	4.6	28.7
2019	13	4.7	29.2
2018	13.6	5	29.7
2017	14.4	5.3	30.3
2016	15.2	6	31.1
2015	16	6.6	32.1
2014	16.9	7.4	32.9
2013	18	8.2	33.9
2012	19.1	8.8	35
2011	20.4	7.7	36.8
2010	21.9	8.4	37.7
2009	23.7	8.3	39.1
2008	25.6	8.7	40.4
2007	27.7	9.8	42
2006	30.1	10.4	43.7
2005	32.7	10.9	45.4
2004	35.6	11.7	47.2
2003	38.6	12.6	48.8
2002	41.7	14	50.6
2001	45	15	52.2
2000	48.3	15.7	53.7
1999	51.6	16.5	55.5
1998	54.9	16.6	57.1
1997	58.1	16.9	58.3
1996	61.5	17.2	59.6
1995	64.3	17.8	60.8
1994	67.3	18.7	62
1993	70.2	19.1	62.9
1992	73.1	17.1	64.1
1991	76	17	64.9
1990	79.1	16.9	64.9
1989	82.1	17.3	66.2
1988	85.2	18.4	68
1987	88.4	19.2	68.6
1986	91.5	19.5	70.8
1985	94.5	20.4	72.9
1984	97.3	20.6	74.6
1983	99.7	20.1	76.1
1982	101.8	20.5	76.6
1981	103.5	21.4	78.7
1980	104.8	21.9	80.6
1979	105.8	22.4	82.5
1978	106.6	23.2	84.7
1977	107.4	23.6	86.4
1976	108.1	24	88.1
1975	108.9	22.7	89.6
1974	109.8	21.8	90.9
1973	110.9	20.9	92.1
1972	112.3	20.7	93.6
1971	113.9	20.5	96.1
1970	115.8	22.4	96.9
1969	118	24.5	98.3
1968	120.5	25.2	100.2
1967	123.4	24.8	103.1
1966	127	25.3	104.9
1965	130.2	26.2	106.4
1964	134.1	28	106.1
1963	138.3	30.4	107.7
1962	142.7	31.4	110.2
1961	147.2	32.5	121.5
1960	151.7	36.4	131.8
1959	156	40.6	125.7
1958	160.1	40.5	117.7
1957	166.4	46.6	120
1956	166.9	48	121.9
1955	169.6	76.1	124.8
1954	171.9	90	127.7
1953	173.7	88.3	130.1
1952	175.2	96.6	132.7
1951	176.6	114.7	136
1950	178	108.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mongolia	Russia	World
2024	9.27.1–12.4	4.23.3–5.6	26.9
2025	8.65.9–13.2	4.12.9–6	26.4
2026	8.15.1–13.4	3.92.5–6.2	25.9
2027	7.74.5–13.3	3.72.3–6.5	25.4
2028	7.24.1–13.4	3.62.1–6.7	24.9
2029	6.83.7–13.6	3.42–6.6	24.5
2030	6.43.3–13.4	3.31.8–6.7	24
2031	63–13	3.21.7–6.8	23.6
2032	5.72.7–12.6	31.6–6.9	23.2
2033	5.42.5–12.9	2.91.6–6.9	22.8
2034	5.22.3–12.6	2.81.4–6.7	22.3
2035	4.92.2–12.5	2.71.4–6.4	21.9
2036	4.72.1–12.5	2.61.2–6.5	21.5
2037	4.62–12.4	2.61.2–6.7	21.1
2038	4.41.8–12.6	2.51.2–6.9	20.8
2039	4.21.8–12.1	2.41.1–6.9	20.4
2040	41.7–12.7	2.41.1–6.7	20
2041	3.81.6–12.1	2.31–6.9	19.7
2042	3.71.5–12.2	2.21–6.7	19.4
2043	3.61.4–11.8	2.21–6.9	19
2044	3.51.4–11.7	2.10.9–6.5	18.7
2045	3.31.3–11.3	2.10.9–6.3	18.4
2046	3.21.3–11.3	20.9–6.4	18.2
2047	3.11.2–10.9	20.8–6.2	17.9
2048	31.2–11	1.90.8–6.4	17.7
2049	2.91.1–10.8	1.90.8–6.4	17.5
2050	2.81.1–10.3	1.80.8–6.5	17.3
2051	2.71.1–10.1	1.80.8–6.3	17.1
2052	2.61–10.1	1.70.8–6.2	16.9
2053	2.61–9.9	1.70.7–6.1	16.7
2054	2.51–9.6	1.60.7–6	16.5
2055	2.40.9–9.3	1.60.7–6.4	16.3
2056	2.30.9–9.2	1.60.7–5.9	16.1
2057	2.30.9–8.9	1.50.6–6	15.9
2058	2.20.9–9	1.50.6–5.9	15.7
2059	2.20.9–8.6	1.50.6–5.8	15.5
2060	2.10.8–8.6	1.40.6–5.8	15.3
2061	2.10.8–8.6	1.40.6–5.6	15.1
2062	20.8–8.6	1.40.6–5.6	14.9
2063	20.8–8.5	1.40.6–5.5	14.7
2064	1.90.8–7.9	1.30.6–5.4	14.5
2065	1.90.8–8.1	1.30.5–5.3	14.3
2066	1.80.7–7.8	1.30.5–5.2	14.1
2067	1.80.7–7.7	1.30.5–5.2	13.9
2068	1.80.7–7.3	1.20.5–5.3	13.8
2069	1.70.7–7.4	1.20.5–5.2	13.6
2070	1.70.6–7	1.20.5–5	13.4
2071	1.70.6–7.1	1.20.5–5	13.2
2072	1.60.6–6.8	1.20.5–4.9	13
2073	1.60.6–6.5	1.10.5–4.8	12.9
2074	1.60.6–6.3	1.10.5–4.7	12.7
2075	1.50.6–6.1	1.10.4–4.6	12.6
2076	1.50.6–6.1	1.10.4–4.4	12.4
2077	1.50.6–5.9	1.10.4–4.5	12.3
2078	1.50.5–5.9	1.10.4–4.3	12.1
2079	1.40.5–5.8	1.10.4–4.2	12
2080	1.40.5–5.7	10.4–4.3	11.8
2081	1.40.5–5.6	10.4–4.2	11.7
2082	1.40.5–5.7	10.4–4.2	11.6
2083	1.30.5–5.8	10.4–4	11.5
2084	1.30.5–5.6	10.4–3.9	11.4
2085	1.30.5–5.5	10.4–3.9	11.3
2086	1.30.4–5.4	10.4–3.8	11.1
2087	1.30.4–5.2	0.90.4–3.7	11
2088	1.20.4–4.9	0.90.3–3.6	10.9
2089	1.20.4–5.1	0.90.3–3.6	10.8
2090	1.20.4–4.8	0.90.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.20.4–4.9	0.90.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.20.4–4.5	0.90.3–3.5	10.5
2093	1.20.4–4.4	0.90.3–3.4	10.4
2094	1.10.4–4.4	0.90.3–3.3	10.3
2095	1.10.4–4.3	0.90.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.10.4–4.2	0.90.3–3.2	10
2097	1.10.3–4.2	0.80.3–3.2	9.9
2098	1.10.3–4.2	0.80.3–3.2	9.8
2099	1.10.3–4.2	0.80.3–3	9.7
2100	1.10.3–4.2	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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