Montenegro vs Serbia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in Montenegro and 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 2.4 per 1,000 live births, or 2.42 times that in Montenegro.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Serbia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Montenegro.
In 2023, Montenegro ranked 223 and Serbia ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Montenegro at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Serbia at 0.7 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	Montenegro	Serbia	World
2023	1.7	4.2	27.3
2022	3.7	3.8	28.2
2021	1.4	4.7	28.4
2020	2.8	4.9	28.7
2019	2.3	4.8	29.2
2018	1.6	4.8	29.7
2017	1.3	4.7	30.3
2016	3.4	5.1	31.1
2015	2.1	5.5	32.1
2014	3.8	5.8	32.9
2013	4	6.1	33.9
2012	4.7	6.3	35
2011	4.8	6.4	36.8
2010	5.4	6.7	37.7
2009	6	6.8	39.1
2008	7.3	6.9	40.4
2007	7.7	7	42
2006	8	7.3	43.7
2005	8.7	7.7	45.4
2004	9.4	8.3	47.2
2003	10.3	9.1	48.8
2002	11.1	10.1	50.6
2001	12.3	10.8	52.2
2000	13.1	11.3	53.7
1999	13.8	12.4	55.5
1998	13.5	11.9	57.1
1997	13.6	12.1	58.3
1996	13.8	12.5	59.6
1995	13.8	13.6	60.8
1994	13.5	14.6	62
1993	12.9	15.2	62.9
1992	13.4	15	64.1
1991	13.3	14.9	64.9
1990	13.9	15.3	64.9
1989	15.2	16.4	66.2
1988	18.3	17.2	68
1987	19.4	18.4	68.6
1986	21.2	19.6	70.8
1985	22.8	20.7	72.9
1984	23.4	21.2	74.6
1983	22.3	21.7	76.1
1982	22.5	21.8	76.6
1981	22.6	21.9	78.7
1980	22.5	22.2	80.6
1979	24.3	22.9	82.5
1978	24.3	23.3	84.7
1977	25.2	24	86.4
1976	25.6	25.5	88.1
1975	27	27.1	89.6
1974	27.9	28.8	90.9
1973	28.2	30.3	92.1
1972	28.5	32.8	93.6
1971	30.7	34.5	96.1
1970	32.3	36.8	96.9
1969	34.3	37.3	98.3
1968	37.9	38.9	100.2
1967	43	39.4	103.1
1966	46.7	43.8	104.9
1965	50.7	47.6	106.4
1964	54.7	51.8	106.1
1963	57.5	54.9	107.7
1962	59.8	58.8	110.2
1961	61.3	63.8	121.5
1960	64	68.6	131.8
1959	69	70.8	125.7
1958	71.3	74.8	117.7
1957	74.6	77.5	120
1956	77.7	84.3	121.9
1955	81.2	87	124.8
1954	78.8	90.5	127.7
1953	81.4	94.2	130.1
1952	84.9	104.5	132.7
1951	88.6	112.3	136
1950	92.4	116.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Montenegro	Serbia	World
2024	1.91.5–2.4	43.2–5	26.9
2025	1.81.4–2.6	3.82.9–5.3	26.4
2026	1.81.2–2.7	3.72.6–5.6	25.9
2027	1.71.1–2.8	3.62.4–5.7	25.4
2028	1.71.1–2.9	3.42.2–5.8	24.9
2029	1.61–3	3.32–6	24.5
2030	1.61–3.1	3.21.9–6.1	24
2031	1.50.9–3.2	3.11.8–6.2	23.6
2032	1.50.9–3.1	31.7–6.1	23.2
2033	1.50.8–3.2	2.91.6–6.1	22.8
2034	1.40.8–3.2	2.81.5–6	22.3
2035	1.40.8–3.2	2.81.4–6.2	21.9
2036	1.40.7–3.1	2.71.4–6.2	21.5
2037	1.30.7–3.2	2.61.3–6.3	21.1
2038	1.30.7–3.1	2.51.3–6	20.8
2039	1.30.7–3.1	2.51.2–6.3	20.4
2040	1.30.6–3.1	2.41.2–6.3	20
2041	1.20.6–3.1	2.31.1–6.2	19.7
2042	1.20.6–3.1	2.21.1–6	19.4
2043	1.20.6–3.1	2.21–6	19
2044	1.10.6–3.1	2.11–5.8	18.7
2045	1.10.5–3.1	2.11–5.7	18.4
2046	1.10.5–3	20.9–5.8	18.2
2047	1.10.5–3.1	1.90.9–5.7	17.9
2048	1.10.5–3	1.90.9–5.8	17.7
2049	10.5–3.1	1.80.8–5.9	17.5
2050	10.4–3	1.80.8–5.6	17.3
2051	10.4–3	1.70.8–5.4	17.1
2052	10.4–2.8	1.70.7–5.4	16.9
2053	0.90.4–2.8	1.60.7–5.3	16.7
2054	0.90.4–2.7	1.60.7–5.2	16.5
2055	0.90.4–2.7	1.60.7–5.2	16.3
2056	0.90.4–2.6	1.50.7–5.1	16.1
2057	0.90.4–2.7	1.50.6–5	15.9
2058	0.90.4–2.6	1.40.6–4.9	15.7
2059	0.80.4–2.6	1.40.6–4.9	15.5
2060	0.80.3–2.5	1.40.6–4.7	15.3
2061	0.80.3–2.5	1.40.6–4.5	15.1
2062	0.80.3–2.5	1.30.5–4.5	14.9
2063	0.80.3–2.4	1.30.5–4.5	14.7
2064	0.80.3–2.5	1.30.5–4.4	14.5
2065	0.80.3–2.5	1.30.5–4.4	14.3
2066	0.80.3–2.6	1.20.5–4.4	14.1
2067	0.80.3–2.5	1.20.5–4.3	13.9
2068	0.70.3–2.6	1.20.4–4.3	13.8
2069	0.70.3–2.4	1.20.4–4.3	13.6
2070	0.70.3–2.4	1.10.4–4	13.4
2071	0.70.3–2.5	1.10.4–3.9	13.2
2072	0.70.3–2.4	1.10.4–3.9	13
2073	0.70.3–2.4	1.10.4–3.8	12.9
2074	0.70.2–2.4	10.4–3.6	12.7
2075	0.70.2–2.4	10.3–3.5	12.6
2076	0.70.2–2.4	10.3–3.5	12.4
2077	0.70.2–2.3	10.3–3.5	12.3
2078	0.70.2–2.2	10.3–3.4	12.1
2079	0.60.2–2.2	0.90.3–3.4	12
2080	0.60.2–2.1	0.90.3–3.3	11.8
2081	0.60.2–2.1	0.90.3–3.3	11.7
2082	0.60.2–2	0.90.3–3.2	11.6
2083	0.60.2–2	0.90.3–3.1	11.5
2084	0.60.2–2	0.90.3–3.1	11.4
2085	0.60.2–1.9	0.80.3–3.1	11.3
2086	0.60.2–2	0.80.3–2.9	11.1
2087	0.60.2–1.9	0.80.2–2.9	11
2088	0.60.2–1.8	0.80.2–2.8	10.9
2089	0.60.2–1.8	0.80.2–2.7	10.8
2090	0.60.2–1.8	0.80.2–2.6	10.7
2091	0.60.2–1.8	0.80.2–2.7	10.6
2092	0.60.2–1.7	0.70.2–2.7	10.5
2093	0.50.2–1.7	0.70.2–2.5	10.4
2094	0.50.2–1.7	0.70.2–2.4	10.3
2095	0.50.2–1.7	0.70.2–2.4	10.1
2096	0.50.2–1.7	0.70.2–2.3	10
2097	0.50.1–1.7	0.70.2–2.3	9.9
2098	0.50.1–1.6	0.70.2–2.3	9.8
2099	0.50.1–1.6	0.70.2–2.2	9.7
2100	0.50.1–1.7	0.70.2–2.2	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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