North Macedonia vs Serbia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia and 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.13 times that in Serbia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

North Macedonia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Serbia.
In 2023, North Macedonia ranked 179 and Serbia ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Macedonia at 1.4 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	North Macedonia	Serbia	World
2023	4.7	4.2	27.3
2022	2.9	3.8	28.2
2021	4.6	4.7	28.4
2020	5.6	4.9	28.7
2019	5.4	4.8	29.2
2018	5.7	4.8	29.7
2017	9	4.7	30.3
2016	11.8	5.1	31.1
2015	8.5	5.5	32.1
2014	10	5.8	32.9
2013	10.2	6.1	33.9
2012	9.9	6.3	35
2011	7.3	6.4	36.8
2010	7.7	6.7	37.7
2009	11.9	6.8	39.1
2008	9.8	6.9	40.4
2007	10.4	7	42
2006	11.6	7.3	43.7
2005	12.5	7.7	45.4
2004	13.1	8.3	47.2
2003	13	9.1	48.8
2002	12	10.1	50.6
2001	12.8	10.8	52.2
2000	13.5	11.3	53.7
1999	15.7	12.4	55.5
1998	17.8	11.9	57.1
1997	15.9	12.1	58.3
1996	16.2	12.5	59.6
1995	22.9	13.6	60.8
1994	25.2	14.6	62
1993	25.5	15.2	62.9
1992	31.4	15	64.1
1991	28.9	14.9	64.9
1990	32	15.3	64.9
1989	36.3	16.4	66.2
1988	39.9	17.2	68
1987	41.5	18.4	68.6
1986	41.7	19.6	70.8
1985	40.9	20.7	72.9
1984	40.9	21.2	74.6
1983	44.5	21.7	76.1
1982	44.8	21.8	76.6
1981	48.2	21.9	78.7
1980	52.5	22.2	80.6
1979	49.9	22.9	82.5
1978	53.1	23.3	84.7
1977	59.8	24	86.4
1976	62.4	25.5	88.1
1975	67.4	27.1	89.6
1974	68	28.8	90.9
1973	68.1	30.3	92.1
1972	77.4	32.8	93.6
1971	83.3	34.5	96.1
1970	88.5	36.8	96.9
1969	96.5	37.3	98.3
1968	92.5	38.9	100.2
1967	101.5	39.4	103.1
1966	102.6	43.8	104.9
1965	111.1	47.6	106.4
1964	121.5	51.8	106.1
1963	107.4	54.9	107.7
1962	127.5	58.8	110.2
1961	106.8	63.8	121.5
1960	111.3	68.6	131.8
1959	118.7	70.8	125.7
1958	109.3	74.8	117.7
1957	130.6	77.5	120
1956	110.6	84.3	121.9
1955	142	87	124.8
1954	133.2	90.5	127.7
1953	138.8	94.2	130.1
1952	138.1	104.5	132.7
1951	154.7	112.3	136
1950	157.8	116.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	North Macedonia	Serbia	World
2024	6.14.9–7.7	43.2–5	26.9
2025	5.94.3–8.3	3.82.9–5.3	26.4
2026	5.74–8.8	3.72.6–5.6	25.9
2027	5.63.7–9.3	3.62.4–5.7	25.4
2028	5.53.4–9.3	3.42.2–5.8	24.9
2029	5.33.2–9.7	3.32–6	24.5
2030	5.23–10.4	3.21.9–6.1	24
2031	5.12.9–10.4	3.11.8–6.2	23.6
2032	52.7–10.2	31.7–6.1	23.2
2033	4.82.6–10.5	2.91.6–6.1	22.8
2034	4.72.5–10.7	2.81.5–6	22.3
2035	4.62.3–11.1	2.81.4–6.2	21.9
2036	4.52.2–11.4	2.71.4–6.2	21.5
2037	4.42.1–11.5	2.61.3–6.3	21.1
2038	4.32–11.5	2.51.3–6	20.8
2039	4.21.9–11.6	2.51.2–6.3	20.4
2040	4.11.9–11.3	2.41.2–6.3	20
2041	41.8–11.1	2.31.1–6.2	19.7
2042	3.91.7–11.1	2.21.1–6	19.4
2043	3.81.7–11.2	2.21–6	19
2044	3.71.6–11.5	2.11–5.8	18.7
2045	3.61.6–11.9	2.11–5.7	18.4
2046	3.51.6–11.4	20.9–5.8	18.2
2047	3.41.5–11.4	1.90.9–5.7	17.9
2048	3.31.4–10.9	1.90.9–5.8	17.7
2049	3.31.4–10.9	1.80.8–5.9	17.5
2050	3.21.4–10.3	1.80.8–5.6	17.3
2051	3.11.3–11.2	1.70.8–5.4	17.1
2052	31.3–11.3	1.70.7–5.4	16.9
2053	31.2–11.1	1.60.7–5.3	16.7
2054	2.91.2–11.3	1.60.7–5.2	16.5
2055	2.81.1–11.8	1.60.7–5.2	16.3
2056	2.81.1–11.6	1.50.7–5.1	16.1
2057	2.71.1–11.3	1.50.6–5	15.9
2058	2.71.1–12.1	1.40.6–4.9	15.7
2059	2.61–11.7	1.40.6–4.9	15.5
2060	2.61–12	1.40.6–4.7	15.3
2061	2.51–11.6	1.40.6–4.5	15.1
2062	2.51–11.1	1.30.5–4.5	14.9
2063	2.40.9–10.9	1.30.5–4.5	14.7
2064	2.40.9–10.7	1.30.5–4.4	14.5
2065	2.30.9–10.7	1.30.5–4.4	14.3
2066	2.30.9–10.7	1.20.5–4.4	14.1
2067	2.30.8–10.4	1.20.5–4.3	13.9
2068	2.20.8–10.2	1.20.4–4.3	13.8
2069	2.20.8–10.4	1.20.4–4.3	13.6
2070	2.10.8–10.1	1.10.4–4	13.4
2071	2.10.8–9.8	1.10.4–3.9	13.2
2072	2.10.7–9.7	1.10.4–3.9	13
2073	20.7–9.7	1.10.4–3.8	12.9
2074	20.7–9.1	10.4–3.6	12.7
2075	20.6–8.8	10.3–3.5	12.6
2076	1.90.7–8.7	10.3–3.5	12.4
2077	1.90.6–8.8	10.3–3.5	12.3
2078	1.90.6–8.6	10.3–3.4	12.1
2079	1.80.6–8.5	0.90.3–3.4	12
2080	1.80.6–8.4	0.90.3–3.3	11.8
2081	1.80.6–8	0.90.3–3.3	11.7
2082	1.80.6–7.9	0.90.3–3.2	11.6
2083	1.70.6–7.6	0.90.3–3.1	11.5
2084	1.70.6–7.9	0.90.3–3.1	11.4
2085	1.70.6–7.8	0.80.3–3.1	11.3
2086	1.70.5–7.6	0.80.3–2.9	11.1
2087	1.60.5–7.5	0.80.2–2.9	11
2088	1.60.5–7.6	0.80.2–2.8	10.9
2089	1.60.5–7.4	0.80.2–2.7	10.8
2090	1.60.5–7.1	0.80.2–2.6	10.7
2091	1.50.5–7.2	0.80.2–2.7	10.6
2092	1.50.5–7.1	0.70.2–2.7	10.5
2093	1.50.4–6.8	0.70.2–2.5	10.4
2094	1.50.4–6.8	0.70.2–2.4	10.3
2095	1.50.4–6.9	0.70.2–2.4	10.1
2096	1.40.4–6.5	0.70.2–2.3	10
2097	1.40.4–6.5	0.70.2–2.3	9.9
2098	1.40.4–6.6	0.70.2–2.3	9.8
2099	1.40.4–6.4	0.70.2–2.2	9.7
2100	1.40.4–6	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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