Oman vs Yemen: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Oman and 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 23.7 per 1,000 live births, or 3.77 times that in Oman.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

OmanYemenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Oman ranked 139 and Yemen ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Oman at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and Yemen at 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	Oman	Yemen	World
2023	8.6	32.3	27.3
2022	8.6	33.1	28.2
2021	8.7	34	28.4
2020	8.8	34.6	28.7
2019	8.9	35.9	29.2
2018	9	36.6	29.7
2017	9.1	36.9	30.3
2016	9.2	37.7	31.1
2015	9.2	38.6	32.1
2014	9.3	38.9	32.9
2013	9.4	39.8	33.9
2012	9.5	41.2	35
2011	9.6	42.5	36.8
2010	9.7	43.9	37.7
2009	9.9	45.5	39.1
2008	10	47.1	40.4
2007	10.4	49.1	42
2006	10.5	51.2	43.7
2005	10.8	53.7	45.4
2004	11.2	56.1	47.2
2003	11.7	58.6	48.8
2002	12.3	61.3	50.6
2001	13	64.2	52.2
2000	13.8	66.8	53.7
1999	14.7	69.3	55.5
1998	15.8	71.9	57.1
1997	17.1	74.2	58.3
1996	18.5	76.6	59.6
1995	20.1	78.3	60.8
1994	21.9	80.2	62
1993	23.9	82.1	62.9
1992	26.2	84.2	64.1
1991	28.7	86.6	64.9
1990	31.5	89.2	64.9
1989	34.6	92	66.2
1988	38.1	95.2	68
1987	42	99	68.6
1986	46.2	103.2	70.8
1985	50.9	107.8	72.9
1984	56	113.2	74.6
1983	61.5	118.8	76.1
1982	67.3	125.6	76.6
1981	73.6	131.7	78.7
1980	80	138.9	80.6
1979	86.5	146.5	82.5
1978	93.2	154.5	84.7
1977	100.3	162.7	86.4
1976	106.6	170.9	88.1
1975	113.3	179.3	89.6
1974	120	187.6	90.9
1973	126.7	195.9	92.1
1972	133.4	204.1	93.6
1971	140.4	212.5	96.1
1970	147	220.7	96.9
1969	153.3	229.2	98.3
1968	159.7	238.6	100.2
1967	166.1	246.5	103.1
1966	172.2	254.4	104.9
1965	178.2	262.1	106.4
1964	184	269.3	106.1
1963	189.5	277.7	107.7
1962	194.8	282.5	110.2
1961	199.6	287.2	121.5
1960	204	293	131.8
1959	208	298.9	125.7
1958	211.6	304.8	117.7
1957	214.7	310.6	120
1956	217.5	316.3	121.9
1955	220	321.7	124.8
1954	222.3	326.7	127.7
1953	224.4	331.2	130.1
1952	226.3	335.4	132.7
1951	228.2	339.3	136
1950	230	343.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Oman	Yemen	World
2024	8.36.9–9.9	31.524.9–39.2	26.9
2025	86.2–10.3	30.721.7–41.8	26.4
2026	7.75.7–10.6	29.919.8–42.8	25.9
2027	7.55.2–10.9	29.118.2–43.8	25.4
2028	7.24.8–10.8	28.416.6–45.3	24.9
2029	74.5–10.9	27.715–46	24.5
2030	6.74.3–10.7	2714.3–46.8	24
2031	6.54.1–10.9	26.313.5–47.6	23.6
2032	6.33.8–10.9	25.712.4–47.1	23.2
2033	6.13.6–10.7	25.112–48.1	22.8
2034	5.93.5–10.9	24.510.9–47.6	22.3
2035	5.73.3–10.5	23.910.7–47.9	21.9
2036	5.53.1–10.4	23.49.7–47.9	21.5
2037	5.33–10.4	22.89.4–47.3	21.1
2038	5.22.9–10.4	22.38.7–47.2	20.8
2039	52.7–10.4	21.88.4–47.9	20.4
2040	4.92.6–10.3	21.28.2–47.2	20
2041	4.72.5–10	20.77.8–46.4	19.7
2042	4.62.4–9.6	20.37.3–45.9	19.4
2043	4.42.3–9.6	19.77–46.3	19
2044	4.32.1–9.4	19.26.9–45.3	18.7
2045	4.22–9.2	18.86.6–46	18.4
2046	4.12–9.2	18.36.1–45.4	18.2
2047	42–9	17.96.1–44.8	17.9
2048	3.91.9–9	17.66–45.3	17.7
2049	3.81.9–8.8	17.35.9–43.9	17.5
2050	3.71.8–8.6	16.95.8–44.4	17.3
2051	3.61.7–8.3	16.65.4–43.9	17.1
2052	3.51.7–8.3	16.35.3–43.4	16.9
2053	3.51.6–8.2	165.1–42.8	16.7
2054	3.41.5–8.3	15.74.7–43.7	16.5
2055	3.31.5–8	15.44.7–43.9	16.3
2056	3.21.5–7.9	15.14.7–45.5	16.1
2057	3.21.4–7.9	14.84.4–44.1	15.9
2058	3.11.3–7.6	14.64.5–44.5	15.7
2059	3.11.3–7.2	14.34.4–43.6	15.5
2060	31.3–7.5	144.2–44.4	15.3
2061	2.91.2–7.4	13.84–44.1	15.1
2062	2.91.2–7	13.53.9–42.1	14.9
2063	2.81.1–6.8	13.23.9–42	14.7
2064	2.81.1–6.8	133.8–42.6	14.5
2065	2.71.1–6.7	12.73.6–42.5	14.3
2066	2.71.1–6.6	12.43.4–41.3	14.1
2067	2.61–6.4	12.23.4–40.8	13.9
2068	2.61–6.2	11.93.3–39.9	13.8
2069	2.60.9–6	11.73.2–39.5	13.6
2070	2.50.9–5.9	11.53.2–39.5	13.4
2071	2.50.9–6.1	11.33.2–40.4	13.2
2072	2.40.9–6.1	11.13–39.6	13
2073	2.40.9–5.9	10.92.9–39	12.9
2074	2.40.9–5.6	10.72.9–38.4	12.7
2075	2.30.8–5.6	10.42.9–39.2	12.6
2076	2.30.8–5.6	10.32.8–38.3	12.4
2077	2.30.8–5.5	10.12.8–38.3	12.3
2078	2.20.8–5.4	9.92.7–38.3	12.1
2079	2.20.7–5.3	9.72.7–37.4	12
2080	2.20.7–5.4	9.52.7–37.9	11.8
2081	2.10.7–5.2	9.32.6–38.8	11.7
2082	2.10.7–5.3	9.22.6–37	11.6
2083	2.10.6–5.2	92.4–37.4	11.5
2084	20.6–5	8.82.4–37.4	11.4
2085	20.6–5	8.72.4–37.6	11.3
2086	20.6–4.9	8.52.3–38.1	11.1
2087	20.6–4.8	8.42.3–36.5	11
2088	1.90.6–4.7	8.32.2–36.6	10.9
2089	1.90.6–4.6	8.12.2–37.1	10.8
2090	1.90.6–4.5	82.2–35.3	10.7
2091	1.90.6–4.6	7.92.1–36.2	10.6
2092	1.80.5–4.7	7.82.1–35.7	10.5
2093	1.80.5–4.6	7.72.1–34.5	10.4
2094	1.80.5–4.7	7.62–34.1	10.3
2095	1.80.5–4.7	7.52–34.2	10.1
2096	1.80.5–4.5	7.42–35.9	10
2097	1.70.5–4.5	7.32–35.7	9.9
2098	1.70.5–4.4	7.21.9–35.7	9.8
2099	1.70.4–4.3	7.11.9–36.7	9.7
2100	1.70.4–4.4	71.9–35.3	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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