Portugal vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Portugal and 24.5 per 1,000 live births in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 21.9 per 1,000 live births, or 9.49 times that in Portugal.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Tajikistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Portugal ranked 210 and Tajikistan ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Portugal at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Tajikistan at 4.7 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	Portugal	Tajikistan	World
2023	2.6	24.5	27.3
2022	2.9	25.2	28.2
2021	2.4	26	28.4
2020	2.4	26.8	28.7
2019	2.8	27.6	29.2
2018	3.3	28.4	29.7
2017	2.6	29.2	30.3
2016	3.2	30	31.1
2015	3	30.8	32.1
2014	2.9	31.6	32.9
2013	2.8	32.4	33.9
2012	3.3	33.2	35
2011	3	34.2	36.8
2010	2.6	35.5	37.7
2009	3.6	36.7	39.1
2008	3.3	38.3	40.4
2007	3.4	40.3	42
2006	3.2	42.6	43.7
2005	3.5	45.4	45.4
2004	3.8	48.6	47.2
2003	4.1	52.1	48.8
2002	5.1	56	50.6
2001	4.9	60.1	52.2
2000	5.7	64.3	53.7
1999	5.8	68.5	55.5
1998	6.1	72.9	57.1
1997	6.5	76.4	58.3
1996	6.9	80.4	59.6
1995	7.4	81.3	60.8
1994	7.8	82.3	62
1993	8.6	77.8	62.9
1992	9.2	80.9	64.1
1991	10.9	80.9	64.9
1990	10.9	80.4	64.9
1989	12.1	80.5	66.2
1988	13.2	81.5	68
1987	14	83.2	68.6
1986	15.8	85.5	70.8
1985	17	87.9	72.9
1984	16.6	90.2	74.6
1983	18.8	92.1	76.1
1982	19.8	93.6	76.6
1981	21.8	94.7	78.7
1980	24.4	95.7	80.6
1979	25.4	96.7	82.5
1978	28.1	97.8	84.7
1977	29.8	99.3	86.4
1976	33.8	101.1	88.1
1975	39.6	103.2	89.6
1974	37.8	105.6	90.9
1973	43.7	108.1	92.1
1972	39.9	110.7	93.6
1971	55	113.3	96.1
1970	60.5	115.7	96.9
1969	57.1	117.9	98.3
1968	60.5	120	100.2
1967	59.5	122	103.1
1966	64.3	123.8	104.9
1965	64.1	125.6	106.4
1964	70.5	127.3	106.1
1963	72.1	129	107.7
1962	79.2	130.6	110.2
1961	91.8	132.2	121.5
1960	81.6	133.8	131.8
1959	89.5	135.4	125.7
1958	84.4	137	117.7
1957	90.4	138.6	120
1956	86.7	140.2	121.9
1955	92.1	141.8	124.8
1954	84.5	143.4	127.7
1953	92.9	144.9	130.1
1952	95.2	146.5	132.7
1951	92.3	148	136
1950	97.8	149.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Portugal	Tajikistan	World
2024	2.31.9–2.9	2116.8–26.4	26.9
2025	2.21.7–3.1	20.414.4–28.6	26.4
2026	2.11.6–3.1	19.812.8–29.8	25.9
2027	2.11.4–3.2	19.311.8–31.4	25.4
2028	21.4–3.3	18.910.8–32.1	24.9
2029	1.91.3–3.3	18.410.1–32.8	24.5
2030	1.91.2–3.3	189.6–33.5	24
2031	1.81.1–3.3	17.68.7–32.8	23.6
2032	1.71.1–3.4	17.28.4–32.9	23.2
2033	1.71–3.3	16.87.9–33.8	22.8
2034	1.61–3.4	16.57.5–33.9	22.3
2035	1.60.9–3.3	167.2–35.5	21.9
2036	1.50.9–3.3	15.76.7–35	21.5
2037	1.50.8–3.3	15.36.3–35.8	21.1
2038	1.50.8–3.2	14.95.9–36.2	20.8
2039	1.40.8–3.3	14.65.7–35.9	20.4
2040	1.40.8–3.1	14.35.4–36.2	20
2041	1.30.7–3.2	13.95.3–36	19.7
2042	1.30.7–3.1	13.65–35.1	19.4
2043	1.30.7–3.1	13.34.8–35.6	19
2044	1.30.7–2.9	134.7–35.5	18.7
2045	1.20.6–3.1	12.74.5–35.3	18.4
2046	1.20.6–2.9	12.44.4–36.2	18.2
2047	1.20.6–2.9	12.14.2–36.3	17.9
2048	1.10.6–2.9	11.84.1–36.7	17.7
2049	1.10.6–2.9	11.53.9–37.4	17.5
2050	1.10.6–2.9	11.23.9–37.2	17.3
2051	1.10.5–2.9	113.7–36.3	17.1
2052	1.10.5–2.8	10.73.6–37.6	16.9
2053	10.5–2.7	10.53.4–36.6	16.7
2054	10.5–2.7	10.23.2–37.6	16.5
2055	10.5–2.7	103.1–37.5	16.3
2056	10.5–2.7	9.83–36.9	16.1
2057	10.5–2.7	9.52.9–37	15.9
2058	0.90.5–2.8	9.32.8–36.3	15.7
2059	0.90.4–2.7	9.12.8–35.6	15.5
2060	0.90.4–2.7	8.92.6–35.6	15.3
2061	0.90.4–2.7	8.72.6–35.1	15.1
2062	0.90.4–2.7	8.52.5–34.3	14.9
2063	0.90.4–2.6	8.32.5–34.3	14.7
2064	0.80.4–2.6	8.12.3–33.5	14.5
2065	0.80.4–2.5	7.92.4–33.9	14.3
2066	0.80.4–2.5	7.72.3–34.1	14.1
2067	0.80.4–2.4	7.62.2–35	13.9
2068	0.80.4–2.4	7.52.2–34.9	13.8
2069	0.80.3–2.3	7.42.1–33.7	13.6
2070	0.80.3–2.3	7.22.1–34.3	13.4
2071	0.70.3–2.2	7.12.1–34.4	13.2
2072	0.70.3–2.2	72.1–33.5	13
2073	0.70.3–2.1	6.92–33	12.9
2074	0.70.3–2.1	6.82–32.9	12.7
2075	0.70.3–2.1	6.72–32.7	12.6
2076	0.70.3–2	6.61.9–32.1	12.4
2077	0.70.3–1.9	6.51.9–32.1	12.3
2078	0.70.3–1.9	6.41.9–31.8	12.1
2079	0.70.3–2	6.21.8–31.6	12
2080	0.60.2–1.9	6.21.8–32.1	11.8
2081	0.60.2–1.9	6.11.8–32.3	11.7
2082	0.60.2–1.9	61.7–33.5	11.6
2083	0.60.2–1.8	5.91.7–33.8	11.5
2084	0.60.2–1.9	5.81.7–33	11.4
2085	0.60.2–1.8	5.71.7–32.4	11.3
2086	0.60.2–1.9	5.61.6–32.1	11.1
2087	0.60.2–1.8	5.51.6–32.4	11
2088	0.60.2–1.8	5.51.6–32.6	10.9
2089	0.60.2–1.7	5.41.6–33.2	10.8
2090	0.60.2–1.7	5.31.6–31.5	10.7
2091	0.60.2–1.7	5.31.6–31.6	10.6
2092	0.50.2–1.7	5.21.6–30.7	10.5
2093	0.50.2–1.7	5.11.6–30.4	10.4
2094	0.50.2–1.7	5.11.5–30	10.3
2095	0.50.1–1.7	51.5–30.9	10.1
2096	0.50.1–1.6	4.91.5–30.7	10
2097	0.50.1–1.6	4.91.4–29.3	9.9
2098	0.50.1–1.6	4.81.4–29.6	9.8
2099	0.50.1–1.5	4.81.4–30	9.7
2100	0.50.1–1.5	4.71.4–29	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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