Spain vs Tanzania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Spain and 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 26.5 per 1,000 live births, or 12 times that in Spain.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Spain ranked 211 and Tanzania ranked 47 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Spain at 0.4 per 1,000 live births and Tanzania at 7.8 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	Spain	Tanzania	World
2023	2.4	28.9	27.3
2022	2.7	30.1	28.2
2021	2.5	31.4	28.4
2020	2.5	32.6	28.7
2019	2.6	34	29.2
2018	2.6	35.3	29.7
2017	2.7	36.8	30.3
2016	2.6	38.3	31.1
2015	2.6	39.8	32.1
2014	2.8	41.4	32.9
2013	2.6	43.1	33.9
2012	3	45	35
2011	3.1	47.1	36.8
2010	3.2	49.3	37.7
2009	3.1	51.8	39.1
2008	3.4	54.5	40.4
2007	3.4	57.4	42
2006	3.5	60.5	43.7
2005	3.7	63.9	45.4
2004	4	67.5	47.2
2003	3.9	71.3	48.8
2002	4.1	75.4	50.6
2001	4	79.4	52.2
2000	4.4	83.2	53.7
1999	4.5	86.8	55.5
1998	4.8	89.9	57.1
1997	5	92.8	58.3
1996	5.5	94.8	59.6
1995	5.4	96.6	60.8
1994	5.9	98.1	62
1993	6.5	99.3	62.9
1992	7.1	100.5	64.1
1991	7.2	101.4	64.9
1990	7.6	102.4	64.9
1989	7.7	103.4	66.2
1988	8	104.5	68
1987	8.7	105.4	68.6
1986	9.1	106.2	70.8
1985	8.7	106.8	72.9
1984	9.7	107.2	74.6
1983	10.5	107.5	76.1
1982	11	107.7	76.6
1981	11.7	108	78.7
1980	11.9	108.5	80.6
1979	13.9	109.3	82.5
1978	15	110.6	84.7
1977	15.7	112	86.4
1976	17.2	113.7	88.1
1975	18.5	115.4	89.6
1974	20.2	117.1	90.9
1973	21.4	118.7	92.1
1972	22.8	120.2	93.6
1971	25.9	121.7	96.1
1970	28.1	123	96.9
1969	30.5	124.3	98.3
1968	31.8	125.5	100.2
1967	34.2	126.7	103.1
1966	35.7	127.8	104.9
1965	37.1	128.8	106.4
1964	39.6	129.8	106.1
1963	40.6	130.7	107.7
1962	41.5	131.5	110.2
1961	47.6	132.3	121.5
1960	45.5	133	131.8
1959	47.9	133.7	125.7
1958	48.2	134.3	117.7
1957	54.5	135	120
1956	52.5	135.7	121.9
1955	57.3	136.3	124.8
1954	54.8	137	127.7
1953	58.1	137.6	130.1
1952	62.2	138.3	132.7
1951	72.4	138.9	136
1950	74.5	139.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Spain	Tanzania	World
2024	2.21.8–2.7	28.222.7–33.2	26.9
2025	2.11.6–2.8	27.520.2–34.9	26.4
2026	2.11.5–2.9	26.917.8–36.5	25.9
2027	21.4–2.9	26.316.3–37.3	25.4
2028	1.91.3–2.9	25.614.8–38.2	24.9
2029	1.91.2–3	24.913.8–38.7	24.5
2030	1.81.1–3	24.212.5–39	24
2031	1.81.1–3	23.511.8–39	23.6
2032	1.71–3	22.910.6–39.6	23.2
2033	1.71–3	22.210.2–40.4	22.8
2034	1.70.9–3	21.69.5–40.1	22.3
2035	1.60.9–2.9	219–40.5	21.9
2036	1.60.9–2.9	20.48.4–40.8	21.5
2037	1.50.9–2.9	19.98–40.9	21.1
2038	1.50.8–2.9	19.47.8–39.9	20.8
2039	1.50.8–2.9	18.97.4–40.4	20.4
2040	1.40.7–2.9	18.57.1–40.1	20
2041	1.40.7–2.9	18.17–41	19.7
2042	1.40.7–2.9	17.76.7–39.6	19.4
2043	1.30.7–2.9	17.26.5–39.8	19
2044	1.30.6–2.9	16.86.1–39.7	18.7
2045	1.30.6–2.9	16.45.9–39.3	18.4
2046	1.20.6–2.9	16.15.8–39.3	18.2
2047	1.20.6–2.8	15.75.5–38.4	17.9
2048	1.20.6–2.9	15.35.5–39.5	17.7
2049	1.20.5–2.8	155.2–39	17.5
2050	1.10.5–2.9	14.75–39.1	17.3
2051	1.10.5–2.7	14.44.8–38.4	17.1
2052	1.10.5–2.8	14.14.7–38.4	16.9
2053	1.10.4–2.7	13.74.6–37.4	16.7
2054	10.4–2.7	13.54.4–38.5	16.5
2055	10.4–2.7	13.24.3–38.3	16.3
2056	10.4–2.7	134.2–36.9	16.1
2057	10.4–2.6	12.74–37	15.9
2058	10.4–2.7	12.54–36.9	15.7
2059	0.90.4–2.8	12.33.9–36.7	15.5
2060	0.90.3–2.6	12.13.9–36.9	15.3
2061	0.90.3–2.6	123.8–36.7	15.1
2062	0.90.3–2.6	11.83.8–38	14.9
2063	0.90.3–2.5	11.63.7–38.2	14.7
2064	0.90.3–2.5	11.53.6–38.3	14.5
2065	0.80.3–2.4	11.33.6–37.4	14.3
2066	0.80.3–2.5	11.13.6–37.9	14.1
2067	0.80.2–2.4	113.6–37.5	13.9
2068	0.80.2–2.3	10.83.5–38.5	13.8
2069	0.80.2–2.3	10.73.4–38.2	13.6
2070	0.80.2–2.2	10.63.3–37.8	13.4
2071	0.80.2–2.2	10.43.3–37.5	13.2
2072	0.70.2–2.2	10.33.3–37.5	13
2073	0.70.2–2.1	10.13.2–37.2	12.9
2074	0.70.2–2.1	103.2–36.3	12.7
2075	0.70.2–2.1	9.93.1–36.1	12.6
2076	0.70.2–2.1	9.83.1–35.7	12.4
2077	0.70.2–2	9.63.1–34.9	12.3
2078	0.70.1–2	9.53–35.2	12.1
2079	0.60.1–1.9	9.43–35.8	12
2080	0.60.1–2	9.33–36.6	11.8
2081	0.60.1–2	9.23–37.6	11.7
2082	0.60.1–1.9	9.12.9–38.2	11.6
2083	0.60.1–1.8	92.9–37.1	11.5
2084	0.60.1–1.8	8.92.8–37.3	11.4
2085	0.60.1–1.8	8.82.7–37.1	11.3
2086	0.60.1–1.7	8.72.7–36.6	11.1
2087	0.60.1–1.7	8.62.8–36.9	11
2088	0.60.1–1.8	8.62.7–37	10.9
2089	0.50.1–1.8	8.52.7–37.9	10.8
2090	0.50.1–1.7	8.42.7–36.6	10.7
2091	0.50.1–1.8	8.42.7–36.1	10.6
2092	0.50.1–1.7	8.32.7–36.9	10.5
2093	0.50.1–1.6	8.32.7–36.9	10.4
2094	0.50–1.6	8.22.6–35.9	10.3
2095	0.50–1.6	8.12.5–36.1	10.1
2096	0.50–1.7	8.12.5–36	10
2097	0.50–1.6	82.5–34.8	9.9
2098	0.50–1.6	82.4–35.1	9.8
2099	0.40–1.6	7.92.4–37.2	9.7
2100	0.40–1.6	7.82.4–34.9	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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