Syria vs Yemen: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Syria and 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 15.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.93 times that in Syria.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Syria ranked 78 and Yemen ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Syria at 3.4 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	Syria	Yemen	World
2023	16.7	32.3	27.3
2022	16.2	33.1	28.2
2021	16.2	34	28.4
2020	16.7	34.6	28.7
2019	17.7	35.9	29.2
2018	20.6	36.6	29.7
2017	20.7	36.9	30.3
2016	20.5	37.7	31.1
2015	22.3	38.6	32.1
2014	21.6	38.9	32.9
2013	22	39.8	33.9
2012	20.9	41.2	35
2011	16.2	42.5	36.8
2010	15.1	43.9	37.7
2009	15.1	45.5	39.1
2008	15.2	47.1	40.4
2007	15.3	49.1	42
2006	15.5	51.2	43.7
2005	15.7	53.7	45.4
2004	16.1	56.1	47.2
2003	16.5	58.6	48.8
2002	17	61.3	50.6
2001	17.6	64.2	52.2
2000	18.2	66.8	53.7
1999	18.9	69.3	55.5
1998	19.7	71.9	57.1
1997	20.6	74.2	58.3
1996	21.6	76.6	59.6
1995	22.5	78.3	60.8
1994	23.6	80.2	62
1993	24.6	82.1	62.9
1992	25.7	84.2	64.1
1991	26.8	86.6	64.9
1990	28	89.2	64.9
1989	29.2	92	66.2
1988	30.4	95.2	68
1987	31.7	99	68.6
1986	33.1	103.2	70.8
1985	34.6	107.8	72.9
1984	36.2	113.2	74.6
1983	38	118.8	76.1
1982	46.2	125.6	76.6
1981	44.3	131.7	78.7
1980	44.2	138.9	80.6
1979	46.5	146.5	82.5
1978	48.9	154.5	84.7
1977	51.5	162.7	86.4
1976	54.1	170.9	88.1
1975	56.7	179.3	89.6
1974	59.5	187.6	90.9
1973	62.4	195.9	92.1
1972	65.3	204.1	93.6
1971	68.4	212.5	96.1
1970	71.5	220.7	96.9
1969	74.7	229.2	98.3
1968	78	238.6	100.2
1967	81.3	246.5	103.1
1966	84.7	254.4	104.9
1965	88.1	262.1	106.4
1964	91.5	269.3	106.1
1963	95.1	277.7	107.7
1962	98.8	282.5	110.2
1961	102.7	287.2	121.5
1960	106.8	293	131.8
1959	111.2	298.9	125.7
1958	115.8	304.8	117.7
1957	120.5	310.6	120
1956	125.3	316.3	121.9
1955	130	321.7	124.8
1954	134.6	326.7	127.7
1953	138.9	331.2	130.1
1952	143	335.4	132.7
1951	147	339.3	136
1950	150.9	343.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Syria	Yemen	World
2024	15.511.2–22.1	31.524.9–39.2	26.9
2025	14.39.6–22	30.721.7–41.8	26.4
2026	13.38.4–21.8	29.919.8–42.8	25.9
2027	12.97.8–21.9	29.118.2–43.8	25.4
2028	12.67.3–22.4	28.416.6–45.3	24.9
2029	12.36.8–22.7	27.715–46	24.5
2030	11.96.4–22.9	2714.3–46.8	24
2031	11.66.1–23.5	26.313.5–47.6	23.6
2032	11.35.6–23.9	25.712.4–47.1	23.2
2033	115.3–24.3	25.112–48.1	22.8
2034	10.75–24.8	24.510.9–47.6	22.3
2035	10.54.7–25.7	23.910.7–47.9	21.9
2036	10.24.6–25.6	23.49.7–47.9	21.5
2037	104.4–23.9	22.89.4–47.3	21.1
2038	9.74.2–24.6	22.38.7–47.2	20.8
2039	9.44.1–24.6	21.88.4–47.9	20.4
2040	9.24–24.3	21.28.2–47.2	20
2041	93.7–24.3	20.77.8–46.4	19.7
2042	8.73.6–23.2	20.37.3–45.9	19.4
2043	8.53.5–23.6	19.77–46.3	19
2044	8.33.3–23.5	19.26.9–45.3	18.7
2045	8.13.3–23.1	18.86.6–46	18.4
2046	7.93.2–23.8	18.36.1–45.4	18.2
2047	7.73.1–23.3	17.96.1–44.8	17.9
2048	7.52.9–22.9	17.66–45.3	17.7
2049	7.32.9–23.2	17.35.9–43.9	17.5
2050	7.12.8–22.9	16.95.8–44.4	17.3
2051	72.7–22	16.65.4–43.9	17.1
2052	6.82.6–21.8	16.35.3–43.4	16.9
2053	6.72.6–21.6	165.1–42.8	16.7
2054	6.52.5–21.2	15.74.7–43.7	16.5
2055	6.42.4–21.6	15.44.7–43.9	16.3
2056	6.32.4–21.8	15.14.7–45.5	16.1
2057	6.22.3–21.4	14.84.4–44.1	15.9
2058	6.12.3–22.4	14.64.5–44.5	15.7
2059	62.3–22.7	14.34.4–43.6	15.5
2060	5.92.3–22	144.2–44.4	15.3
2061	5.82.3–22.9	13.84–44.1	15.1
2062	5.72.2–21.9	13.53.9–42.1	14.9
2063	5.62.1–21.4	13.23.9–42	14.7
2064	5.52.1–21.5	133.8–42.6	14.5
2065	5.42.1–21	12.73.6–42.5	14.3
2066	5.32.1–21.2	12.43.4–41.3	14.1
2067	5.32–21	12.23.4–40.8	13.9
2068	5.21.9–20.4	11.93.3–39.9	13.8
2069	5.11.9–20.1	11.73.2–39.5	13.6
2070	51.9–20.7	11.53.2–39.5	13.4
2071	4.91.8–20.8	11.33.2–40.4	13.2
2072	4.91.7–19.9	11.13–39.6	13
2073	4.81.7–20.2	10.92.9–39	12.9
2074	4.71.7–19.9	10.72.9–38.4	12.7
2075	4.61.6–20.3	10.42.9–39.2	12.6
2076	4.61.6–19.5	10.32.8–38.3	12.4
2077	4.51.6–19.2	10.12.8–38.3	12.3
2078	4.41.6–19.4	9.92.7–38.3	12.1
2079	4.41.6–18	9.72.7–37.4	12
2080	4.31.6–19	9.52.7–37.9	11.8
2081	4.21.5–18.1	9.32.6–38.8	11.7
2082	4.21.6–18	9.22.6–37	11.6
2083	4.11.5–18.2	92.4–37.4	11.5
2084	4.11.5–18	8.82.4–37.4	11.4
2085	41.5–17.4	8.72.4–37.6	11.3
2086	41.5–17.4	8.52.3–38.1	11.1
2087	3.91.5–17.7	8.42.3–36.5	11
2088	3.91.5–17.3	8.32.2–36.6	10.9
2089	3.91.4–17.1	8.12.2–37.1	10.8
2090	3.81.4–17.5	82.2–35.3	10.7
2091	3.81.4–16.3	7.92.1–36.2	10.6
2092	3.71.4–16.6	7.82.1–35.7	10.5
2093	3.71.4–17.4	7.72.1–34.5	10.4
2094	3.61.3–17	7.62–34.1	10.3
2095	3.61.3–16.8	7.52–34.2	10.1
2096	3.61.2–16.6	7.42–35.9	10
2097	3.51.2–16	7.32–35.7	9.9
2098	3.51.2–16.2	7.21.9–35.7	9.8
2099	3.51.2–16.5	7.11.9–36.7	9.7
2100	3.41.2–16.9	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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