Tajikistan vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in Tajikistan and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 20.8 per 1,000 live births, or 6.62 times that in United Kingdom.

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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, Tajikistan ranked 58 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tajikistan at 4.7 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom 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	Tajikistan	United Kingdom	World
2023	24.5	3.7	27.3
2022	25.2	3.8	28.2
2021	26	3.9	28.4
2020	26.8	3.7	28.7
2019	27.6	3.9	29.2
2018	28.4	3.8	29.7
2017	29.2	3.9	30.3
2016	30	3.8	31.1
2015	30.8	3.9	32.1
2014	31.6	3.8	32.9
2013	32.4	3.8	33.9
2012	33.2	4.1	35
2011	34.2	4.3	36.8
2010	35.5	4.4	37.7
2009	36.7	4.7	39.1
2008	38.3	4.8	40.4
2007	40.3	4.9	42
2006	42.6	5.1	43.7
2005	45.4	5.1	45.4
2004	48.6	5.1	47.2
2003	52.1	5.4	48.8
2002	56	5.2	50.6
2001	60.1	5.5	52.2
2000	64.3	5.5	53.7
1999	68.5	5.7	55.5
1998	72.9	5.7	57.1
1997	76.4	5.8	58.3
1996	80.4	6.2	59.6
1995	81.3	6.1	60.8
1994	82.3	6.1	62
1993	77.8	6.3	62.9
1992	80.9	6.5	64.1
1991	80.9	7.3	64.9
1990	80.4	8	64.9
1989	80.5	8.4	66.2
1988	81.5	9	68
1987	83.2	9.2	68.6
1986	85.5	9.5	70.8
1985	87.9	9.4	72.9
1984	90.2	9.7	74.6
1983	92.1	10.2	76.1
1982	93.6	10.9	76.6
1981	94.7	11.1	78.7
1980	95.7	12.4	80.6
1979	96.7	13.2	82.5
1978	97.8	13.6	84.7
1977	99.3	14.1	86.4
1976	101.1	14.2	88.1
1975	103.2	15.6	89.6
1974	105.6	16.4	90.9
1973	108.1	16.7	92.1
1972	110.7	17	93.6
1971	113.3	17.8	96.1
1970	115.7	18.5	96.9
1969	117.9	18.2	98.3
1968	120	18.7	100.2
1967	122	18.6	103.1
1966	123.8	19.6	104.9
1965	125.6	19.7	106.4
1964	127.3	21.1	106.1
1963	129	21.9	107.7
1962	130.6	22.7	110.2
1961	132.2	22.4	121.5
1960	133.8	23.1	131.8
1959	135.4	23	125.7
1958	137	23.5	117.7
1957	138.6	24.3	120
1956	140.2	24.8	121.9
1955	141.8	25.8	124.8
1954	143.4	26.2	127.7
1953	144.9	27.7	130.1
1952	146.5	28.9	132.7
1951	148	30.4	136
1950	149.5	30.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Tajikistan	United Kingdom	World
2024	2116.8–26.4	3.63.1–4.3	26.9
2025	20.414.4–28.6	3.52.8–4.5	26.4
2026	19.812.8–29.8	3.42.6–4.6	25.9
2027	19.311.8–31.4	3.32.4–4.8	25.4
2028	18.910.8–32.1	3.32.3–4.8	24.9
2029	18.410.1–32.8	3.22.2–4.8	24.5
2030	189.6–33.5	3.12.1–4.8	24
2031	17.68.7–32.8	32–4.8	23.6
2032	17.28.4–32.9	2.91.9–4.9	23.2
2033	16.87.9–33.8	2.91.8–4.9	22.8
2034	16.57.5–33.9	2.81.8–4.9	22.3
2035	167.2–35.5	2.71.7–4.9	21.9
2036	15.76.7–35	2.61.6–4.9	21.5
2037	15.36.3–35.8	2.61.6–4.8	21.1
2038	14.95.9–36.2	2.51.5–4.9	20.8
2039	14.65.7–35.9	2.51.5–4.8	20.4
2040	14.35.4–36.2	2.41.4–4.8	20
2041	13.95.3–36	2.31.3–4.7	19.7
2042	13.65–35.1	2.31.2–4.8	19.4
2043	13.34.8–35.6	2.21.2–4.8	19
2044	134.7–35.5	2.21.2–4.8	18.7
2045	12.74.5–35.3	2.11.1–4.8	18.4
2046	12.44.4–36.2	2.11.1–4.6	18.2
2047	12.14.2–36.3	21–4.8	17.9
2048	11.84.1–36.7	21–4.6	17.7
2049	11.53.9–37.4	21–4.6	17.5
2050	11.23.9–37.2	1.90.9–4.6	17.3
2051	113.7–36.3	1.90.9–4.4	17.1
2052	10.73.6–37.6	1.80.9–4.3	16.9
2053	10.53.4–36.6	1.80.8–4.2	16.7
2054	10.23.2–37.6	1.80.8–4.2	16.5
2055	103.1–37.5	1.70.8–4.2	16.3
2056	9.83–36.9	1.70.7–4.1	16.1
2057	9.52.9–37	1.60.7–4	15.9
2058	9.32.8–36.3	1.60.7–3.9	15.7
2059	9.12.8–35.6	1.60.7–3.8	15.5
2060	8.92.6–35.6	1.60.6–3.8	15.3
2061	8.72.6–35.1	1.50.6–3.7	15.1
2062	8.52.5–34.3	1.50.6–3.7	14.9
2063	8.32.5–34.3	1.50.5–3.7	14.7
2064	8.12.3–33.5	1.40.5–3.6	14.5
2065	7.92.4–33.9	1.40.5–3.5	14.3
2066	7.72.3–34.1	1.40.5–3.4	14.1
2067	7.62.2–35	1.40.5–3.5	13.9
2068	7.52.2–34.9	1.30.4–3.5	13.8
2069	7.42.1–33.7	1.30.4–3.4	13.6
2070	7.22.1–34.3	1.30.4–3.4	13.4
2071	7.12.1–34.4	1.30.4–3.3	13.2
2072	72.1–33.5	1.20.4–3.2	13
2073	6.92–33	1.20.4–3.2	12.9
2074	6.82–32.9	1.20.4–3.2	12.7
2075	6.72–32.7	1.20.3–3.2	12.6
2076	6.61.9–32.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.4
2077	6.51.9–32.1	1.10.3–3.1	12.3
2078	6.41.9–31.8	1.10.3–3.1	12.1
2079	6.21.8–31.6	1.10.3–3.1	12
2080	6.21.8–32.1	1.10.3–3	11.8
2081	6.11.8–32.3	10.3–3	11.7
2082	61.7–33.5	10.2–3	11.6
2083	5.91.7–33.8	10.2–3	11.5
2084	5.81.7–33	10.2–3	11.4
2085	5.71.7–32.4	10.2–2.9	11.3
2086	5.61.6–32.1	0.90.2–2.8	11.1
2087	5.51.6–32.4	0.90.2–2.8	11
2088	5.51.6–32.6	0.90.2–2.8	10.9
2089	5.41.6–33.2	0.90.1–2.9	10.8
2090	5.31.6–31.5	0.90.1–2.8	10.7
2091	5.31.6–31.6	0.90.1–2.9	10.6
2092	5.21.6–30.7	0.80.1–2.7	10.5
2093	5.11.6–30.4	0.80.1–2.6	10.4
2094	5.11.5–30	0.80.1–2.6	10.3
2095	51.5–30.9	0.80.1–2.6	10.1
2096	4.91.5–30.7	0.80.1–2.7	10
2097	4.91.4–29.3	0.80.1–2.6	9.9
2098	4.81.4–29.6	0.80.1–2.6	9.8
2099	4.81.4–30	0.70.1–2.6	9.7
2100	4.71.4–29	0.70.1–2.5	9.6

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Good to know

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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