Netherlands vs United States: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands and 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 1.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.56 times that in Netherlands.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Netherlands ranked 194 and United States ranked 164 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Netherlands at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and United States at 1 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	Netherlands	United States	World
2023	3.4	5.3	27.3
2022	3.4	5.4	28.2
2021	3.4	5.5	28.4
2020	3.8	5.3	28.7
2019	3.6	5.5	29.2
2018	3.4	5.6	29.7
2017	3.5	5.7	30.3
2016	3.5	5.8	31.1
2015	3.2	5.9	32.1
2014	3.6	5.8	32.9
2013	3.7	5.9	33.9
2012	3.6	6	35
2011	3.6	6	36.8
2010	3.8	6.2	37.7
2009	3.8	6.5	39.1
2008	3.8	6.8	40.4
2007	4	7	42
2006	4.4	7	43.7
2005	4.8	7	45.4
2004	4.3	6.9	47.2
2003	4.7	7	48.8
2002	5	7	50.6
2001	5.3	6.9	52.2
2000	5.2	7.2	53.7
1999	5.2	7.3	55.5
1998	5.3	7.5	57.1
1997	5	7.4	58.3
1996	5.7	7.6	59.6
1995	5.4	7.8	60.8
1994	5.6	8.2	62
1993	6.3	8.5	62.9
1992	6.2	8.7	64.1
1991	6.5	9.2	64.9
1990	7.2	9.7	64.9
1989	6.9	10.3	66.2
1988	6.8	10.2	68
1987	7.6	10.3	68.6
1986	7.8	10.4	70.8
1985	8.1	10.8	72.9
1984	8.4	10.9	74.6
1983	8.4	11.1	76.1
1982	8.1	11.5	76.6
1981	8.2	11.9	78.7
1980	8.7	12.7	80.6
1979	8.4	13.1	82.5
1978	9.2	13.6	84.7
1977	9.1	14.2	86.4
1976	10.4	15.1	88.1
1975	10	15.9	89.6
1974	10.8	16.8	90.9
1973	10.7	17.3	92.1
1972	11	17.8	93.6
1971	11.4	18.8	96.1
1970	12	20.9	96.9
1969	13.1	21.4	98.3
1968	13.1	22.1	100.2
1967	13	22.3	103.1
1966	14.1	23.4	104.9
1965	13.9	24.1	106.4
1964	14.4	24.8	106.1
1963	15.3	25.1	107.7
1962	16.4	25.2	110.2
1961	16.8	25.4	121.5
1960	16.9	26.4	131.8
1959	17.3	26.7	125.7
1958	17.9	27.4	117.7
1957	17.8	27.4	120
1956	19.4	27.3	121.9
1955	20.8	27.8	124.8
1954	21.6	28.5	127.7
1953	22.3	29.9	130.1
1952	23.1	31.2	132.7
1951	25.2	31.4	136
1950	24.8	31.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Netherlands	United States	World
2024	3.12.6–3.6	4.94.1–5.9	26.9
2025	32.4–3.8	4.83.7–6.2	26.4
2026	2.92.2–3.9	4.73.4–6.4	25.9
2027	2.82.1–4	4.53.3–6.6	25.4
2028	2.82–4.1	4.43.1–6.7	24.9
2029	2.71.9–4.1	4.32.9–6.9	24.5
2030	2.61.8–4.2	4.12.7–6.9	24
2031	2.51.7–4.1	42.6–7	23.6
2032	2.51.6–4.2	3.92.4–7	23.2
2033	2.41.5–4.2	3.82.4–7.1	22.8
2034	2.31.4–4.3	3.72.2–7.1	22.3
2035	2.31.4–4.2	3.62.1–7.1	21.9
2036	2.21.3–4.1	3.52–7	21.5
2037	2.21.2–4.2	3.42–7.2	21.1
2038	2.11.2–4.2	3.31.9–7.2	20.8
2039	2.11.1–4.2	3.31.8–7.1	20.4
2040	21.1–4.2	3.21.8–7.1	20
2041	21–4.1	3.11.7–7.1	19.7
2042	1.91–3.9	31.7–7	19.4
2043	1.91–3.9	31.6–7	19
2044	1.80.9–3.8	2.91.5–7	18.7
2045	1.80.9–3.8	2.81.5–6.7	18.4
2046	1.80.9–3.7	2.71.4–6.7	18.2
2047	1.70.8–3.6	2.71.4–6.6	17.9
2048	1.70.8–3.5	2.61.4–6.5	17.7
2049	1.70.8–3.5	2.61.3–6.5	17.5
2050	1.60.7–3.4	2.51.3–6.4	17.3
2051	1.60.7–3.4	2.41.2–6.3	17.1
2052	1.50.7–3.3	2.41.2–6.2	16.9
2053	1.50.6–3.2	2.31.2–6.2	16.7
2054	1.50.6–3.2	2.31.1–6.1	16.5
2055	1.40.6–3.3	2.21.1–6	16.3
2056	1.40.5–3.2	2.21–6	16.1
2057	1.40.5–3.2	2.11–5.8	15.9
2058	1.40.5–3.1	2.10.9–5.6	15.7
2059	1.30.5–3	2.10.9–5.7	15.5
2060	1.30.4–3.1	20.9–5.5	15.3
2061	1.30.4–3	20.9–5.6	15.1
2062	1.20.4–2.9	1.90.9–5.5	14.9
2063	1.20.4–2.9	1.90.8–5.4	14.7
2064	1.20.4–2.9	1.90.8–5.4	14.5
2065	1.20.3–2.9	1.80.8–5.4	14.3
2066	1.10.3–2.9	1.80.8–5.2	14.1
2067	1.10.3–2.8	1.80.8–5.1	13.9
2068	1.10.3–2.8	1.70.7–4.9	13.8
2069	1.10.3–2.8	1.70.7–4.9	13.6
2070	1.10.3–2.8	1.70.7–4.9	13.4
2071	10.2–2.7	1.60.6–4.9	13.2
2072	10.2–2.6	1.60.6–4.8	13
2073	10.2–2.6	1.60.6–4.9	12.9
2074	10.2–2.5	1.60.6–4.8	12.7
2075	10.2–2.6	1.50.6–4.8	12.6
2076	0.90.2–2.5	1.50.6–4.8	12.4
2077	0.90.2–2.5	1.50.6–4.8	12.3
2078	0.90.2–2.5	1.50.5–4.7	12.1
2079	0.90.2–2.4	1.40.5–4.7	12
2080	0.90.1–2.4	1.40.5–4.4	11.8
2081	0.80.1–2.4	1.40.5–4.5	11.7
2082	0.80.1–2.4	1.40.4–4.5	11.6
2083	0.80.1–2.4	1.30.4–4.3	11.5
2084	0.80.1–2.3	1.30.4–4.5	11.4
2085	0.80.1–2.3	1.30.4–4.4	11.3
2086	0.80.1–2.2	1.30.4–4.2	11.1
2087	0.70.1–2.3	1.30.4–4.2	11
2088	0.70.1–2.2	1.20.4–4.1	10.9
2089	0.70.1–2.2	1.20.3–4.1	10.8
2090	0.70.1–2.1	1.20.3–4	10.7
2091	0.70–2.1	1.20.3–4.1	10.6
2092	0.70–2	1.20.3–3.9	10.5
2093	0.60–2	1.10.3–4	10.4
2094	0.60–2	1.10.3–3.7	10.3
2095	0.60–2	1.10.2–3.7	10.1
2096	0.60–1.9	1.10.2–3.7	10
2097	0.60–2	1.10.2–3.6	9.9
2098	0.60–1.9	1.10.2–3.5	9.8
2099	0.50–1.9	10.2–3.4	9.7
2100	0.50–2	10.2–3.3	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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