Türkiye vs Vietnam: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Türkiye and 15.1 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.64 times that in Türkiye.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

TürkiyeVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Türkiye.
In 2023, Türkiye ranked 131 and Vietnam ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Türkiye at 1.9 per 1,000 live births and Vietnam at 4 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	Türkiye	Vietnam	World
2023	9.2	15.1	27.3
2022	8.2	15.3	28.2
2021	8.5	15.4	28.4
2020	9	15.6	28.7
2019	9.4	15.8	29.2
2018	9.8	16	29.7
2017	10.3	16.1	30.3
2016	10.8	16.3	31.1
2015	11.4	16.4	32.1
2014	12	16.6	32.9
2013	12.7	16.8	33.9
2012	13.5	16.9	35
2011	14.3	17.1	36.8
2010	15.3	17.3	37.7
2009	16.3	17.5	39.1
2008	17.5	17.8	40.4
2007	18.8	18.1	42
2006	20.2	18.4	43.7
2005	21.7	18.8	45.4
2004	23.3	19.3	47.2
2003	25.1	19.8	48.8
2002	27	20.5	50.6
2001	29	21.4	52.2
2000	31.1	22.2	53.7
1999	34.1	23.3	55.5
1998	35.8	24.3	57.1
1997	38.2	25.7	58.3
1996	40.9	26.9	59.6
1995	43.6	28.3	60.8
1994	46.4	29.9	62
1993	49.4	31.4	62.9
1992	52.5	33.1	64.1
1991	55.5	34.7	64.9
1990	58.7	36.2	64.9
1989	62	37.8	66.2
1988	65.3	39.2	68
1987	68.8	40.5	68.6
1986	72.4	41.7	70.8
1985	76.1	42.8	72.9
1984	79.9	43.8	74.6
1983	83.8	44.7	76.1
1982	87.6	45.6	76.6
1981	91.5	46.5	78.7
1980	95.5	47.5	80.6
1979	99.4	48.4	82.5
1978	103.3	49.4	84.7
1977	107.1	50.3	86.4
1976	111.1	51.2	88.1
1975	114.7	53.6	89.6
1974	118.2	63.1	90.9
1973	121.6	62.2	92.1
1972	125	67.9	93.6
1971	128.4	62.9	96.1
1970	131.7	64.1	96.9
1969	134.8	64.5	98.3
1968	138.2	67.7	100.2
1967	141.6	62.3	103.1
1966	145.2	62.5	104.9
1965	148.8	62.9	106.4
1964	152.5	63.2	106.1
1963	156.4	64.6	107.7
1962	160.2	64.1	110.2
1961	164	65.1	121.5
1960	167.6	67.1	131.8
1959	170.9	69.4	125.7
1958	174.3	71.8	117.7
1957	177.1	74.3	120
1956	179.6	76.8	121.9
1955	182	79.4	124.8
1954	184.4	85	127.7
1953	186.8	85.9	130.1
1952	188.9	88.4	132.7
1951	191.1	91.1	136
1950	193.4	93.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Türkiye	Vietnam	World
2024	9.67.3–12.8	14.712.1–18	26.9
2025	8.86.3–12.7	14.310.8–19.4	26.4
2026	85.5–12.1	1410.1–20.1	25.9
2027	7.75.1–12.5	13.69.4–20.9	25.4
2028	7.54.7–12.7	13.28.8–21.4	24.9
2029	7.34.5–12.8	12.98.3–21.6	24.5
2030	74.3–12.9	12.67.8–22.1	24
2031	6.84–13	12.47.6–22.4	23.6
2032	6.63.7–13.2	12.17.3–22.1	23.2
2033	6.43.5–13	11.87–22.8	22.8
2034	6.23.3–13	11.56.6–23.2	22.3
2035	63.2–12.6	11.36.3–22.9	21.9
2036	5.93–12.6	116.1–23.3	21.5
2037	5.72.9–12.8	10.75.8–22.6	21.1
2038	5.52.9–12.5	10.55.5–23	20.8
2039	5.42.7–12.6	10.25.3–22.7	20.4
2040	5.22.6–12.7	105.1–22.6	20
2041	5.12.5–12.3	9.74.9–22.5	19.7
2042	4.92.4–12.1	9.54.8–22	19.4
2043	4.82.3–11.9	9.34.6–22.1	19
2044	4.72.2–11.8	9.14.5–22.3	18.7
2045	4.62.1–11.4	8.94.3–21.6	18.4
2046	4.42–11.1	8.74.2–21.7	18.2
2047	4.31.9–10.9	8.54.1–22.3	17.9
2048	4.21.9–11.2	8.34–21.9	17.7
2049	4.11.8–10.9	8.13.9–21.8	17.5
2050	41.8–10.9	83.7–21.3	17.3
2051	3.91.7–10.7	7.83.6–21.4	17.1
2052	3.81.7–10.5	7.73.6–21.5	16.9
2053	3.81.6–10.7	7.53.4–21	16.7
2054	3.71.6–10.4	7.43.5–21.9	16.5
2055	3.61.5–10	7.33.4–21.5	16.3
2056	3.51.5–10.1	7.23.3–22	16.1
2057	3.51.5–9.9	73.2–22	15.9
2058	3.41.4–9.7	6.93.1–21.5	15.7
2059	3.31.4–9.4	6.83.1–20.8	15.5
2060	3.31.3–9.3	6.73–21	15.3
2061	3.21.3–9.6	6.62.9–20.6	15.1
2062	3.21.3–9.2	6.52.9–19.5	14.9
2063	3.11.3–9.5	6.42.9–20.3	14.7
2064	3.11.2–9.3	6.32.9–19.6	14.5
2065	31.2–8.9	6.22.8–19.6	14.3
2066	31.2–9.1	6.12.8–20.5	14.1
2067	2.91.2–8.8	62.7–19.9	13.9
2068	2.91.1–8.8	5.92.7–19.4	13.8
2069	2.81.1–8.5	5.82.7–19.4	13.6
2070	2.81–8.4	5.72.6–18.7	13.4
2071	2.71–8.3	5.72.6–18.9	13.2
2072	2.71–8.4	5.62.5–18.5	13
2073	2.71–8.3	5.52.4–18.1	12.9
2074	2.61–8.2	5.42.3–18.1	12.7
2075	2.60.9–7.8	5.42.3–17.8	12.6
2076	2.50.9–7.9	5.32.2–17.7	12.4
2077	2.50.9–7.7	5.22.2–17.7	12.3
2078	2.50.9–7.4	5.22.1–17.7	12.1
2079	2.40.8–7.5	5.12–17	12
2080	2.40.8–7.4	52–16.9	11.8
2081	2.40.8–7	52–16.3	11.7
2082	2.40.8–6.8	4.91.9–16	11.6
2083	2.30.8–7	4.81.8–15.7	11.5
2084	2.30.8–7	4.81.7–15.1	11.4
2085	2.30.8–6.9	4.71.7–14.6	11.3
2086	2.20.7–6.7	4.71.7–15.2	11.1
2087	2.20.7–6.5	4.61.6–15	11
2088	2.20.7–6.4	4.61.7–14.8	10.9
2089	2.20.7–6.4	4.51.6–14.5	10.8
2090	2.10.7–6.1	4.51.6–14.3	10.7
2091	2.10.7–6.2	4.41.6–14.2	10.6
2092	2.10.7–6.2	4.41.6–14	10.5
2093	2.10.6–6.1	4.31.5–14	10.4
2094	2.10.6–6.1	4.31.5–13.4	10.3
2095	20.6–6.1	4.21.5–13.5	10.1
2096	20.6–6.1	4.21.4–13.2	10
2097	20.6–5.9	4.11.4–13	9.9
2098	20.6–5.8	4.11.4–13	9.8
2099	1.90.5–5.9	41.4–13	9.7
2100	1.90.5–5.7	41.3–12.4	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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