Ukraine vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Ukraine and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 2.2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.59 times that in United Kingdom.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Ukraine has been higher since 1973, when it overtook United Kingdom.
In 2023, Ukraine ranked 156 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ukraine at 1 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	Ukraine	United Kingdom	World
2023	5.9	3.7	27.3
2022	6.1	3.8	28.2
2021	5.4	3.9	28.4
2020	6.1	3.7	28.7
2019	6.5	3.9	29.2
2018	6.8	3.8	29.7
2017	7.3	3.9	30.3
2016	7.4	3.8	31.1
2015	7.4	3.9	32.1
2014	7.7	3.8	32.9
2013	7.9	3.8	33.9
2012	8.5	4.1	35
2011	8.9	4.3	36.8
2010	9.1	4.4	37.7
2009	9.6	4.7	39.1
2008	10.2	4.8	40.4
2007	10.5	4.9	42
2006	10.4	5.1	43.7
2005	9.9	5.1	45.4
2004	9.8	5.1	47.2
2003	10.1	5.4	48.8
2002	10.8	5.2	50.6
2001	11.6	5.5	52.2
2000	12.1	5.5	53.7
1999	12.4	5.7	55.5
1998	13	5.7	57.1
1997	13.5	5.8	58.3
1996	14.2	6.2	59.6
1995	14.3	6.1	60.8
1994	14.4	6.1	62
1993	14.1	6.3	62.9
1992	13.9	6.5	64.1
1991	13.3	7.3	64.9
1990	12.9	8	64.9
1989	13.2	8.4	66.2
1988	13.7	9	68
1987	14.4	9.2	68.6
1986	14.8	9.5	70.8
1985	15.3	9.4	72.9
1984	15.6	9.7	74.6
1983	15.9	10.2	76.1
1982	16	10.9	76.6
1981	16.2	11.1	78.7
1980	16.6	12.4	80.6
1979	17.3	13.2	82.5
1978	18	13.6	84.7
1977	18.7	14.1	86.4
1976	18.9	14.2	88.1
1975	18.9	15.6	89.6
1974	17.9	16.4	90.9
1973	17.1	16.7	92.1
1972	16.2	17	93.6
1971	16.5	17.8	96.1
1970	17.2	18.5	96.9
1969	18.1	18.2	98.3
1968	18.4	18.7	100.2
1967	18.5	18.6	103.1
1966	19	19.6	104.9
1965	20.1	19.7	106.4
1964	21.7	21.1	106.1
1963	23.4	21.9	107.7
1962	24.5	22.7	110.2
1961	26.4	22.4	121.5
1960	30.5	23.1	131.8
1959	35.8	23	125.7
1958	41.8	23.5	117.7
1957	46.5	24.3	120
1956	52.6	24.8	121.9
1955	59.8	25.8	124.8
1954	64.8	26.2	127.7
1953	70.7	27.7	130.1
1952	74.8	28.9	132.7
1951	78	30.4	136
1950	79.5	30.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ukraine	United Kingdom	World
2024	5.13.4–9.2	3.63.1–4.3	26.9
2025	4.83–9	3.52.8–4.5	26.4
2026	4.72.9–9.1	3.42.6–4.6	25.9
2027	4.62.7–9.5	3.32.4–4.8	25.4
2028	4.42.6–9.7	3.32.3–4.8	24.9
2029	4.32.5–9.9	3.22.2–4.8	24.5
2030	4.22.3–10	3.12.1–4.8	24
2031	4.12.2–10	32–4.8	23.6
2032	42.1–10.6	2.91.9–4.9	23.2
2033	3.91.9–10.2	2.91.8–4.9	22.8
2034	3.81.8–10.4	2.81.8–4.9	22.3
2035	3.71.8–10.7	2.71.7–4.9	21.9
2036	3.61.7–10.6	2.61.6–4.9	21.5
2037	3.51.6–10.5	2.61.6–4.8	21.1
2038	3.41.5–10.2	2.51.5–4.9	20.8
2039	3.31.5–10.4	2.51.5–4.8	20.4
2040	3.21.5–10.2	2.41.4–4.8	20
2041	3.11.4–10.4	2.31.3–4.7	19.7
2042	31.3–10	2.31.2–4.8	19.4
2043	2.91.3–10.4	2.21.2–4.8	19
2044	2.91.3–9.9	2.21.2–4.8	18.7
2045	2.81.2–9.9	2.11.1–4.8	18.4
2046	2.71.2–9.9	2.11.1–4.6	18.2
2047	2.61.2–9.9	21–4.8	17.9
2048	2.61.1–10.1	21–4.6	17.7
2049	2.51.1–10.1	21–4.6	17.5
2050	2.41–10.2	1.90.9–4.6	17.3
2051	2.41–9.8	1.90.9–4.4	17.1
2052	2.31–9.3	1.80.9–4.3	16.9
2053	2.30.9–9.2	1.80.8–4.2	16.7
2054	2.20.9–9.1	1.80.8–4.2	16.5
2055	2.20.9–9.3	1.70.8–4.2	16.3
2056	2.20.9–9.3	1.70.7–4.1	16.1
2057	2.10.9–9.2	1.60.7–4	15.9
2058	2.10.8–9.6	1.60.7–3.9	15.7
2059	20.8–9.1	1.60.7–3.8	15.5
2060	20.8–8.8	1.60.6–3.8	15.3
2061	20.8–8.9	1.50.6–3.7	15.1
2062	1.90.8–8.5	1.50.6–3.7	14.9
2063	1.90.7–8.3	1.50.5–3.7	14.7
2064	1.80.7–8.4	1.40.5–3.6	14.5
2065	1.80.7–7.9	1.40.5–3.5	14.3
2066	1.80.7–8.2	1.40.5–3.4	14.1
2067	1.70.7–8	1.40.5–3.5	13.9
2068	1.70.6–7.8	1.30.4–3.5	13.8
2069	1.70.6–7.8	1.30.4–3.4	13.6
2070	1.60.6–7.5	1.30.4–3.4	13.4
2071	1.60.6–7.7	1.30.4–3.3	13.2
2072	1.60.6–7.6	1.20.4–3.2	13
2073	1.60.6–7.1	1.20.4–3.2	12.9
2074	1.50.6–7.3	1.20.4–3.2	12.7
2075	1.50.6–7.2	1.20.3–3.2	12.6
2076	1.50.5–6.9	1.10.3–3.1	12.4
2077	1.40.5–7	1.10.3–3.1	12.3
2078	1.40.5–6.8	1.10.3–3.1	12.1
2079	1.40.5–6.9	1.10.3–3.1	12
2080	1.40.5–6.7	1.10.3–3	11.8
2081	1.40.5–6.7	10.3–3	11.7
2082	1.30.4–6.6	10.2–3	11.6
2083	1.30.4–6.6	10.2–3	11.5
2084	1.30.4–6.3	10.2–3	11.4
2085	1.30.4–6.2	10.2–2.9	11.3
2086	1.30.4–5.9	0.90.2–2.8	11.1
2087	1.20.4–6	0.90.2–2.8	11
2088	1.20.4–5.8	0.90.2–2.8	10.9
2089	1.20.4–5.8	0.90.1–2.9	10.8
2090	1.20.4–5.4	0.90.1–2.8	10.7
2091	1.20.4–5.5	0.90.1–2.9	10.6
2092	1.10.3–5.8	0.80.1–2.7	10.5
2093	1.10.3–5.6	0.80.1–2.6	10.4
2094	1.10.3–5.5	0.80.1–2.6	10.3
2095	1.10.3–5.3	0.80.1–2.6	10.1
2096	1.10.3–5.1	0.80.1–2.7	10
2097	1.10.3–5	0.80.1–2.6	9.9
2098	1.10.3–4.9	0.80.1–2.6	9.8
2099	10.3–4.9	0.70.1–2.6	9.7
2100	10.3–5	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time