The global infant mortality rate decreased from 1990 to 2023 and is predicted to continue to fall in the coming decades. In 2023, there were approximately 27.3 infant deaths per 1,000 liver births worldwide, a number that is expected to drop below 10 by 2100. As a result of this, as well as other developments, the world's population increased over the last decades and is predicted to continue to increase in the coming decades.
Projected global infant mortality rate 1990 to 2100
Characteristic
Infant deaths per thousand live births
2100
9.6
2095
10.1
2090
10.7
2085
11.2
2080
11.8
2075
12.6
2070
13.4
2065
14.3
2060
15.3
2055
16.3
2050
17.3
2045
18.4
2040
20
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2024). Projected global infant mortality rate 1990 to 2100. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673449/projected-global-infant-mortality-rate/
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