๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Infant Mortality Rate of Western Asia

16.57
Infant Mortality Rate
93,735
Infant Deaths
1,413,108
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Western Asia is 16.5653 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -6.45% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 17.7078 and 99,947 infants died for the year. In the future, Western Asia's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 3.4701 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Western Asia's infant mortality rate by -79.05% from today's standard. This positive trend of Western Asia's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Western Asia (1950-2024)

Western Asia has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 195.6364 to 16.5653 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -91.53% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 195.6364 443,268 1,107,670
1951 192.9625 453,570 1,124,822
1952 189.9891 460,498 1,139,263
1953 186.7775 457,333 1,143,625
1954 183.0254 479,838 1,169,969
1955 178.8175 462,268 1,161,426
1956 174.6416 459,212 1,156,345
1957 171.0238 459,904 1,167,169
1958 166.7356 457,033 1,173,890
1959 162.2048 456,386 1,169,370
1960 157.7245 454,933 1,162,481
1961 153.3667 452,553 1,157,325
1962 148.9543 455,950 1,164,804
1963 144.7374 451,210 1,167,832
1964 140.5777 445,792 1,163,490
1965 136.4653 437,916 1,156,870
1966 132.5022 429,584 1,154,766
1967 128.5631 429,062 1,159,937
1968 124.462 421,762 1,158,004
1969 120.2947 423,749 1,159,708
1970 115.942 407,564 1,146,937
1971 111.9478 403,037 1,137,236
1972 108.3844 399,616 1,133,519
1973 104.6031 392,455 1,153,896
1974 100.8045 384,779 1,140,403
1975 97.0783 375,531 1,143,483
1976 94.4336 369,901 1,185,645
1977 89.5178 359,938 1,129,783
1978 85.7625 350,342 1,117,895
1979 82.274 340,983 1,105,531
1980 78.6047 331,197 1,114,165
1981 75.2627 322,151 1,126,059
1982 72.7635 316,079 1,161,467
1983 68.0538 300,849 1,095,135
1984 64.821 292,094 1,089,781
1985 61.8672 283,141 1,085,905
1986 59.2142 274,159 1,094,834
1987 56.8813 266,149 1,082,359
1988 55.4259 262,767 1,135,737
1989 53.6022 256,628 1,111,706
1990 51.5844 248,768 1,115,899
1991 49.2047 236,737 1,070,674
1992 46.8152 226,220 1,049,671
1993 45.0805 219,747 1,053,119
1994 43.3861 214,398 1,063,372
1995 41.7715 207,372 1,065,604
1996 39.9725 199,442 1,066,077
1997 38.3709 191,815 1,073,080
1998 36.6768 183,945 1,076,654
1999 35.2537 177,296 1,087,838
2000 33.5173 168,662 1,062,368
2001 31.9428 162,347 1,058,059
2002 30.5543 153,652 1,055,633
2003 29.2662 147,302 1,071,698
2004 28.0595 142,939 1,085,253
2005 26.9427 138,953 1,096,957
2006 25.7798 135,777 1,122,897
2007 24.5099 131,757 1,127,613
2008 23.3988 128,459 1,126,754
2009 22.5773 126,094 1,121,674
2010 21.903 124,460 1,132,381
2011 21.44 124,039 1,164,039
2012 21.653 126,887 1,224,153
2013 21.4923 126,824 1,256,124
2014 20.9149 123,917 1,275,130
2015 20.3046 119,684 1,290,850
2016 19.7509 115,250 1,316,423
2017 18.9831 109,675 1,295,437
2018 18.854 107,822 1,304,798
2019 18.606 106,170 1,315,757
2020 18.2614 104,042 1,578,021
2021 18.2383 103,014 1,598,516
2022 17.5946 99,133 1,453,175
2023 17.7078 99,947 1,432,283
2024 16.5653 93,735 1,413,108

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Western Asia (2024-2100)

Western Asia's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 16.5653 to an average of 3.4701 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -79.05% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 16.5653 93,735 1,413,108
2025 16.1861 91,853 1,446,357
2026 15.8354 90,186 1,481,053
2027 15.4773 88,368 1,516,585
2028 15.1278 86,740 1,553,534
2029 14.7906 85,126 1,591,976
2030 14.4618 83,540 1,631,879
2031 14.1339 81,887 1,672,886
2032 13.8185 80,445 1,715,472
2033 13.4911 78,605 1,758,834
2034 13.1416 76,756 1,804,375
2035 12.8046 74,907 1,851,494
2036 12.4837 73,104 1,900,190
2037 12.1533 71,353 1,950,485
2038 11.8549 69,602 2,002,229
2039 11.5539 67,889 2,056,039
2040 11.2773 66,321 2,111,145
2041 10.9656 64,541 2,167,727
2042 10.6904 62,808 2,225,956
2043 10.4408 61,387 2,285,202
2044 10.1633 59,586 2,345,418
2045 9.9183 58,089 2,407,623
2046 9.6857 56,641 2,470,520
2047 9.4478 55,077 2,534,238
2048 9.2364 53,663 2,599,407
2049 9.0199 52,321 2,665,120
2050 8.8306 51,081 2,730,705
2051 8.6415 49,721 2,797,681
2052 8.4582 48,612 2,864,925
2053 8.2628 47,286 2,931,819
2054 8.0895 46,115 2,999,087
2055 7.9275 45,017 3,067,412
2056 7.7703 44,030 3,134,911
2057 7.6071 42,980 3,201,603
2058 7.4412 41,995 3,268,595
2059 7.2722 40,828 3,334,478
2060 7.123 39,842 3,400,629
2061 6.9644 38,840 3,466,022
2062 6.8111 37,930 3,529,883
2063 6.6526 36,883 3,593,254
2064 6.5074 35,951 3,654,448
2065 6.3624 35,051 3,713,865
2066 6.2245 34,256 3,771,553
2067 6.095 33,450 3,826,578
2068 5.9748 32,689 3,879,690
2069 5.8608 31,954 3,930,169
2070 5.7472 31,258 3,978,505
2071 5.6455 30,656 4,024,426
2072 5.5443 30,030 4,067,556
2073 5.4389 29,375 4,107,734
2074 5.3308 28,675 4,145,053
2075 5.238 28,115 4,180,957
2076 5.1358 27,410 4,212,591
2077 5.0443 26,765 4,242,830
2078 4.953 26,168 4,272,547
2079 4.8633 25,575 4,299,300
2080 4.7741 25,006 4,324,888
2081 4.6841 24,465 4,349,391
2082 4.603 23,935 4,371,802
2083 4.5264 23,439 4,395,689
2084 4.4491 22,922 4,416,542
2085 4.3763 22,444 4,437,925
2086 4.3073 21,981 4,459,252
2087 4.2396 21,531 4,479,920
2088 4.1792 21,088 4,501,646
2089 4.1115 20,666 4,522,330
2090 4.0473 20,257 4,544,124
2091 3.9826 19,829 4,567,647
2092 3.919 19,386 4,589,676
2093 3.8551 18,973 4,612,694
2094 3.7934 18,557 4,636,139
2095 3.7336 18,189 4,659,698
2096 3.6818 17,864 4,683,432
2097 3.6275 17,496 4,706,426
2098 3.5706 17,134 4,730,069
2099 3.5202 16,821 4,753,465
2100 3.4701 16,508 4,778,312

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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