Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for North Macedonia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for North Macedonia was 2.8. A difference of -0.8 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for North Macedonia were 3 and 2.7 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of North Macedonia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for North Macedonia

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for North Macedonia

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1981	52.9	54.7	51
1982	50.5	52.2	48.7
1983	47.8	49.6	46.1
1984	46.1	47.8	44.3
1985	45.4	47.1	43.6
1986	44.6	46.2	42.9
1987	42.5	44.1	40.8
1988	39.4	41	37.7
1989	36.2	37.8	34.5
1990	33.3	35	31.7
1991	31.2	32.8	29.4
1992	29.7	31.4	27.9
1993	28.1	29.8	26.4
1994	25.5	27	23.9
1995	21.9	23.3	20.5
1996	18.9	20.1	17.6
1997	17.2	18.3	16
1998	16.3	17.5	15.2
1999	15.4	16.5	14.2
2000	14.2	15.2	13.1
2001	13.2	14.1	12.1
2002	12.7	13.7	11.7
2003	12.7	13.7	11.7
2004	12.6	13.6	11.6
2005	12.2	13.1	11.2
2006	11.5	12.4	10.6
2007	10.9	11.7	10.1
2008	10.3	11.1	9.5
2009	9.7	10.4	9
2010	9.2	9.8	8.5
2011	8.9	9.5	8.2
2012	9	9.6	8.4
2013	9.4	10	8.8
2014	9.8	10.5	9.1
2015	9.9	10.6	9.2
2016	9.5	10.2	8.9
2017	8.5	9	8
2018	7.2	7.7	6.8
2019	6.1	6.5	5.7
2020	5.2	5.5	4.9
2021	4.4	4.6	4.1
2022	3.6	3.8	3.4
2023	2.8	3	2.7