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Infant mortality2024

Infant mortality rate: deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data196 / 217No observation: 21
First-ranked country or territorySouth Sudan71.9 per 1,000 births

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per 1,000 births · 2024

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Infant mortality · 2024 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01South Sudan71.92024
02Nigeria69.82024
03Niger65.62024
04Somalia65.42024
05Liberia63.22024
06Zimbabwe62.42024
07Guinea59.82024
08Central African Republic58.82024
09Congo - Kinshasa56.42024
10Lesotho56.32024
10Chad56.32024
12Sierra Leone54.62024
13Afghanistan48.32024
14Pakistan48.22024
15Equatorial Guinea47.62024
16Mali47.52024
17Benin45.22024
18Côte d’Ivoire44.82024
19Mozambique43.72024
20Burkina Faso43.62024
21Djibouti432024
21Madagascar432024
23Sudan42.92024
24Eswatini42.22024
25Guinea-Bissau42.12024
26Cameroon40.22024
27Haiti392024
28Kiribati38.82024
29Malawi382024
30Namibia36.42024
31Uganda35.92024
32Comoros352024
33Togo34.82024
34Timor-Leste34.62024
34Zambia34.62024
36Ethiopia34.52024
37Kenya34.22024
38Yemen33.82024
39Dominica33.32024
40Myanmar (Burma)32.82024
41Gambia32.72024
42Angola32.12024
42Botswana32.12024
44Papua New Guinea31.32024
45Burundi30.52024
46Turkmenistan30.42024
47Mauritania30.22024
48Rwanda29.42024
49Senegal28.92024
50Tanzania28.72024
51Dominican Republic27.72024
52Ghana27.52024
53Laos27.22024
54Congo - Brazzaville272024
55Gabon25.92024
56Eritrea24.72024
57Bangladesh24.42024
58South Africa24.22024
59Fiji23.52024
59Tajikistan23.52024
61India23.32024
62Guyana23.22024
63Marshall Islands22.72024
64Nepal22.22024
65Philippines21.72024
66Venezuela21.22024
67Egypt20.82024
68Micronesia20.32024
69Iraq20.12024
70Algeria19.52024
71Palau18.62024
72Syria17.72024
73Guatemala17.22024
74Palestinian Territories172024
74Trinidad & Tobago172024
76Tuvalu16.52024
77Grenada16.42024
77Jamaica16.42024
77Cambodia16.42024
77Solomon Islands16.42024
81St. Lucia15.82024
82Lebanon15.32024
83Indonesia15.22024
84Moldova15.12024
85Kyrgyzstan14.82024
85Suriname14.82024
87Morocco14.72024
88Paraguay14.52024
89Vanuatu14.42024
90Bolivia14.22024
91St. Kitts & Nevis13.92024
92Mauritius13.82024
93Bhutan13.72024
94North Korea13.32024
95Seychelles12.92024
96Honduras12.82024
96Uzbekistan12.82024
98Azerbaijan12.52024
99Brazil12.32024
99Samoa12.32024
101Mexico12.12024
102Jordan122024
102Panama122024
102Vietnam122024
105British Virgin Islands11.42024
106Mongolia11.22024
107Bahamas11.12024
108Peru112024
109Ecuador10.92024
110Belize10.82024
111Cape Verde10.62024
112Colombia10.52024
113Iran10.32024
114St. Vincent & Grenadines10.22024
115Tunisia9.72024
116Nicaragua9.42024
117São Tomé & Príncipe9.22024
118Barbados9.12024
118Costa Rica9.12024
120El Salvador8.82024
121Brunei8.62024
122Armenia8.52024
123Albania8.32024
123Oman8.32024
125Argentina82024
125Türkiye82024
125Kosovo82024
128Libya7.92024
129Tonga7.82024
130Nauru7.72024
130Thailand7.72024
132Ukraine7.62024
133Georgia7.52024
134Kazakhstan7.42024
135Bahrain7.32024
136Antigua & Barbuda72024
136Kuwait72024
136Malaysia72024
139Cuba6.82024
140Uruguay6.22024
141Romania62024
142Chile5.82024
143Bosnia & Herzegovina5.52024
143United States5.52024
145Slovakia5.32024
146Sri Lanka5.22024
147Qatar4.82024
148Canada4.72024
148Maldives4.72024
148Malta4.72024
148Saudi Arabia4.72024
152Bulgaria4.62024
152Serbia4.62024
154China4.12024
154Cyprus4.12024
154United Kingdom4.12024
154Croatia4.12024
154Russia4.12024
159New Zealand42024
160United Arab Emirates3.82024
161Poland3.62024
162Denmark3.52024
163Switzerland3.42024
163France3.42024
163Ireland3.42024
163Netherlands3.42024
167Greece3.22024
168Australia3.12024
168Belgium3.12024
168Germany3.12024
168Hungary3.12024
172Turks & Caicos Islands32024
173Austria2.82024
173Lithuania2.82024
175Israel2.72024
175Portugal2.72024
177Spain2.62024
178North Macedonia2.52024
179Andorra2.42024
180Italy2.32024
180South Korea2.32024
182Latvia2.22024
182Monaco2.22024
182Singapore2.22024
185Czechia2.12024
185Iceland2.12024
187Norway22024
187Sweden22024
189Finland1.92024
189Luxembourg1.92024
189Montenegro1.92024
192Belarus1.82024
192Japan1.82024
192Slovenia1.82024
195Estonia1.52024
196San Marino1.22024

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No observation (21)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Infant mortality rate: deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births.
Unit
per 1,000 births
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
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Original metadata
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

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  "sourceNote": "Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.",
  "sourceOrganization": "UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org;\nWorld Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;\nWorld Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;\nUnited Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division",
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