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Infant mortality2019

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 territoryCentral African Republic128.9 per 1,000 births

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per 1,000 births · 2019

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Infant mortality · 2019 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic128.92019
02Somalia752019
03South Sudan71.92019
04Niger69.32019
05Nigeria69.12019
06Guinea672019
07Chad64.62019
08Sierra Leone642019
09Lesotho63.52019
10Liberia63.32019
11Mali57.62019
12Afghanistan56.62019
13Congo - Kinshasa56.52019
14Pakistan56.32019
15Zimbabwe55.82019
16Equatorial Guinea55.72019
17Benin51.82019
17Côte d’Ivoire51.82019
19Burkina Faso50.22019
19Djibouti50.22019
21Mozambique49.22019
22Guinea-Bissau48.62019
23Eswatini47.62019
24Cameroon46.92019
25Haiti44.72019
26Madagascar44.12019
27Sudan43.42019
28Kiribati42.92019
29Namibia42.82019
30Ethiopia40.82019
31Togo40.22019
32Comoros39.82019
33Timor-Leste39.62019
34Yemen392019
35Myanmar (Burma)38.42019
36Malawi38.32019
37Gambia38.22019
38Botswana37.42019
39Kenya372019
40Uganda36.92019
41Papua New Guinea36.22019
42Zambia36.12019
43Burundi35.72019
44Angola35.52019
45Mauritania34.92019
46Senegal34.82019
47Tanzania34.52019
48Turkmenistan33.92019
49Laos33.32019
50Congo - Brazzaville33.22019
51Ghana32.92019
52Rwanda31.72019
53Dominican Republic30.92019
54Dominica30.62019
55Gabon30.12019
56India29.82019
57Eritrea28.72019
58Guyana27.12019
58Nepal27.12019
60Marshall Islands26.22019
61Bangladesh25.42019
62South Africa25.12019
63Tajikistan252019
64Micronesia23.72019
65Iraq23.52019
66Egypt22.92019
67Philippines22.62019
68Venezuela21.22019
69Syria21.12019
70Algeria20.72019
71Fiji20.32019
72Guatemala20.22019
73Cambodia20.12019
74Palau19.82019
75Tuvalu19.42019
76Trinidad & Tobago19.22019
77Solomon Islands18.72019
78Indonesia18.52019
79Bolivia18.42019
80Bhutan17.92019
81Morocco17.82019
82Jamaica17.22019
83Suriname17.12019
84Paraguay172019
85Grenada16.82019
86St. Lucia16.62019
87Azerbaijan16.52019
88Bahamas162019
88Kyrgyzstan162019
90St. Kitts & Nevis15.92019
91Vanuatu15.12019
92Honduras14.92019
92Uzbekistan14.92019
92Samoa14.92019
95Tunisia14.42019
96North Korea14.32019
97Moldova14.12019
97Vietnam14.12019
99Mauritius142019
100Jordan13.72019
100Mexico13.72019
102Palestinian Territories13.62019
102Seychelles13.62019
104Cape Verde13.22019
105British Virgin Islands132019
106Brazil12.92019
107Mongolia12.82019
107St. Vincent & Grenadines12.82019
109Lebanon12.62019
109Nicaragua12.62019
109Panama12.62019
112Peru12.52019
113Colombia12.32019
114Iran12.12019
115Ecuador11.72019
116Belize11.42019
117São Tomé & Príncipe11.32019
118Nauru11.12019
119Armenia10.72019
120Barbados10.62019
120El Salvador10.62019
122Kosovo10.22019
123Türkiye9.42019
124Libya9.22019
125Brunei92019
126Argentina8.92019
126Thailand8.92019
128Tonga8.82019
129Oman8.72019
130Ukraine8.32019
131Georgia8.22019
132Kazakhstan8.12019
133Albania82019
133Antigua & Barbuda82019
135Costa Rica7.92019
136Kuwait7.62019
137Malaysia6.82019
138Bahrain6.52019
139Maldives6.42019
140North Macedonia6.32019
141Sri Lanka6.22019
141Uruguay6.22019
143Chile62019
143China62019
145Bosnia & Herzegovina5.92019
146Saudi Arabia5.72019
147Romania5.62019
148Bulgaria5.52019
148United States5.52019
150Cuba5.42019
150Malta5.42019
150Qatar5.42019
153United Arab Emirates52019
153Slovakia52019
155Russia4.82019
155Serbia4.82019
157Canada4.52019
158New Zealand4.42019
159Croatia42019
160United Kingdom3.82019
160Poland3.82019
162Turks & Caicos Islands3.62019
163Switzerland3.52019
163Greece3.52019
163Netherlands3.52019
166Hungary3.42019
167Belgium3.32019
167Denmark3.32019
167France3.32019
167Lithuania3.32019
167Latvia3.32019
172Australia3.22019
173Germany3.12019
174Ireland32019
175Andorra2.92019
175Austria2.92019
175Israel2.92019
178Portugal2.82019
179Spain2.62019
179Italy2.62019
179South Korea2.62019
179Monaco2.62019
179Montenegro2.62019
184Cyprus2.52019
185Belarus2.42019
185Czechia2.42019
187Sweden2.22019
188Iceland2.12019
189Luxembourg22019
189Norway22019
189Singapore22019
189Slovenia22019
193Estonia1.92019
193Finland1.92019
195Japan1.82019
196San Marino1.52019

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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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  "name": "Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)",
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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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