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Infant mortality2021

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 Republic96.3 per 1,000 births

Top 10

per 1,000 births · 2021
03Somalia
70.9
04Nigeria
69.9
05Niger
68.7
06Guinea
64.4
07Liberia
63.5
08Chad
61.3
09Lesotho
61.1

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Infant mortality · 2021 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic96.32021
02South Sudan71.92021
03Somalia70.92021
04Nigeria69.92021
05Niger68.72021
06Guinea64.42021
07Liberia63.52021
08Chad61.32021
09Lesotho61.12021
10Sierra Leone59.92021
11Zimbabwe59.82021
12Congo - Kinshasa57.62021
13Mali53.32021
14Afghanistan53.22021
15Pakistan532021
16Equatorial Guinea52.22021
17Ethiopia49.92021
18Benin49.12021
19Côte d’Ivoire48.72021
20Burkina Faso47.42021
21Djibouti47.32021
22Mozambique47.12021
23Eswatini46.22021
24Guinea-Bissau45.92021
25Madagascar44.42021
26Cameroon44.12021
27Haiti42.52021
28Kiribati41.62021
29Sudan412021
30Namibia40.42021
31Malawi38.32021
32Comoros382021
32Togo382021
34Timor-Leste37.72021
35Yemen36.92021
36Uganda36.42021
37Kenya362021
37Myanmar (Burma)362021
39Gambia35.92021
40Zambia35.62021
41Botswana35.42021
42Angola34.42021
43Papua New Guinea34.12021
44Burundi33.52021
45Mauritania332021
46Turkmenistan32.72021
47Senegal32.52021
48Dominica32.12021
48Tanzania32.12021
50Rwanda30.92021
51Ghana30.52021
51Laos30.52021
53Dominican Republic29.82021
54Congo - Brazzaville29.42021
55Gabon28.52021
56Eritrea272021
56India272021
58Guyana25.52021
59Nepal24.92021
60Marshall Islands24.82021
61Tajikistan24.72021
62Bangladesh24.52021
63South Africa24.32021
64Fiji22.62021
64Philippines22.62021
66Micronesia22.32021
67Egypt22.22021
68Iraq22.12021
69Venezuela21.22021
70Algeria20.22021
71Palau19.62021
72Syria19.32021
73Guatemala18.92021
74Cambodia18.42021
74Trinidad & Tobago18.42021
76Tuvalu18.22021
77Solomon Islands17.82021
78Jamaica17.12021
79Grenada172021
79Indonesia172021
81Morocco16.52021
82Bolivia16.42021
83St. Lucia16.32021
84Suriname16.22021
85Paraguay162021
86Bhutan15.92021
87Kyrgyzstan15.32021
88St. Kitts & Nevis15.22021
89Vanuatu15.12021
90Azerbaijan14.72021
91Moldova14.52021
92Mauritius14.12021
92North Korea14.12021
94Honduras142021
95Uzbekistan13.92021
96Lebanon13.62021
97Seychelles13.52021
98Vietnam13.32021
98Samoa13.32021
100Mexico13.12021
101Jordan132021
102Palestinian Territories12.82021
103Brazil12.72021
104Nicaragua12.52021
104Tunisia12.52021
106British Virgin Islands12.42021
107Cape Verde122021
107Panama122021
109Peru11.92021
110Mongolia11.82021
111Bahamas11.72021
111St. Vincent & Grenadines11.72021
113Colombia11.52021
114Iran11.42021
115Ecuador11.32021
116Belize112021
117São Tomé & Príncipe10.32021
118Barbados9.92021
119El Salvador9.82021
120Armenia9.72021
121Nauru9.42021
122Kosovo9.12021
123Brunei8.82021
123Türkiye8.82021
125Libya8.72021
126Oman8.62021
127Argentina8.52021
127Tonga8.52021
129Thailand8.42021
130Albania8.32021
130Costa Rica8.32021
132Ukraine82021
133Georgia7.92021
133Kazakhstan7.92021
135Antigua & Barbuda7.62021
136Kuwait7.52021
137Bahrain6.82021
137Malaysia6.82021
139Uruguay6.12021
140Cuba5.92021
141Chile5.82021
141Sri Lanka5.82021
143Bosnia & Herzegovina5.72021
144Maldives5.62021
145United States5.52021
146Romania5.32021
147Bulgaria5.22021
147Saudi Arabia5.22021
149China5.12021
149Malta5.12021
149Qatar5.12021
152Slovakia52021
153Canada4.62021
153Serbia4.62021
155United Arab Emirates4.42021
155North Macedonia4.42021
155Russia4.42021
158New Zealand4.32021
159United Kingdom3.92021
159Croatia3.92021
161Poland3.72021
162Switzerland3.52021
162Netherlands3.52021
164France3.42021
164Greece3.42021
166Denmark3.32021
166Hungary3.32021
166Turks & Caicos Islands3.32021
169Australia3.22021
169Belgium3.22021
169Ireland3.22021
172Germany3.12021
173Cyprus32021
173Lithuania32021
175Latvia2.92021
176Austria2.82021
176Israel2.82021
178Andorra2.72021
178Portugal2.72021
180Spain2.62021
181Italy2.52021
181South Korea2.52021
183Monaco2.42021
184Czechia2.32021
184Montenegro2.32021
186Belarus2.12021
186Iceland2.12021
186Sweden2.12021
189Luxembourg22021
189Singapore22021
191Finland1.92021
191Norway1.92021
191Slovenia1.92021
194Estonia1.82021
194Japan1.82021
196San Marino1.42021

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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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