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Infant mortality2022

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 Republic206.8 per 1,000 births

Top 10

per 1,000 births · 2022
02Somalia
89.2
04Nigeria
70.2
05Niger
68
06Liberia
63.6
07Guinea
62.9
08Zimbabwe
61.6
09Lesotho
59.9
10Chad
59.6

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Infant mortality · 2022 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic206.82022
02Somalia89.22022
03South Sudan71.92022
04Nigeria70.22022
05Niger682022
06Liberia63.62022
07Guinea62.92022
08Zimbabwe61.62022
09Lesotho59.92022
10Chad59.62022
11Sierra Leone58.12022
12Congo - Kinshasa57.62022
13Afghanistan51.62022
14Pakistan51.32022
15Mali51.22022
16Equatorial Guinea50.72022
17Ethiopia48.32022
18Benin47.82022
19Côte d’Ivoire47.42022
20Burkina Faso46.12022
21Mozambique45.92022
21Eswatini45.92022
23Djibouti45.82022
24Guinea-Bissau44.72022
25Madagascar44.12022
26Cameroon42.72022
27Haiti41.32022
28Kiribati40.72022
29Sudan39.82022
30Namibia38.82022
31Malawi38.62022
32Comoros372022
32Togo372022
34Timor-Leste36.72022
35Uganda36.52022
36Yemen362022
37Kenya35.52022
38Zambia35.42022
39Myanmar (Burma)34.92022
40Gambia34.72022
41Botswana34.32022
42Angola33.72022
43Papua New Guinea33.12022
44Dominica32.72022
45Burundi32.42022
46Mauritania32.12022
47Turkmenistan322022
48Senegal31.22022
49Tanzania30.92022
50Rwanda30.52022
51Ghana29.42022
52Laos29.32022
53Dominican Republic29.12022
54Congo - Brazzaville28.52022
55Gabon27.52022
56Eritrea26.22022
57India25.72022
58Guyana24.82022
59Bangladesh24.42022
59Tajikistan24.42022
61South Africa24.32022
62Marshall Islands24.12022
63Nepal23.92022
64Fiji23.22022
65Philippines22.42022
66Egypt21.82022
67Micronesia21.62022
68Iraq21.42022
69Venezuela21.22022
70Algeria202022
71Palau19.42022
72Syria19.12022
73Guatemala18.32022
74Trinidad & Tobago182022
75Cambodia17.72022
76Tuvalu17.62022
77Solomon Islands17.42022
78Grenada16.92022
78Jamaica16.92022
80Indonesia16.32022
81St. Lucia16.22022
82Morocco15.92022
83Bolivia15.62022
83Suriname15.62022
85Paraguay15.52022
86Bhutan15.12022
86Kyrgyzstan15.12022
88Vanuatu14.92022
89St. Kitts & Nevis14.82022
90Moldova14.72022
91North Korea14.32022
92Lebanon14.22022
93Azerbaijan13.92022
93Mauritius13.92022
95Honduras13.62022
96Uzbekistan13.52022
97Seychelles13.42022
98Samoa132022
99Vietnam12.92022
100Mexico12.82022
101Brazil12.62022
101Jordan12.62022
101Nicaragua12.62022
104Palestinian Territories12.32022
105British Virgin Islands12.12022
106Panama11.92022
107Bahamas11.62022
107Mongolia11.62022
107Peru11.62022
110Cape Verde11.52022
110Tunisia11.52022
112Colombia11.22022
112Ecuador11.22022
114St. Vincent & Grenadines11.12022
115Iran112022
116Belize10.92022
117São Tomé & Príncipe9.92022
118Barbados9.62022
119El Salvador9.52022
120Armenia9.32022
121Brunei8.72022
121Nauru8.72022
121Kosovo8.72022
124Costa Rica8.62022
125Oman8.52022
125Türkiye8.52022
127Argentina8.42022
127Libya8.42022
129Albania8.32022
130Thailand8.22022
130Tonga8.22022
132Ukraine82022
133Georgia7.72022
133Kazakhstan7.72022
135Antigua & Barbuda7.42022
135Kuwait7.42022
137Bahrain72022
138Malaysia6.92022
139Cuba6.22022
140Uruguay6.12022
141Chile5.92022
142Bosnia & Herzegovina5.52022
142Sri Lanka5.52022
142United States5.52022
145Romania5.42022
146Maldives5.32022
147Slovakia5.12022
148Bulgaria52022
148Malta52022
148Qatar52022
148Saudi Arabia52022
152China4.82022
153Canada4.62022
153Serbia4.62022
155Russia4.32022
156United Arab Emirates4.22022
156New Zealand4.22022
158United Kingdom42022
159Croatia3.92022
160North Macedonia3.72022
160Poland3.72022
162Switzerland3.52022
163Cyprus3.42022
163France3.42022
163Netherlands3.42022
166Denmark3.32022
166Greece3.32022
166Ireland3.32022
169Australia3.22022
169Belgium3.22022
169Hungary3.22022
169Turks & Caicos Islands3.22022
173Germany3.12022
174Lithuania2.92022
175Austria2.82022
176Israel2.72022
176Portugal2.72022
178Andorra2.62022
178Spain2.62022
178Latvia2.62022
181Italy2.42022
181South Korea2.42022
183Monaco2.32022
184Czechia2.22022
184Iceland2.22022
186Montenegro2.12022
187Belarus22022
187Luxembourg22022
187Norway22022
187Singapore22022
187Sweden22022
192Finland1.92022
192Slovenia1.92022
194Japan1.82022
195Estonia1.72022
196San Marino1.32022

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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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