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Infant mortality2023

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

Top 10

per 1,000 births · 2023
02Nigeria
70.1
03Somalia
67.3
04Niger
66.9
05Liberia
63.6
06Zimbabwe
62.2
07Guinea
61.4
09Lesotho
58.4
10Chad
58

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Infant mortality · 2023 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01South Sudan71.92023
02Nigeria70.12023
03Somalia67.32023
04Niger66.92023
05Liberia63.62023
06Zimbabwe62.22023
07Guinea61.42023
08Central African Republic60.82023
09Lesotho58.42023
10Chad582023
11Congo - Kinshasa57.22023
12Sierra Leone56.32023
13Afghanistan49.92023
14Pakistan49.72023
15Mali49.32023
16Equatorial Guinea49.22023
17Benin46.52023
18Côte d’Ivoire46.22023
19Burkina Faso44.92023
19Mozambique44.92023
21Eswatini44.72023
22Djibouti44.42023
23Sudan442023
24Madagascar43.72023
25Guinea-Bissau43.42023
26Cameroon41.32023
27Haiti40.12023
28Kiribati39.82023
29Ethiopia38.72023
30Malawi38.42023
31Namibia38.32023
32Uganda36.22023
33Comoros362023
34Togo35.92023
35Timor-Leste35.72023
36Zambia352023
37Yemen34.92023
38Kenya34.72023
39Myanmar (Burma)33.82023
40Gambia33.72023
41Botswana33.32023
42Dominica33.12023
43Angola332023
44Papua New Guinea32.22023
45Burundi31.42023
46Turkmenistan31.32023
47Mauritania31.12023
48Rwanda30.12023
49Senegal302023
50Tanzania29.72023
51Dominican Republic28.42023
51Ghana28.42023
53Laos28.22023
54Congo - Brazzaville27.72023
55Gabon26.92023
56Eritrea25.42023
57India24.52023
58Bangladesh24.42023
59South Africa24.32023
60Guyana242023
60Tajikistan242023
62Fiji23.52023
63Marshall Islands23.42023
64Nepal23.12023
65Philippines222023
66Egypt21.32023
67Venezuela21.22023
68Micronesia20.92023
69Iraq20.72023
70Algeria19.72023
71Palau192023
72Syria18.62023
73Guatemala17.72023
74Trinidad & Tobago17.52023
75Cambodia172023
75Tuvalu172023
77Solomon Islands16.92023
78Palestinian Territories16.82023
79Grenada16.72023
79Jamaica16.72023
81Libya16.32023
82St. Lucia162023
83Indonesia15.72023
84Morocco15.32023
85Suriname15.22023
86Kyrgyzstan152023
86Paraguay152023
88Bolivia14.92023
88Moldova14.92023
90Lebanon14.72023
90Vanuatu14.72023
92North Korea14.52023
93St. Kitts & Nevis14.42023
94Bhutan14.32023
95Mauritius13.82023
96Azerbaijan13.22023
96Honduras13.22023
98Seychelles13.12023
98Uzbekistan13.12023
100Samoa12.62023
101Brazil12.42023
101Mexico12.42023
101Vietnam12.42023
104Jordan12.32023
105Nicaragua122023
106Panama11.92023
107British Virgin Islands11.72023
108Mongolia11.42023
109Bahamas11.32023
109Peru11.32023
111Ecuador11.12023
112Cape Verde112023
113Belize10.92023
114Colombia10.82023
115St. Vincent & Grenadines10.72023
116Iran10.62023
117Tunisia10.52023
118Türkiye9.82023
119São Tomé & Príncipe9.52023
120Barbados9.42023
121El Salvador9.22023
122Armenia8.92023
123Costa Rica8.82023
124Brunei8.72023
125Oman8.42023
126Albania8.32023
126Kosovo8.32023
128Argentina8.22023
128Nauru8.22023
130Tonga82023
131Thailand7.92023
132Ukraine7.82023
133Georgia7.62023
133Kazakhstan7.62023
135Antigua & Barbuda7.22023
135Bahrain7.22023
135Kuwait7.22023
138Malaysia6.92023
139Cuba6.52023
140Uruguay6.12023
141Chile5.92023
142Romania5.62023
143United States5.52023
144Bosnia & Herzegovina5.32023
144Sri Lanka5.32023
146Slovakia5.22023
147Maldives52023
148Qatar4.92023
149Bulgaria4.82023
149Malta4.82023
149Saudi Arabia4.82023
152Canada4.72023
153Serbia4.52023
154China4.42023
155Russia4.22023
156United Kingdom4.12023
156New Zealand4.12023
158United Arab Emirates42023
158Croatia42023
160Cyprus3.82023
161Poland3.72023
162Switzerland3.42023
162Denmark3.42023
162France3.42023
162Ireland3.42023
162Netherlands3.42023
167Greece3.32023
168Belgium3.22023
168Hungary3.22023
170Australia3.12023
170Germany3.12023
170Turks & Caicos Islands3.12023
173North Macedonia32023
174Lithuania2.92023
175Austria2.82023
176Israel2.72023
176Portugal2.72023
178Spain2.62023
179Andorra2.52023
180South Korea2.42023
180Latvia2.42023
182Italy2.32023
182Monaco2.32023
184Czechia2.12023
184Iceland2.12023
184Singapore2.12023
187Montenegro22023
187Norway22023
187Sweden22023
190Belarus1.92023
190Finland1.92023
190Luxembourg1.92023
190Slovenia1.92023
194Japan1.82023
195Estonia1.62023
196San Marino1.32023

How this ranking works

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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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