Infant deaths by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
71,271
Sudan
Lowest
142
Bahrain
Median
2,521
Years covered
74
1951β2024
Data points
1,379
What the numbers show
Infant deaths is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 71,271 in Sudan; the lowest is 142 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,521, and the mean is 12,730.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 502.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 13.7%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 54.6%).
Infant deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 71,271 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 50,279 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 46,799 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 23,456 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 17,336 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11,969 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,639 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 9,215 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 2,815 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 2,574 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 2,468 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1,615 | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 1,414 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Djibouti | 1,033 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 15 | Libya | 968 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 720 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 401 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 18 | Kuwait | 342 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 142 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 19 | Bahrain | 142 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.62 million
- MENA Programme Region 254,598
- MENA Reporting Region 182,751