Infant mortality, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
9.08 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-51.49 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.67 % change on previous year
Years covered
93
1932–2024
Data points
12,986
What the numbers show
Infant mortality, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 9.08 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -51.49 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.67 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.54 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 1,477.6%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 4,310.6%).
Infant mortality, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 9.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 310.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 6.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 555.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Cuba | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 677.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 516.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Croatia | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 756.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,477.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 241.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Moldova | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Palestine | 0.8994 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 0.8281 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Serbia | 0.8263 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominica | 0.8159 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Panama | 0.6912 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.6121 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 0.611 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 0.3854 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 0.2173 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1375 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 0.1115 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 0.0487 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Mauritius | 0.0116 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 0.0079 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | -0.2042 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 35 | United States | -0.2075 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | -0.2313 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.6% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | -0.3859 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | -0.4769 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | -0.5119 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | -0.5491 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 41 | Liberia | -0.596 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | -0.6632 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands | -0.6907 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | -0.7658 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Albania | -0.7879 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Brunei | -0.8404 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,939.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,310.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.9% | falling |
| 52 | Zambia | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.8% | falling |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | falling |
| 58 | Brazil | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Israel | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Madagascar | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.7% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 67 | Philippines | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 270.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Grenada | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 533.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Lithuania | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 581.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,116.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 74 | Vanuatu | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Niger | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,318.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Tajikistan | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 79 | Seychelles | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 314.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cook Islands | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Palau | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 85 | New Zealand | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Russia | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 91 | Kiribati | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 720.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Sudan | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 727.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,731.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 97 | Angola | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Mozambique | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 103 | Mexico | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 104 | Tonga | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,844.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,849.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Somalia | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Jordan | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 112 | Benin | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 113 | Peru | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Micronesia (country) | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | flat |
| 116 | Comoros | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 118 | Samoa | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Malta | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Eritrea | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 125 | Anguilla | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 126 | East Timor | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Burundi | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Guatemala | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Marshall Islands | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Yemen | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 134 | Gambia | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 135 | Guyana | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 402.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 140 | Myanmar | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Montserrat | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 143 | Tuvalu | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 144 | Iran | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 145 | Pakistan | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 146 | Niue | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Monaco | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 148 | Ghana | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 150 | Paraguay | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 151 | Honduras | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Afghanistan | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Tanzania | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Vietnam | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Andorra | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 160 | Indonesia | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Gabon | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 162 | Morocco | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 163 | El Salvador | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Nepal | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 166 | San Marino | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 167 | Lesotho | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bulgaria | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 171 | Laos | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 172 | Cambodia | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Mali | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 174 | Cape Verde | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Senegal | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Estonia | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Bolivia | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 179 | Bhutan | -4.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 180 | Armenia | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 181 | India | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 182 | Belarus | -4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Namibia | -4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Syria | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Azerbaijan | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Nauru | -5.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 190 | Eswatini | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 386.3% | volatile |
| 191 | China | -7.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Tunisia | -7.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,040.9% | rising |
| 193 | North Korea | -8.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Latvia | -8.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | -10.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Turkey | -18.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.9% | volatile |
| 197 | North Macedonia | -18.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 641.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -21.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 273.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Libya | -51.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,277.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.