Infant mortality by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
1,660
Russian Federation
Lowest
2
Iceland
Median
50
Years covered
18
2007β2024
Data points
683
What the numbers show
Infant mortality by age and sex is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 1,660 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 2 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 50, and the mean is 172.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 830.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 333.3%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 82.8%).
Infant mortality by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 1,660 | 2013 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,076 | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 874 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 4 | Metropolitan France | 665 | 2012 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | France | 618 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 304 | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 268 | 2013 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 252 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 248 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 185 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 11 | Switzerland | 180 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 126 | 2020 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 120 | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 112 | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 106 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 93 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 73 | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 59 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 59 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 53 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 52 | 2024 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 50 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 50 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 46 | 2024 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 25 | Republic of Moldova | 45 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 45 | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 41 | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 | 2012 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo* | 28 | 2019 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 27 | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 27 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 26 | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 24 | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 22 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 19 | 2020 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 12 | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 11 | 2012 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 37 | Belarus | 11 | 2018 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 10 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 9 | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 5 | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 3 | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Iceland | 2 | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |