Infant mortality by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
57
Highest
1,660 Number
Russia
Lowest
2 Number
Iceland
Median
50 Number
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
855
What the numbers show
Infant mortality by age and sex is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1,660 Number in Russia; the lowest is 2 Number in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 50 Number, and the mean is 212.33 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 830.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 43 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 | Russia | 1,660 Number | 2013 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 1 | Russia | 1,660 Number | 2013 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,076 Number | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,076 Number | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1,035 Number | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 874 Number | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Metropolitan France | 665 Number | 2012 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | France | 618 Number | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 304 Number | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 268 Number | 2013 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 252 Number | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 248 Number | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 248 Number | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 185 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 185 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 180 Number | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 126 Number | 2020 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 120 Number | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 112 Number | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 106 Number | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 93 Number | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 73 Number | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 59 Number | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 59 Number | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 53 Number | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 52 Number | 2024 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 52 Number | 2024 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 50 Number | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 50 Number | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 46 Number | 2024 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 45 Number | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 31 | Moldova | 45 Number | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 31 | Georgia | 45 Number | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 41 Number | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 Number | 2012 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Kosovo* | 28 Number | 2019 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 27 Number | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 27 Number | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 37 | Finland | 27 Number | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 26 Number | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Albania | 24 Number | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 42 | Armenia | 22 Number | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Norway | 19 Number | 2020 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 12 Number | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 11 Number | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 11 Number | 2012 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 11 Number | 2018 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 48 | Slovenia | 10 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 48 | Slovenia | 10 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 50 | Lithuania | 9 Number | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 50 | Lithuania | 9 Number | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 5 Number | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 5 Number | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 3 Number | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 3 Number | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 3 Number | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 2 Number | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Germany including former GDR 874 Number