Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
9.02 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-49.27 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.61 % change on previous year
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
12,788
What the numbers show
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 9.02 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -49.27 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.61 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.52 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 87,175.0%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 6,072.0%).
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 9.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 313.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Cuba | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 720.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 522.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 534.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 549.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia, Republic of | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 269.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87,175.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovak Republic | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.9042 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominica | 0.8222 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 0.7642 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 0.6716 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 22 | Palestine | 0.6593 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.6461 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 0.5899 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 0.5239 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0.1653 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 0.1439 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 28 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0.133 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.1266 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 0.1062 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | -0.0109 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | -0.0228 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | -0.0563 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | -0.1532 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 35 | United States | -0.1784 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | -0.2931 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | -0.3219 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 643.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Belize | -0.5367 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | -0.5591 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 40 | Liberia | -0.6058 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | -0.6087 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | -0.6218 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands, The | -0.7817 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | -0.8327 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.8872 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Switzerland | -0.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 47 | St. Lucia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,020.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Malawi | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Iceland | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,261.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | falling |
| 54 | Qatar | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.2% | falling |
| 56 | Algeria | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia, Republic of | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 60 | Madagascar, Republic of | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Korea, Republic of | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania, Republic of | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 350.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland, Republic of | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 70 | Grenada | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 388.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 858.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Czech Republic | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,174.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 78 | Seychelles | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 294.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan, Republic of | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas, The | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Palau, Republic of | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Russian Federation | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Kiribati | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 490.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 91 | Cook Islands | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 240.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,288.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo, Republic of | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Angola | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Mexico | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 771.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 102 | Benin | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 104 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Samoa | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 240.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,216.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Thailand | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 108 | Eritrea, The State of | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique, Republic of | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros, Union of the | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 111 | Tonga | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 112 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Malta | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Haiti | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 117 | British Virgin Islands | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,072.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Somalia | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 122 | Guatemala | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 126 | Yemen, Republic of | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 127 | Guyana | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.5% | flat |
| 131 | Montserrat | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 132 | Chad | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Togo | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 135 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Kuwait | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Monaco | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 138 | Pakistan | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 139 | St. Kitts and Nevis | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 406.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia, The | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 141 | Iraq | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Honduras | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Anguilla | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 144 | Tuvalu | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Colombia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 148 | Niue | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 150 | Ghana | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Paraguay | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 153 | Andorra, Principality of | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 154 | Djibouti | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 155 | Central African Republic | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Botswana | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Vietnam | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 158 | El Salvador | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Myanmar | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Cambodia | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Gabon | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 166 | Mali | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 167 | Indonesia | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Nepal | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 169 | Morocco | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Bulgaria | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 173 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Senegal | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.1% | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino, Republic of | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 176 | Estonia, Republic of | -4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 177 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | -4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 179 | India | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 180 | Bolivia | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 181 | Maldives | -4.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 182 | Armenia, Republic of | -4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Belarus, Republic of | -4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 185 | United Arab Emirates | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 186 | Namibia | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Syrian Arab Republic | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 294.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 369.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | -5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Naoero, Republic of | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 191 | China, People's Republic of | -7.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Tunisia | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 885.9% | rising |
| 193 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -8.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Latvia, Republic of | -8.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | -9.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Türkiye, Republic of | -16.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 277.1% | volatile |
| 197 | North Macedonia, Republic of | -18.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 642.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -22.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 277.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Libya | -49.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,241.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.