Infant mortality by sex by country
The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .
Countries reporting
195
Highest
7.73 deaths per 100 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
0.1308 deaths per 100 live births
San Marino
Median
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
12,987
What the numbers show
Infant mortality by sex is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 7.73 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.1308 deaths per 100 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.36 deaths per 100 live births, and the mean is 2.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 170 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 91.1%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 75.2%).
Infant mortality by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 6.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 34 | East Timor | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 36 | Comoros | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 42 | Dominica | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Botswana | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 51 | Ghana | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 52 | Laos | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 61 | Fiji | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 63 | Niue | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 66 | India | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Micronesia (country) | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 69 | Egypt | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Syria | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Palestine | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 84 | Indonesia | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 88 | Morocco | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bolivia | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 95 | North Korea | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Seychelles | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Mongolia | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Peru | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 111 | Belize | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 114 | British Virgin Islands | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 0.9774 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 0.9742 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.9683 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 0.9284 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei | 0.9169 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | 0.9071 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 0.9063 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 0.8868 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkey | 0.867 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 0.8643 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Thailand | 0.8555 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Tonga | 0.8551 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Nauru | 0.8444 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.8383 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 0.8315 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.8122 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7616 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.7593 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.7573 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0.7542 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain | 0.7528 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0.687 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.6513 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Chile | 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 144 | United States | 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5897 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 0.5893 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Montserrat | 0.5795 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Maldives | 0.5128 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.5113 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Anguilla | 0.5097 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 152 | Canada | 0.5094 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.5085 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 0.5027 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4884 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.4581 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Russia | 0.4542 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Croatia | 0.4475 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.4415 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 162 | China | 0.4283 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4138 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | 0.3977 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Denmark | 0.3812 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | 0.3716 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 167 | France | 0.3709 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Ireland | 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 0.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Belgium | 0.3468 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Hungary | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | 0.3335 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | 0.3332 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3194 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 0.3056 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Austria | 0.302 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Portugal | 0.2911 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Israel | 0.2863 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 0.2846 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Andorra | 0.2713 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 182 | North Macedonia | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 183 | South Korea | 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Italy | 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Monaco | 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 186 | Czechia | 0.2334 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Latvia | 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Iceland | 0.229 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Norway | 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Sweden | 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Montenegro | 0.2038 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 0.2021 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Finland | 0.2014 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Belarus | 0.2004 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Slovenia | 0.1983 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Japan | 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.1308 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .