Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
213
Highest
71.87
South Sudan
Lowest
1.21
San Marino
Median
12.08
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,850
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 71.87 in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.21 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.08, and the mean is 18.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 185 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 90.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 75.0%).
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 71.87 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 69.77 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 65.62 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 65.4 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.25 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 62.44 | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 59.82 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 58.83 | 2024 | down 42.1% | flat |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.42 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 56.34 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 56.26 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 54.6 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 48.31 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 48.21 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 47.52 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 45.19 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.82 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.82 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mozambique | 43.72 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 43.63 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 22 | Djibouti | 43 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 42.97 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 24 | Sudan | 42.91 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 42.22 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.07 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 27 | Cameroon | 40.25 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 28 | Haiti | 38.99 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 29 | Kiribati | 38.81 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 37.96 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 36.41 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 32 | Uganda | 35.95 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 33 | Comoros | 35.02 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 34 | Togo | 34.83 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 35 | East Timor | 34.63 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 34.63 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 37 | Zambia | 34.61 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 34.49 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 39 | Kenya | 34.15 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 40 | Yemen | 33.85 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 41 | Dominica | 33.35 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 32.8 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 32.7 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 44 | Angola | 32.13 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 32.1 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 31.28 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 47 | Burundi | 30.5 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 30.45 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 30.22 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 29.37 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 51 | Senegal | 28.89 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.71 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 27.71 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 54 | Ghana | 27.52 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 55 | Laos | 27.16 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.16 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 57 | Congo | 26.98 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 58 | Gabon | 25.93 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 59 | Eritrea | 24.7 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 24.44 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 24.21 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 62 | Fiji | 23.52 | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 23.48 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 64 | India | 23.35 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 23.24 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 66 | Marshall Islands | 22.68 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 67 | Nepal | 22.24 | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 68 | Niue | 22.21 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 69 | Philippines | 21.66 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 70 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21.17 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 20.83 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 72 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 20.3 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 73 | Iraq | 20.14 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 74 | Algeria | 19.46 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 75 | Palau | 18.57 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 76 | Syria | 17.67 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.67 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 17.19 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.02 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 80 | State of Palestine | 16.96 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 81 | Tuvalu | 16.5 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 82 | Grenada | 16.44 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 16.39 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 16.38 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 16.37 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 15.84 | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 15.25 | 2024 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 88 | Indonesia | 15.17 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 89 | Moldova | 15.1 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 15.1 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.76 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 92 | Suriname | 14.76 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 93 | Morocco | 14.73 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 94 | Paraguay | 14.53 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 14.43 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14.23 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.95 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 98 | Mauritius | 13.82 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 99 | Bhutan | 13.69 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 100 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13.32 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Seychelles | 12.87 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 12.76 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 103 | Honduras | 12.75 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 12.49 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 105 | Brazil | 12.26 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 106 | Samoa | 12.26 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 107 | Mexico | 12.08 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 108 | Vietnam | 12.01 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 12.01 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 110 | Panama | 11.97 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | 11.95 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 11.39 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 113 | Cook Islands | 11.31 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 11.23 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 115 | Bahamas | 11.09 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 10.98 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 117 | Ecuador | 10.95 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 10.79 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 10.63 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 120 | Colombia | 10.49 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 121 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.32 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.23 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 123 | Tunisia | 9.75 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 9.44 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.17 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 9.08 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 127 | Barbados | 9.05 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 128 | El Salvador | 8.84 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 129 | Brunei | 8.59 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.59 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 131 | Armenia | 8.49 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 132 | Oman | 8.29 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 8.25 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 134 | Turkey | 8.03 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 134 | Türkiye | 8.03 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 136 | Argentina | 8.02 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 137 | Kosovo | 8 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Libya | 7.89 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 139 | Tonga | 7.77 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 140 | Thailand | 7.73 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 141 | Nauru | 7.72 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 141 | Naoero | 7.72 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 143 | Ukraine | 7.63 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 144 | Georgia | 7.45 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 7.42 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahrain | 7.31 | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.05 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 148 | Kuwait | 7.02 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 149 | Malaysia | 6.98 | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 150 | Cuba | 6.81 | 2024 | up 42.2% | flat |
| 151 | Uruguay | 6.17 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 152 | Montserrat | 6.06 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 153 | Romania | 6 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 154 | Chile | 5.8 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 155 | United States | 5.48 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.48 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 157 | Slovakia | 5.32 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 158 | Anguilla | 5.2 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 5.17 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 160 | Qatar | 4.84 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 161 | Maldives | 4.75 | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Canada | 4.72 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 163 | Malta | 4.7 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 4.66 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 165 | Bulgaria | 4.65 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 166 | Serbia | 4.59 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 4.13 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.13 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 169 | Russia | 4.13 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 169 | Russian Federation | 4.13 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 171 | Croatia | 4.12 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 172 | Cyprus | 4.11 | 2024 | up 90.5% | falling |
| 173 | China | 4.08 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 174 | New Zealand | 4.02 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 3.78 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 176 | Poland | 3.61 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 177 | Denmark | 3.53 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 178 | Ireland | 3.43 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 179 | France | 3.43 | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 180 | Switzerland | 3.42 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 181 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.4 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 182 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.24 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 183 | Greece | 3.24 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 184 | Belgium | 3.14 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 185 | Germany | 3.12 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 186 | Australia | 3.09 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 187 | Hungary | 3.07 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.05 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 189 | Lithuania | 2.83 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 190 | Austria | 2.8 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 191 | Portugal | 2.67 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 192 | Israel | 2.66 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 193 | Spain | 2.62 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 194 | North Macedonia | 2.46 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 195 | Andorra | 2.42 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 196 | South Korea | 2.33 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 196 | Republic of Korea | 2.33 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 198 | Italy | 2.29 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Monaco | 2.21 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 200 | Singapore | 2.2 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 201 | Latvia | 2.15 | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 202 | Iceland | 2.12 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 203 | Czechia | 2.1 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 204 | Norway | 2.04 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 205 | Sweden | 1.96 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 206 | Montenegro | 1.93 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Finland | 1.87 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 208 | Luxembourg | 1.87 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 209 | Slovenia | 1.84 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 210 | Japan | 1.82 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 211 | Belarus | 1.8 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Estonia | 1.53 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 213 | San Marino | 1.21 | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 47.28
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 40.68
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 38.36
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 28.8
- Southern Asia 28.49
- Central and Southern Asia 27.82
- World 27.68
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 27.46
- Northern Africa 25.64
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 21.54
- Western Asia 17.45
- South-eastern Asia 16.93
- Oceania 15.19
- Central Asia 14.76
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13.29
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 10.57
- United States of America 5.48
- Northern America 5.41
- Europe and Northern America 4.39
- Eastern Asia 4.22
- Europe 3.74