Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest) by country
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years...
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 91 lowest in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 18 lowest in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 47 lowest, and the mean is 49.27 lowest.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 91 lowest | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 83 lowest | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 78 lowest | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea | 77 lowest | 2018 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 4 | Mali | 77 lowest | 2018 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 63 lowest | 2019 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Haiti | 63 lowest | 2017 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 6 | Cameroon | 63 lowest | 2018 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 63 lowest | 2018 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 62 lowest | 2019 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 58 lowest | 2019 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 12 | Uganda | 56 lowest | 2016 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 13 | India | 51 lowest | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 14 | Senegal | 50 lowest | 2019 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 15 | Gambia | 49 lowest | 2020 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 49 lowest | 2018 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 47 lowest | 2016 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania | 45 lowest | 2016 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 45 lowest | 2020 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 44 lowest | 2018 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 42 lowest | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 40 lowest | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 40 lowest | 2014 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 40 lowest | 2017 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 36 lowest | 2014 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 26 | Ghana | 34 lowest | 2018 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 33 lowest | 2014 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 31 lowest | 2017 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 27 lowest | 2012 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 26 lowest | 2019 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 23 lowest | 2013 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 22 lowest | 2015 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 18 lowest | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).