Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 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): Q2 is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 82 in Guinea; the lowest is 12 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 46, and the mean is 46.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 82 | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 80 | 2019 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 78 | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 77 | 2018 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 71 | 2018 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 70 | 2018 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 7 | Cameroon | 62 | 2018 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 62 | 2019 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 9 | Haiti | 60 | 2017 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 55 | 2016 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54 | 2016 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 51 | 2019 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 13 | Gambia | 50 | 2020 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 50 | 2016 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 50 | 2018 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 50 | 2016 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 17 | India | 46 | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 44 | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 42 | 2014 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 20 | Senegal | 41 | 2019 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 21 | Zambia | 39 | 2018 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 38 | 2021 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 37 | 2019 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 36 | 2014 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 31 | 2019 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 31 | 2018 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 28 | 2014 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 26 | 2017 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 23 | 2012 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 29 | Philippines | 23 | 2017 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 21 | 2013 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 21 | 2015 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 12 | 2018 | down 42.9% | 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).