Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 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): Q3 is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 95 in Chad; the lowest is 10 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 41, and the mean is 43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 23.1%), and the largest decrease in India (down 62.1%).
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 95 | 2019 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 77 | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 3 | Ghana | 72 | 2018 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 69 | 2018 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 65 | 2018 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 62 | 2018 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 57 | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 56 | 2018 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 55 | 2016 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 10 | Haiti | 53 | 2017 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 53 | 2019 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 48 | 2016 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 48 | 2018 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 12 | Malawi | 48 | 2016 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 15 | Gambia | 46 | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 44 | 2016 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 41 | 2018 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 39 | 2014 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 38 | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 20 | Nepal | 35 | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 35 | 2018 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 35 | 2019 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 31 | 2020 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 30 | 2019 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 27 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 26 | 2017 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 27 | India | 25 | 2021 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 25 | 2014 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 23 | 2017 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 18 | 2013 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 17 | 2012 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 16 | 2018 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 10 | 2015 | down 52.4% | 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).