Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 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): Q4 is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 90 in Chad; the lowest is 11 in Philippines.
The median across all reporting countries is 43, and the mean is 39.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in India (down 76.5%).
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 90 | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 73 | 2019 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 65 | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 4 | Haiti | 64 | 2017 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 56 | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56 | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 54 | 2016 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 54 | 2018 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 53 | 2018 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 52 | 2018 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 49 | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 48 | 2018 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 12 | Uganda | 48 | 2016 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 46 | 2014 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 44 | 2018 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 43 | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 16 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43 | 2018 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 36 | 2020 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 36 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 33 | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 21 | Senegal | 30 | 2019 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 29 | 2019 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 29 | 2020 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 24 | Mauritania | 27 | 2021 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 24 | 2017 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 22 | 2014 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 16 | 2019 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 16 | 2013 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 14 | 2015 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 12 | 2018 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 12 | 2012 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 30 | India | 12 | 2021 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 33 | Philippines | 11 | 2017 | down 52.2% | 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).