Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest) 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): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 66 highest in Chad; the lowest is 5 highest in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 34 highest, and the mean is 31.18 highest.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 6.7%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 64.3%).
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 66 highest | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 60 highest | 2019 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 59 highest | 2016 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 4 | Haiti | 48 highest | 2017 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 5 | Gambia | 44 highest | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 43 highest | 2016 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 41 highest | 2018 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 40 highest | 2018 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 39 highest | 2019 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39 highest | 2016 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 39 highest | 2016 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 39 highest | 2019 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 39 highest | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 38 highest | 2014 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 38 highest | 2018 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 37 highest | 2018 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea | 34 highest | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 33 highest | 2018 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 19 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 29 highest | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 20 | Senegal | 25 highest | 2019 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 24 highest | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 21 highest | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 21 highest | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 20 highest | 2017 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritania | 19 highest | 2021 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 18 highest | 2014 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 15 highest | 2018 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 14 highest | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | India | 13 highest | 2021 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 12 highest | 2019 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 9 highest | 2017 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 8 highest | 2013 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 5 highest | 2015 | down 64.3% | 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).