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...

Countries reporting
33
Highest
66 highest
Chad
Lowest
5 highest
Colombia
Median
34 highest
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
207

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 207 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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).