Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
38.99
Haiti
Lowest
3.05
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
11.68
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
2,492
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 38.99 in Haiti; the lowest is 3.05 in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.68, and the mean is 13.42.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 42.9%).
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 38.99 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 2 | Dominica | 33.35 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 27.71 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 4 | Guyana | 23.24 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21.17 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 17.19 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.02 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 8 | Grenada | 16.44 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Jamaica | 16.39 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 15.84 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 14.76 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 14.53 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.23 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.95 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 12.75 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 12.26 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 12.08 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 11.97 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 19 | British Virgin Islands | 11.39 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 10.98 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 10.95 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Belize | 10.79 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 10.49 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.23 | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 9.44 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 9.08 | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Barbados | 9.05 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 28 | El Salvador | 8.84 | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 8.02 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.05 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 6.81 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 6.17 | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Montserrat | 6.06 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 5.8 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Anguilla | 5.2 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.05 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.