Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
71.87
South Sudan
Lowest
1.21
San Marino
Median
12.26
Years covered
94
1931–2024
Data points
14,450
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 71.87 in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.21 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.26, and the mean is 18.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 90.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 75.0%).
Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 71.87 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 69.77 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 65.62 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 65.4 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.25 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 62.44 | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 59.82 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 58.83 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 56.42 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 56.34 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 56.26 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 54.6 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 48.31 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 48.21 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 47.52 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 45.19 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.82 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 43.72 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 43.63 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 43 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 22 | Madagascar | 42.97 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 42.91 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 42.22 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.07 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 40.25 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 38.99 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 38.81 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 37.96 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 36.41 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 35.95 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 32 | Comoros | 35.02 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 34.83 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 34 | East Timor | 34.63 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 34.61 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 34.49 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 34.15 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 33.85 | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 33.35 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 32.8 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 32.7 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 32.13 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 43 | Botswana | 32.1 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 31.28 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 30.5 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 30.45 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 30.22 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 29.37 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 28.89 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania | 28.71 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 27.71 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 27.52 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 53 | Laos | 27.16 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 26.98 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 25.93 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 24.7 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 24.44 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 24.21 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 23.52 | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 23.48 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | India | 23.35 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 23.24 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 22.68 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 22.24 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Niue | 22.21 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 21.66 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela | 21.17 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.83 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 20.3 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 70 | Iraq | 20.14 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 19.46 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 18.57 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Syria | 17.67 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 17.19 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.02 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 76 | Palestine | 16.96 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Tuvalu | 16.5 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Grenada | 16.44 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 16.39 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 16.38 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 16.37 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 15.84 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 15.25 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 15.17 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Moldova | 15.1 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.76 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 14.76 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 88 | Morocco | 14.73 | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 14.53 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 14.43 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Bolivia | 14.23 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.95 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 13.82 | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 13.69 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 95 | North Korea | 13.32 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Seychelles | 12.87 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 12.76 | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 12.75 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 12.49 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Brazil | 12.26 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Samoa | 12.26 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Mexico | 12.08 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Vietnam | 12.01 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Panama | 11.97 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 11.95 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 11.39 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Cook Islands | 11.31 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Mongolia | 11.23 | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 11.09 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 110 | Peru | 10.98 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Ecuador | 10.95 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Belize | 10.79 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 10.63 | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 10.49 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 10.32 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.23 | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 9.75 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 9.44 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.17 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 9.08 | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 9.05 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 8.84 | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei | 8.59 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 8.49 | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Oman | 8.29 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 8.25 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkey | 8.03 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | 8.02 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 7.89 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Tonga | 7.77 | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | 7.73 | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Nauru | 7.72 | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Ukraine | 7.63 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 135 | Georgia | 7.45 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 7.42 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 7.31 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.05 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 7.02 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | 6.98 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | 6.81 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 6.17 | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Montserrat | 6.06 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Romania | 6 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 5.8 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 146 | United States | 5.48 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.48 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 5.32 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Anguilla | 5.2 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 5.17 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 4.84 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 4.75 | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Canada | 4.72 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 4.7 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 4.66 | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 4.65 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Serbia | 4.59 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 4.13 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Russia | 4.13 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Croatia | 4.12 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 4.11 | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 162 | China | 4.08 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 4.02 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 3.78 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Poland | 3.61 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Denmark | 3.53 | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Ireland | 3.43 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 168 | France | 3.43 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 3.42 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Netherlands | 3.4 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.24 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 172 | Greece | 3.24 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Belgium | 3.14 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | 3.12 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Australia | 3.09 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Hungary | 3.07 | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.05 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Lithuania | 2.83 | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Austria | 2.8 | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Portugal | 2.67 | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Israel | 2.66 | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Spain | 2.62 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 2.46 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 2.42 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 185 | South Korea | 2.33 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Italy | 2.29 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | 2.21 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 188 | Singapore | 2.2 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Latvia | 2.15 | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Iceland | 2.12 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Czechia | 2.1 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Norway | 2.04 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Sweden | 1.96 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Montenegro | 1.93 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Finland | 1.87 | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 1.87 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovenia | 1.84 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Japan | 1.82 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Belarus | 1.8 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Estonia | 1.53 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 201 | San Marino | 1.21 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West and Central Africa 56.41
- World 27.68
- Sub-Saharan Africa 47.28
- World Bank Low Income 46.69
- Least developed countries 40.68
- Landlocked developing countries 38.36
- Eastern and Southern Africa 37.3
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 33.08
- South Asia 29.07
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 28.8
- Southern Asia 28.49
- Central and Southern Asia 27.82
- Small Island Developing States 27.46
- Northern Africa 25.64
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 21.54
- Middle East and North Africa 18.37
- Western Asia 17.45
- South-Eastern Asia 16.93
- Oceania 15.19
- Central Asia 14.76
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13.29
- Latin America and Caribbean 13.29
- East Asia and Pacific 11.32
- Europe and Central Asia 10.97
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 10.9
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 10.57
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 9.4
- North America 5.41
- Northern America 5.41
- Europe and Northern America 4.39
- World Bank High Income 4.24
- Eastern Asia 4.22
- Europe 3.74
- Western Europe 3.2