Infant mortality rate by sex by country
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .
Countries reporting
196
Highest
6.61 deaths per 100 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
0.1107 deaths per 100 live births
San Marino
Median
1.14 deaths per 100 live births
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
12,987
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rate by sex is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 6.61 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.1107 deaths per 100 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 deaths per 100 live births, and the mean is 1.68 deaths per 100 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 90.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.7%).
Infant mortality rate by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 32 | Comoros | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 34 | Dominica | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 36 | East Timor | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 44 | Angola | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 49 | Tanzania | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 51 | Senegal | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 53 | Congo | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 54 | Laos | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 55 | India | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 59 | Eritrea | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 62 | Nepal | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 65 | Niue | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 69 | Iraq | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Micronesia (country) | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 72 | Palau | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Palestine | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Syria | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 76 | Guatemala | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Moldova | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Suriname | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 91 | Bolivia | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 95 | North Korea | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Seychelles | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Samoa | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Brazil | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Vietnam | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 0.9994 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Peru | 0.9841 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Cook Islands | 0.9769 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Iran | 0.9728 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Belize | 0.9679 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 0.9615 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9322 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0.9082 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 0.8345 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Barbados | 0.8338 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8151 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 122 | Brunei | 0.7979 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 0.7655 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Oman | 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 0.7387 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkey | 0.7361 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | 0.7144 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 0.7115 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahrain | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Tonga | 0.694 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Nauru | 0.6935 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Thailand | 0.6895 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Ukraine | 0.6829 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.6754 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 0.6489 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0.6467 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6445 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Montserrat | 0.635 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | 0.6009 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Chile | 0.5355 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Anguilla | 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.504 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 147 | United States | 0.5031 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.4339 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Canada | 0.4322 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Serbia | 0.4056 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 157 | China | 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.3777 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Croatia | 0.3751 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 160 | New Zealand | 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Russia | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Poland | 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Switzerland | 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 168 | France | 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Netherlands | 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Germany | 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2889 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | 0.279 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Hungary | 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 0.2598 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Austria | 0.2571 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Israel | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Portugal | 0.2413 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 0.2385 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 183 | Italy | 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 184 | South Korea | 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Singapore | 0.2069 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Latvia | 0.1986 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 187 | Monaco | 0.1976 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 188 | Iceland | 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Czechia | 0.1861 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Norway | 0.1828 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Montenegro | 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Sweden | 0.178 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Japan | 0.1747 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Finland | 0.1722 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Slovenia | 0.1682 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Belarus | 0.1591 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | 0.1373 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.1107 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .