Infant mortality rates by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
5.4 Rate
Kosovo*
Lowest
0 Rate
Liechtenstein
Median
1.8 Rate
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
2,772
What the numbers show
Infant mortality rates is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 5.4 Rate in Kosovo*; the lowest is 0 Rate in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8 Rate, and the mean is 2.07 Rate.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 181.2%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 76.7%).
Infant mortality rates (Eurostat): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo* | 5.4 Rate | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Moldova | 4.8 Rate | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 2 | Moldova | 4.8 Rate | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 4.5 Rate | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 3.8 Rate | 2020 | down 35.6% | flat |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 3.8 Rate | 2020 | down 35.6% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 3.8 Rate | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 3.7 Rate | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4 Rate | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Russia | 3.3 Rate | 2013 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 10 | Russia | 3.3 Rate | 2013 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 10 | Georgia | 3.3 Rate | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Armenia | 3.3 Rate | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 10 | Armenia | 3.3 Rate | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 15 | Albania | 3.2 Rate | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 16 | Ukraine | 3 Rate | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 2.7 Rate | 2020 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 2.4 Rate | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 2.4 Rate | 2012 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 2.3 Rate | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 2.2 Rate | 2017 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 2.2 Rate | 2017 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 2.2 Rate | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 2.1 Rate | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 2.1 Rate | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2 Rate | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2 Rate | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 2 Rate | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 2 Rate | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1.9 Rate | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1.9 Rate | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Andorra | 1.8 Rate | 2018 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1.8 Rate | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 1.8 Rate | 2016 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 1.7 Rate | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 1.7 Rate | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1.7 Rate | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1.7 Rate | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 1.7 Rate | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.7 Rate | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 1.7 Rate | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 1.6 Rate | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Metropolitan France | 1.6 Rate | 2012 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 1.5 Rate | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | 1.5 Rate | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 1.4 Rate | 2013 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 1.2 Rate | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 1.2 Rate | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.2 Rate | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.2 Rate | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Sweden | 1.2 Rate | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 1.1 Rate | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 0.9 Rate | 2020 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0.9 Rate | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0.9 Rate | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 0.7 Rate | 2021 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 0.7 Rate | 2018 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 56 | Belarus | 0.7 Rate | 2018 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 59 | Estonia | 0.5 Rate | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 0.5 Rate | 2024 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 59 | Estonia | 0.5 Rate | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 0.5 Rate | 2024 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.4 Rate | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Liechtenstein | 0 Rate | 2014 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Germany including former GDR 2 Rate
- European Free Trade Association 1.9 Rate