Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
7.89 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-51.53 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.63 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,595
What the numbers show
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 7.89 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -51.53 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.63 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.59 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 353.1%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 1,778.8%).
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cuba | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 353.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Bahrain | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 0.8403 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 18 | Dominica | 0.6042 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0.3215 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United States of America | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | -0.4115 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Nigeria | -0.428 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Liberia | -0.6289 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Brazil | -0.8065 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Uganda | -0.8287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Belize | -0.9174 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 53 | Algeria | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Zambia | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 61 | Philippines | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Seychelles | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Chile | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.1% | falling |
| 68 | Bahamas | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Grenada | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.0% | flat |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Niger | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,244.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Qatar | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 74 | Vanuatu | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Palau | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Russian Federation | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Samoa | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 257.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 86 | Argentina | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 859.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Sudan | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Tonga | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Kiribati | -2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 627.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Congo | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ukraine | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 95 | British Virgin Islands | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 461.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,778.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Suriname | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | flat |
| 100 | Peru | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Mozambique | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 104 | Angola | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Colombia | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 107 | Comoros | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 107 | Kuwait | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Benin | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 113 | Somalia | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Guatemala | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritania | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Iraq | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Chad | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Tuvalu | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 125 | Myanmar | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Gambia | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 130 | Pakistan | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 132 | Greece | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Honduras | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Togo | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Hungary | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.8% | flat |
| 140 | Djibouti | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Ghana | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Indonesia | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Afghanistan | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 146 | Viet Nam | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Paraguay | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 152 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 679.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Cambodia | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 157 | Lesotho | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Botswana | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Cape Verde | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Mali | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 161 | Senegal | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Gabon | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.7% | falling |
| 163 | Nepal | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 164 | Morocco | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 165 | Andorra | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 166 | Bulgaria | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Republic of Korea | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 168 | Bhutan | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 169 | Monaco | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 169 | El Salvador | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Armenia | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.4% | volatile |
| 175 | India | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 176 | Namibia | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.5% | volatile |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Montenegro | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Belarus | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Slovenia | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 181 | Azerbaijan | -5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Eswatini | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 381.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 184 | Naoero | -6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 185 | Estonia | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 186 | China | -6.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Tunisia | -7.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 521.0% | rising |
| 188 | San Marino | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 189 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -8.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Latvia | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Ethiopia | -10.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 192 | North Macedonia | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 627.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Türkiye | -18.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 270.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Nicaragua | -21.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 268.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Libya | -51.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,075.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.