Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care by country
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
7.19 per 1,000 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
0.12 per 1,000 live births
San Marino
Median
1.28 per 1,000 live births
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,790
What the numbers show
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 7.19 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.12 per 1,000 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.28 per 1,000 live births, and the mean is 1.88 per 1,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 168 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 86.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.5%).
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 7.19 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 6.54 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 6.32 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 6.24 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 5.98 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 5.63 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 5.63 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 5.46 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 4.83 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 4.82 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 4.75 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.48 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 4.37 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 4.36 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 3.88 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 3.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 3.59 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 32 | Comoros | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 34 | East Timor | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 3.45 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 3.38 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 3.33 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 3.27 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 3.13 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 3.05 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 3.04 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 3.02 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 2.89 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania | 2.87 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 2.77 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 2.75 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 53 | Laos | 2.72 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 2.59 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 2.47 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.44 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 61 | India | 2.33 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 2.32 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 2.22 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 2.17 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela | 2.12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 67 | Egypt | 2.08 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Micronesia (country) | 2.03 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 69 | Iraq | 2.01 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Palau | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Syria | 1.77 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 1.72 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Palestine | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.65 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 1.53 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 1.52 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 1.48 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 1.47 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1.45 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 1.44 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia | 1.42 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.39 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 1.37 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 94 | North Korea | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 95 | Seychelles | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 1.28 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 1.28 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 1.25 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 1.23 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.23 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 1.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 1.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Vietnam | 1.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 1.11 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 108 | Peru | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 1.06 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Colombia | 1.05 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran | 1.03 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.97 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.94 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.92 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 118 | Barbados | 0.91 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.91 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.88 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei | 0.86 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 0.85 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 0.83 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0.83 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Argentina | 0.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkey | 0.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 0.79 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Tonga | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Nauru | 0.77 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Thailand | 0.77 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | 0.76 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.75 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 0.74 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0.73 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Kuwait | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.68 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.62 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Romania | 0.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | 0.58 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 142 | United States | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | 0.53 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.52 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Canada | 0.47 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.47 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.47 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 0.46 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.46 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 153 | China | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Russia | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Poland | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.35 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Switzerland | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Greece | 0.32 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Australia | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Belgium | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Germany | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Hungary | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Austria | 0.28 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 0.28 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Israel | 0.27 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Portugal | 0.27 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Spain | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 0.25 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 179 | Italy | 0.23 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 179 | South Korea | 0.23 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Latvia | 0.22 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 181 | Monaco | 0.22 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 181 | Singapore | 0.22 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Czechia | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Norway | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Sweden | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Finland | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Montenegro | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Belarus | 0.18 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Japan | 0.18 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovenia | 0.18 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Estonia | 0.15 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino | 0.12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.