Infant mortality vs prenatal care by country
Countries reporting
195
Highest
7.19
South Sudan
Lowest
0.12
San Marino
Median
1.25
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,790
What the numbers show
Infant mortality vs prenatal care is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 7.19 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.12 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.25, and the mean is 1.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 170 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 86.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.5%).
Infant mortality vs prenatal care: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 7.19 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6.98 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 6.56 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 6.54 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 6.32 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 6.24 | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 5.98 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 5.88 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.64 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 5.63 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 5.63 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 5.46 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 4.83 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 4.82 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.76 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 4.75 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 4.52 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.48 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 4.37 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 4.36 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 4.3 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar | 4.3 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 4.29 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 4.22 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.21 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 4.02 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 3.9 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 3.88 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 3.8 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 3.64 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 3.59 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 32 | Comoros | 3.5 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 3.48 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 34 | East Timor | 3.46 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 3.46 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 3.45 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 3.42 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 3.38 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 3.33 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 3.28 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 3.27 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 3.21 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 3.21 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 3.13 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 3.05 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 3.04 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 3.02 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2.94 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 2.89 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania | 2.87 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 2.77 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 2.75 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 53 | Laos | 2.72 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 2.7 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 2.59 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 2.47 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.44 | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 2.42 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 2.35 | 2024 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.35 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 61 | India | 2.33 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 2.32 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.27 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 2.22 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 2.17 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela | 2.12 | 2024 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 67 | Egypt | 2.08 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Micronesia (country) | 2.03 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 69 | Iraq | 2.01 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 1.95 | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Palau | 1.86 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Syria | 1.77 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 1.72 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Palestine | 1.7 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.65 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 1.64 | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 1.64 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 1.64 | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 1.64 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 1.58 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 1.53 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 1.51 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 1.48 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 1.47 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1.45 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 1.44 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia | 1.42 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.39 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 1.38 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 1.37 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 94 | North Korea | 1.33 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 95 | Seychelles | 1.29 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 1.28 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 1.28 | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 1.25 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 1.23 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.23 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.21 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 1.2 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 1.2 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Vietnam | 1.2 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 1.14 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1.12 | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 1.11 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 108 | Peru | 1.1 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 1.09 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 1.08 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 1.06 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Colombia | 1.05 | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran | 1.03 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.97 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.94 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.92 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 118 | Barbados | 0.91 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.91 | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.88 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei | 0.86 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 0.85 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 0.83 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0.83 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Argentina | 0.8 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkey | 0.8 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 0.79 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Tonga | 0.78 | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Nauru | 0.77 | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Thailand | 0.77 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | 0.76 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.75 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 0.74 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0.73 | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Kuwait | 0.7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0.7 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.68 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.62 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Romania | 0.6 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | 0.58 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.55 | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 142 | United States | 0.55 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | 0.53 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.52 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | 0.48 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Canada | 0.47 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.47 | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 0.47 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.47 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 0.46 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.46 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 153 | China | 0.41 | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.41 | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 0.41 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Russia | 0.41 | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.4 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 0.38 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Poland | 0.36 | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.35 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Switzerland | 0.34 | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 0.34 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Ireland | 0.34 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.34 | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Greece | 0.32 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Australia | 0.31 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Belgium | 0.31 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Germany | 0.31 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Hungary | 0.31 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Austria | 0.28 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 0.28 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Israel | 0.27 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Portugal | 0.27 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Spain | 0.26 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 0.25 | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 0.24 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 179 | Italy | 0.23 | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 179 | South Korea | 0.23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Latvia | 0.22 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 181 | Monaco | 0.22 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 181 | Singapore | 0.22 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Czechia | 0.21 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 0.21 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Norway | 0.2 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Sweden | 0.2 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Finland | 0.19 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 0.19 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Montenegro | 0.19 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Belarus | 0.18 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Japan | 0.18 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovenia | 0.18 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Estonia | 0.15 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino | 0.12 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |