Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality by country
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and...
What the numbers show
Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 13.7 Deaths per 1 000 births in Colombia; the lowest is 1.4 Deaths per 1 000 births in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births, and the mean is 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 70.5%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 56.2%).
Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 13.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 2 | Peru | 13 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 12.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 4 | France | 11.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 10.4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2022 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 9.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 6.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2021 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 6.4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 6.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.1 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Chile | 6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 5.8 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2015 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 20 | United States of America | 5.4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 4.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2012 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 3.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 2.9 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 2.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Japan | 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 1.4 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2025 | down 56.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Croatia 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Slovak Republic 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Netherlands 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Lithuania 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Poland 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Slovenia 3.5 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Latvia 3.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Korea 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
- Estonia 1.7 Deaths per 1 000 births
About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.