Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) by country
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
71.9 per 1,000 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
1.2 per 1,000 live births
San Marino
Median
12.5 per 1,000 live births
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
13,475
What the numbers show
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 71.9 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.2 per 1,000 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.5 per 1,000 live births, and the mean is 18.65 per 1,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 86.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.5%).
Mortality rate, infant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 10 | Least developed countries | 40.67 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 43 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar | 43 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 39 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 38 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 32 | Comoros | 35 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 34.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 38 | Yemen | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 27 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 61 | India | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Micronesia | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 69 | Iraq | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Palau | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 17 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 95 | Seychelles | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 108 | Peru | 11 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Colombia | 10.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 118 | Barbados | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Argentina | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Türkiye | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Kosovo | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Libya | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Tonga | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Nauru | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Thailand | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Ukraine | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahrain | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Kuwait | 7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Malaysia | 7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Cuba | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Chile | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 143 | United States | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovak Republic | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Canada | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Maldives | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 154 | China (People’s Republic of) | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Cyprus | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Croatia | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 159 | New Zealand | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Poland | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Denmark | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Switzerland | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 163 | France | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Ireland | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Netherlands | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Australia | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Belgium | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Germany | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Hungary | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Israel | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Portugal | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Spain | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Andorra | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 180 | Italy | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Korea | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Latvia | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 182 | Monaco | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 182 | Singapore | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Czechia | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Sweden | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Finland | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Montenegro | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Belarus | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Japan | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 1.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 56.46 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa 47.1 per 1,000 live births
- IDA blend 52.94 per 1,000 live births
- Pre-demographic dividend 48.98 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 47.12 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 47.12 per 1,000 live births
- Low income 46.7 per 1,000 live births
- IDA total 44.11 per 1,000 live births
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 42.76 per 1,000 live births
- Africa Eastern and Southern 40.69 per 1,000 live births
- IDA only 39.48 per 1,000 live births
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33.71 per 1,000 live births
About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.