Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
8.16 % change on previous year
Singapore
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
San Marino
Median
-1.99 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,191
What the numbers show
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 8.16 % change on previous year in Singapore; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.99 % change on previous year, and the mean is -3.28 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,387.5%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 5,536.7%).
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 8.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 949.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Oman | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Syria | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Cuba | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 416.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Belize | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 301.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,387.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Moldova | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.8734 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0.8255 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 0.7326 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 0.7242 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 0.5833 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 0.5743 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Palestine | 0.5295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.5019 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 0.4711 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 0.405 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | 0.1665 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 36 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | -0.2086 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | -0.2564 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | -0.2934 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | -0.4309 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Uruguay | -0.4854 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | -0.6917 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | -0.6993 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Japan | -0.7283 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | -0.791 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Germany | -0.7979 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | -0.8063 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 381.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Angola | -0.8387 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Eritrea | -0.9631 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.9782 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | -0.9983 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 269.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Mozambique | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritania | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 915.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Cameroon | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Qatar | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 80 | United States | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Vanuatu | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Iraq | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,612.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Benin | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,087.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Brunei | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Burundi | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Micronesia (country) | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Senegal | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahamas | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Afghanistan | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Ecuador | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Israel | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Sudan | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Guatemala | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | -2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,876.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Brazil | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Pakistan | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Haiti | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Kiribati | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 320.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Georgia | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Suriname | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 127 | Peru | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 128 | East Timor | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 129 | France | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 591.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,258.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Greece | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Gabon | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,483.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,536.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Paraguay | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Austria | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 138 | Mexico | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Myanmar | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Colombia | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 141 | Botswana | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Italy | -3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | -3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Laos | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Algeria | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 491.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bolivia | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bhutan | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Thailand | -4.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | -4.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | -4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 290.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Grenada | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Seychelles | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Morocco | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Mongolia | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,028.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Guyana | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | -4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Cambodia | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 162 | South Korea | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 163 | Russia | -4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Iran | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 709.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Malta | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | India | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Nepal | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sweden | -5.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,363.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Hungary | -5.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Czechia | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 837.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Estonia | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Bulgaria | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Vietnam | -5.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 406.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Chile | -6.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Belgium | -6.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Kosovo | -6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 177 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 841.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Barbados | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | -6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Ukraine | -7.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | -8.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 185 | North Korea | -9.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Tunisia | -9.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,352.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | -9.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | -10 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 189 | China | -10.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Belarus | -11.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Latvia | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 333.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Turkey | -18.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 749.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Nicaragua | -21.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.8% | volatile |
| 194 | North Macedonia | -24.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 908.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Libya | -52.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,894.5% | volatile |
| 197 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | 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 -0.1091 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -0.1819 % change on previous year
- Low income -0.222 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.4536 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -0.8553 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.8948 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.8948 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -0.8953 % change on previous year
- North America -1.21 % change on previous year
- IDA total -1.27 % change on previous year
- High income -1.31 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -1.52 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -1.53 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.56 % change on previous year
- IDA only -1.56 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -1.63 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -1.67 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -1.68 % change on previous year
- Arab World -1.9 % change on previous year
- Euro area -2.1 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -2.13 % change on previous year
- World -2.15 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -2.16 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -2.17 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.47 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -2.55 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -2.58 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -2.59 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -2.93 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -2.94 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -2.97 % change on previous year
- Small states -3.23 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -3.49 % change on previous year
- Other small states -3.54 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -3.98 % change on previous year
- South Asia -4.2 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -4.2 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -4.25 % change on previous year
- OECD members -4.43 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -4.64 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.