Number of infant deaths unwpp by country
Countries reporting
235
Highest
525,425
India
Lowest
0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
509
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of infant deaths unwpp is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 525,425 in India; the lowest is 0 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 509, and the mean is 15,328.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 209 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 88.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Number of infant deaths unwpp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 525,425 | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 1 | Mayotte | 98 | 2023 | up 88.5% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 520,060 | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 339,374 | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 214,599 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 4 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 135,147 | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 79,563 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 76,789 | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 70,278 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 67,718 | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 66,996 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 64,348 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 62,553 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan | 60,789 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 57,544 | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 52,339 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Somalia | 51,959 | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51,447 | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 49,265 | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 19 | China | 45,791 | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 45,308 | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 44,990 | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 44,611 | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Kenya | 44,423 | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 38,087 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 38,057 | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 34,963 | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 33,080 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 31,850 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 31,406 | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 28,751 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 27,253 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 26,166 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 24,959 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 22,034 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 21,114 | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Vietnam | 20,959 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan | 20,857 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 38 | Malawi | 19,533 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 19,398 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 18,532 | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 16,491 | 2023 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 16,295 | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 16,175 | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 15,853 | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 45 | Senegal | 12,802 | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 12,592 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 11,611 | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 11,211 | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 10,879 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 10,851 | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 10,484 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 52 | Turkey | 9,827 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 9,488 | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 9,031 | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Syria | 8,679 | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 8,280 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 8,219 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 6,946 | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 59 | Colombia | 6,944 | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Venezuela | 6,698 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 6,663 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 62 | Guatemala | 6,651 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 6,311 | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 5,448 | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritania | 5,310 | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 5,213 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 67 | Laos | 5,175 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 5,107 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 69 | North Korea | 4,979 | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Russia | 4,617 | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 4,515 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | 3,677 | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 3,334 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,161 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 75 | Lesotho | 3,152 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 3,026 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,892 | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 2,784 | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 2,770 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 2,731 | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 2,678 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 82 | Ecuador | 2,613 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 2,552 | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Gambia | 2,416 | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 85 | France | 2,263 | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,150 | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 87 | Germany | 2,144 | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 2,106 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 89 | Palestine | 2,076 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 90 | Libya | 1,999 | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1,913 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 92 | Gabon | 1,889 | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 1,878 | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 1,741 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1,653 | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 1,621 | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Canada | 1,524 | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 1,509 | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,466 | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Japan | 1,246 | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Ukraine | 1,235 | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 102 | East Timor | 1,148 | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 103 | Eswatini | 1,115 | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 104 | Poland | 1,014 | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Australia | 972 | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | 946 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | 905 | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 898 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 891 | 2023 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 869 | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 110 | Italy | 869 | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Spain | 805 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Chile | 737 | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Oman | 714 | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 689 | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands | 573 | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 526 | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 509 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 119 | South Korea | 495 | 2023 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 481 | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Cuba | 418 | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Taiwan | 396 | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Moldova | 385 | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | 380 | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 125 | Kuwait | 359 | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 358 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 357 | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 345 | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 338 | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 313 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 131 | Armenia | 301 | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 297 | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 275 | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Switzerland | 265 | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 135 | New Zealand | 257 | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 250 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 245 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovakia | 237 | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 235 | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Portugal | 223 | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 218 | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Austria | 215 | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Western Sahara | 214 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 144 | Czechia | 208 | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 193 | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | 187 | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | 184 | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Denmark | 167 | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Ireland | 153 | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 153 | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Suriname | 153 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 152 | Kiribati | 148 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 133 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 131 | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Belarus | 126 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Qatar | 124 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 157 | Croatia | 111 | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahrain | 103 | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 98 | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Norway | 97 | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Finland | 85 | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 81 | 2023 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Singapore | 81 | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 165 | Samoa | 72 | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 166 | French Guiana | 67 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 167 | Belize | 64 | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 63 | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Lithuania | 61 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Reunion | 61 | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Hong Kong | 56 | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei | 51 | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 47 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 47 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 175 | Cyprus | 45 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Latvia | 42 | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 39 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Guam | 34 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 179 | Slovenia | 32 | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 31 | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 31 | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 30 | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 29 | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 26 | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Martinique | 26 | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Maldives | 25 | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Tonga | 22 | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 21 | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | 20 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Grenada | 18 | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 18 | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 192 | Estonia | 16 | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 16 | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16 | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Aruba | 12 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Curacao | 12 | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Montenegro | 12 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Macao | 10 | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Greenland | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | Isle of Man | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Jersey | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 204 | American Samoa | 6 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Nauru | 6 | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 206 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 206 | United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Iceland | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 208 | Palau | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 215 | Andorra | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 215 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 215 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 215 | Guernsey | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 219 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Bermuda | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 225 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |