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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Mortality Statistics > rate, infant > per 1,000 live births (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Afghanistan :
175 per 1,000 live births
1985
Mortality in Afghanistan
# 2
Sierra Leone :
165 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Sierra Leone
# 3
Liberia :
157 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Liberia
# 4
Angola :
154 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Angola
# 5
Niger :
150 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Niger
# 6
Somalia :
133 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Somalia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
129 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Guinea-Bissau :
124 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Guinea-Bissau
# 9
Chad :
123.9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Chad
# 10
Equatorial Guinea :
123 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Equatorial Guinea
# 11
Mali :
120 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mali
= 12
Rwanda :
118 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Rwanda
= 12
Côte d'Ivoire :
118 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
# 14
Central African Republic :
115 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Central African Republic
# 15
Burundi :
114 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Burundi
# 16
Swaziland :
110 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Swaziland
# 17
Lesotho :
102.3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Lesotho
# 18
Zambia :
102 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Zambia
= 19
Iraq :
100 per 1,000 live births
1995
Mortality in Iraq
= 19
Nigeria :
100 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Nigeria
= 19
Mozambique :
100 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mozambique
# 22
Guinea :
97.4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Guinea
# 23
Gambia, The :
96.6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Gambia, The
# 24
Burkina Faso :
96 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Burkina Faso
# 25
Benin :
89 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Benin
# 26
Djibouti :
88 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Djibouti
= 27
Cameroon :
87 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Cameroon
= 27
Botswana :
87 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Botswana
# 29
Haiti :
84 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Haiti
= 30
Congo, Republic of the :
81 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Congo, Republic of the
= 30
Turkmenistan :
81 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Turkmenistan
= 30
Zimbabwe :
81 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Zimbabwe
# 33
Ethiopia :
79.7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Ethiopia
= 34
Pakistan :
79 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Pakistan
= 34
Uganda :
79 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Uganda
= 34
Kenya :
79 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Kenya
# 37
Malawi :
78.9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Malawi
= 38
Togo :
78 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Togo
= 38
Mauritania :
78 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mauritania
= 40
Tanzania :
76 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Tanzania
= 40
Yemen :
76 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Yemen
= 42
São Tomé and Príncipe :
75 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 42
Burma :
75 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Burma
= 44
Azerbaijan :
74 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Azerbaijan
= 44
Madagascar :
74 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Madagascar
= 46
Ghana :
68 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Ghana
= 46
Cambodia :
68 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Cambodia
# 48
Bhutan :
65 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bhutan
# 49
Kazakhstan :
63 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Kazakhstan
= 50
Laos :
62 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Laos
= 50
Sudan :
62 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Sudan
# 52
Senegal :
60.9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Senegal
# 53
Gabon :
60 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Gabon
# 54
Tajikistan :
59.1 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Tajikistan
# 55
Kyrgyzstan :
58 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Kyrgyzstan
# 56
Uzbekistan :
57 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Uzbekistan
= 57
Nepal :
56 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Nepal
= 57
India :
56 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in India
# 59
Papua New Guinea :
55.2 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Papua New Guinea
# 60
South Africa :
55 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in South Africa
# 61
Bangladesh :
54 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bangladesh
# 62
Comoros :
53 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Comoros
# 63
Bolivia :
52 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bolivia
# 64
East Timor :
51.5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in East Timor
# 65
Marshall Islands :
51 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Marshall Islands
# 66
Eritrea :
50 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Eritrea
# 67
Kiribati :
48 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Kiribati
# 68
Guyana :
47 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Guyana
# 69
Namibia :
46 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Namibia
# 70
Korea, North :
42 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Korea, North
# 71
Georgia :
41 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Georgia
# 72
Mongolia :
39 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mongolia
# 73
Morocco :
36 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Morocco
# 74
Algeria :
34 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Algeria
# 75
Micronesia, Federated States of :
33.7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 76
Maldives :
33 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Maldives
# 77
Guatemala :
32 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Guatemala
= 78
Brazil :
31 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Brazil
= 78
Iran :
31 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Iran
= 78
Vanuatu :
31 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Vanuatu
= 78
Honduras :
31 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Honduras
= 82
Nicaragua :
30 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Nicaragua
= 82
Suriname :
30 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Suriname
= 84
Indonesia :
28 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Indonesia
= 84
Egypt :
28 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Egypt
# 86
Lebanon :
27 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Lebanon
# 87
Armenia :
26.1 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Armenia
= 88
Dominican Republic :
26 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Dominican Republic
= 88
Turkey :
26 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Turkey
= 88
Cape Verde :
26 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Cape Verde
# 91
Philippines :
25 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Philippines
# 92
Samoa :
24 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Samoa
# 93
Solomon Islands :
23.6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Solomon Islands
= 94
El Salvador :
23 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in El Salvador
= 94
China :
23 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in China
# 96
Peru :
22.8 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Peru
= 97
Mexico :
22 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mexico
= 97
Jordan :
22 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Jordan
= 97
Ecuador :
22 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Ecuador
# 100
Saudi Arabia :
21 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Saudi Arabia
= 101
Paraguay :
20 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Paraguay
= 101
Tunisia :
20 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Tunisia
= 101
Tonga :
20 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Tonga
# 104
Panama :
19 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Panama
# 105
Venezuela :
18.1 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Venezuela
= 106
Qatar :
18 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Qatar
= 106
Thailand :
18 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Thailand
= 106
Libya :
18 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Libya
= 106
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
18 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 110
Colombia :
17.2 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Colombia
= 111
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
17 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 111
Grenada :
17 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Grenada
= 111
Jamaica :
17 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Jamaica
= 111
Trinidad and Tobago :
17 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
= 115
Romania :
16 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Romania
= 115
Albania :
16 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Albania
= 115
Vietnam :
16 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Vietnam
# 118
Fiji :
15.7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Fiji
# 119
Belize :
15.2 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Belize
= 120
Macedonia, Republic of :
15 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Macedonia, Republic of
= 120
Argentina :
15 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Argentina
# 122
Russia :
14.3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Russia
# 123
Uruguay :
14.1 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Uruguay
# 124
Moldova :
14 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Moldova
# 125
Syria :
13.5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Syria
= 126
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
13 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 126
Mauritius :
13 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Mauritius
= 126
Dominica :
13 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Dominica
= 126
Bahamas, The :
13 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bahamas, The
= 126
Ukraine :
13 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Ukraine
= 131
Sri Lanka :
12 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Sri Lanka
= 131
Seychelles :
12 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Seychelles
= 131
Bulgaria :
12 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bulgaria
= 131
Serbia and Montenegro :
12 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Serbia and Montenegro
= 131
Saint Lucia :
12 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Saint Lucia
= 136
Antigua and Barbuda :
11 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Antigua and Barbuda
= 136
Barbados :
11 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Barbados
= 136
Costa Rica :
11 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Costa Rica
= 139
Palau :
10.3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Palau
= 139
Belarus :
10.3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Belarus
= 141
Malaysia :
10 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Malaysia
= 141
Oman :
10 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Oman
= 143
Kuwait :
9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Kuwait
= 143
Bahrain :
9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Bahrain
= 143
Latvia :
9 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Latvia
= 146
Brunei :
8 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Brunei
= 146
Chile :
8 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Chile
# 148
United Arab Emirates :
7.8 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in United Arab Emirates
= 149
Hungary :
7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Hungary
= 149
Lithuania :
7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Lithuania
= 149
Slovakia :
7 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Slovakia
= 152
Estonia :
6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Estonia
= 152
Poland :
6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Poland
= 152
United States :
6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in United States
= 152
Cuba :
6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Cuba
= 152
Croatia :
6 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Croatia
= 157
New Zealand :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in New Zealand
= 157
Malta :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Malta
= 157
Canada :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Canada
= 157
Korea, South :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Korea, South
= 157
Ireland :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Ireland
= 157
United Kingdom :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in United Kingdom
= 157
Australia :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Australia
= 157
Israel :
5 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Israel
= 165
Germany :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Germany
= 165
Switzerland :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Switzerland
= 165
Belgium :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Belgium
= 165
Netherlands :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Netherlands
= 165
Denmark :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Denmark
= 165
Monaco :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Monaco
= 165
Spain :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Spain
= 165
Luxembourg :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Luxembourg
= 165
France :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in France
= 165
Italy :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Italy
= 165
Cyprus :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Cyprus
= 165
Greece :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Greece
= 165
Austria :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Austria
= 165
Portugal :
4 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Portugal
= 179
Czech Republic :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Czech Republic
= 179
San Marino :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in San Marino
= 179
Singapore :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Singapore
= 179
Slovenia :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Slovenia
= 179
Sweden :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Sweden
= 179
Norway :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Norway
= 179
Finland :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Finland
= 179
Liechtenstein :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Liechtenstein
= 179
Andorra :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Andorra
= 179
Japan :
3 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Japan
# 189
Iceland :
2 per 1,000 live births
2005
Mortality in Iceland
Weighted average:
40.7 per 1,000 live births
DEFINITION: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.
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CITATION
"rate, infant > per 1,000 live births by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/mor_rat_inf_per_1000_liv_bir-per-1-000-live-births
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