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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 (1990) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Niger :
191 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Niger
# 2
Sierra Leone :
175 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Sierra Leone
# 3
Mozambique :
158 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mozambique
# 4
Liberia :
157 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Liberia
# 5
Angola :
154 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Angola
# 6
Guinea-Bissau :
153 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Guinea-Bissau
# 7
Mali :
140 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mali
# 8
Guinea :
138.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Guinea
# 9
East Timor :
133.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in East Timor
# 10
Somalia :
133 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Somalia
# 11
Malawi :
130.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Malawi
# 12
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
129 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 13
Ethiopia :
121.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Ethiopia
# 14
Nigeria :
120 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Nigeria
# 15
Laos :
120 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Laos
# 16
Chad :
119.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Chad
# 17
Djibouti :
116 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Djibouti
# 18
Burundi :
114 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Burundi
# 19
Burkina Faso :
113 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Burkina Faso
# 20
Benin :
111 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Benin
# 21
Bhutan :
107 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bhutan
# 22
Côte d'Ivoire :
103 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
# 23
Madagascar :
103 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Madagascar
# 24
Equatorial Guinea :
103 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Equatorial Guinea
# 25
Rwanda :
103 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Rwanda
# 26
Gambia, The :
102.5 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Gambia, The
# 27
Tanzania :
102 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Tanzania
# 28
Central African Republic :
102 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Central African Republic
# 29
Haiti :
102 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Haiti
# 30
Zambia :
101 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Zambia
# 31
Nepal :
100 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Nepal
# 32
Pakistan :
100 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Pakistan
# 33
Bangladesh :
100 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bangladesh
# 34
Yemen :
98 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Yemen
# 35
Uganda :
93 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Uganda
# 36
Burma :
91 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Burma
# 37
Tajikistan :
90.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Tajikistan
# 38
Bolivia :
89 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bolivia
# 39
Comoros :
88 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Comoros
# 40
Eritrea :
88 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Eritrea
# 41
Togo :
88 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Togo
# 42
Cameroon :
85 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Cameroon
# 43
Mauritania :
85 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mauritania
# 44
Azerbaijan :
84 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Azerbaijan
# 45
Congo, Republic of the :
83 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Congo, Republic of the
# 46
Lesotho :
80.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Lesotho
# 47
Cambodia :
80 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Cambodia
# 48
India :
80 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in India
# 49
Turkmenistan :
80 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Turkmenistan
# 50
Maldives :
79 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Maldives
# 51
Mongolia :
78 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mongolia
# 52
Swaziland :
78 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Swaziland
# 53
Egypt :
76 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Egypt
# 54
Ghana :
75 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Ghana
# 55
São Tomé and Príncipe :
75 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 56
Sudan :
74 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Sudan
# 57
Senegal :
72.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Senegal
# 58
Morocco :
69 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Morocco
# 59
Papua New Guinea :
69 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Papua New Guinea
# 60
Kyrgyzstan :
68 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Kyrgyzstan
# 61
Turkey :
67 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Turkey
# 62
Uzbekistan :
65 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Uzbekistan
# 63
Kiribati :
65 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Kiribati
# 64
Guyana :
64 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Guyana
# 65
Kenya :
64 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Kenya
# 66
Marshall Islands :
63 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Marshall Islands
# 67
Guatemala :
60 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Guatemala
# 68
Gabon :
60 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Gabon
# 69
Indonesia :
60 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Indonesia
# 70
Namibia :
60 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Namibia
# 71
Peru :
58.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Peru
# 72
Algeria :
54 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Algeria
# 73
Iran :
54 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Iran
# 74
Kazakhstan :
53 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Kazakhstan
# 75
Zimbabwe :
53 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Zimbabwe
# 76
Nicaragua :
52 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Nicaragua
# 77
Brazil :
50 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Brazil
# 78
Dominican Republic :
50 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Dominican Republic
# 79
Vanuatu :
47.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Vanuatu
# 80
El Salvador :
47 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in El Salvador
# 81
Armenia :
46 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Armenia
# 82
Botswana :
45 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Botswana
# 83
South Africa :
45 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in South Africa
# 84
Cape Verde :
45 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Cape Verde
# 85
Micronesia, Federated States of :
44.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 86
Honduras :
44 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Honduras
# 87
Georgia :
43 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Georgia
# 88
Ecuador :
43 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Ecuador
# 89
Korea, North :
42 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Korea, North
# 90
Philippines :
41 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Philippines
# 91
Tunisia :
41 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Tunisia
# 92
Iraq :
40 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Iraq
# 93
Samoa :
39.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Samoa
# 94
China :
38 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in China
# 95
Vietnam :
38 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Vietnam
# 96
Albania :
37 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Albania
# 97
Mexico :
37 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mexico
# 98
Suriname :
35 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Suriname
# 99
Libya :
35 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Libya
# 100
Saudi Arabia :
35 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Saudi Arabia
# 101
Belize :
34.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Belize
# 102
Macedonia, Republic of :
33 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Macedonia, Republic of
# 103
Paraguay :
33 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Paraguay
# 104
Jordan :
33 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Jordan
# 105
Lebanon :
32 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Lebanon
# 106
Syria :
31.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Syria
# 107
Solomon Islands :
31.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Solomon Islands
# 108
Thailand :
31 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Thailand
# 109
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
30 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 110
Grenada :
30 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Grenada
# 111
Moldova :
28.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Moldova
# 112
Trinidad and Tobago :
27.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
# 113
Venezuela :
26.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Venezuela
# 114
Romania :
26.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Romania
# 115
Tonga :
26.5 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Tonga
# 116
Panama :
26.5 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Panama
# 117
Colombia :
26.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Colombia
# 118
Sri Lanka :
25.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Sri Lanka
# 119
Argentina :
25.5 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Argentina
# 120
Oman :
25 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Oman
# 121
Serbia and Montenegro :
24 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Serbia and Montenegro
# 122
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
22 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 123
Bahamas, The :
22 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bahamas, The
# 124
Russia :
21.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Russia
# 125
Uruguay :
21.1 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Uruguay
# 126
Qatar :
21 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Qatar
# 127
Mauritius :
20.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Mauritius
# 128
Saint Lucia :
20 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Saint Lucia
# 129
Poland :
19.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Poland
# 130
Ukraine :
19.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Ukraine
# 131
Fiji :
19 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Fiji
# 132
Chile :
18 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Chile
# 133
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
18 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 134
Palau :
17.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Palau
# 135
Seychelles :
17 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Seychelles
# 136
Jamaica :
17 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Jamaica
# 137
Belarus :
16.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Belarus
# 138
Costa Rica :
16 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Costa Rica
# 139
Malaysia :
16 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Malaysia
# 140
Bahrain :
15.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bahrain
# 141
Dominica :
15 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Dominica
# 142
Barbados :
15 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Barbados
# 143
Bulgaria :
14.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Bulgaria
# 144
Hungary :
14.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Hungary
# 145
Kuwait :
13.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Kuwait
# 146
Latvia :
13.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Latvia
# 147
United Arab Emirates :
13.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in United Arab Emirates
# 148
San Marino :
12.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in San Marino
# 149
Estonia :
12.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Estonia
# 150
Slovakia :
11.96 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Slovakia
# 151
Portugal :
11 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Portugal
# 152
Czech Republic :
10.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Czech Republic
# 153
Croatia :
10.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Croatia
# 154
Cuba :
10.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Cuba
# 155
Lithuania :
10.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Lithuania
# 156
Cyprus :
10.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Cyprus
# 157
Brunei :
10 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Brunei
# 158
Israel :
9.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Israel
# 159
Greece :
9.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Greece
# 160
United States :
9.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in United States
# 161
Malta :
9.1 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Malta
# 162
Liechtenstein :
9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Liechtenstein
# 163
Slovenia :
8.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Slovenia
# 164
New Zealand :
8.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in New Zealand
# 165
Italy :
8.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Italy
# 166
Ireland :
8.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Ireland
# 167
United Kingdom :
8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in United Kingdom
# 168
Australia :
8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Australia
# 169
Korea, South :
8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Korea, South
# 170
Belgium :
7.9 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Belgium
# 171
Austria :
7.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Austria
# 172
Spain :
7.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Spain
# 173
Denmark :
7.5 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Denmark
# 174
France :
7.4 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in France
# 175
Luxembourg :
7.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Luxembourg
# 176
Norway :
7.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Norway
# 177
Monaco :
7.3 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Monaco
# 178
Netherlands :
7.2 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Netherlands
# 179
Germany :
7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Germany
# 180
Switzerland :
6.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Switzerland
# 181
Canada :
6.8 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Canada
# 182
Singapore :
6.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Singapore
# 183
Sweden :
6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Sweden
# 184
Finland :
5.7 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Finland
# 185
Iceland :
5.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Iceland
# 186
Japan :
4.6 per 1,000 live births
1990
Mortality in Japan
Weighted average:
51.7 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 (1990) 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&date=1990
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