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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.
Mortality Statistics > rate, infant > per 1,000 live births (2003) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Romania :
16.7 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Romania
# 2
Bulgaria :
12.3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Bulgaria
# 3
Latvia :
9.4 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Latvia
# 4
Slovakia :
7.9 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Slovakia
# 5
Hungary :
7.7 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Hungary
# 6
Poland :
7 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Poland
# 7
Estonia :
6.8 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Estonia
# 8
Lithuania :
6.7 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Lithuania
# 9
United Kingdom :
5.3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in United Kingdom
# 10
New Zealand :
5.2 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in New Zealand
# 11
Ireland :
5.1 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Ireland
# 12
Luxembourg :
4.9 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Luxembourg
# 13
Netherlands :
4.8 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Netherlands
# 14
Austria :
4.5 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Austria
# 15
Denmark :
4.4 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Denmark
# 16
Italy :
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Italy
# 17
Switzerland :
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Switzerland
# 18
Belgium :
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Belgium
# 19
Germany :
4.2 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Germany
# 20
Slovenia :
4 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Slovenia
# 21
Czech Republic :
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Czech Republic
# 22
Spain :
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Spain
# 23
Norway :
3.4 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Norway
# 24
Finland :
3.1 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Finland
# 25
Japan :
3 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Japan
# 26
Sweden :
2.8 per 1,000 live births
2003
Mortality in Sweden
Weighted average:
5.8 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 (2003) 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=2003
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