Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Total
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 175.9 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Niger | 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Mali | 111.35 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Somalia | 105.56 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Central African Republic | 99.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 96.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Chad | 95.31 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Nigeria | 91.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Malawi | 81.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Mozambique | 78.95 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 78.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Ethiopia | 77.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Liberia | 74.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | The Gambia | 71.67 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Sudan | 68.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Tanzania | 66.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Zambia | 66.6 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Rwanda | 64.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Swaziland | 63.09 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Comoros | 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Uganda | 62.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Burundi | 61.82 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Benin | 61.56 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Guinea | 61.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Cameroon | 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Mauritania | 60.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Senegal | 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Lesotho | 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Djibouti | 54.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Kenya | 52.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Togo | 51.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Gabon | 49.95 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Ghana | 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Namibia | 45.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 41 | South Africa | 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Eritrea | 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Seychelles | 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Mauritius | 11.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Botswana | 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Infant mortality rate > Total
- Angola ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Afghanistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Somalia ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Europe in 2011.
- Central African Republic ranked second for infant mortality rate > total amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Chile ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst High income OECD countries in 2011.
- Nepal ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Cold countries in 2011.
- Laos ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2011.
- Malawi ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Pakistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
