Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Infant mortality rate > Female
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which 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 | Mali | 99.56 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Somalia | 92.82 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Central African Republic | 87.02 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Chad | 86.01 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Niger | 83.17 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.61 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Angola | 77.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Malawi | 72.91 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Mozambique | 72.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 70.72 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Nigeria | 67.66 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Liberia | 66.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 66.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Zambia | 62.84 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 17 | The Gambia | 61.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Rwanda | 57.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Comoros | 55.82 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Benin | 55.15 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Burundi | 54.27 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Guinea | 53.99 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Cameroon | 53.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Swaziland | 53.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Uganda | 52.66 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Mauritania | 52.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Ethiopia | 49.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Sudan | 48.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.39 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Lesotho | 47.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Senegal | 47.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Djibouti | 44.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Tanzania | 43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Namibia | 42.46 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Madagascar | 41.97 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 37 | Togo | 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Gabon | 40.32 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 39 | South Africa | 38.33 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Kenya | 37.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Ghana | 35.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Eritrea | 33.97 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 24.79 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Botswana | 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Mauritius | 8.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Seychelles | 8.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2013 |
