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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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 125.8 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Chad | 124 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 122.8 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 115.2 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Central African Republic | 112 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Somalia | 108.5 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Burundi | 101.3 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Mali | 100.5 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Angola | 98.1 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Mozambique | 95.9 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Cameroon | 94.6 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 90.8 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 88.1 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Guinea | 87.8 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 87.49 | 2009 | |||
| 15 | Zambia | 86.3 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Nigeria | 85.8 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 83.1 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Congo, Republic of the | 80.5 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Liberia | 79.9 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Uganda | 79.4 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | The Gambia | 78.4 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Niger | 75.7 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Djibouti | 75 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Benin | 74.8 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Comoros | 74.8 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Mauritania | 74.3 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 72.66 | 2009 | |||
| 27 | Pakistan | 70.5 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Rwanda | 70.4 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Sudan | 69.3 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Malawi | 68.8 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Tanzania | 68.4 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Cambodia | 68 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Ethiopia | 67.1 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Togo | 64.3 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 63.92 | 2009 | |||
| 35 | Haiti | 63.7 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Lesotho | 61 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 56.3 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Kenya | 54.8 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Burma | 53.8 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 53.6 | 2009 | |||
| 40 | Bhutan | 52.4 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Swaziland | 52 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Papua New Guinea | 52 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Tajikistan | 51.8 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Gabon | 51.5 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Senegal | 50.7 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | India | 50.3 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | East Timor | 48.1 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Ghana | 46.7 | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Laos | 45.8 | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 44.45 | 2009 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 43.44 | 2009 | |||
| 51 | South Africa | 43.1 | 2009 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 42.93 | 2009 | |||
| 52 | Botswana | 42.6 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 41.5 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Bangladesh | 41.2 | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Madagascar | 40.5 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Bolivia | 39.7 | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Eritrea | 39.1 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Nepal | 38.6 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 38.28 | 2009 | |||
| 59 | Kiribati | 37.3 | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Iraq | 35.4 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 35.27 | 2009 | |||
| 61 | Namibia | 33.6 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Morocco | 33.2 | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 32.79 | 2009 | |||
| 63 | Guatemala | 32.6 | 2009 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 32.33 | 2009 | |||
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.1 | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 31.8 | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.1 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Indonesia | 29.8 | 2009 | ||
| =68 | Azerbaijan | 29.6 | 2009 | ||
| =68 | Solomon Islands | 29.6 | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 29.3 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Tuvalu | 29.1 | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Algeria | 29 | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Guyana | 28.9 | 2009 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 26.79 | 2009 | |||
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 26.7 | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Philippines | 26.2 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Georgia | 26 | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Jamaica | 25.9 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 25.6 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Honduras | 25 | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Mongolia | 24.3 | 2009 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 24.12 | 2009 | |||
| 81 | Suriname | 23.6 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Cape Verde | 23.3 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 22.07 | 2009 | |||
| 83 | Nicaragua | 21.8 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 21.62 | 2009 | |||
| 84 | Jordan | 21.5 | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Samoa | 21.3 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.46 | 2009 | |||
| 86 | Ecuador | 20.4 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Armenia | 19.6 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Vietnam | 19.5 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Paraguay | 19.4 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Peru | 19.4 | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 18.97 | 2009 | |||
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 18.8 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Turkey | 18.5 | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 18.2 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Tunisia | 17.9 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 17.82 | 2009 | |||
| 95 | Brazil | 17.3 | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Libya | 16.8 | 2009 | ||
| =97 | China | 16.6 | 2009 | ||
| =97 | Tonga | 16.6 | 2009 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 16.27 | 2009 | |||
| 99 | Colombia | 16.2 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Panama | 15.9 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Belize | 15.7 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Mauritius | 15.4 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Fiji | 15.4 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Venezuela | 15.3 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 14.98 | 2009 | |||
| 105 | Mexico | 14.7 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | El Salvador | 14.6 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | Moldova | 14.6 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Vanuatu | 14.3 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Syria | 14.2 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Albania | 13.5 | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Ukraine | 13.3 | 2009 | ||
| =112 | Palau | 13.2 | 2009 | ||
| =112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.2 | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Argentina | 13 | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Grenada | 12.8 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 12.7 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.5 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Thailand | 12 | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 11.5 | 2009 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 11.37 | 2009 | |||
| 119 | Uruguay | 11.3 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.2 | 2009 | ||
| =121 | Lebanon | 11.1 | 2009 | ||
| =121 | Russia | 11.1 | 2009 | ||
| =121 | Seychelles | 11.1 | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Maldives | 10.9 | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Belarus | 10.9 | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Romania | 10 | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Barbados | 9.8 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Qatar | 9.7 | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Costa Rica | 9.6 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Bahrain | 9.5 | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 9.29 | 2009 | |||
| 132 | Oman | 9.1 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | The Bahamas | 8.5 | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Bulgaria | 8.3 | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Kuwait | 8.2 | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Dominica | 8.1 | 2009 | ||
| =137 | Latvia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =137 | Chile | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =139 | United Arab Emirates | 6.8 | 2009 | ||
| =139 | United States | 6.8 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 6.79 | 2009 | |||
| 141 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6.2 | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Malta | 6.1 | 2009 | ||
| 143 | Slovakia | 5.8 | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Malaysia | 5.7 | 2009 | ||
| 145 | Poland | 5.6 | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Brunei | 5.4 | 2009 | ||
| 147 | Canada | 5.3 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.15 | 2009 | |||
| 148 | Hungary | 5.1 | 2009 | ||
| 149 | Lithuania | 5 | 2009 | ||
| 150 | New Zealand | 4.8 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | United Kingdom | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
| 152 | Croatia | 4.5 | 2009 | ||
| =153 | Cuba | 4.4 | 2009 | ||
| =153 | Estonia | 4.4 | 2009 | ||
| 155 | Australia | 4.3 | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 4.22 | 2009 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.17 | 2009 | |||
| 156 | European Union | 4.11 | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Switzerland | 4 | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Belgium | 3.8 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 3.71 | 2009 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 3.71 | 2009 | |||
| 159 | Netherlands | 3.7 | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Germany | 3.5 | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Spain | 3.5 | 2009 | ||
| =160 | Ireland | 3.5 | 2009 | ||
| =163 | Cyprus | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
| =163 | Israel | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
| =163 | Monaco | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
| =163 | Italy | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
| =167 | Denmark | 3.3 | 2009 | ||
| =167 | Austria | 3.3 | 2009 | ||
| 169 | France | 3.2 | 2009 | ||
| 170 | Portugal | 3 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | Andorra | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
| =172 | Norway | 2.8 | 2009 | ||
| =172 | Greece | 2.8 | 2009 | ||
| =172 | Czech Republic | 2.8 | 2009 | ||
| 175 | Finland | 2.5 | 2009 | ||
| 176 | Japan | 2.4 | 2009 | ||
| =177 | Slovenia | 2.3 | 2009 | ||
| =177 | Sweden | 2.3 | 2009 | ||
| =177 | Singapore | 2.3 | 2009 | ||
| =180 | Liechtenstein | 1.8 | 2009 | ||
| =180 | Iceland | 1.8 | 2009 | ||
| 182 | Luxembourg | 1.5 | 2009 | ||
| 183 | San Marino | 0.9 | 2009 |