Global Infant Mortality Rate
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Central African Republic Infant Mortality Rate fell by 1.3% in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Infant Mortality Rate fell by 1.3% year on year close to 81.23 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
- In 2019 Central African Republic was number 2 in Infant Mortality Rate.
- In 2019 Dominica was ranked number 127 in Infant Mortality Rate attaining 34.07 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births, jumping from 143 in 2018.
Top Countries in Global Infant Mortality Rate
# | 582 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Central African Republic
|
90 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Nigeria
|
81 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Somalia
|
81 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.5 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
81 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.7 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Chad
|
76 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.1 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
72 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Lesotho
|
72 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Guinea
|
68 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -1.8 % | View data |
19 |
#19
South Sudan
|
66 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -0.7 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Equatorial Guinea
|
66 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Mali
|
65 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Benin
|
65 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.9 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Ivory Coast
|
64 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.9 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Pakistan
|
61 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.6 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Guinea-Bissau
|
57 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.4 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Mauritania
|
56 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.2 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Liberia
|
55 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.5 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Mozambique
|
55 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -3.3 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Comoros
|
55 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Cameroon
|
53 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.3 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Angola
|
53 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -4.3 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Haiti
|
53 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.4 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Djibouti
|
53 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.7 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Burkina Faso
|
51 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Togo
|
51 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Niger
|
50 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -3.0 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Afghanistan
|
49 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Eswatini
|
46 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -4.5 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Yemen
|
46 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -0.5 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Sudan
|
46 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Kiribati
|
45 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -2.2 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Turkmenistan
|
43 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Burundi
|
43 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -4.2 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Zambia
|
42 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -3.4 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Ethiopia
|
42 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -4.1 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Gambia
|
42 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.3 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Eswatini
|
42 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -4.6 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Papua New Guinea
|
41 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.1 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Timor-Leste
|
41 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Madagascar
|
41 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Laos
|
40 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -3.8 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Myanmar
|
39 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.2 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Tanzania
|
39 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.4 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Republic of the Congo
|
39 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.4 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Timor-Leste
|
37 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Ghana
|
37 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.6 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Dominica
|
36 | 2019 | +3.7 % | +4.5 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Zimbabwe
|
36 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Malawi
|
36 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Gabon
|
35 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.2 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Uganda
|
35 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -4.7 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Eritrea
|
34 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Senegal
|
34 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.5 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Tajikistan
|
33 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.9 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Kenya
|
32 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.2 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Botswana
|
32 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.2 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Namibia
|
31 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.9 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Marshall Islands
|
30 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
152 |
#152
South Africa
|
30 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.4 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Nauru
|
29 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -2.4 % | View data |
160 |
#160
India
|
28 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -5.0 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Guyana
|
28 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Federated States of Micronesia
|
28 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.8 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Nepal
|
27 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -4.2 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Rwanda
|
26 | 2019 | -10.7 % | -5.7 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Dominican Republic
|
26 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Sao Tome and Principe
|
26 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.7 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Bhutan
|
25 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.0 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Bangladesh
|
25 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -5.7 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Philippines
|
25 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.5 % | View data |
188 |
#188
Cambodia
|
25 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -5.3 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Iraq
|
24 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.9 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Vanuatu
|
24 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.8 % | View data |
194 |
#194
Venezuela
|
24 | 2019 | +1.8 % | +7.3 % | View data |
195 |
#195
Fiji
|
24 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
196 |
#196
Guatemala
|
23 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.3 % | View data |
202 |
#202
Niue
|
22 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.2 % | View data |
203 |
#203
Indonesia
|
22 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.7 % | View data |
204 |
#204
Bolivia
|
22 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -5.0 % | View data |
205 |
#205
Tuvalu
|
22 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.9 % | View data |
219 |
#219
Algeria
|
21 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
226 |
#226
Uzbekistan
|
20 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -6.4 % | View data |
228 |
#228
Morocco
|
20 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -4.5 % | View data |
233 |
#233
Azerbaijan
|
19 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -7.0 % | View data |
236 |
#236
Paraguay
|
18 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
237 |
#237
Vietnam
|
18 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.7 % | View data |
238 |
#238
Egypt
|
18 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -3.8 % | View data |
239 |
#239
Solomon Islands
|
18 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.9 % | View data |
240 |
#240
Suriname
|
18 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
243 |
#243
Palau
|
18 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
249 |
#249
Cabo Verde
|
18 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.2 % | View data |
250 |
#250
Kyrgyzstan
|
18 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -5.5 % | View data |
251 |
#251
Trinidad and Tobago
|
17 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -3.0 % | View data |
254 |
#254
Nicaragua
|
17 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -1.6 % | View data |
257 |
#257
Saint Lucia
|
16 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
262 |
#262
Cabo Verde
|
16 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.2 % | View data |
264 |
#264
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
16 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
265 |
#265
Honduras
|
16 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
269 |
#269
Tunisia
|
15 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -1.2 % | View data |
270 |
#270
Tonga
|
15 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.9 % | View data |
274 |
#274
Grenada
|
15 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.8 % | View data |
276 |
#276
Mongolia
|
15 | 2019 | -11.4 % | -5.8 % | View data |
278 |
#278
Syria
|
15 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -0.8 % | View data |
279 |
#279
Moldova
|
15 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -1.4 % | View data |
280 |
#280
Jordan
|
15 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
281 |
#281
Samoa
|
15 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
282 |
#282
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
15 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
283 |
#283
Mauritius
|
15 | 2019 | -2.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
289 |
#289
Panama
|
14 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
291 |
#291
North Korea
|
14 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -5.8 % | View data |
296 |
#296
Seychelles
|
14 | 2019 | +0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
297 |
#297
Jamaica
|
13 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.0 % | View data |
299 |
#299
Brazil
|
13 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -3.6 % | View data |
307 |
#307
Colombia
|
13 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
308 |
#308
Ecuador
|
13 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -3.0 % | View data |
316 |
#316
Iran
|
12 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -4.1 % | View data |
319 |
#319
Barbados
|
12 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -2.3 % | View data |
321 |
#321
El Salvador
|
12 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -4.4 % | View data |
326 |
#326
Belize
|
12 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -5.0 % | View data |
331 |
#331
Mexico
|
11 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -4.7 % | View data |
333 |
#333
Armenia
|
11 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -5.3 % | View data |
335 |
#335
Peru
|
11 | 2019 | -8.3 % | -4.9 % | View data |
341 |
#341
Brunei
|
11 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +2.4 % | View data |
343 |
#343
Libya
|
11 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.3 % | View data |
347 |
#347
Oman
|
10 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -0.5 % | View data |
348 |
#348
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
10 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
361 |
#361
Macedonia
|
9 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
362 |
#362
Argentina
|
9 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -4.9 % | View data |
367 |
#367
Bahamas
|
9 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
368 |
#368
Georgia
|
9 | 2019 | -11.4 % | -4.5 % | View data |
369 |
#369
Turkey
|
9 | 2019 | -11.7 % | -7.0 % | View data |
373 |
#373
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 2019 | -15.7 % | -8.7 % | View data |
378 |
#378
Thailand
|
8 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -5.2 % | View data |
379 |
#379
Costa Rica
|
8 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.6 % | View data |
380 |
#380
Ukraine
|
8 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
383 |
#383
Albania
|
8 | 2019 | -10.5 % | -4.8 % | View data |
390 |
#390
Malaysia
|
7 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.0 % | View data |
392 |
#392
Kuwait
|
7 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
393 |
#393
United Arab Emirates
|
7 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
394 |
#394
Cook Islands
|
7 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
397 |
#397
Maldives
|
7 | 2019 | -16.4 % | -7.6 % | View data |
398 |
#398
China
|
7 | 2019 | -13.3 % | -8.6 % | View data |
399 |
#399
Uruguay
|
7 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.3 % | View data |
400 |
#400
Malta
|
7 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.1 % | View data |
403 |
#403
Sri Lanka
|
6 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -6.0 % | View data |
406 |
#406
Chile
|
6 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
411 |
#411
Russia
|
6 | 2019 | -6.6 % | -6.0 % | View data |
413 |
#413
Romania
|
6 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -8.0 % | View data |
415 |
#415
Bulgaria
|
6 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.3 % | View data |
416 |
#416
Lebanon
|
6 | 2019 | -7.6 % | -4.5 % | View data |
419 |
#419
Qatar
|
6 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.4 % | View data |
420 |
#420
United States
|
6 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.3 % | View data |
424 |
#424
Bahrain
|
6 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
437 |
#437
Saudi Arabia
|
6 | 2019 | -12.4 % | -7.7 % | View data |
445 |
#445
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
448 |
#448
New Zealand
|
5 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
453 |
#453
Antigua and Barbuda
|
5 | 2019 | -9.0 % | -5.4 % | View data |
454 |
#454
Serbia
|
5 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -4.8 % | View data |
455 |
#455
Slovakia
|
5 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
459 |
#459
Canada
|
5 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
466 |
#466
Croatia
|
4 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -2.1 % | View data |
470 |
#470
Cuba
|
4 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
471 |
#471
Switzerland
|
4 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
472 |
#472
Poland
|
4 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -3.8 % | View data |
473 |
#473
Greece
|
4 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.3 % | View data |
474 |
#474
Denmark
|
4 | 2019 | -1.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
475 |
#475
United Kingdom
|
4 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -1.9 % | View data |
477 |
#477
France
|
4 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -0.7 % | View data |
479 |
#479
Hungary
|
4 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -5.9 % | View data |
485 |
#485
Netherlands
|
3 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.6 % | View data |
491 |
#491
Ireland
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -1.7 % | View data |
492 |
#492
Lithuania
|
3 | 2019 | -6.6 % | -5.5 % | View data |
493 |
#493
Germany
|
3 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.7 % | View data |
495 |
#495
Portugal
|
3 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
497 |
#497
Australia
|
3 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.3 % | View data |
501 |
#501
Belgium
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
502 |
#502
Latvia
|
3 | 2019 | -11.8 % | -8.9 % | View data |
507 |
#507
Austria
|
3 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -2.4 % | View data |
508 |
#508
Israel
|
3 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
514 |
#514
Czech Republic
|
3 | 2019 | -5.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
518 |
#518
Monaco
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
519 |
#519
Andorra
|
3 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -4.5 % | View data |
525 |
#525
South Korea
|
3 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -4.1 % | View data |
526 |
#526
Italy
|
3 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.0 % | View data |
528 |
#528
Spain
|
3 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -2.7 % | View data |
533 |
#533
Belarus
|
3 | 2019 | -11.9 % | -6.8 % | View data |
539 |
#539
Singapore
|
2 | 2019 | -3.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
541 |
#541
Sweden
|
2 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
550 |
#550
Norway
|
2 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
553 |
#553
Luxembourg
|
2 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
556 |
#556
Estonia
|
2 | 2019 | -14.7 % | -7.9 % | View data |
557 |
#557
Montenegro
|
2 | 2019 | -22.2 % | -12.8 % | View data |
559 |
#559
Japan
|
2 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.5 % | View data |
560 |
#560
Cyprus
|
2 | 2019 | -10.6 % | -6.2 % | View data |
566 |
#566
Slovenia
|
2 | 2019 | -9.0 % | -5.8 % | View data |
569 |
#569
San Marino
|
2 | 2019 | -11.2 % | -5.5 % | View data |
573 |
#573
Iceland
|
2 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -3.8 % | View data |
579 |
#579
Finland
|
1 | 2019 | -8.0 % | -8.1 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization