Infant Mortality Rate - Source World Bank

This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria decreased by 2% compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Infant Mortality Rate was down by 1.6% year on year to 74.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
  3. In 2019 Chad was ranked number 5 in Infant Mortality Rate.

Top Countries in Infant Mortality Rate - Source World Bank

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
81 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
81 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
74 2019 -2.0 % -1.6 % View data
4 #4
Somalia
74 2019 -2.5 % -2.8 % View data
5 #5
Chad
69 2019 -2.4 % -2.3 % View data
6 #6
Lesotho
68 2019 -1.4 % -1.0 % View data
7 #7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
66 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
8 #8
Guinea
64 2019 -2.0 % -1.8 % View data
9 #9
South Sudan
62 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
10 #10
Liberia
62 2019 -1.7 % -1.6 % View data
11 #11
Equatorial Guinea
60 2019 -2.9 % -3.0 % View data
12 #12
Mali
60 2019 -2.6 % -2.6 % View data
13 #13
Benin
59 2019 -2.3 % -2.1 % View data
14 #14
Ivory Coast
59 2019 -3.3 % -2.6 % View data
15 #15
Pakistan
56 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
16 #16
Mozambique
55 2019 -2.8 % -2.8 % View data
17 #17
Burkina Faso
54 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
18 #18
Guinea-Bissau
52 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
19 #19
Angola
50 2019 -3.3 % -3.7 % View data
19 #19
Cameroon
50 2019 -2.7 % -3.4 % View data
21 #21
Mauritania
50 2019 -2.5 % -2.3 % View data
22 #22
Djibouti
48 2019 -2.8 % -2.8 % View data
23 #23
Comoros
48 2019 -2.8 % -2.8 % View data
24 #24
Haiti
48 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
25 #25
Niger
47 2019 -2.5 % -2.7 % View data
26 #26
Afghanistan
47 2019 -3.1 % -3.4 % View data
27 #27
Togo
46 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
28 #28
Yemen
44 2019 +0.0 % +0.3 % View data
29 #29
Zambia
42 2019 -2.3 % -2.3 % View data
30 #30
Sudan
41 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
31 #31
Kiribati
40 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
32 #32
Burundi
40 2019 -3.2 % -3.6 % View data
33 #33
Swaziland
39 2019 -5.2 % -5.8 % View data
34 #34
Zimbabwe
38 2019 -2.3 % -2.8 % View data
35 #35
East Timor
38 2019 -2.8 % -3.1 % View data
36 #36
Ethiopia
37 2019 -3.7 % -4.1 % View data
36 #36
Madagascar
37 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
38 #38
Laos
36 2019 -3.2 % -3.6 % View data
39 #39
Turkmenistan
36 2019 -0.8 % +0.1 % View data
40 #40
Tanzania
36 2019 -2.7 % -3.0 % View data
41 #41
Gambia
36 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
41 #41
Papua New Guinea
36 2019 -2.7 % -2.5 % View data
43 #43
Myanmar
36 2019 -3.2 % -3.1 % View data
44 #44
Republic of the Congo
35 2019 -2.2 % -2.5 % View data
45 #45
Ghana
34 2019 -3.1 % -3.4 % View data
46 #46
Uganda
33 2019 -3.5 % -4.0 % View data
47 #47
Senegal
33 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
48 #48
Botswana
32 2019 +0.0 % +0.8 % View data
49 #49
Kenya
32 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
50 #50
Gabon
31 2019 -3.4 % -3.4 % View data
51 #51
Dominica
31 2019 +2.0 % +3.4 % View data
51 #51
Malawi
31 2019 -3.7 % -4.9 % View data
53 #53
Namibia
31 2019 -1.6 % -2.2 % View data
54 #54
Eritrea
31 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
55 #55
Tajikistan
30 2019 -2.6 % -2.5 % View data
56 #56
India
28 2019 -4.7 % -5.2 % View data
57 #57
South Africa
28 2019 -1.1 % -1.1 % View data
58 #58
Marshall Islands
26 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
59 #59
Rwanda
26 2019 -3.7 % -4.2 % View data
60 #60
Nauru
26 2019 -2.6 % -2.6 % View data
61 #61
Bangladesh
26 2019 -4.1 % -4.4 % View data
61 #61
Nepal
26 2019 -3.4 % -3.7 % View data
63 #63
Federated States of Micronesia
25 2019 -3.5 % -3.0 % View data
64 #64
Guyana
24 2019 -3.2 % -2.8 % View data
65 #65
Bhutan
24 2019 -3.6 % -3.5 % View data
66 #66
Dominican Republic
24 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
66 #66
Sao Tome and Principe
24 2019 -2.9 % -3.3 % View data
68 #68
Cambodia
23 2019 -3.8 % -4.4 % View data
69 #69
Vanuatu
22 2019 -2.2 % -2.1 % View data
70 #70
Iraq
22 2019 -3.1 % -3.0 % View data
71 #71
Fiji
22 2019 +0.5 % +1.3 % View data
72 #72
Philippines
22 2019 -2.7 % -1.8 % View data
73 #73
Bolivia
21 2019 -3.6 % -4.3 % View data
74 #74
Venezuela
21 2019 +0.0 % +6.4 % View data
75 #75
Guatemala
21 2019 -3.3 % -3.4 % View data
76 #76
Indonesia
20 2019 -3.4 % -3.5 % View data
76 #76
Tuvalu
20 2019 -3.4 % -3.1 % View data
78 #78
Algeria
20 2019 -2.0 % -1.8 % View data
78 #78
Saint Lucia
20 2019 +1.5 % +1.9 % View data
80 #80
Morocco
18 2019 -4.2 % -4.2 % View data
81 #81
Azerbaijan
18 2019 -5.7 % -6.2 % View data
82 #82
Syria
18 2019 -0.6 % +0.2 % View data
83 #83
Egypt
17 2019 -3.4 % -3.4 % View data
84 #84
Solomon Islands
17 2019 -2.9 % -3.0 % View data
85 #85
Palestine
17 2019 -2.9 % -2.3 % View data
85 #85
Paraguay
17 2019 -3.5 % -3.2 % View data
87 #87
Kyrgyzstan
16 2019 -4.1 % -4.7 % View data
88 #88
Suriname
16 2019 -3.0 % -2.7 % View data
89 #89
Vietnam
16 2019 -2.5 % -1.8 % View data
90 #90
Palau
16 2019 -3.1 % -3.0 % View data
91 #91
Trinidad and Tobago
16 2019 -2.5 % -2.8 % View data
92 #92
Uzbekistan
16 2019 -5.5 % -6.5 % View data
93 #93
Grenada
15 2019 +0.0 % +1.0 % View data
94 #94
Honduras
15 2019 -2.7 % -3.2 % View data
94 #94
Tunisia
15 2019 -0.7 % -0.5 % View data
96 #96
Mauritius
14 2019 +4.4 % +2.1 % View data
96 #96
Nicaragua
14 2019 -4.0 % -3.7 % View data
96 #96
Tonga
14 2019 -0.7 % -0.3 % View data
99 #99
Jordan
13 2019 -2.9 % -2.9 % View data
99 #99
Mongolia
13 2019 -5.6 % -6.3 % View data
99 #99
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
13 2019 -2.9 % -3.1 % View data
102 #102
North Korea
13 2019 -4.4 % -5.1 % View data
103 #103
Saint Kitts and Nevis
13 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
103 #103
Samoa
13 2019 -3.0 % -2.8 % View data
105 #105
Cape Verde
13 2019 -5.9 % -6.5 % View data
105 #105
Panama
13 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
107 #107
Brazil
12 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
107 #107
Moldova
12 2019 -1.6 % -2.0 % View data
109 #109
Seychelles
12 2019 -1.6 % -0.5 % View data
110 #110
Mexico
12 2019 -3.2 % -3.3 % View data
111 #111
Ecuador
12 2019 -2.4 % -2.2 % View data
111 #111
Iran
12 2019 -3.2 % -3.5 % View data
113 #113
Jamaica
12 2019 -3.3 % -3.1 % View data
114 #114
Colombia
12 2019 -3.3 % -3.2 % View data
115 #115
Barbados
12 2019 -3.3 % -2.5 % View data
116 #116
El Salvador
11 2019 -3.4 % -3.6 % View data
117 #117
Bahamas
11 2019 -1.8 % -2.4 % View data
118 #118
Belize
11 2019 -5.4 % -5.3 % View data
119 #119
Armenia
11 2019 -4.5 % -4.9 % View data
120 #120
Peru
10 2019 -3.7 % -4.1 % View data
121 #121
Libya
10 2019 -2.9 % -3.5 % View data
122 #122
Oman
10 2019 +0.0 % +0.4 % View data
123 #123
Brunei
10 2019 +2.1 % +2.2 % View data
124 #124
Kazakhstan
9 2019 +1.1 % -4.3 % View data
125 #125
Albania
9 2019 +1.2 % -0.5 % View data
125 #125
Turkey
9 2019 -6.5 % -6.3 % View data
127 #127
Georgia
9 2019 -2.3 % -2.6 % View data
128 #128
Argentina
8 2019 -5.8 % -5.4 % View data
129 #129
Thailand
8 2019 -4.9 % -4.5 % View data
130 #130
Costa Rica
8 2019 +0.0 % -1.0 % View data
131 #131
Malaysia
7 2019 +1.4 % +1.4 % View data
132 #132
Ukraine
7 2019 -2.7 % -3.0 % View data
133 #133
China
7 2019 -6.8 % -7.2 % View data
133 #133
Kuwait
7 2019 -1.4 % -2.5 % View data
135 #135
Maldives
7 2019 -7.1 % -6.9 % View data
136 #136
United Arab Emirates
6 2019 -1.5 % -1.2 % View data
137 #137
Lebanon
6 2019 -3.1 % -3.5 % View data
138 #138
Malta
6 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
138 #138
Sri Lanka
6 2019 -4.7 % -5.3 % View data
138 #138
Uruguay
6 2019 -6.2 % -5.3 % View data
141 #141
Chile
6 2019 -3.2 % -2.8 % View data
142 #142
Bahrain
6 2019 -3.3 % -2.2 % View data
143 #143
Antigua and Barbuda
6 2019 -3.3 % -4.0 % View data
144 #144
Romania
6 2019 -8.1 % -7.2 % View data
144 #144
Saudi Arabia
6 2019 -5.0 % -6.1 % View data
146 #146
Bulgaria
6 2019 -5.1 % -4.9 % View data
146 #146
Qatar
6 2019 -3.5 % -4.4 % View data
146 #146
United States
6 2019 +0.0 % -1.0 % View data
149 #149
Macedonia
5 2019 -22.1 % -13.6 % View data
150 #150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 2019 -1.9 % -1.5 % View data
151 #151
Russia
5 2019 -9.3 % -8.4 % View data
152 #152
Slovakia
5 2019 -2.1 % -2.0 % View data
153 #153
Serbia
5 2019 -4.2 % -4.2 % View data
154 #154
Canada
4 2019 -2.3 % -2.2 % View data
155 #155
Croatia
4 2019 +0.0 % -0.5 % View data
156 #156
New Zealand
4 2019 -4.9 % -3.7 % View data
157 #157
Cuba
4 2019 -2.6 % -2.4 % View data
157 #157
France
4 2019 +2.7 % +1.7 % View data
157 #157
Poland
4 2019 +0.0 % -2.4 % View data
160 #160
United Kingdom
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.1 % View data
161 #161
Switzerland
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.1 % View data
162 #162
Netherlands
4 2019 +2.9 % +0.0 % View data
163 #163
Greece
3 2019 -5.7 % -2.8 % View data
164 #164
Denmark
3 2019 -3.0 % -1.8 % View data
164 #164
Germany
3 2019 -3.0 % -0.6 % View data
166 #166
Australia
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.2 % View data
166 #166
Latvia
3 2019 -6.1 % -7.6 % View data
166 #166
Portugal
3 2019 +3.3 % +0.7 % View data
169 #169
Hungary
3 2019 -9.1 % -7.8 % View data
169 #169
Israel
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.3 % View data
169 #169
Lithuania
3 2019 -9.1 % -5.6 % View data
172 #172
Andorra
3 2019 -3.5 % -4.4 % View data
172 #172
Austria
3 2019 -3.5 % -2.0 % View data
172 #172
Ireland
3 2019 -3.5 % -3.2 % View data
175 #175
Belgium
3 2019 -3.6 % -3.9 % View data
175 #175
Italy
3 2019 -3.6 % -2.1 % View data
175 #175
South Korea
3 2019 -3.6 % -2.7 % View data
178 #178
Spain
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.5 % View data
179 #179
Czech Republic
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
179 #179
Monaco
3 2019 -3.9 % -3.6 % View data
181 #181
Belarus
2 2019 -7.7 % -5.6 % View data
182 #182
Luxembourg
2 2019 -4.3 % -1.7 % View data
183 #183
Singapore
2 2019 +0.0 % -0.9 % View data
183 #183
Sweden
2 2019 -4.5 % -2.6 % View data
185 #185
Montenegro
2 2019 -9.1 % -11.1 % View data
185 #185
Norway
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.8 % View data
187 #187
Estonia
2 2019 -5.0 % -6.1 % View data
187 #187
Finland
2 2019 -5.0 % -2.0 % View data
189 #189
Cyprus
2 2019 -5.3 % -4.8 % View data
189 #189
Japan
2 2019 +0.0 % -3.0 % View data
191 #191
Slovenia
2 2019 +0.0 % -4.1 % View data
192 #192
Iceland
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.3 % View data
193 #193
San Marino
2 2019 -6.3 % -4.6 % View data

Source: World Bank

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