Global Number of Infant Deaths
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Nigeria grew 0.2% of Number of Infant Deaths in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Infant Deaths increased 0.2% year on year to 552,830 Thousand Deaths.
- In 2019 Pakistan was number 4 in Number of Infant Deaths.
- In 2019 Qatar was ranked number 418 in Number of Infant Deaths at 157 Thousand Deaths, moving from 425 in 2018.
Top Countries in Global Number of Infant Deaths
| # | 579 Countries | Thousand Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
India
|
667,416.00 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -5.9 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Nigeria
|
552,830.00 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Pakistan
|
335,830.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
232,295.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Ethiopia
|
132,191.00 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
China
|
105,624.00 | 2019 | -15.3 % | -9.6 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Indonesia
|
97,683.00 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Tanzania
|
75,675.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Bangladesh
|
66,742.00 | 2019 | -9.4 % | -6.6 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Angola
|
62,273.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Mozambique
|
57,616.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Afghanistan
|
55,737.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Sudan
|
55,539.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Uganda
|
52,589.00 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Ivory Coast
|
51,917.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Philippines
|
48,623.00 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Niger
|
48,292.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Mali
|
48,116.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Somalia
|
46,991.00 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Egypt
|
46,029.00 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Chad
|
45,952.00 | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Cameroon
|
44,054.00 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Kenya
|
43,775.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Yemen
|
36,568.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Burkina Faso
|
35,662.00 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Brazil
|
34,406.00 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
South Africa
|
32,854.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -3.6 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Myanmar
|
32,659.00 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Madagascar
|
31,885.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Ghana
|
29,731.00 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Guinea
|
28,623.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Vietnam
|
26,011.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Benin
|
24,826.00 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Iraq
|
24,742.00 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Zambia
|
24,457.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
South Sudan
|
24,127.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Mexico
|
23,156.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.1 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
United States
|
21,458.00 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Algeria
|
20,603.00 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Malawi
|
20,487.00 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Sierra Leone
|
19,294.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Iran
|
18,147.00 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Burundi
|
17,252.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Senegal
|
16,954.00 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Zimbabwe
|
14,661.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -5.1 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Central African Republic
|
13,669.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Nepal
|
13,604.00 | 2019 | -9.2 % | -5.4 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Haiti
|
12,985.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Uzbekistan
|
12,605.00 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.7 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Morocco
|
12,470.00 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Togo
|
12,131.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Venezuela
|
11,551.00 | 2019 | +2.2 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Russia
|
10,960.00 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Turkey
|
10,461.00 | 2019 | -12.4 % | -7.0 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Rwanda
|
9,622.00 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Guatemala
|
8,968.00 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Papua New Guinea
|
8,694.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Colombia
|
8,553.00 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Tajikistan
|
8,346.00 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Liberia
|
8,183.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Cambodia
|
8,024.00 | 2019 | -8.3 % | -5.4 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
Mauritania
|
7,571.00 | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Argentina
|
6,390.00 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Republic of the Congo
|
6,132.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
Laos
|
5,921.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Syria
|
5,781.00 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.6 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
Peru
|
5,706.00 | 2019 | -10.1 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 170 |
#170
Turkmenistan
|
5,463.00 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Thailand
|
5,007.00 | 2019 | -11.0 % | -6.8 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Bolivia
|
4,971.00 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Dominican Republic
|
4,911.00 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.4 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
North Korea
|
4,392.00 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -5.7 % | View data |
| 190 |
#190
Ecuador
|
3,908.00 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -2.4 % | View data |
| 194 |
#194
Lesotho
|
3,650.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 198 |
#198
Malaysia
|
3,470.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 199 |
#199
Guinea-Bissau
|
3,437.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 202 |
#202
Gambia
|
3,387.00 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 205 |
#205
Saudi Arabia
|
3,250.00 | 2019 | -10.2 % | -7.6 % | View data |
| 208 |
#208
Eritrea
|
3,206.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 210 |
#210
Kazakhstan
|
3,047.00 | 2019 | -10.4 % | -7.6 % | View data |
| 211 |
#211
Ukraine
|
3,025.00 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 212 |
#212
Azerbaijan
|
3,012.00 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -7.5 % | View data |
| 213 |
#213
Jordan
|
2,989.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 214 |
#214
Honduras
|
2,955.00 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 215 |
#215
Tunisia
|
2,908.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 220 |
#220
United Kingdom
|
2,749.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 222 |
#222
Equatorial Guinea
|
2,675.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 223 |
#223
Kyrgyzstan
|
2,575.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -5.3 % | View data |
| 228 |
#228
France
|
2,427.00 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 229 |
#229
Paraguay
|
2,390.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 230 |
#230
Germany
|
2,329.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 233 |
#233
Gabon
|
2,171.00 | 2019 | +0.5 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 238 |
#238
Namibia
|
2,001.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 239 |
#239
Nicaragua
|
1,998.00 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 240 |
#240
Sri Lanka
|
1,985.00 | 2019 | -7.6 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 252 |
#252
Canada
|
1,668.00 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 254 |
#254
Botswana
|
1,654.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 257 |
#257
Japan
|
1,618.00 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -5.7 % | View data |
| 265 |
#265
Timor-Leste
|
1,381.00 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 266 |
#266
Chile
|
1,377.00 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.1 % | View data |
| 269 |
#269
Comoros
|
1,340.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 274 |
#274
Poland
|
1,288.00 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 279 |
#279
El Salvador
|
1,244.00 | 2019 | -9.7 % | -5.3 % | View data |
| 280 |
#280
Eswatini
|
1,233.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -5.3 % | View data |
| 282 |
#282
Libya
|
1,218.00 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -5.3 % | View data |
| 286 |
#286
Italy
|
1,116.00 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -6.5 % | View data |
| 293 |
#293
Panama
|
1,018.00 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 294 |
#294
Romania
|
1,012.00 | 2019 | -13.1 % | -9.6 % | View data |
| 295 |
#295
Mongolia
|
1,011.00 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -4.4 % | View data |
| 296 |
#296
Djibouti
|
989.00 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 297 |
#297
Australia
|
963.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 298 |
#298
Spain
|
949.00 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 303 |
#303
Oman
|
888.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 305 |
#305
South Korea
|
876.00 | 2019 | -16.1 % | -8.1 % | View data |
| 314 |
#314
Lebanon
|
721.00 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 319 |
#319
United Arab Emirates
|
658.00 | 2019 | +1.1 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 328 |
#328
Jamaica
|
563.00 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 330 |
#330
Netherlands
|
546.00 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 334 |
#334
Moldova
|
530.00 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 337 |
#337
Costa Rica
|
517.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 340 |
#340
Israel
|
492.00 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 347 |
#347
Armenia
|
417.00 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 348 |
#348
Georgia
|
412.00 | 2019 | -13.3 % | -5.8 % | View data |
| 349 |
#349
Fiji
|
408.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 350 |
#350
Cuba
|
402.00 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 354 |
#354
Kuwait
|
383.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 356 |
#356
Guyana
|
377.00 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 358 |
#358
Solomon Islands
|
358.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 359 |
#359
Belgium
|
354.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 360 |
#360
Serbia
|
351.00 | 2019 | -12.9 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 361 |
#361
Bulgaria
|
341.00 | 2019 | -8.8 % | -7.2 % | View data |
| 364 |
#364
Switzerland
|
319.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 367 |
#367
Hungary
|
299.00 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -6.1 % | View data |
| 368 |
#368
Bhutan
|
291.00 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 370 |
#370
Greece
|
287.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 370 |
#370
Trinidad and Tobago
|
287.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 372 |
#372
Uruguay
|
286.00 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 374 |
#374
Czech Republic
|
281.00 | 2019 | -4.8 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 375 |
#375
New Zealand
|
279.00 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 377 |
#377
Belarus
|
259.00 | 2019 | -10.1 % | -6.8 % | View data |
| 379 |
#379
Slovakia
|
251.00 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 380 |
#380
Austria
|
244.00 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 389 |
#389
Portugal
|
223.00 | 2019 | -10.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 391 |
#391
Albania
|
219.00 | 2019 | -18.3 % | -7.2 % | View data |
| 393 |
#393
Denmark
|
215.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 398 |
#398
Vanuatu
|
194.00 | 2019 | +1.6 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 400 |
#400
Ireland
|
192.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 401 |
#401
Macedonia
|
191.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -4.9 % | View data |
| 407 |
#407
Suriname
|
173.00 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 409 |
#409
Cabo Verde
|
169.00 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 411 |
#411
Mauritius
|
164.00 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 418 |
#418
Qatar
|
157.00 | 2019 | +1.9 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 421 |
#421
Sao Tome and Principe
|
156.00 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 426 |
#426
Sweden
|
143.00 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 429 |
#429
Croatia
|
137.00 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 432 |
#432
Kiribati
|
133.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 433 |
#433
Bahrain
|
130.00 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 439 |
#439
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
123.00 | 2019 | -10.9 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 444 |
#444
Norway
|
115.00 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 447 |
#447
Singapore
|
111.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 461 |
#461
Belize
|
86.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 461 |
#461
Lithuania
|
86.00 | 2019 | -9.5 % | -7.3 % | View data |
| 476 |
#476
Finland
|
64.00 | 2019 | -9.9 % | -10.4 % | View data |
| 477 |
#477
Brunei
|
63.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 477 |
#477
Federated States of Micronesia
|
63.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 477 |
#477
Samoa
|
63.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 483 |
#483
Latvia
|
58.00 | 2019 | -14.7 % | -10.0 % | View data |
| 490 |
#490
Maldives
|
45.00 | 2019 | -15.1 % | -7.9 % | View data |
| 491 |
#491
Bahamas
|
44.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 494 |
#494
Marshall Islands
|
37.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.8 % | View data |
| 499 |
#499
Tonga
|
34.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 500 |
#500
Barbados
|
33.00 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 502 |
#502
Dominica
|
32.00 | 2019 | +3.2 % | +5.1 % | View data |
| 502 |
#502
Saint Lucia
|
32.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 502 |
#502
Slovenia
|
32.00 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -6.6 % | View data |
| 509 |
#509
Malta
|
26.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 511 |
#511
Grenada
|
25.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 514 |
#514
Estonia
|
23.00 | 2019 | -17.9 % | -9.6 % | View data |
| 515 |
#515
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
22.00 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 516 |
#516
Cyprus
|
21.00 | 2019 | -8.7 % | -6.9 % | View data |
| 518 |
#518
Seychelles
|
20.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 524 |
#524
Montenegro
|
17.00 | 2018 | -5.6 % | -10.7 % | View data |
| 536 |
#536
Luxembourg
|
12.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 547 |
#547
Nauru
|
8.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 549 |
#549
Antigua and Barbuda
|
7.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.9 % | View data |
| 549 |
#549
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
7.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 551 |
#551
Iceland
|
6.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 551 |
#551
Tuvalu
|
6.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 556 |
#556
Palau
|
4.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
| 566 |
#566
Andorra
|
2.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 566 |
#566
Cook Islands
|
2.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 570 |
#570
Monaco
|
1.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 570 |
#570
Niue
|
1.00 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 578 |
#578
San Marino
|
0.00 | 2018 | NA | -100.0 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization