Ireland - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Ireland Infant Mortality Rate decreased by 1.7% year on year. At 3.3 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was number 491 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate. Ireland is overtaken by Greece, which was number 490 with 3.3 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Lithuania at 3.27 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic lead the ranking with 89.77 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, a decrease of 1.3% versus 2018. Central African Republic, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +8.9% per year, while Montenegro recorded the worst performance at -12.8% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 3.30
2018 3.42
2017 3.48
2016 3.53
2015 3.57
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How does Ireland rank in 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
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
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