United States - Infant Mortality

Since 2014, United States Infant Mortality decreased by 0.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 11 comparing other countries in Infant Mortality at 5.7 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. United States is overtaken by China, which was number 10 with 6.4 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Slovakia with 5.1 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. India topped the ranking with 28.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, that is a decrease of 5.7% compared to 2018. South Africa, Indonesia and Colombia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Luxembourg recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7.4% per year, while Estonia was the worst growing country at -12.3% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 5.70
2018 5.70
2017 5.80
2016 5.90
2015 5.90
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How does United States rank in Infant Mortality?

# 44 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
28 2019 -5.7 % -5.2 % View data
2 #2
South Africa
28 2019 -3.5 % -3.5 % View data
10 #10
China
6 2019 -13.5 % -8.5 % View data
11 #11
United States
6 2019 +0.0 % -0.3 % View data
12 #12
Slovakia
5 2019 +2.0 % -2.5 % View data
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