health2023
Number of infant deaths
Compare number of infant deaths across 199 countries or territories using one fixed 2023 WHO reference slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17,761.4count
Median: 1,360.0count
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
India
567,211.0count
Lowest
San Marino
0.0count
Top 5 Countries
1India567,211.0count
2Nigeria443,714.0count
3Pakistan341,323.0count
4Democratic Republic of the Congo190,533.0count
5Ethiopia145,121.0count
By Region
Africa90,276.0count(9 countries)
Asia53,996.0count(25 countries)
North America12,654.8count(4 countries)
Other10,392.9count(120 countries)
South America8,004.9count(7 countries)
Key Findings
- •199 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite count observation in the fixed 2023 slice.
- •India has the highest published value (567211 count).
- •Montserrat has the lowest published value (0 count).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0count)High (567,211.0count)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17,761.4count)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Other (120)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Number of infant deaths
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2023 WHO slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Number of infant deaths
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 567,211.0count |
| 2 | Nigeria | 443,714.0count |
| 3 | Pakistan | 341,323.0count |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 190,533.0count |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 145,121.0count |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 84,651.0count |
| 7 | Indonesia | 76,071.0count |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 73,191.0count |
| 9 | Niger | 71,882.0count |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 69,284.0count |
| 11 | Sudan | 64,922.0count |
| 12 | Mozambique | 56,375.0count |
| 13 | Mali | 53,652.0count |
| 14 | Somalia | 52,410.0count |
| 15 | Angola | 52,081.0count |
| 16 | Kenya | 51,498.0count |
| 17 | Yemen | 47,209.0count |
| 18 | Chad | 47,049.0count |
| 19 | Uganda | 46,730.0count |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45,897.0count |
| 21 | Madagascar | 43,642.0count |
| 22 | People's Republic of China | 40,795.0count |
| 23 | Philippines | 40,449.0count |
| 24 | Cameroon | 39,004.0count |
| 25 | Egypt | 38,495.0count |
| 26 | Brazil | 32,589.0count |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 32,235.0count |
| 28 | Myanmar | 30,732.0count |
| 29 | Guinea | 29,567.0count |
| 30 | South Africa | 28,900.0count |
| 31 | Ghana | 24,822.0count |
| 32 | Iraq | 23,925.0count |
| 33 | South Sudan | 23,275.0count |
| 34 | Mexico | 22,018.0count |
| 35 | Benin | 21,894.0count |
| 36 | Zambia | 20,899.0count |
| 37 | United States of America | 20,317.0count |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 20,006.0count |
| 39 | Vietnam | 19,638.0count |
| 40 | Malawi | 19,212.0count |
| 41 | Algeria | 18,076.0count |
| 42 | Senegal | 15,809.0count |
| 43 | Burundi | 14,362.0count |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 14,355.0count |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 13,774.0count |
| 46 | Nepal | 13,432.0count |
| 47 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12,578.0count |
| 48 | Rwanda | 11,971.0count |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 11,823.0count |
| 50 | Haiti | 10,367.0count |
| 51 | Togo | 10,270.0count |
| 52 | Morocco | 9,777.0count |
| 53 | Türkiye | 9,759.0count |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,481.0count |
| 55 | Venezuela | 9,105.0count |
| 56 | Liberia | 8,797.0count |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 8,145.0count |
| 58 | Colombia | 7,724.0count |
| 59 | Cambodia | 7,364.0count |
| 60 | Peru | 7,305.0count |
| 61 | Guatemala | 6,708.0count |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 6,227.0count |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 5,770.0count |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5,715.0count |
| 65 | Mauritania | 5,289.0count |
| 66 | Bolivia | 5,198.0count |
| 67 | Republic of the Congo | 5,175.0count |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 5,027.0count |
| 69 | North Korea | 4,989.0count |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 4,812.0count |
| 71 | Thailand | 4,790.0count |
| 72 | Argentina | 4,082.0count |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 3,130.0count |
| 74 | Honduras | 3,091.0count |
| 75 | Lesotho | 3,060.0count |
| 76 | Ecuador | 3,018.0count |
| 77 | Malaysia | 2,921.0count |
| 78 | Namibia | 2,916.0count |
| 79 | Jordan | 2,878.0count |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,753.0count |
| 81 | Republic of The Gambia | 2,747.0count |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 2,719.0count |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,655.0count |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2,529.0count |
| 85 | Eritrea | 2,501.0count |
| 86 | Botswana | 2,335.0count |
| 87 | France | 2,260.0count |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,242.0count |
| 89 | Germany | 2,225.0count |
| 90 | State of Palestine | 2,084.0count |
| 91 | Paraguay | 2,072.0count |
| 92 | Libya | 1,996.0count |
| 93 | Gabon | 1,814.0count |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1,785.0count |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1,737.0count |
| 96 | Ukraine | 1,729.0count |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 1,691.0count |
| 98 | Canada | 1,576.0count |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,494.0count |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 1,360.0count |
| 101 | Japan | 1,359.0count |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,288.0count |
| 103 | Poland | 1,172.0count |
| 104 | Chile | 1,131.0count |
| 105 | Timor-Leste | 1,094.0count |
| 106 | Djibouti | 1,055.0count |
| 107 | Romania | 990.0count |
| 108 | Australia | 953.0count |
| 109 | Italy | 917.0count |
| 110 | El Salvador | 913.0count |
| 111 | Spain | 875.0count |
| 112 | Comoros | 861.0count |
| 113 | Panama | 757.0count |
| 114 | Mongolia | 750.0count |
| 115 | Oman | 679.0count |
| 116 | Cuba | 631.0count |
| 117 | Jamaica | 609.0count |
| 118 | Netherlands | 589.0count |
| 119 | South Korea | 567.0count |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 478.0count |
| 121 | Israel | 468.0count |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 438.0count |
| 123 | Guyana | 401.0count |
| 124 | Fiji | 396.0count |
| 125 | United Arab Emirates | 395.0count |
| 126 | Kuwait | 369.0count |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 353.0count |
| 128 | Georgia | 349.0count |
| 129 | Belgium | 327.0count |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 316.0count |
| 131 | Armenia | 307.0count |
| 132 | Switzerland | 289.0count |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 279.0count |
| 134 | Hungary | 276.0count |
| 135 | Serbia | 270.0count |
| 136 | Slovakia | 266.0count |
| 137 | Albania | 241.0count |
| 138 | Greece | 235.0count |
| 139 | New Zealand | 235.0count |
| 140 | Portugal | 219.0count |
| 141 | Austria | 209.0count |
| 142 | Sweden | 204.0count |
| 143 | Czech Republic | 196.0count |
| 144 | Uruguay | 185.0count |
| 145 | Bhutan | 184.0count |
| 146 | Ireland | 179.0count |
| 147 | Denmark | 175.0count |
| 148 | Suriname | 165.0count |
| 149 | Mauritius | 161.0count |
| 150 | Qatar | 143.0count |
| 151 | Bahrain | 143.0count |
| 152 | Kiribati | 135.0count |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 132.0count |
| 154 | Belarus | 131.0count |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 127.0count |
| 156 | Croatia | 124.0count |
| 157 | Norway | 99.0count |
| 158 | Finland | 80.0count |
| 159 | Singapore | 80.0count |
| 160 | Belize | 78.0count |
| 161 | Cape Verde | 71.0count |
| 162 | Samoa | 71.0count |
| 163 | Lithuania | 61.0count |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61.0count |
| 165 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 52.0count |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 52.0count |
| 167 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 50.0count |
| 168 | Bahamas | 49.0count |
| 169 | Cyprus | 42.0count |
| 170 | Latvia | 38.0count |
| 171 | Slovenia | 33.0count |
| 172 | Maldives | 29.0count |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 29.0count |
| 174 | Barbados | 29.0count |
| 175 | Dominica | 24.0count |
| 176 | Grenada | 23.0count |
| 177 | Seychelles | 23.0count |
| 178 | Malta | 21.0count |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 20.0count |
| 180 | Tonga | 20.0count |
| 181 | Estonia | 18.0count |
| 182 | Montenegro | 15.0count |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 14.0count |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0count |
| 185 | Iceland | 8.0count |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.0count |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.0count |
| 188 | Palau | 4.0count |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 4.0count |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, British | 4.0count |
| 191 | Nauru | 3.0count |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 2.0count |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.0count |
| 194 | Monaco | 1.0count |
| 195 | Niue | 1.0count |
| 196 | Anguilla | 1.0count |
| 197 | Andorra | 1.0count |
| 198 | Montserrat | 0.0count |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.0count |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Health Organization (2023).
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