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Infant mortality rate

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.7deaths per 100 live births
Median: 1.1deaths per 100 live births
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
6.6deaths per 100 live births
Lowest
San Marino
0.1deaths per 100 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan6.6deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria6.3deaths per 100 live births
3Niger6.0deaths per 100 live births
4Somalia6.0deaths per 100 live births
5Liberia5.6deaths per 100 live births
By Region
Africa2.7deaths per 100 live births(9 countries)
Other2.1deaths per 100 live births(120 countries)
Asia1.3deaths per 100 live births(25 countries)
North America0.9deaths per 100 live births(4 countries)
South America0.8deaths per 100 live births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1deaths per 100 live births)High (6.6deaths per 100 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.7deaths per 100 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (120)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
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

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Sudan6.6deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria6.3deaths per 100 live births
3Niger6.0deaths per 100 live births
4Somalia6.0deaths per 100 live births
5Liberia5.6deaths per 100 live births
6Zimbabwe5.6deaths per 100 live births
7Guinea5.3deaths per 100 live births
8Central African Republic5.2deaths per 100 live births
9Chad5.0deaths per 100 live births
10Democratic Republic of the Congo5.0deaths per 100 live births
11Lesotho5.0deaths per 100 live births
12Sierra Leone4.9deaths per 100 live births
13Afghanistan4.4deaths per 100 live births
14Mali4.3deaths per 100 live births
15Pakistan4.3deaths per 100 live births
16Equatorial Guinea4.3deaths per 100 live births
17Benin4.0deaths per 100 live births
18Mozambique4.0deaths per 100 live births
19Burkina Faso3.9deaths per 100 live births
20Cote d'Ivoire3.9deaths per 100 live births
21Djibouti3.9deaths per 100 live births
22Sudan3.8deaths per 100 live births
23Madagascar3.8deaths per 100 live births
24Eswatini3.8deaths per 100 live births
25Guinea-Bissau3.7deaths per 100 live births
26Cameroon3.6deaths per 100 live births
27Haiti3.5deaths per 100 live births
28Kiribati3.5deaths per 100 live births
29Malawi3.4deaths per 100 live births
30Namibia3.3deaths per 100 live births
31Uganda3.2deaths per 100 live births
32Comoros3.2deaths per 100 live births
33Togo3.1deaths per 100 live births
34Dominica3.1deaths per 100 live births
35Zambia3.1deaths per 100 live births
36Timor-Leste3.1deaths per 100 live births
37Kenya3.0deaths per 100 live births
38Yemen3.0deaths per 100 live births
39Myanmar2.9deaths per 100 live births
40Ethiopia2.9deaths per 100 live births
41Botswana2.8deaths per 100 live births
42Papua New Guinea2.8deaths per 100 live births
43Republic of The Gambia2.8deaths per 100 live births
44Angola2.8deaths per 100 live births
45Burundi2.7deaths per 100 live births
46Mauritania2.7deaths per 100 live births
47Rwanda2.6deaths per 100 live births
48Turkmenistan2.6deaths per 100 live births
49United Republic of Tanzania2.6deaths per 100 live births
50Dominican Republic2.5deaths per 100 live births
51Senegal2.5deaths per 100 live births
52Ghana2.4deaths per 100 live births
53Republic of the Congo2.4deaths per 100 live births
54Lao People's Democratic Republic2.4deaths per 100 live births
55India2.3deaths per 100 live births
56Gabon2.3deaths per 100 live births
57Bangladesh2.3deaths per 100 live births
58South Africa2.2deaths per 100 live births
59Eritrea2.1deaths per 100 live births
60Fiji2.1deaths per 100 live births
61Tajikistan2.0deaths per 100 live births
62Nepal2.0deaths per 100 live births
63Guyana2.0deaths per 100 live births
64Marshall Islands2.0deaths per 100 live births
65Niue2.0deaths per 100 live births
66Venezuela1.9deaths per 100 live births
67Egypt1.9deaths per 100 live births
68Philippines1.9deaths per 100 live births
69Iraq1.8deaths per 100 live births
70Algeria1.8deaths per 100 live births
71Micronesia, Federated States of1.8deaths per 100 live births
72Palau1.6deaths per 100 live births
73State of Palestine1.6deaths per 100 live births
74Syrian Arab Republic1.6deaths per 100 live births
75Trinidad and Tobago1.5deaths per 100 live births
76Guatemala1.5deaths per 100 live births
77Grenada1.5deaths per 100 live births
78Solomon Islands1.5deaths per 100 live births
79Tuvalu1.4deaths per 100 live births
80Cambodia1.4deaths per 100 live births
81Saint Lucia1.4deaths per 100 live births
82Jamaica1.4deaths per 100 live births
83Lebanon1.4deaths per 100 live births
84Indonesia1.4deaths per 100 live births
85Vanuatu1.3deaths per 100 live births
86Moldova, Republic of1.3deaths per 100 live births
87Morocco1.3deaths per 100 live births
88Paraguay1.3deaths per 100 live births
89Kyrgyzstan1.3deaths per 100 live births
90Suriname1.3deaths per 100 live births
91Bolivia1.3deaths per 100 live births
92Saint Kitts and Nevis1.2deaths per 100 live births
93Mauritius1.2deaths per 100 live births
94Bhutan1.2deaths per 100 live births
95North Korea1.2deaths per 100 live births
96Seychelles1.2deaths per 100 live births
97Azerbaijan1.2deaths per 100 live births
98Virgin Islands, British1.1deaths per 100 live births
99Honduras1.1deaths per 100 live births
100Uzbekistan1.1deaths per 100 live births
101Samoa1.1deaths per 100 live births
102Panama1.1deaths per 100 live births
103Mexico1.1deaths per 100 live births
104Brazil1.1deaths per 100 live births
105Jordan1.1deaths per 100 live births
106Vietnam1.1deaths per 100 live births
107Bahamas1.0deaths per 100 live births
108Mongolia1.0deaths per 100 live births
109Peru1.0deaths per 100 live births
110Cook Islands1.0deaths per 100 live births
111Islamic Republic of Iran1.0deaths per 100 live births
112Belize1.0deaths per 100 live births
113Cape Verde1.0deaths per 100 live births
114Ecuador0.9deaths per 100 live births
115Colombia0.9deaths per 100 live births
116Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.9deaths per 100 live births
117Tunisia0.9deaths per 100 live births
118Nicaragua0.8deaths per 100 live births
119Costa Rica0.8deaths per 100 live births
120Barbados0.8deaths per 100 live births
121Sao Tome and Principe0.8deaths per 100 live births
122Brunei Darussalam0.8deaths per 100 live births
123El Salvador0.8deaths per 100 live births
124Armenia0.8deaths per 100 live births
125Oman0.7deaths per 100 live births
126Albania0.7deaths per 100 live births
127Türkiye0.7deaths per 100 live births
128Argentina0.7deaths per 100 live births
129Libya0.7deaths per 100 live births
130Bahrain0.7deaths per 100 live births
131Tonga0.7deaths per 100 live births
132Nauru0.7deaths per 100 live births
133Thailand0.7deaths per 100 live births
134Ukraine0.7deaths per 100 live births
135Georgia0.7deaths per 100 live births
136Kazakhstan0.6deaths per 100 live births
137Kuwait0.6deaths per 100 live births
138Antigua and Barbuda0.6deaths per 100 live births
139Montserrat0.6deaths per 100 live births
140Malaysia0.6deaths per 100 live births
141Cuba0.6deaths per 100 live births
142Romania0.5deaths per 100 live births
143Uruguay0.5deaths per 100 live births
144Chile0.5deaths per 100 live births
145Anguilla0.5deaths per 100 live births
146Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5deaths per 100 live births
147United States of America0.5deaths per 100 live births
148Slovakia0.5deaths per 100 live births
149Sri Lanka0.5deaths per 100 live births
150Qatar0.5deaths per 100 live births
151Saudi Arabia0.4deaths per 100 live births
152Malta0.4deaths per 100 live births
153Maldives0.4deaths per 100 live births
154Canada0.4deaths per 100 live births
155Bulgaria0.4deaths per 100 live births
156Serbia0.4deaths per 100 live births
157People's Republic of China0.4deaths per 100 live births
158Cyprus0.4deaths per 100 live births
159Croatia0.4deaths per 100 live births
160New Zealand0.4deaths per 100 live births
161Russian Federation0.4deaths per 100 live births
162United Kingdom0.4deaths per 100 live births
163United Arab Emirates0.3deaths per 100 live births
164Denmark0.3deaths per 100 live births
165Poland0.3deaths per 100 live births
166Ireland0.3deaths per 100 live births
167Switzerland0.3deaths per 100 live births
168France0.3deaths per 100 live births
169Netherlands0.3deaths per 100 live births
170Greece0.3deaths per 100 live births
171Germany0.3deaths per 100 live births
172Turks and Caicos Islands0.3deaths per 100 live births
173Australia0.3deaths per 100 live births
174Belgium0.3deaths per 100 live births
175Hungary0.3deaths per 100 live births
176Lithuania0.3deaths per 100 live births
177Austria0.3deaths per 100 live births
178Israel0.2deaths per 100 live births
179Portugal0.2deaths per 100 live births
180Spain0.2deaths per 100 live births
181The Republic of North Macedonia0.2deaths per 100 live births
182Andorra0.2deaths per 100 live births
183Italy0.2deaths per 100 live births
184South Korea0.2deaths per 100 live births
185Singapore0.2deaths per 100 live births
186Latvia0.2deaths per 100 live births
187Monaco0.2deaths per 100 live births
188Iceland0.2deaths per 100 live births
189Czech Republic0.2deaths per 100 live births
190Norway0.2deaths per 100 live births
191Montenegro0.2deaths per 100 live births
192Sweden0.2deaths per 100 live births
193Japan0.2deaths per 100 live births
194Finland0.2deaths per 100 live births
195Luxembourg0.2deaths per 100 live births
196Slovenia0.2deaths per 100 live births
197Belarus0.2deaths per 100 live births
198Estonia0.1deaths per 100 live births
199San Marino0.1deaths per 100 live births
Showing 199 of 199 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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