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Infant mortality
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.6per 1,000 live births
Median: 12.5per 1,000 live births
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
71.9per 1,000 live births
Lowest
San Marino
1.2per 1,000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan71.9per 1,000 live births
2Nigeria69.8per 1,000 live births
3Niger65.6per 1,000 live births
4Somalia65.4per 1,000 live births
5Liberia63.2per 1,000 live births
By Region
Africa30.8per 1,000 live births(9 countries)
Other24.0per 1,000 live births(116 countries)
Asia13.8per 1,000 live births(25 countries)
North America9.9per 1,000 live births(4 countries)
South America9.2per 1,000 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 (1.2per 1,000 live births)High (71.9per 1,000 live births)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.6per 1,000 live births)
Africa (9)
Other (116)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 71.9per 1,000 live births |
| 2 | Nigeria | 69.8per 1,000 live births |
| 3 | Niger | 65.6per 1,000 live births |
| 4 | Somalia | 65.4per 1,000 live births |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.2per 1,000 live births |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 62.4per 1,000 live births |
| 7 | Guinea | 59.8per 1,000 live births |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 58.8per 1,000 live births |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.4per 1,000 live births |
| 10 | Chad | 56.3per 1,000 live births |
| 11 | Lesotho | 56.3per 1,000 live births |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 54.6per 1,000 live births |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 48.3per 1,000 live births |
| 14 | Pakistan | 48.2per 1,000 live births |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6per 1,000 live births |
| 16 | Mali | 47.5per 1,000 live births |
| 17 | Benin | 45.2per 1,000 live births |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.8per 1,000 live births |
| 19 | Mozambique | 43.7per 1,000 live births |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 43.6per 1,000 live births |
| 21 | Djibouti | 43.0per 1,000 live births |
| 22 | Madagascar | 43.0per 1,000 live births |
| 23 | Sudan | 42.9per 1,000 live births |
| 24 | Eswatini | 42.2per 1,000 live births |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.1per 1,000 live births |
| 26 | Cameroon | 40.2per 1,000 live births |
| 27 | Haiti | 39.0per 1,000 live births |
| 28 | Kiribati | 38.8per 1,000 live births |
| 29 | Malawi | 38.0per 1,000 live births |
| 30 | Namibia | 36.4per 1,000 live births |
| 31 | Uganda | 35.9per 1,000 live births |
| 32 | Comoros | 35.0per 1,000 live births |
| 33 | Togo | 34.8per 1,000 live births |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 34.6per 1,000 live births |
| 35 | Zambia | 34.6per 1,000 live births |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 34.5per 1,000 live births |
| 37 | Kenya | 34.2per 1,000 live births |
| 38 | Yemen | 33.8per 1,000 live births |
| 39 | Dominica | 33.3per 1,000 live births |
| 40 | Myanmar | 32.8per 1,000 live births |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 32.7per 1,000 live births |
| 42 | Angola | 32.1per 1,000 live births |
| 43 | Botswana | 32.1per 1,000 live births |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3per 1,000 live births |
| 45 | Burundi | 30.5per 1,000 live births |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 30.4per 1,000 live births |
| 47 | Mauritania | 30.2per 1,000 live births |
| 48 | Rwanda | 29.4per 1,000 live births |
| 49 | Senegal | 28.9per 1,000 live births |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.7per 1,000 live births |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 27.7per 1,000 live births |
| 52 | Ghana | 27.5per 1,000 live births |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.2per 1,000 live births |
| 54 | Republic of the Congo | 27.0per 1,000 live births |
| 55 | Gabon | 25.9per 1,000 live births |
| 56 | Eritrea | 24.7per 1,000 live births |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 24.4per 1,000 live births |
| 58 | South Africa | 24.2per 1,000 live births |
| 59 | Fiji | 23.5per 1,000 live births |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 23.5per 1,000 live births |
| 61 | India | 23.3per 1,000 live births |
| 62 | Guyana | 23.2per 1,000 live births |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 22.7per 1,000 live births |
| 64 | Nepal | 22.2per 1,000 live births |
| 65 | Philippines | 21.7per 1,000 live births |
| 66 | Venezuela | 21.2per 1,000 live births |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.8per 1,000 live births |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.3per 1,000 live births |
| 69 | Iraq | 20.1per 1,000 live births |
| 70 | Algeria | 19.5per 1,000 live births |
| 71 | Palau | 18.6per 1,000 live births |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.7per 1,000 live births |
| 73 | Guatemala | 17.2per 1,000 live births |
| 74 | State of Palestine | 17.0per 1,000 live births |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.0per 1,000 live births |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 16.5per 1,000 live births |
| 77 | Cambodia | 16.4per 1,000 live births |
| 78 | Grenada | 16.4per 1,000 live births |
| 79 | Jamaica | 16.4per 1,000 live births |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 16.4per 1,000 live births |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 15.8per 1,000 live births |
| 82 | Lebanon | 15.3per 1,000 live births |
| 83 | Indonesia | 15.2per 1,000 live births |
| 84 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.1per 1,000 live births |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.8per 1,000 live births |
| 86 | Suriname | 14.8per 1,000 live births |
| 87 | Morocco | 14.7per 1,000 live births |
| 88 | Paraguay | 14.5per 1,000 live births |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 14.4per 1,000 live births |
| 90 | Bolivia | 14.2per 1,000 live births |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.9per 1,000 live births |
| 92 | Mauritius | 13.8per 1,000 live births |
| 93 | Bhutan | 13.7per 1,000 live births |
| 94 | North Korea | 13.3per 1,000 live births |
| 95 | Seychelles | 12.9per 1,000 live births |
| 96 | Honduras | 12.8per 1,000 live births |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 12.8per 1,000 live births |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 12.5per 1,000 live births |
| 99 | Samoa | 12.3per 1,000 live births |
| 100 | Brazil | 12.3per 1,000 live births |
| 101 | Mexico | 12.1per 1,000 live births |
| 102 | Jordan | 12.0per 1,000 live births |
| 103 | Panama | 12.0per 1,000 live births |
| 104 | Vietnam | 12.0per 1,000 live births |
| 105 | Virgin Islands, British | 11.4per 1,000 live births |
| 106 | Mongolia | 11.2per 1,000 live births |
| 107 | Bahamas | 11.1per 1,000 live births |
| 108 | Peru | 11.0per 1,000 live births |
| 109 | Ecuador | 10.9per 1,000 live births |
| 110 | Belize | 10.8per 1,000 live births |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 10.6per 1,000 live births |
| 112 | Colombia | 10.5per 1,000 live births |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.3per 1,000 live births |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2per 1,000 live births |
| 115 | Tunisia | 9.7per 1,000 live births |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 9.4per 1,000 live births |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.2per 1,000 live births |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 9.1per 1,000 live births |
| 119 | Barbados | 9.1per 1,000 live births |
| 120 | El Salvador | 8.8per 1,000 live births |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6per 1,000 live births |
| 122 | Armenia | 8.5per 1,000 live births |
| 123 | Oman | 8.3per 1,000 live births |
| 124 | Albania | 8.3per 1,000 live births |
| 125 | Türkiye | 8.0per 1,000 live births |
| 126 | Argentina | 8.0per 1,000 live births |
| 127 | Libya | 7.9per 1,000 live births |
| 128 | Tonga | 7.8per 1,000 live births |
| 129 | Nauru | 7.7per 1,000 live births |
| 130 | Thailand | 7.7per 1,000 live births |
| 131 | Ukraine | 7.6per 1,000 live births |
| 132 | Georgia | 7.5per 1,000 live births |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 7.4per 1,000 live births |
| 134 | Bahrain | 7.3per 1,000 live births |
| 135 | Kuwait | 7.0per 1,000 live births |
| 136 | Malaysia | 7.0per 1,000 live births |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0per 1,000 live births |
| 138 | Cuba | 6.8per 1,000 live births |
| 139 | Uruguay | 6.2per 1,000 live births |
| 140 | Romania | 6.0per 1,000 live births |
| 141 | Chile | 5.8per 1,000 live births |
| 142 | United States of America | 5.5per 1,000 live births |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5per 1,000 live births |
| 144 | Slovakia | 5.3per 1,000 live births |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 5.2per 1,000 live births |
| 146 | Qatar | 4.8per 1,000 live births |
| 147 | Canada | 4.7per 1,000 live births |
| 148 | Maldives | 4.7per 1,000 live births |
| 149 | Malta | 4.7per 1,000 live births |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7per 1,000 live births |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 4.6per 1,000 live births |
| 152 | Serbia | 4.6per 1,000 live births |
| 153 | People's Republic of China | 4.1per 1,000 live births |
| 154 | Croatia | 4.1per 1,000 live births |
| 155 | Cyprus | 4.1per 1,000 live births |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 4.1per 1,000 live births |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 4.1per 1,000 live births |
| 158 | New Zealand | 4.0per 1,000 live births |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8per 1,000 live births |
| 160 | Poland | 3.6per 1,000 live births |
| 161 | Denmark | 3.5per 1,000 live births |
| 162 | France | 3.4per 1,000 live births |
| 163 | Ireland | 3.4per 1,000 live births |
| 164 | Netherlands | 3.4per 1,000 live births |
| 165 | Switzerland | 3.4per 1,000 live births |
| 166 | Greece | 3.2per 1,000 live births |
| 167 | Germany | 3.1per 1,000 live births |
| 168 | Hungary | 3.1per 1,000 live births |
| 169 | Australia | 3.1per 1,000 live births |
| 170 | Belgium | 3.1per 1,000 live births |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.0per 1,000 live births |
| 172 | Lithuania | 2.8per 1,000 live births |
| 173 | Austria | 2.8per 1,000 live births |
| 174 | Israel | 2.7per 1,000 live births |
| 175 | Portugal | 2.7per 1,000 live births |
| 176 | Spain | 2.6per 1,000 live births |
| 177 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.5per 1,000 live births |
| 178 | Andorra | 2.4per 1,000 live births |
| 179 | Italy | 2.3per 1,000 live births |
| 180 | South Korea | 2.3per 1,000 live births |
| 181 | Latvia | 2.2per 1,000 live births |
| 182 | Monaco | 2.2per 1,000 live births |
| 183 | Singapore | 2.2per 1,000 live births |
| 184 | Czech Republic | 2.1per 1,000 live births |
| 185 | Iceland | 2.1per 1,000 live births |
| 186 | Norway | 2.0per 1,000 live births |
| 187 | Sweden | 2.0per 1,000 live births |
| 188 | Finland | 1.9per 1,000 live births |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 1.9per 1,000 live births |
| 190 | Montenegro | 1.9per 1,000 live births |
| 191 | Belarus | 1.8per 1,000 live births |
| 192 | Japan | 1.8per 1,000 live births |
| 193 | Slovenia | 1.8per 1,000 live births |
| 194 | Estonia | 1.5per 1,000 live births |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.2per 1,000 live births |
Showing 195 of 195 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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