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Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.7Per 1000 live births
Median: 11.3Per 1000 live births
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
66.1Per 1000 live births
Lowest
San Marino
1.1Per 1000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan66.1Per 1000 live births
2Nigeria63.2Per 1000 live births
3Niger60.4Per 1000 live births
4Somalia60.0Per 1000 live births
5Liberia56.5Per 1000 live births
By Region
Africa27.5Per 1000 live births(9 countries)
Other21.5Per 1000 live births(116 countries)
Asia12.6Per 1000 live births(25 countries)
North America8.8Per 1000 live births(4 countries)
South America8.2Per 1000 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 (1.1Per 1000 live births)High (66.1Per 1000 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.7Per 1000 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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Sudan66.1Per 1000 live births
2Nigeria63.2Per 1000 live births
3Niger60.4Per 1000 live births
4Somalia60.0Per 1000 live births
5Liberia56.5Per 1000 live births
6Zimbabwe55.8Per 1000 live births
7Guinea53.2Per 1000 live births
8Central African Republic52.3Per 1000 live births
9Chad50.4Per 1000 live births
10Democratic Republic of the Congo50.3Per 1000 live births
11Lesotho50.3Per 1000 live births
12Sierra Leone49.3Per 1000 live births
13Afghanistan44.5Per 1000 live births
14Mali43.3Per 1000 live births
15Pakistan42.8Per 1000 live births
16Equatorial Guinea42.6Per 1000 live births
17Benin40.2Per 1000 live births
18Mozambique39.8Per 1000 live births
19Burkina Faso39.2Per 1000 live births
20Djibouti38.9Per 1000 live births
21Cote d'Ivoire38.9Per 1000 live births
22Madagascar38.4Per 1000 live births
23Sudan38.4Per 1000 live births
24Eswatini37.5Per 1000 live births
25Guinea-Bissau37.1Per 1000 live births
26Cameroon35.8Per 1000 live births
27Haiti34.7Per 1000 live births
28Kiribati34.5Per 1000 live births
29Malawi33.5Per 1000 live births
30Namibia32.6Per 1000 live births
31Uganda32.0Per 1000 live births
32Comoros31.8Per 1000 live births
33Togo31.2Per 1000 live births
34Dominica31.1Per 1000 live births
35Zambia31.0Per 1000 live births
36Timor-Leste30.9Per 1000 live births
37Kenya30.4Per 1000 live births
38Yemen30.3Per 1000 live births
39Myanmar29.2Per 1000 live births
40Ethiopia29.1Per 1000 live births
41Republic of The Gambia28.5Per 1000 live births
42Papua New Guinea28.5Per 1000 live births
43Botswana28.5Per 1000 live births
44Angola28.3Per 1000 live births
45Burundi26.9Per 1000 live births
46Mauritania26.8Per 1000 live births
47Rwanda26.2Per 1000 live births
48Turkmenistan25.9Per 1000 live births
49United Republic of Tanzania25.7Per 1000 live births
50Dominican Republic25.2Per 1000 live births
51Senegal25.1Per 1000 live births
52Ghana24.1Per 1000 live births
53Republic of the Congo24.0Per 1000 live births
54Lao People's Democratic Republic23.5Per 1000 live births
55India23.0Per 1000 live births
56Gabon22.7Per 1000 live births
57Bangladesh22.7Per 1000 live births
58South Africa22.2Per 1000 live births
59Eritrea21.3Per 1000 live births
60Fiji21.1Per 1000 live births
61Tajikistan20.4Per 1000 live births
62Guyana20.2Per 1000 live births
63Nepal20.2Per 1000 live births
64Marshall Islands20.1Per 1000 live births
65Philippines19.2Per 1000 live births
66Egypt19.2Per 1000 live births
67Venezuela19.2Per 1000 live births
68Iraq18.1Per 1000 live births
69Algeria17.7Per 1000 live births
70Micronesia, Federated States of17.6Per 1000 live births
71Palau16.4Per 1000 live births
72State of Palestine16.0Per 1000 live births
73Syrian Arab Republic15.9Per 1000 live births
74Trinidad and Tobago15.3Per 1000 live births
75Guatemala15.2Per 1000 live births
76Grenada15.0Per 1000 live births
77Solomon Islands14.9Per 1000 live births
78Tuvalu14.5Per 1000 live births
79Cambodia14.4Per 1000 live births
80Jamaica14.3Per 1000 live births
81Saint Lucia14.3Per 1000 live births
82Lebanon13.8Per 1000 live births
83Indonesia13.5Per 1000 live births
84Moldova, Republic of13.4Per 1000 live births
85Vanuatu13.4Per 1000 live births
86Morocco13.1Per 1000 live births
87Kyrgyzstan13.0Per 1000 live births
88Paraguay13.0Per 1000 live births
89Suriname12.9Per 1000 live births
90Bolivia12.8Per 1000 live births
91Saint Kitts and Nevis12.5Per 1000 live births
92Mauritius12.3Per 1000 live births
93Bhutan12.1Per 1000 live births
94North Korea11.9Per 1000 live births
95Seychelles11.9Per 1000 live births
96Azerbaijan11.6Per 1000 live births
97Virgin Islands, British11.5Per 1000 live births
98Honduras11.3Per 1000 live births
99Uzbekistan11.1Per 1000 live births
100Samoa10.9Per 1000 live births
101Jordan10.8Per 1000 live births
102Mexico10.8Per 1000 live births
103Panama10.8Per 1000 live births
104Brazil10.8Per 1000 live births
105Vietnam10.5Per 1000 live births
106Bahamas10.2Per 1000 live births
107Mongolia10.0Per 1000 live births
108Peru9.8Per 1000 live births
109Islamic Republic of Iran9.7Per 1000 live births
110Belize9.7Per 1000 live births
111Cape Verde9.6Per 1000 live births
112Ecuador9.4Per 1000 live births
113Colombia9.3Per 1000 live births
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.3Per 1000 live births
115Tunisia9.1Per 1000 live births
116Nicaragua8.4Per 1000 live births
117Costa Rica8.3Per 1000 live births
118Barbados8.3Per 1000 live births
119Sao Tome and Principe8.2Per 1000 live births
120El Salvador8.0Per 1000 live births
121Brunei Darussalam8.0Per 1000 live births
122Armenia7.7Per 1000 live births
123Oman7.5Per 1000 live births
124Türkiye7.4Per 1000 live births
125Albania7.4Per 1000 live births
126Libya7.1Per 1000 live births
127Argentina7.1Per 1000 live births
128Bahrain7.1Per 1000 live births
129Nauru6.9Per 1000 live births
130Thailand6.9Per 1000 live births
131Tonga6.9Per 1000 live births
132Georgia6.8Per 1000 live births
133Ukraine6.8Per 1000 live births
134Kazakhstan6.5Per 1000 live births
135Kuwait6.5Per 1000 live births
136Antigua and Barbuda6.4Per 1000 live births
137Malaysia6.3Per 1000 live births
138Cuba6.0Per 1000 live births
139Romania5.5Per 1000 live births
140Chile5.4Per 1000 live births
141Uruguay5.4Per 1000 live births
142United States of America5.0Per 1000 live births
143Bosnia and Herzegovina5.0Per 1000 live births
144Slovakia4.7Per 1000 live births
145Sri Lanka4.6Per 1000 live births
146Qatar4.6Per 1000 live births
147Malta4.4Per 1000 live births
148Saudi Arabia4.4Per 1000 live births
149Canada4.3Per 1000 live births
150Maldives4.3Per 1000 live births
151Bulgaria4.2Per 1000 live births
152Serbia4.1Per 1000 live births
153People's Republic of China3.9Per 1000 live births
154Croatia3.8Per 1000 live births
155Cyprus3.8Per 1000 live births
156New Zealand3.7Per 1000 live births
157Russian Federation3.7Per 1000 live births
158United Kingdom3.7Per 1000 live births
159United Arab Emirates3.4Per 1000 live births
160Denmark3.2Per 1000 live births
161Ireland3.2Per 1000 live births
162Poland3.2Per 1000 live births
163France3.1Per 1000 live births
164Netherlands3.1Per 1000 live births
165Switzerland3.1Per 1000 live births
166Greece3.0Per 1000 live births
167Germany2.9Per 1000 live births
168Turks and Caicos Islands2.9Per 1000 live births
169Hungary2.8Per 1000 live births
170Australia2.8Per 1000 live births
171Belgium2.8Per 1000 live births
172Lithuania2.6Per 1000 live births
173Austria2.6Per 1000 live births
174Israel2.4Per 1000 live births
175Portugal2.4Per 1000 live births
176Spain2.4Per 1000 live births
177The Republic of North Macedonia2.3Per 1000 live births
178Italy2.1Per 1000 live births
179South Korea2.1Per 1000 live births
180Singapore2.1Per 1000 live births
181Andorra2.1Per 1000 live births
182Latvia2.0Per 1000 live births
183Monaco2.0Per 1000 live births
184Czech Republic1.9Per 1000 live births
185Iceland1.9Per 1000 live births
186Montenegro1.8Per 1000 live births
187Norway1.8Per 1000 live births
188Sweden1.8Per 1000 live births
189Finland1.7Per 1000 live births
190Japan1.7Per 1000 live births
191Luxembourg1.7Per 1000 live births
192Slovenia1.7Per 1000 live births
193Belarus1.6Per 1000 live births
194Estonia1.4Per 1000 live births
195San Marino1.1Per 1000 live births
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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