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Infant mortality, per 1,000 live births: ranking of countries
196 countries ranked by their latest value. South Sudan is highest at 71.9; San Marino is lowest at 1.2.
World 27.7 (2024)Median country 12.4196 countries
Infant mortality: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
full ranking
All 196 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
196 shown
| # | Country | Region | Infant mortality | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.9 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.8 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.4 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.2 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.4 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.8 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.8 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.4 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.3 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.3 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.6 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.3 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.2 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.6 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.2 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.8 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.7 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.6 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.0 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.9 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.2 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.1 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.2 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.0 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 38.8 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.0 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.4 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.9 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.0 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.8 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 34.6 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.6 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.8 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.3 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 32.8 | 2024 | |
| 41 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 31.3 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.5 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 30.4 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.2 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.4 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.7 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.7 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.5 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 27.2 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.9 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.7 | 2024 | |
| 57 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 24.4 | 2024 | |
| 58 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.2 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 23.5 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 23.5 | 2024 | |
| 61 | India | South Asia | 23.3 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.2 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 22.7 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Nepal | South Asia | 22.2 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 21.7 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.2 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.8 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 20.3 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.5 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 18.6 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.7 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.2 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.0 | 2024 | |
| 75 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.0 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 16.5 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.8 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.3 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.2 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 14.8 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.7 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.5 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 14.4 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.2 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.8 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Bhutan | South Asia | 13.7 | 2024 | |
| 94 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.9 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.8 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.8 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.5 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 12.3 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.9 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.8 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.6 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.3 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4 | 2024 | |
| 117 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1 | 2024 | |
| 120 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.8 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 137 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.2 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2024 | |
| 142 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 144 | United States | North America | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Canada | North America | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 149 | Maldives | South Asia | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 154 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 155 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 158 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 159 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.8 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5 | 2024 | |
| 163 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 166 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 3.2 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2024 | |
| 178 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 181 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 185 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5 | 2024 | |
| 196 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)