Infant Mortality by Country

Infant Mortality by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 196 countries for 2024, sourced from World Bank Open Data. See also Adult Literacy Rate and Birth Rate.

HighestSouth Sudan71.9

LowestSan Marino1.2

Average18.5196 countries

Year2024latest available

💡 Many countries have cut infant mortality to single digits per 1,000—dramatic progress.

Top 10 countries

South Sudan71.9

Nigeria69.8

Niger65.6

Somalia, Fed. Rep.65.4

Liberia63.2

Zimbabwe62.4

Guinea59.8

Central African Republic58.8

Congo, Dem. Rep.56.4

Chad56.3

Infant Mortality: full country ranking (2024)

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

Source: World Bank Open Data. Latest available year: 2024. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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