High income OECD countries Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Total
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChileChile | 7.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | EstoniaEstonia | 7.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 6.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | PolandPoland | 6.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | United StatesUnited States | 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | GreeceGreece | 5 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | CanadaCanada | 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | PortugalPortugal | 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | AustraliaAustralia | 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | BelgiumBelgium | 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | AustriaAustria | 4.32 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | DenmarkDenmark | 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | SloveniaSlovenia | 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 19 | IsraelIsrael | 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 20 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 21 | IrelandIreland | 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 23 | GermanyGermany | 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 24 | NorwayNorway | 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 25 | FinlandFinland | 3.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 26 | SpainSpain | 3.39 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 27 | ItalyItaly | 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 28 | FranceFrance | 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 29 | IcelandIceland | 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 30 | JapanJapan | 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 31 | SwedenSweden | 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Infant mortality rate > Total
- Angola ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Afghanistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Somalia ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Europe in 2011.
- Central African Republic ranked second for infant mortality rate > total amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Chile ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst High income OECD countries in 2011.
- Nepal ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Cold countries in 2011.
- Laos ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2011.
- Malawi ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Pakistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > total amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
