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Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: Countries Compared

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 AngolaAngola 175.9 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
2 AfghanistanAfghanistan 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
3 NigerNiger 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
4 MaliMali 111.35 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
5 SomaliaSomalia 105.56 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
6 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 99.38 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
7 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 96.23 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
8 ChadChad 95.31 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
9 NigeriaNigeria 91.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
10 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
11 MalawiMalawi 81.04 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
12 MozambiqueMozambique 78.95 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
13 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 78.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
14 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 78.38 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
15 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
16 EthiopiaEthiopia 77.12 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 76.87 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
17 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 76.05 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
18 LiberiaLiberia 74.52 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
19 The GambiaThe Gambia 71.67 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
20 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 71.13 deaths/1,000 live births 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 71.05 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
21 SudanSudan 68.07 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
22 TanzaniaTanzania 66.93 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
23 ZambiaZambia 66.6 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 66.06 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
24 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 64.78 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
25 RwandaRwanda 64.04 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
26 PakistanPakistan 63.26 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
27 SwazilandSwaziland 63.09 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
28 ComorosComoros 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
29 UgandaUganda 62.47 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
30 BurundiBurundi 61.82 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
31 BeninBenin 61.56 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
32 GuineaGuinea 61.03 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
33 CameroonCameroon 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
34 MauritaniaMauritania 60.42 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
35 LaosLaos 59.46 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 58.09 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
36 SenegalSenegal 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
37 CambodiaCambodia 55.49 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
38 YemenYemen 55.11 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
39 LesothoLesotho 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
40 DjiboutiDjibouti 54.94 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
41 HaitiHaiti 54.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
42 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 53.21 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
43 KenyaKenya 52.29 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
44 TogoTogo 51.48 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
45 MadagascarMadagascar 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
46 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 51.08 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
47 BangladeshBangladesh 50.73 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
48 GabonGabon 49.95 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
49 BurmaBurma 49.23 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
50 GhanaGhana 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
51 IndiaIndia 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
52 VanuatuVanuatu 46.85 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 45.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
53 NamibiaNamibia 45.59 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 45.38 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
54 NepalNepal 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
55 BhutanBhutan 44.48 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 43.94 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
56 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 43.29 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
57 South AfricaSouth Africa 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 42.37 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
58 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 42.34 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
59 IranIran 42.26 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
60 BoliviaBolivia 42.16 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
61 IraqIraq 41.68 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
62 EritreaEritrea 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 39.49 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
63 KiribatiKiribati 38.89 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
64 TajikistanTajikistan 38.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
65 East TimorEast Timor 38.01 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 37.76 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
66 MongoliaMongolia 37.26 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
67 GuyanaGuyana 36.76 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 36.61 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
68 TuvaluTuvalu 34.52 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 33.64 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
69 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
70 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 29.27 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
71 IndonesiaIndonesia 27.95 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
72 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 27.69 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
73 MoroccoMorocco 27.53 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
74 MaldivesMaldives 27.45 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
75 North KoreaNorth Korea 27.11 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
76 Cape VerdeCape Verde 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
77 GuatemalaGuatemala 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
78 TunisiaTunisia 25.92 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
79 AlgeriaAlgeria 25.81 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
80 EgyptEgypt 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
81 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 24.34 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
82 KazakhstanKazakhstan 24.15 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
83 TurkeyTurkey 23.94 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
84 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 23.74 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 23.72 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 23.08 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
85 ParaguayParaguay 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
86 SamoaSamoa 22.74 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
87 NicaraguaNicaragua 22.64 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
88 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 22.22 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
89 PeruPeru 22.18 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
90 BelizeBelize 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
91 UzbekistanUzbekistan 21.92 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 21.65 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
92 BrazilBrazil 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
93 VietnamVietnam 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
94 VenezuelaVenezuela 20.62 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
95 HondurasHonduras 20.44 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
96 El SalvadorEl Salvador 20.3 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
97 LibyaLibya 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 20.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
98 EcuadorEcuador 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
99 PhilippinesPhilippines 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
100 Gaza StripGaza Strip 19 deaths/1,000 live births 2008
101 ArmeniaArmenia 18.85 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 18.74 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 18.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
102 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 18.31 deaths/1,000 live births 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 17.87 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
103 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 17.82 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
104 SurinameSuriname 17.61 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
105 MexicoMexico 17.29 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile) 17.14 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
106 BulgariaBulgaria 16.68 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
107 West BankWest Bank 16.51 deaths/1,000 live births 2008
108 JordanJordan 16.42 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=109 ThailandThailand 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=109 ColombiaColombia 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
111 MayotteMayotte 16.17 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
112 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
113 ChinaChina 16.06 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
114 LebanonLebanon 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
115 Cook IslandsCook Islands 15.81 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
116 SyriaSyria 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
117 OmanOman 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
118 MontserratMontserrat 15.23 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
119 GeorgiaGeorgia 15.17 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
120 MalaysiaMalaysia 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 14.88 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
121 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
122 AlbaniaAlbania 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
123 JamaicaJamaica 14.6 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
124 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
125 TongaTonga 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
126 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
127 The BahamasThe Bahamas 13.49 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
128 ArubaAruba 12.92 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
129 DominicaDominica 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
130 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=131 PalauPalau 12.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=131 MoldovaMoldova 12.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 12.11 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
133 QatarQatar 12.05 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
134 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 11.97 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
135 United Arab EmiratesUAE 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
136 BarbadosBarbados 11.86 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
137 French GuianaFrench Guiana 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births 2006
138 SeychellesSeychelles 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
139 PanamaPanama 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
140 MauritiusMauritius 11.52 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
141 BruneiBrunei 11.51 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 11.48 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
142 GrenadaGrenada 11.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 11.22 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
143 BotswanaBotswana 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
144 RomaniaRomania 11.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
145 FijiFiji 11 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
146 ArgentinaArgentina 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
147 BahrainBahrain 10.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
148 RussiaRussia 10.08 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
149 GreenlandGreenland 10.05 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
150 Sri LankaSri Lanka 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
151 UruguayUruguay 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=152 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=152 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
154 Costa RicaCosta Rica 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
155 CyprusCyprus 9.38 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
156 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 9.36 deaths/1,000 live births 2008
157 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
158 NauruNauru 8.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
159 UkraineUkraine 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
160 LatviaLatvia 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
161 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births 2006
=162 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=162 KuwaitKuwait 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 7.79 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 7.77 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
164 ReunionReunion 7.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2006
165 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 7.47 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
166 ChileChile 7.34 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
167 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 7.27 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
168 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
169 EstoniaEstonia 7.06 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
170 MartiniqueMartinique 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births 2006
171 GibraltarGibraltar 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
172 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
173 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.59 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.58 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
174 PolandPoland 6.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
175 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 6.52 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
176 LithuaniaLithuania 6.27 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
177 BelarusBelarus 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
178 CroatiaCroatia 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=179 United StatesUnited States 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
=179 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
181 GuamGuam 5.83 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
182 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 5.79 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
183 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
184 European UnionEuropean Union 5.61 deaths/1,000 live births 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
185 HungaryHungary 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
186 TaiwanTaiwan 5.18 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile) 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
187 GreeceGreece 5 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
188 CanadaCanada 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
189 CubaCuba 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
190 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
191 San MarinoSan Marino 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
192 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
193 PortugalPortugal 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
194 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
195 AustraliaAustralia 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
196 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
197 LuxembourgLuxembourg 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
198 BelgiumBelgium 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
199 AustriaAustria 4.32 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
200 DenmarkDenmark 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
201 SloveniaSlovenia 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
202 South KoreaSouth Korea 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
203 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
204 IsraelIsrael 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
205 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
206 JerseyJersey 3.98 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 3.88 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
207 IrelandIreland 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
208 AndorraAndorra 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
209 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
210 MaltaMalta 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
211 GuernseyGuernsey 3.55 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
212 GermanyGermany 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
213 NorwayNorway 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
214 AnguillaAnguilla 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
215 FinlandFinland 3.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
216 SpainSpain 3.39 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
217 ItalyItaly 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
218 FranceFrance 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
219 IcelandIceland 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
220 MacauMacau 3.18 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
221 Hong KongHong Kong 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
222 JapanJapan 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
223 SwedenSweden 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
224 BermudaBermuda 2.47 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
225 SingaporeSingapore 2.32 deaths/1,000 live births 2011
226 MonacoMonaco 1.79 deaths/1,000 live births 2011

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