Global Number of Infant Deaths
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Nigeria Number of Infant Deaths was down by 0.7% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Infant Deaths was down by 0.2% year on year close to 548,116 Thousand Deaths.
- In 2019 Pakistan was number 4 in Number of Infant Deaths.
Top Countries in Global Number of Infant Deaths
Thousand Units (Deaths) - 1951 to 2019
| # | 579 Countries | Thousand Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
India
| 678,728.00 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Nigeria
| 548,116.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Pakistan
| 331,594.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 228,831.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Ethiopia
| 129,236.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
China
| 112,595.00 | 2019 | -8.5 % | -8.4 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Indonesia
| 97,168.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Tanzania
| 74,787.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Bangladesh
| 74,488.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Angola
| 63,216.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Mozambique
| 60,805.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Afghanistan
| 55,797.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Sudan
| 55,178.00 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Uganda
| 54,462.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Ivory Coast
| 51,917.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Niger
| 48,796.00 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Mali
| 47,779.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Philippines
| 47,123.00 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Kenya
| 47,065.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Somalia
| 46,547.00 | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization