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
| # | 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 |
| 34 |
#34
Chad
|
45,065.00 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Cameroon
|
44,707.00 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Egypt
|
44,628.00 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Burkina Faso
|
40,438.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Yemen
|
37,667.00 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Brazil
|
36,051.00 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Myanmar
|
33,490.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
South Africa
|
32,341.00 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Madagascar
|
31,456.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Ghana
|
29,628.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Guinea
|
28,820.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Mexico
|
26,936.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Zambia
|
26,739.00 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Vietnam
|
25,210.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Benin
|
24,542.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Iraq
|
24,347.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
South Sudan
|
23,920.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
United States
|
21,779.00 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Sierra Leone
|
20,472.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Algeria
|
20,237.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Malawi
|
19,238.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Iran
|
18,311.00 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Senegal
|
17,911.00 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Burundi
|
17,413.00 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Zimbabwe
|
16,769.00 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Nepal
|
14,362.00 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Central African Republic
|
13,322.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Haiti
|
12,930.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Morocco
|
12,397.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Togo
|
11,947.00 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Turkey
|
11,272.00 | 2019 | -6.4 % | -6.2 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Venezuela
|
10,891.00 | 2019 | -1.8 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Uzbekistan
|
10,751.00 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -6.5 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Rwanda
|
10,275.00 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Liberia
|
9,886.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Russia
|
8,983.00 | 2019 | -9.8 % | -8.9 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Guatemala
|
8,785.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Colombia
|
8,676.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Papua New Guinea
|
8,349.00 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Cambodia
|
8,273.00 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Tajikistan
|
8,229.00 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 152 |
#152
Syria
|
7,575.00 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Mauritania
|
7,437.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Argentina
|
6,204.00 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
Republic of the Congo
|
6,015.00 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Laos
|
5,999.00 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
Peru
|
5,876.00 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Thailand
|
5,493.00 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Bolivia
|
5,218.00 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.4 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Turkmenistan
|
4,979.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Dominican Republic
|
4,826.00 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
North Korea
|
4,641.00 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.7 % | View data |
| 191 |
#191
Ecuador
|
4,046.00 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 193 |
#193
Malaysia
|
3,872.00 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 195 |
#195
Lesotho
|
3,789.00 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 199 |
#199
Kazakhstan
|
3,529.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 202 |
#202
Guinea-Bissau
|
3,430.00 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 204 |
#204
Saudi Arabia
|
3,379.00 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -6.6 % | View data |
| 209 |
#209
Eritrea
|
3,178.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.6 % | View data |
| 210 |
#210
Gambia
|
3,167.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 212 |
#212
Honduras
|
2,995.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 213 |
#213
Azerbaijan
|
2,989.00 | 2019 | -8.0 % | -7.6 % | View data |
| 214 |
#214
Ukraine
|
2,972.00 | 2019 | -6.0 % | -6.0 % | View data |
| 216 |
#216
Tunisia
|
2,908.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 218 |
#218
Jordan
|
2,880.00 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 219 |
#219
United Kingdom
|
2,842.00 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 220 |
#220
France
|
2,738.00 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 224 |
#224
Equatorial Guinea
|
2,632.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 228 |
#228
Germany
|
2,517.00 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 229 |
#229
Kyrgyzstan
|
2,513.00 | 2019 | -6.0 % | -5.7 % | View data |
| 231 |
#231
Paraguay
|
2,375.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 235 |
#235
Namibia
|
2,146.00 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 239 |
#239
Gabon
|
2,075.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 241 |
#241
Sri Lanka
|
2,025.00 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 244 |
#244
Nicaragua
|
1,897.00 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 247 |
#247
Botswana
|
1,793.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 254 |
#254
Japan
|
1,682.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 256 |
#256
Canada
|
1,639.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 266 |
#266
Timor-Leste
|
1,424.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 268 |
#268
Poland
|
1,388.00 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 270 |
#270
Chile
|
1,372.00 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 272 |
#272
El Salvador
|
1,334.00 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 277 |
#277
Comoros
|
1,276.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 281 |
#281
Libya
|
1,232.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 282 |
#282
Italy
|
1,212.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 287 |
#287
Eswatini
|
1,143.00 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -6.5 % | View data |
| 292 |
#292
Romania
|
1,069.00 | 2019 | -9.2 % | -8.3 % | View data |
| 294 |
#294
Spain
|
1,016.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.8 % | View data |
| 295 |
#295
Mongolia
|
1,015.00 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -6.4 % | View data |
| 296 |
#296
South Korea
|
1,014.00 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -5.4 % | View data |
| 297 |
#297
Panama
|
1,012.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 299 |
#299
Djibouti
|
984.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 300 |
#300
Australia
|
972.00 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 306 |
#306
Oman
|
892.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 315 |
#315
Lebanon
|
720.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 319 |
#319
United Arab Emirates
|
641.00 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 325 |
#325
Netherlands
|
595.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 332 |
#332
Jamaica
|
560.00 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.6 % | View data |
| 337 |
#337
Costa Rica
|
523.00 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 338 |
#338
Israel
|
505.00 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 341 |
#341
Moldova
|
499.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 343 |
#343
Georgia
|
454.00 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 348 |
#348
Cuba
|
434.00 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 351 |
#351
Armenia
|
427.00 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 352 |
#352
Fiji
|
405.00 | 2019 | -0.5 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 354 |
#354
Serbia
|
383.00 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 356 |
#356
Kuwait
|
380.00 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 357 |
#357
Guyana
|
377.00 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 359 |
#359
Solomon Islands
|
357.00 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 360 |
#360
Bulgaria
|
351.00 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -6.5 % | View data |
| 361 |
#361
Belgium
|
340.00 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 365 |
#365
Switzerland
|
314.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 366 |
#366
Bhutan
|
309.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 367 |
#367
Albania
|
290.00 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 368 |
#368
Uruguay
|
289.00 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 372 |
#372
Czech Republic
|
278.00 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 374 |
#374
Hungary
|
277.00 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -7.5 % | View data |
| 374 |
#374
Trinidad and Tobago
|
277.00 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 376 |
#376
Belarus
|
268.00 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -6.2 % | View data |
| 377 |
#377
Greece
|
264.00 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -5.8 % | View data |
| 377 |
#377
Slovakia
|
264.00 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 381 |
#381
Austria
|
252.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 382 |
#382
Sweden
|
248.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 385 |
#385
Portugal
|
243.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 388 |
#388
New Zealand
|
235.00 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 395 |
#395
Denmark
|
201.00 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 400 |
#400
Vanuatu
|
190.00 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 402 |
#402
Mauritius
|
183.00 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 406 |
#406
Ireland
|
173.00 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 408 |
#408
Suriname
|
171.00 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 415 |
#415
Sao Tome and Principe
|
156.00 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 421 |
#421
Croatia
|
148.00 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 421 |
#421
Qatar
|
148.00 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 431 |
#431
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
135.00 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 432 |
#432
Cabo Verde
|
134.00 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -7.3 % | View data |
| 434 |
#434
Bahrain
|
129.00 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 434 |
#434
Kiribati
|
129.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 440 |
#440
Macedonia
|
119.00 | 2019 | -23.2 % | -14.2 % | View data |
| 442 |
#442
Norway
|
118.00 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 452 |
#452
Singapore
|
103.00 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 455 |
#455
Finland
|
98.00 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
| 458 |
#458
Lithuania
|
86.00 | 2019 | -10.4 % | -7.3 % | View data |
| 459 |
#459
Belize
|
84.00 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -4.9 % | View data |
| 476 |
#476
Federated States of Micronesia
|
63.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.4 % | View data |
| 476 |
#476
Latvia
|
63.00 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -8.5 % | View data |
| 478 |
#478
Samoa
|
62.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 480 |
#480
Brunei
|
60.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 482 |
#482
Bahamas
|
59.00 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 491 |
#491
Maldives
|
46.00 | 2019 | -8.0 % | -8.1 % | View data |
| 494 |
#494
Saint Lucia
|
43.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 497 |
#497
Barbados
|
36.00 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 497 |
#497
Marshall Islands
|
36.00 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.4 % | View data |
| 497 |
#497
Tonga
|
36.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 504 |
#504
Slovenia
|
33.00 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -6.0 % | View data |
| 506 |
#506
Dominica
|
30.00 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +5.5 % | View data |
| 508 |
#508
Grenada
|
27.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 511 |
#511
Malta
|
26.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 515 |
#515
Estonia
|
25.00 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -7.5 % | View data |
| 517 |
#517
Cyprus
|
23.00 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 518 |
#518
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
21.00 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 520 |
#520
Seychelles
|
20.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 529 |
#529
Montenegro
|
15.00 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -11.1 % | View data |
| 533 |
#533
Luxembourg
|
14.00 | 2019 | -6.7 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 544 |
#544
Antigua and Barbuda
|
9.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 544 |
#544
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
9.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 548 |
#548
Nauru
|
8.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 552 |
#552
Iceland
|
6.00 | 2019 | -14.3 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 552 |
#552
Tuvalu
|
6.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 558 |
#558
Palau
|
4.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
| 566 |
#566
Andorra
|
2.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 566 |
#566
Cook Islands
|
2.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 570 |
#570
Monaco
|
1.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 570 |
#570
Niue
|
1.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 578 |
#578
San Marino
|
0.00 | 2019 | NA | -100.0 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization