Infant Mortality Rate by Country
Under-5 mortality rate per 1,000 live births. Key child health indicator.
Countries
196
Highest
114.8
Niger
Lowest
1.4
San Marino
Latest Year
2023
| # | Country | Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 |  South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 |  Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 |  Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Burkina Faso | 77.3 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 73.2 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Liberia | 72.9 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Equatorial Guinea | 70.6 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Guinea-Bissau | 69.3 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Cameroon | 67.2 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 67.1 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Madagascar | 64.8 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Angola | 64.0 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Mozambique | 61.7 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Lesotho | 58.9 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Pakistan | 58.5 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Togo | 58.3 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Afghanistan | 55.5 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Kiribati | 55.1 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Haiti | 55.1 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Djibouti | 50.4 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Sudan | 50.1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Timor-Leste | 50.0 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Burundi | 49.2 | 2023 |
| 31 |  Ethiopia | 46.5 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Eswatini | 45.0 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Zambia | 44.7 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Zimbabwe | 44.2 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Gambia, The | 44.1 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Namibia | 40.7 | 2023 |
| 37 |  Congo, Rep. | 40.5 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Papua New Guinea | 40.3 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Rwanda | 40.0 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Turkmenistan | 40.0 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Kenya | 39.9 | 2023 |
| 42 |  Comoros | 39.8 | 2023 |
| 43 |  Botswana | 39.6 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Yemen, Rep. | 39.3 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Lao PDR | 39.0 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Tanzania | 38.9 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Uganda | 38.8 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Myanmar | 38.7 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Senegal | 38.5 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Malawi | 38.3 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Mauritania | 37.8 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Ghana | 37.1 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Dominica | 35.5 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Eritrea | 35.4 | 2023 |
| 55 |  South Africa | 34.7 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Gabon | 33.2 | 2023 |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 31.4 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Libya | 30.8 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Bangladesh | 30.6 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Fiji | 29.1 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Marshall Islands | 28.2 | 2023 |
| 62 |  India | 27.7 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Tajikistan | 27.3 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Philippines | 26.9 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Nepal | 26.5 | 2023 |
| 66 |  West Bank and Gaza | 26.3 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Guyana | 25.7 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Venezuela, RB | 24.3 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Bhutan | 23.1 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 23.1 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Bolivia | 23.1 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Cambodia | 22.9 | 2023 |
| 73 |  Iraq | 22.6 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Palau | 22.3 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Algeria | 22.0 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Guatemala | 21.4 | 2023 |
| 77 |  Indonesia | 20.6 | 2023 |
| 78 |  Solomon Islands | 20.6 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 20.6 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Viet Nam | 20.0 | 2023 |
| 81 |  Tuvalu | 19.9 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Jamaica | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 19.1 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Azerbaijan | 18.6 | 2023 |
| 85 |  Grenada | 18.3 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Lebanon | 18.3 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 18.0 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 17.5 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Paraguay | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Vanuatu | 16.8 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Morocco | 16.6 | 2023 |
| 93 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.3 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Suriname | 16.2 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Peru | 15.8 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Samoa | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Honduras | 15.5 | 2023 |
| 98 |  St. Lucia | 15.5 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Mauritius | 15.2 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Moldova | 14.7 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Brazil | 14.4 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Seychelles | 14.3 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 13.9 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Mongolia | 13.6 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Nicaragua | 13.4 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Panama | 13.3 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Uzbekistan | 13.3 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Jordan | 13.2 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Ecuador | 13.1 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Tunisia | 12.9 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Turkiye | 12.8 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Bahamas, The | 12.7 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Belize | 12.7 | 2023 |
| 114 |  British Virgin Islands | 12.7 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Mexico | 12.5 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Colombia | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 11.8 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Cabo Verde | 11.6 | 2023 |
| 119 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.6 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Costa Rica | 10.5 | 2023 |
| 121 |  Oman | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 122 |  El Salvador | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Barbados | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Armenia | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Tonga | 9.9 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Kazakhstan | 9.6 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Argentina | 9.6 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Albania | 9.4 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Brunei Darussalam | 9.4 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 9.3 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Georgia | 9.2 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Thailand | 9.2 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Kosovo | 9.1 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Nauru | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Kuwait | 8.8 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Bahrain | 8.6 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Cuba | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Malaysia | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Ukraine | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Chile | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Uruguay | 6.7 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Romania | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 143 |  United States | 6.5 | 2023 |
| 144 |  China | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Saudi Arabia | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Bulgaria | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 147 |  Slovak Republic | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Sri Lanka | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 149 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 150 |  Qatar | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Maldives | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 153 |  Malta | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 154 |  Serbia | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 155 |  Canada | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 156 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 157 |  New Zealand | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 158 |  Croatia | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 159 |  Russian Federation | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 160 |  United Kingdom | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Poland | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 162 |  France | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Netherlands | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Switzerland | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Hungary | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 166 |  Ireland | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Germany | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Greece | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 169 |  Australia | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Belgium | 3.6 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Cyprus | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Lithuania | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Israel | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 174 |  Denmark | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 175 |  North Macedonia | 3.3 | 2023 |
| 176 |  Portugal | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 177 |  Austria | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 178 |  Spain | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 179 |  Latvia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 180 |  Italy | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 181 |  Korea, Rep. | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 182 |  Monaco | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 183 |  Montenegro | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 184 |  Andorra | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 185 |  Iceland | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 186 |  Czechia | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 187 |  Sweden | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 188 |  Belarus | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 189 |  Japan | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 190 |  Norway | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 191 |  Finland | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 192 |  Luxembourg | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 193 |  Slovenia | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 194 |  Singapore | 2.1 | 2023 |
| 195 |  Estonia | 2.1 | 2023 |
| 196 |  San Marino | 1.4 | 2023 |