Global Rankings
Infant Deaths
per 1000 live births
| Rank | Country | per 1000 live births | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 | Somalia | 67.8 |
2 | 3 | Niger | 67.4 |
3 | 4 | Guinea | 61.5 |
4 | 1 | Central African Republic | 60.4 |
5 | 5 | Nigeria | 60.1 |
6 | 6 | Chad | 58.7 |
7 | 7 | Mali | 57.6 |
8 | 8 | Sierra Leone | 56.2 |
9 | 9 | Lesotho | 55.4 |
10 | 10 | Liberia | 52.6 |
11 | 11 | Afghanistan | 50.4 |
12 | 12 | Pakistan | 50.1 |
13 | 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.1 |
14 | 14 | Ivory Coast | 46.6 |
15 | 15 | Benin | 46.4 |
16 | 16 | Mozambique | 45.4 |
17 | 17 | Burkina Faso | 44.8 |
18 | 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.5 |
19 | 18 | Djibouti | 44.4 |
20 | 20 | Madagascar | 44.2 |
21 | 21 | Swaziland | 43.5 |
22 | 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.1 |
23 | 23 | Cameroon | 41.2 |
24 | 24 | Zimbabwe | 40.6 |
25 | 25 | Haiti | 40.3 |
26 | 26 | Kiribati | 39.7 |
27 | 27 | Sudan | 39.2 |
28 | 28 | Namibia | 38.4 |
29 | 29 | Angola | 38.3 |
30 | 30 | Botswana | 38.2 |
31 | 32 | Togo | 35.9 |
32 | 31 | Ethiopia | 35.7 |
32 | 33 | Comoros | 35.7 |
34 | 34 | Laos | 35.2 |
35 | 36 | Yemen | 34.7 |
35 | 35 | Kenya | 34.7 |
37 | 37 | Burma (Myanmar) | 34.1 |
38 | 38 | Gambia | 33.8 |
39 | 40 | Dominica | 33.1 |
40 | 39 | Papua New Guinea | 32 |
41 | 41 | Burundi | 31.5 |
42 | 43 | Turkmenistan | 31.2 |
43 | 43 | Mauritania | 31 |
44 | 42 | Zambia | 30.9 |
45 | 47 | Rwanda | 30.5 |
46 | 45 | Senegal | 30.2 |
47 | 46 | Tanzania | 29.9 |
48 | 48 | Malawi | 29.4 |
49 | 50 | Dominican Republic | 28.4 |
50 | 49 | Ghana | 28.2 |
51 | 51 | Uganda | 27.6 |
51 | 52 | Republic of the Congo | 27.6 |
53 | 53 | Gabon | 26.5 |
54 | 54 | Eritrea | 25.5 |
55 | 55 | India | 24.5 |
56 | 57 | South Africa | 24.4 |
56 | 58 | Bangladesh | 24.4 |
58 | 56 | Guyana | 23.8 |
58 | 60 | Fiji | 23.8 |
60 | 59 | Nepal | 23.3 |
61 | 61 | Tajikistan | 22.9 |
62 | 62 | Philippines | 22.1 |
63 | 63 | Venezuela | 21.5 |
64 | 63 | Micronesia | 20.8 |
64 | 63 | Iraq | 20.8 |
66 | 66 | Cambodia | 20.3 |
67 | 67 | Bolivia | 20 |
68 | 68 | Algeria | 19.7 |
69 | 69 | Palau | 19.1 |
70 | 69 | Syria | 19 |
71 | 71 | Bhutan | 18.5 |
72 | 73 | Jamaica | 18.3 |
73 | 72 | Guatemala | 17.9 |
74 | 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.2 |
75 | 74 | Tuvalu | 17.1 |
76 | 76 | Indonesia | 17 |
77 | 78 | Grenada | 16.7 |
78 | 77 | Solomon Islands | 16.5 |
79 | 79 | Egypt | 16.1 |
80 | 83 | Lebanon | 16 |
81 | 116 | Libya | 15.9 |
82 | 80 | Morocco | 15.5 |
83 | 81 | Suriname | 15.2 |
84 | 82 | Paraguay | 15.1 |
85 | 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.9 |
86 | 87 | North Korea | 14.5 |
87 | 85 | Saint Lucia | 14.3 |
88 | 85 | Vanuatu | 14.2 |
89 | 87 | Vietnam | 14 |
90 | 90 | Mauritius | 13.5 |
90 | 90 | Peru | 13.5 |
90 | 93 | Moldova | 13.5 |
93 | 89 | Azerbaijan | 13.3 |
93 | 92 | Honduras | 13.3 |
95 | 94 | Seychelles | 13.1 |
96 | 95 | Samoa | 12.8 |
97 | 95 | Uzbekistan | 12.7 |
98 | 97 | Brazil | 12.5 |
99 | 97 | Jordan | 12.2 |
100 | 99 | Mongolia | 11.4 |
100 | 99 | Bahamas | 11.4 |
102 | 104 | Ecuador | 11.1 |
103 | 101 | Cape Verde | 11 |
104 | 103 | Colombia | 10.9 |
105 | 105 | Mexico | 10.8 |
105 | 108 | Belize | 10.8 |
107 | 107 | Iran | 10.7 |
108 | 105 | Panama | 10.6 |
108 | 101 | Tunisia | 10.6 |
110 | 109 | Nicaragua | 10.3 |
111 | 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 |
112 | 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.4 |
113 | 112 | Barbados | 9.3 |
114 | 113 | El Salvador | 9.2 |
115 | 123 | Turkey | 9.1 |
116 | 114 | Armenia | 8.9 |
117 | 115 | Oman | 8.4 |
118 | 117 | Albania | 8.3 |
119 | 117 | Argentina | 8.2 |
119 | 117 | Brunei | 8.2 |
121 | 121 | Tonga | 8 |
121 | 122 | Georgia | 8 |
121 | 117 | Thailand | 8 |
124 | 123 | Ukraine | 7.8 |
125 | 125 | Kazakhstan | 7.6 |
125 | 126 | Kuwait | 7.6 |
127 | 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3 |
128 | 128 | Bahrain | 7.2 |
129 | 128 | Costa Rica | 7 |
130 | 130 | Malaysia | 6.8 |
131 | 131 | Cuba | 6.6 |
132 | 132 | Chile | 6.2 |
133 | 134 | United States | 5.5 |
133 | 133 | Uruguay | 5.5 |
135 | 137 | Romania | 5.4 |
136 | 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3 |
136 | 134 | Sri Lanka | 5.3 |
138 | 141 | Slovakia | 5.1 |
139 | 138 | Maldives | 5 |
139 | 139 | Bulgaria | 5 |
141 | 139 | Saudi Arabia | 4.9 |
141 | 141 | Qatar | 4.9 |
143 | 141 | Malta | 4.8 |
144 | 144 | China | 4.5 |
144 | 145 | Serbia | 4.5 |
146 | 145 | Canada | 4.4 |
147 | 147 | United Arab Emirates | 4 |
147 | 148 | New Zealand | 4 |
147 | 149 | United Kingdom | 4 |
150 | 149 | Croatia | 3.9 |
151 | 149 | Russia | 3.7 |
151 | 152 | Poland | 3.7 |
153 | 154 | Netherlands | 3.5 |
153 | 154 | Switzerland | 3.5 |
155 | 156 | France | 3.4 |
155 | 157 | Ireland | 3.4 |
157 | 159 | Hungary | 3.2 |
157 | 157 | Greece | 3.2 |
159 | 159 | Australia | 3.1 |
159 | 161 | Germany | 3.1 |
161 | 161 | Belgium | 3 |
161 | 161 | Denmark | 3 |
163 | 165 | Cyprus | 2.9 |
164 | 153 | Macedonia | 2.8 |
164 | 164 | Lithuania | 2.8 |
166 | 166 | Israel | 2.7 |
167 | 169 | Portugal | 2.6 |
167 | 166 | Austria | 2.6 |
167 | 169 | Spain | 2.6 |
170 | 169 | Andorra | 2.5 |
170 | 166 | Latvia | 2.5 |
172 | 172 | South Korea | 2.3 |
172 | 172 | Italy | 2.3 |
172 | 174 | Monaco | 2.3 |
175 | 175 | Czech Republic | 2.1 |
175 | 175 | Montenegro | 2.1 |
177 | 177 | Luxembourg | 2 |
177 | 177 | Sweden | 2 |
179 | 177 | Belarus | 1.9 |
179 | 177 | Iceland | 1.9 |
179 | 181 | Norway | 1.9 |
182 | 183 | Japan | 1.8 |
182 | 183 | Finland | 1.8 |
182 | 181 | Slovenia | 1.8 |
185 | 183 | Singapore | 1.7 |
186 | 186 | Estonia | 1.6 |
187 | 187 | San Marino | 1.4 |