Global Rankings
Infant Deaths
per 1000 live births
| Rank | Country | per 1000 live births | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Nigeria | 69.8 |
2 | 3 | Niger | 65.6 |
3 | 2 | Somalia | 65.4 |
4 | 4 | Liberia | 63.2 |
5 | 5 | Zimbabwe | 62.4 |
6 | 6 | Guinea | 59.8 |
7 | 7 | Central African Republic | 58.8 |
8 | 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.4 |
9 | 8 | Lesotho | 56.3 |
9 | 9 | Chad | 56.3 |
11 | 11 | Sierra Leone | 54.6 |
12 | 12 | Afghanistan | 48.3 |
13 | 13 | Pakistan | 48.2 |
14 | 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 |
15 | 14 | Mali | 47.5 |
16 | 16 | Benin | 45.2 |
17 | 17 | Ivory Coast | 44.8 |
18 | 18 | Mozambique | 43.7 |
19 | 18 | Burkina Faso | 43.6 |
20 | 23 | Madagascar | 43 |
20 | 21 | Djibouti | 43 |
22 | 22 | Sudan | 42.9 |
23 | 20 | Swaziland | 42.2 |
24 | 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.1 |
25 | 25 | Cameroon | 40.2 |
26 | 26 | Haiti | 39 |
27 | 27 | Kiribati | 38.8 |
28 | 29 | Malawi | 38 |
29 | 30 | Namibia | 36.4 |
30 | 31 | Uganda | 35.9 |
31 | 32 | Comoros | 35 |
32 | 33 | Togo | 34.8 |
33 | 34 | Zambia | 34.6 |
34 | 28 | Ethiopia | 34.5 |
35 | 36 | Kenya | 34.2 |
36 | 35 | Yemen | 33.8 |
37 | 40 | Dominica | 33.3 |
38 | 37 | Burma (Myanmar) | 32.8 |
39 | 38 | Gambia | 32.7 |
40 | 39 | Botswana | 32.1 |
40 | 41 | Angola | 32.1 |
42 | 42 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3 |
43 | 43 | Burundi | 30.5 |
44 | 44 | Turkmenistan | 30.4 |
45 | 45 | Mauritania | 30.2 |
46 | 46 | Rwanda | 29.4 |
47 | 47 | Senegal | 28.9 |
48 | 48 | Tanzania | 28.7 |
49 | 49 | Dominican Republic | 27.7 |
50 | 49 | Ghana | 27.5 |
51 | 51 | Laos | 27.2 |
52 | 52 | Republic of the Congo | 27 |
53 | 53 | Gabon | 25.9 |
54 | 54 | Eritrea | 24.7 |
55 | 56 | Bangladesh | 24.4 |
56 | 57 | South Africa | 24.2 |
57 | 58 | Tajikistan | 23.5 |
57 | 60 | Fiji | 23.5 |
59 | 55 | India | 23.3 |
60 | 58 | Guyana | 23.2 |
61 | 61 | Nepal | 22.2 |
62 | 62 | Philippines | 21.7 |
63 | 64 | Venezuela | 21.2 |
64 | 63 | Egypt | 20.8 |
65 | 65 | Micronesia | 20.3 |
66 | 66 | Iraq | 20.1 |
67 | 67 | Algeria | 19.5 |
68 | 68 | Palau | 18.6 |
69 | 69 | Syria | 17.7 |
70 | 70 | Guatemala | 17.2 |
71 | 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17 |
72 | 72 | Tuvalu | 16.5 |
73 | 75 | Grenada | 16.4 |
73 | 75 | Jamaica | 16.4 |
73 | 72 | Cambodia | 16.4 |
73 | 74 | Solomon Islands | 16.4 |
77 | 78 | Saint Lucia | 15.8 |
78 | 86 | Lebanon | 15.3 |
79 | 79 | Indonesia | 15.2 |
80 | 84 | Moldova | 15.1 |
81 | 81 | Suriname | 14.8 |
81 | 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.8 |
83 | 80 | Morocco | 14.7 |
84 | 82 | Paraguay | 14.5 |
85 | 86 | Vanuatu | 14.4 |
86 | 84 | Bolivia | 14.2 |
87 | 90 | Mauritius | 13.8 |
88 | 89 | Bhutan | 13.7 |
89 | 88 | North Korea | 13.3 |
90 | 93 | Seychelles | 12.9 |
91 | 93 | Uzbekistan | 12.8 |
91 | 91 | Honduras | 12.8 |
93 | 91 | Azerbaijan | 12.5 |
94 | 96 | Brazil | 12.3 |
94 | 95 | Samoa | 12.3 |
96 | 96 | Mexico | 12.1 |
97 | 101 | Panama | 12 |
97 | 96 | Vietnam | 12 |
97 | 99 | Jordan | 12 |
100 | 102 | Mongolia | 11.2 |
101 | 103 | Bahamas | 11.1 |
102 | 103 | Peru | 11 |
103 | 105 | Ecuador | 10.9 |
104 | 107 | Belize | 10.8 |
105 | 106 | Cape Verde | 10.6 |
106 | 108 | Colombia | 10.5 |
107 | 110 | Iran | 10.3 |
108 | 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2 |
109 | 111 | Tunisia | 9.7 |
110 | 100 | Nicaragua | 9.4 |
111 | 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.2 |
112 | 114 | Barbados | 9.1 |
113 | 115 | El Salvador | 8.8 |
114 | 117 | Brunei | 8.6 |
115 | 116 | Armenia | 8.5 |
116 | 118 | Oman | 8.3 |
116 | 119 | Albania | 8.3 |
118 | 112 | Turkey | 8 |
118 | 120 | Argentina | 8 |
120 | 77 | Libya | 7.9 |
121 | 121 | Tonga | 7.8 |
122 | 122 | Thailand | 7.7 |
123 | 123 | Ukraine | 7.6 |
124 | 124 | Georgia | 7.5 |
125 | 124 | Kazakhstan | 7.4 |
126 | 126 | Bahrain | 7.3 |
127 | 130 | Malaysia | 7 |
127 | 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 |
127 | 129 | Costa Rica | 7 |
127 | 126 | Kuwait | 7 |
131 | 131 | Cuba | 6.8 |
132 | 132 | Uruguay | 6.2 |
133 | 134 | Romania | 6 |
134 | 133 | Chile | 5.8 |
135 | 135 | United States | 5.5 |
135 | 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5 |
137 | 138 | Slovakia | 5.3 |
138 | 136 | Sri Lanka | 5.2 |
139 | 140 | Qatar | 4.8 |
140 | 141 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 |
140 | 141 | Malta | 4.7 |
140 | 139 | Maldives | 4.7 |
140 | 144 | Canada | 4.7 |
144 | 141 | Bulgaria | 4.6 |
144 | 145 | Serbia | 4.6 |
146 | 152 | Cyprus | 4.1 |
146 | 146 | China | 4.1 |
146 | 147 | Russia | 4.1 |
146 | 148 | United Kingdom | 4.1 |
146 | 150 | Croatia | 4.1 |
151 | 148 | New Zealand | 4 |
152 | 150 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8 |
153 | 153 | Poland | 3.6 |
154 | 154 | Denmark | 3.5 |
155 | 154 | France | 3.4 |
155 | 154 | Switzerland | 3.4 |
155 | 154 | Ireland | 3.4 |
155 | 154 | Netherlands | 3.4 |
159 | 159 | Greece | 3.2 |
160 | 160 | Hungary | 3.1 |
160 | 160 | Belgium | 3.1 |
160 | 162 | Germany | 3.1 |
160 | 162 | Australia | 3.1 |
164 | 165 | Lithuania | 2.8 |
164 | 166 | Austria | 2.8 |
166 | 167 | Portugal | 2.7 |
166 | 167 | Israel | 2.7 |
168 | 169 | Spain | 2.6 |
169 | 164 | Macedonia | 2.5 |
170 | 170 | Andorra | 2.4 |
171 | 173 | Italy | 2.3 |
171 | 171 | South Korea | 2.3 |
173 | 173 | Monaco | 2.2 |
173 | 171 | Latvia | 2.2 |
173 | 175 | Singapore | 2.2 |
176 | 175 | Iceland | 2.1 |
176 | 175 | Czech Republic | 2.1 |
178 | 178 | Norway | 2 |
178 | 178 | Sweden | 2 |
180 | 181 | Luxembourg | 1.9 |
180 | 178 | Montenegro | 1.9 |
180 | 181 | Finland | 1.9 |
183 | 181 | Belarus | 1.8 |
183 | 181 | Slovenia | 1.8 |
183 | 185 | Japan | 1.8 |
186 | 186 | Estonia | 1.5 |
187 | 187 | San Marino | 1.2 |