Infant mortality

196 countries, 2024. Unit: per 1,000 live births.

First in the ranking
1.2 ‰
San Marino
Median country
12.4 ‰
half above, half below
World
27.7 ‰
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.2 to 71.9
San Marino - South Sudan

How to read it

Across 196 countries worldwide, the highest value is in South Sudan (71.9 ‰) and the lowest in San Marino (1.2 ‰).

The median country is at 12.4 ‰: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 60.2 ‰ in 1995 to 27.7 ‰ in 2024.

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN) · licence

Infant mortality over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1San Marino1.2Europe
2Estonia1.5Europe
3Belarus1.8Europe
4Japan1.8Asia
5Slovenia1.8Europe
6Finland1.9Europe
7Luxembourg1.9Europe
8Montenegro1.9Europe
9Norway2.0Europe
10Sweden2.0Europe
11Czechia2.1Europe
12Iceland2.1Europe
13Latvia2.2Europe
14Monaco2.2Europe
15Singapore2.2Asia
16Italy2.3Europe
17South Korea2.3Asia
18Andorra2.4Europe
19North Macedonia2.5Europe
20Spain2.6Europe
21Israel2.7Asia
22Portugal2.7Europe
23Austria2.8Europe
24Lithuania2.8Europe
25Turks and Caicos Islands3.0North America
26Australia3.1Oceania
27Belgium3.1Europe
28Germany3.1Europe
29Hungary3.1Europe
30Greece3.2Europe
31Switzerland3.4Europe
32France3.4Europe
33Ireland3.4Europe
34Netherlands3.4Europe
35Denmark3.5Europe
36Poland3.6Europe
37United Arab Emirates3.8Asia
38New Zealand4.0Oceania
39China4.1Asia
40Cyprus4.1Asia
41United Kingdom4.1Europe
42Croatia4.1Europe
43Russia4.1Europe
44Bulgaria4.6Europe
45Serbia4.6Europe
46Canada4.7North America
47Maldives4.7Asia
48Malta4.7Europe
49Saudi Arabia4.7Asia
50Qatar4.8Asia
51Sri Lanka5.2Asia
52Slovakia5.3Europe
53Bosnia and Herzegovina5.5Europe
54United States5.5North America
55Chile5.8South America
56Romania6.0Europe
57Uruguay6.2South America
58Cuba6.8North America
59Antigua and Barbuda7.0North America
60Kuwait7.0Asia
61Malaysia7.0Asia
62Bahrain7.3Asia
63Kazakhstan7.4Asia
64Georgia7.5Asia
65Ukraine7.6Europe
66Nauru7.7Oceania
67Thailand7.7Asia
68Tonga7.8Oceania
69Libya7.9Africa
70Argentina8.0South America
71Türkiye8.0Asia
72Kosovo8.0Europe
73Albania8.3Europe
74Oman8.3Asia
75Armenia8.5Asia
76Brunei8.6Asia
77El Salvador8.8North America
78Barbados9.1North America
79Costa Rica9.1North America
80São Tomé and Principe9.2Africa
81Nicaragua9.4North America
82Tunisia9.7Africa
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.2North America
84Iran10.3Asia
85Colombia10.5South America
86Cabo Verde10.6Africa
87Belize10.8North America
88Ecuador10.9South America
89Peru11.0South America
90Bahamas11.1North America
91Mongolia11.2Asia
92British Virgin Islands11.4North America
93Jordan12.0Asia
94Panama12.0North America
95Vietnam12.0Asia
96Mexico12.1North America
97Brazil12.3South America
98Samoa12.3Oceania
99Azerbaijan12.5Asia
100Honduras12.8North America
101Uzbekistan12.8Asia
102Seychelles12.9Africa
103North Korea13.3Asia
104Bhutan13.7Asia
105Mauritius13.8Africa
106Saint Kitts and Nevis13.9North America
107Bolivia14.2South America
108Vanuatu14.4Oceania
109Paraguay14.5South America
110Morocco14.7Africa
111Kyrgyzstan14.8Asia
112Suriname14.8South America
113Moldova15.1Europe
114Indonesia15.2Asia
115Lebanon15.3Asia
116Saint Lucia15.8North America
117Grenada16.4North America
118Jamaica16.4North America
119Cambodia16.4Asia
120Solomon Islands16.4Oceania
121Tuvalu16.5Oceania
122Palestine17.0Asia
123Trinidad and Tobago17.0North America
124Guatemala17.2North America
125Syria17.7Asia
126Palau18.6Oceania
127Algeria19.5Africa
128Iraq20.1Asia
129Federated States of Micronesia20.3Oceania
130Egypt20.8Africa
131Venezuela21.2South America
132Philippines21.7Asia
133Nepal22.2Asia
134Marshall Islands22.7Oceania
135Guyana23.2South America
136India23.3Asia
137Fiji23.5Oceania
138Tajikistan23.5Asia
139South Africa24.2Africa
140Bangladesh24.4Asia
141Eritrea24.7Africa
142Gabon25.9Africa
143Republic of the Congo27.0Africa
144Laos27.2Asia
145Ghana27.5Africa
146Dominican Republic27.7North America
147Tanzania28.7Africa
148Senegal28.9Africa
149Rwanda29.4Africa
150Mauritania30.2Africa
151Turkmenistan30.4Asia
152Burundi30.5Africa
153Papua New Guinea31.3Oceania
154Angola32.1Africa
155Botswana32.1Africa
156The Gambia32.7Africa
157Myanmar32.8Asia
158Dominica33.3North America
159Yemen33.8Asia
160Kenya34.2Africa
161Ethiopia34.5Africa
162Timor-Leste34.6Asia
163Zambia34.6Africa
164Togo34.8Africa
165Comoros35.0Africa
166Uganda35.9Africa
167Namibia36.4Africa
168Malawi38.0Africa
169Kiribati38.8Oceania
170Haiti39.0North America
171Cameroon40.2Africa
172Guinea-Bissau42.1Africa
173Eswatini42.2Africa
174Sudan42.9Africa
175Djibouti43.0Africa
176Madagascar43.0Africa
177Burkina Faso43.6Africa
178Mozambique43.7Africa
179Côte d'Ivoire44.8Africa
180Benin45.2Africa
181Mali47.5Africa
182Equatorial Guinea47.6Africa
183Pakistan48.2Asia
184Afghanistan48.3Asia
185Sierra Leone54.6Africa
186Lesotho56.3Africa
187Chad56.3Africa
188Democratic Republic of the Congo56.4Africa
189Central African Republic58.8Africa
190Guinea59.8Africa
191Zimbabwe62.4Africa
192Liberia63.2Africa
193Somalia65.4Africa
194Niger65.6Africa
195Nigeria69.8Africa
196South Sudan71.9Africa
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 196 countries

Largest increase

  1. Fiji 15.8 → 23.5 +7.7 pp
  2. Zimbabwe 54.7 → 62.4 +7.7 pp
  3. Dominica 25.8 → 33.3 +7.5 pp
  4. Venezuela 15.8 → 21.2 +5.4 pp
  5. Lebanon 11.2 → 15.3 +4.1 pp

Largest decrease

  1. South Sudan 118.2 → 71.9 −46.3 pp
  2. Central African Republic 101.7 → 58.8 −42.9 pp
  3. Sierra Leone 77.8 → 54.6 −23.2 pp
  4. Mali 68.2 → 47.5 −20.7 pp
  5. Somalia 86.0 → 65.4 −20.6 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Infant mortality - continent medians

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Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 50 100 150 1960 Africa: 135.6 Asia: 115.15 Europe: 31 North America: 70.7 South America: 110.15 Oceania: 97.3 1961 Africa: 135.9 Asia: 109.4 Europe: 29.3 North America: 67.9 South America: 107.65 Oceania: 93.5 1962 Africa: 137.4 Asia: 106.1 Europe: 28.1 North America: 65.85 South America: 104.35 Oceania: 90.2 1963 Africa: 141.3 Asia: 102.6 Europe: 27.2 North America: 62.7 South America: 100.35 Oceania: 82.15 1964 Africa: 141.8 Asia: 97.05 Europe: 25.9 North America: 59.65 South America: 95.7 Oceania: 79.5 1965 Africa: 135.25 Asia: 94 Europe: 24.6 North America: 56.7 South America: 90.45 Oceania: 80.5 1966 Africa: 134.3 Asia: 90.95 Europe: 23.4 North America: 57.4 South America: 84.6 Oceania: 77.6 1967 Africa: 127.1 Asia: 87.05 Europe: 22.3 North America: 60.1 South America: 79.2 Oceania: 74.7 1968 Africa: 125.4 Asia: 84.3 Europe: 21.25 North America: 54.7 South America: 75.2 Oceania: 71.9 1969 Africa: 128.3 Asia: 79.7 Europe: 20.65 North America: 50.9 South America: 69.7 Oceania: 69.2 1970 Africa: 127.2 Asia: 74.55 Europe: 19.8 North America: 49.3 South America: 68.5 Oceania: 66.8 1971 Africa: 123.6 Asia: 72.9 Europe: 20.15 North America: 48.55 South America: 67.4 Oceania: 64.2 1972 Africa: 122.25 Asia: 71.7 Europe: 19.5 North America: 45.85 South America: 66 Oceania: 60.8 1973 Africa: 121.7 Asia: 68.4 Europe: 18.85 North America: 44.5 South America: 63.9 Oceania: 57.5 1974 Africa: 121.2 Asia: 65.5 Europe: 18.3 North America: 42.5 South America: 60.7 Oceania: 54.1 1975 Africa: 119 Asia: 62.1 Europe: 17.8 North America: 39.5 South America: 60.5 Oceania: 52.2 1976 Africa: 115.5 Asia: 66.6 Europe: 17.45 North America: 37.4 South America: 57.6 Oceania: 49 1977 Africa: 113.5 Asia: 61.65 Europe: 17.05 North America: 35.5 South America: 56.4 Oceania: 46.1 1978 Africa: 110.05 Asia: 63.3 Europe: 16.3 North America: 34.3 South America: 55.2 Oceania: 43.6 1979 Africa: 107.65 Asia: 63.6 Europe: 15.6 North America: 33.3 South America: 54 Oceania: 41.5 1980 Africa: 106.5 Asia: 65.6 Europe: 14.7 North America: 32.2 South America: 52.6 Oceania: 39.6 1981 Africa: 104.7 Asia: 62.65 Europe: 14.85 North America: 31.2 South America: 51.2 Oceania: 37.9 1982 Africa: 101.45 Asia: 63.8 Europe: 14.15 North America: 30.3 South America: 49.7 Oceania: 36.4 1983 Africa: 102.7 Asia: 57.9 Europe: 13.55 North America: 29.5 South America: 46.1 Oceania: 35.1 1984 Africa: 97.4 Asia: 54.6 Europe: 13.7 North America: 28.3 South America: 44.85 Oceania: 33.9 1985 Africa: 98.3 Asia: 51.95 Europe: 12.9 North America: 25.9 South America: 43.55 Oceania: 34.95 1986 Africa: 92.55 Asia: 49.1 Europe: 12.1 North America: 23.9 South America: 42.35 Oceania: 33.35 1987 Africa: 91.35 Asia: 47.65 Europe: 11.5 North America: 22.3 South America: 41.15 Oceania: 31.95 1988 Africa: 93.6 Asia: 46.95 Europe: 11.1 North America: 21.5 South America: 39.95 Oceania: 30.75 1989 Africa: 90.25 Asia: 44.5 Europe: 10.8 North America: 20.6 South America: 38.75 Oceania: 30 1990 Africa: 89.55 Asia: 43.8 Europe: 10.4 North America: 19.6 South America: 37.55 Oceania: 29.4 1991 Africa: 89.4 Asia: 43.3 Europe: 9.9 North America: 19 South America: 36.4 Oceania: 28.75 1992 Africa: 86.6 Asia: 41.95 Europe: 9.3 North America: 18.7 South America: 35.3 Oceania: 28.15 1993 Africa: 84.95 Asia: 40.45 Europe: 8.6 North America: 18.6 South America: 34.2 Oceania: 27.45 1994 Africa: 85.3 Asia: 38.9 Europe: 8.1 North America: 18.6 South America: 33.2 Oceania: 26.75 1995 Africa: 85.4 Asia: 39.25 Europe: 7.5 North America: 18.7 South America: 32.2 Oceania: 26.1 1996 Africa: 83.75 Asia: 37.75 Europe: 7 North America: 18.8 South America: 30.9 Oceania: 25.4 1997 Africa: 82.15 Asia: 36.1 Europe: 6.7 North America: 19 South America: 29.45 Oceania: 24.8 1998 Africa: 82.9 Asia: 34.45 Europe: 6.3 North America: 19.1 South America: 28.15 Oceania: 24.15 1999 Africa: 78.8 Asia: 32.5 Europe: 6.1 North America: 19 South America: 26.85 Oceania: 23.55 2000 Africa: 77.25 Asia: 30.3 Europe: 6 North America: 18.5 South America: 25.7 Oceania: 23 2001 Africa: 76.65 Asia: 28.15 Europe: 5.8 North America: 18 South America: 24.7 Oceania: 22.5 2002 Africa: 75.65 Asia: 26.4 Europe: 5.5 North America: 17.7 South America: 23.75 Oceania: 22 2003 Africa: 73 Asia: 24.2 Europe: 5.3 North America: 17.9 South America: 22.5 Oceania: 21.65 2004 Africa: 68.95 Asia: 22.9 Europe: 5.2 North America: 17.4 South America: 21.3 Oceania: 21.5 2005 Africa: 64.8 Asia: 21.9 Europe: 5.1 North America: 17.1 South America: 20.25 Oceania: 21.25 2006 Africa: 60.65 Asia: 20.95 Europe: 5 North America: 16.8 South America: 19.25 Oceania: 21 2007 Africa: 58.55 Asia: 19.85 Europe: 4.7 North America: 16.4 South America: 18.35 Oceania: 20.65 2008 Africa: 56.05 Asia: 18.7 Europe: 4.3 North America: 16.2 South America: 17.5 Oceania: 20.25 2009 Africa: 54.1 Asia: 17.85 Europe: 4 North America: 16 South America: 16.7 Oceania: 19.8 2010 Africa: 52.25 Asia: 17.15 Europe: 3.9 North America: 15.6 South America: 16.1 Oceania: 19.35 2011 Africa: 50.6 Asia: 16.55 Europe: 3.9 North America: 15.1 South America: 15.5 Oceania: 18.9 2012 Africa: 48.6 Asia: 16.2 Europe: 3.7 North America: 14.7 South America: 15.15 Oceania: 18.8 2013 Africa: 46.45 Asia: 15.9 Europe: 3.6 North America: 15 South America: 14.75 Oceania: 18.25 2014 Africa: 44.95 Asia: 15.55 Europe: 3.5 North America: 15.4 South America: 14.25 Oceania: 17.7 2015 Africa: 43.9 Asia: 15.25 Europe: 3.5 North America: 15 South America: 13.85 Oceania: 17.2 2016 Africa: 43.2 Asia: 14.85 Europe: 3.5 North America: 14.2 South America: 14.05 Oceania: 17.8 2017 Africa: 41.95 Asia: 14.25 Europe: 3.4 North America: 13.6 South America: 13.2 Oceania: 18.55 2018 Africa: 41 Asia: 13.75 Europe: 3.4 North America: 13.4 South America: 12.95 Oceania: 19.05 2019 Africa: 40 Asia: 13.2 Europe: 3.3 North America: 13 South America: 12.7 Oceania: 19.05 2020 Africa: 39 Asia: 13.15 Europe: 3.2 North America: 12.5 South America: 12.5 Oceania: 18.5 2021 Africa: 38.15 Asia: 12.9 Europe: 3.2 North America: 12.4 South America: 12.3 Oceania: 18 2022 Africa: 37.8 Asia: 12.45 Europe: 3.2 North America: 12.1 South America: 12.1 Oceania: 17.5 2023 Africa: 37.25 Asia: 12.35 Europe: 3.2 North America: 11.9 South America: 11.85 Oceania: 16.95 2024 Africa: 35.45 Asia: 12 Europe: 3.1 North America: 11.4 South America: 11.65 Oceania: 16.45 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 35.5 ‰
Asia 12.0 ‰
Europe 3.1 ‰
North America 11.4 ‰
South America 11.7 ‰
Oceania 16.5 ‰

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