Country Comparison > Infant mortality rate > TOP 10

Rank	Country	Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)
1	Angola	180.21
2	Sierra Leone	154.43
3	Afghanistan	151.95
4	Liberia	138.24
5	Niger	116.66
6	Somalia	109.19
7	Mozambique	105.8
8	Mali	102.05
9	Zambia	101.2
10	Guinea-Bissau	99.82

Definition: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2009