Rank | Country | Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Afghanistan | 104.25 | |
2 | Somalia | 89.52 | |
3 | Central African Republic | 80.55 | |
4 | South Sudan | 69.93 | |
5 | Chad | 68.59 | |
6 | Niger | 67.72 | |
7 | Mozambique | 64.72 | |
8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64.46 | |
9 | Mali | 64.02 | |
10 | Sierra Leone | 63.61 | |
11 | Angola | 62.34 | |
12 | Nigeria | 59.82 | |
13 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.68 | |
14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 59.09 | |
15 | Benin | 58.73 | |
16 | Zambia | 55.97 | |
17 | Comoros | 55.04 | |
18 | Gambia, The | 54.9 | |
19 | Guinea | 52.37 | |
20 | Pakistan | 52.3 |
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. 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, 2020
See also: Infant mortality rate map