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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, 2012
See also: Infant mortality rate bar chart
| Country Name | Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 122 | 2012 |
| Niger | 110 | 2012 |
| Mali | 109 | 2012 |
| Somalia | 104 | 2012 |
| Central African Republic | 97 | 2012 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 94 | 2012 |
| Chad | 94 | 2012 |
| Angola | 84 | 2012 |
| Burkina Faso | 80 | 2012 |
| Malawi | 79 | 2012 |
| Mozambique | 77 | 2012 |
| Sierra Leone | 77 | 2012 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 77 | 2012 |
| Ethiopia | 75 | 2012 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 75 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 74 | 2012 |
| Liberia | 73 | 2012 |
| Gambia, The | 70 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 69 | 2012 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 2012 |
| Zambia | 65 | 2012 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 63 | 2012 |
| Rwanda | 63 | 2012 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 2012 |
| Uganda | 61 | 2012 |
| Burundi | 60 | 2012 |
| Benin | 60 | 2012 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 2012 |
| Swaziland | 60 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 59 | 2012 |
| Western Sahara | 59 | 2012 |
| Mauritania | 59 | 2012 |
| Laos | 58 | 2012 |
| Sudan | 56 | 2012 |
| Senegal | 55 | 2012 |
| Cambodia | 54 | 2012 |
| Yemen | 54 | 2012 |
| Lesotho | 53 | 2012 |
| Djibouti | 53 | 2012 |
| Haiti | 52 | 2012 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 52 | 2012 |
| Madagascar | 50 | 2012 |
| Togo | 50 | 2012 |
| Gabon | 49 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 49 | 2012 |
| Burma | 48 | 2012 |
| Ghana | 47 | 2012 |
| India | 46 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 46 | 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 46 | 2012 |
| Kenya | 44 | 2012 |
| Nepal | 43 | 2012 |
| South Africa | 43 | 2012 |
| Bhutan | 42 | 2012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 2012 |
| Iran | 41 | 2012 |
| Bolivia | 41 | 2012 |
| Turkmenistan | 41 | 2012 |
| Eritrea | 40 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 40 | 2012 |
| Kiribati | 38 | 2012 |
| Tajikistan | 37 | 2012 |
| East Timor | 37 | 2012 |
| Mongolia | 36 | 2012 |
| Guyana | 36 | 2012 |
| Tuvalu | 34 | 2012 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 | 2012 |
| Suriname | 29 | 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 29 | 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 2012 |
| Morocco | 26 | 2012 |
| Korea, North | 26 | 2012 |
| Cape Verde | 26 | 2012 |
| Guatemala | 25 | 2012 |
| Tunisia | 25 | 2012 |
| Algeria | 25 | 2012 |
| Egypt | 24 | 2012 |
| Turkey | 23 | 2012 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 2012 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 2012 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 2012 |
| Samoa | 22 | 2012 |
| Peru | 22 | 2012 |
| Belize | 21 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 21 | 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | 21 | 2012 |
| Brazil | 21 | 2012 |
| Vietnam | 20 | 2012 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 20 | 2012 |
| El Salvador | 20 | 2012 |
| Libya | 19 | 2012 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 2012 |
| Philippines | 19 | 2012 |
| Armenia | 18 | 2012 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 2012 |
| Mexico | 17 | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 16 | 2012 |
| Thailand | 16 | 2012 |
| Jordan | 16 | 2012 |
| China | 16 | 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16 | 2012 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 2012 |
| Syria | 15 | 2012 |
| Oman | 15 | 2012 |
| Georgia | 15 | 2012 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 2012 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 2012 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 14 | 2012 |
| Albania | 14 | 2012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 2012 |
| Moldova | 14 | 2012 |
| Tonga | 13 | 2012 |
| Bahamas, The | 13 | 2012 |
| Saint Lucia | 12 | 2012 |
| Dominica | 12 | 2012 |
| Palau | 12 | 2012 |
| Barbados | 12 | 2012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 2012 |
| Seychelles | 11 | 2012 |
| Panama | 11 | 2012 |
| Mauritius | 11 | 2012 |
| Brunei | 11 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 11 | 2012 |
| Fiji | 11 | 2012 |
| Romania | 11 | 2012 |
| Argentina | 11 | 2012 |
| Botswana | 10 | 2012 |
| Bahrain | 10 | 2012 |
| Russia | 10 | 2012 |
| Greenland | 10 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 2012 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 2012 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 2012 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 2012 |
| Nauru | 9 | 2012 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2012 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 2012 |
| Macedonia | 8 | 2012 |
| Latvia | 8 | 2012 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 2012 |
| Kuwait | 8 | 2012 |
| Chile | 7 | 2012 |
| Estonia | 7 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 7 | 2012 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 2012 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 2012 |
| Poland | 6 | 2012 |
| Serbia | 6 | 2012 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 2012 |
| Belarus | 6 | 2012 |
| Croatia | 6 | 2012 |
| United States | 6 | 2012 |
| New Caledonia | 6 | 2012 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2012 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 2012 |
| Greece | 5 | 2012 |
| Canada | 5 | 2012 |
| Cuba | 5 | 2012 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 2012 |
| San Marino | 5 | 2012 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2012 |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2012 |
| Australia | 5 | 2012 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 2012 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2012 |
| Belgium | 4 | 2012 |
| Austria | 4 | 2012 |
| Denmark | 4 | 2012 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 2012 |
| Korea, South | 4 | 2012 |
| Israel | 4 | 2012 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2012 |
| Andorra | 4 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 2012 |
| Malta | 4 | 2012 |
| Germany | 4 | 2012 |
| Norway | 4 | 2012 |
| Finland | 3 | 2012 |
| France | 3 | 2012 |
| Spain | 3 | 2012 |
| Italy | 3 | 2012 |
| Iceland | 3 | 2012 |
| Macau | 3 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2012 |
| Japan | 2 | 2012 |
| Monaco | 2 | 2012 |
