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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. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Infant mortality rate varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Infant mortality rate bar chart

 

CountryInfant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)Year
Afghanistan1042020
Somalia902020
Central African Republic812020
Chad692020
Niger682020
Mozambique652020
Congo, Democratic Republic of the642020
Mali642020
Sierra Leone642020
Angola622020
Nigeria602020
Equatorial Guinea602020
Cote d'Ivoire592020
Benin592020
Zambia562020
Comoros552020
Gambia, The552020
Guinea522020
Pakistan522020
Burkina Faso522020
Guinea-Bissau522020
Cameroon512020
Congo, Republic of the512020
Western Sahara482020
Mauritania482020
Liberia472020
Senegal462020
Laos462020
Cambodia442020
Eritrea432020
Swaziland432020
Haiti432020
Yemen422020
Sudan422020
Sao Tome and Principe422020
Djibouti422020
Lesotho422020
Burundi402020
Malawi402020
Togo382020
Madagascar382020
Tanzania362020
Ethiopia362020
India352020
Papua New Guinea332020
Uganda332020
Bolivia322020
Ghana322020
East Timor322020
Burma322020
Namibia312020
Turkmenistan312020
Gabon302020
Zimbabwe302020
Kenya302020
Kiribati292020
Tajikistan292020
Bangladesh282020
Rwanda282020
Venezuela282020
South Africa282020
Guyana282020
Bhutan272020
Botswana272020
Tuvalu272020
Nepal252020
Kyrgyzstan232020
Suriname222020
Guatemala222020
Azerbaijan212020
Dominican Republic212020
Indonesia202020
Trinidad and Tobago202020
Philippines202020
Korea, North202020
Cape Verde202020
Iraq202020
Mongolia192020
Morocco182020
Kazakhstan182020
Algeria182020
Egypt172020
Samoa172020
Paraguay172020
Peru172020
Nicaragua172020
Syria162020
Uzbekistan162020
Brazil162020
Turkey162020
Vietnam162020
Ecuador152020
Iran152020
Honduras152020
Georgia142020
Solomon Islands132020
Jordan132020
Vanuatu132020
Colombia122020
El Salvador122020
Oman122020
Jamaica122020
Armenia122020
Libya112020
Malaysia112020
China112020
Saudi Arabia112020
Belize112020
Moldova112020
Antigua and Barbuda112020
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines112020
Tunisia112020
Albania112020
Mexico112020
Bahamas, The112020
Tonga102020
Saint Lucia102020
Palau102020
Dominica102020
Barbados102020
Seychelles92020
Panama92020
Mauritius92020
Argentina92020
Grenada92020
Fiji92020
Brunei92020
Romania92020
Croatia92020
Thailand92020
Bahrain82020
Greenland82020
Bulgaria82020
Sri Lanka82020
Saint Kitts and Nevis82020
Uruguay82020
Costa Rica72020
Nauru72020
Ukraine72020
Macedonia72020
Cyprus72020
Lebanon72020
Kuwait72020
Russia62020
Chile62020
Puerto Rico62020
Qatar62020
Serbia62020
Cayman Islands62020
United Arab Emirates52020
United States52020
Bosnia and Herzegovina52020
Latvia52020
New Caledonia52020
Slovakia52020
Hungary52020
Malta52020
Cuba42020
Canada42020
Poland42020
Taiwan42020
San Marino42020
Liechtenstein42020
United Kingdom42020
Lithuania42020
Estonia42020
Greece42020
Ireland42020
New Zealand42020
Belarus42020
Switzerland42020
Andorra42020
Netherlands32020
Montenegro32020
Luxembourg32020
Austria32020
Germany32020
Belgium32020
Israel32020
Spain32020
Italy32020
France32020
Denmark32020
Australia32020
Macau32020
Korea, South32020
Hong Kong32020
Czech Republic32020
Portugal32020
Sweden32020
Finland32020
Norway32020
Singapore22020
Iceland22020
Japan22020
Monaco22020
Slovenia22020