Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)

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Country200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Lesotho73.6872.4370.8769.1867.4565.5263.4161.4359.4557.7956.4255.0453.4451.9350.4849.0347.5546.0844.5643.0541.5
Definition of Infant mortality rate: 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 December 1, 2020