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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
Country | Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) | Year |
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Somalia | 90 | 2020 |
Central African Republic | 81 | 2020 |
Chad | 69 | 2020 |
Niger | 68 | 2020 |
Mozambique | 65 | 2020 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64 | 2020 |
Mali | 64 | 2020 |
Sierra Leone | 64 | 2020 |
Angola | 62 | 2020 |
Nigeria | 60 | 2020 |
Equatorial Guinea | 60 | 2020 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 59 | 2020 |
Benin | 59 | 2020 |
Zambia | 56 | 2020 |
Comoros | 55 | 2020 |
Gambia, The | 55 | 2020 |
Guinea | 52 | 2020 |
Burkina Faso | 52 | 2020 |
Guinea-Bissau | 52 | 2020 |
Cameroon | 51 | 2020 |
Congo, Republic of the | 51 | 2020 |
Western Sahara | 48 | 2020 |
Mauritania | 48 | 2020 |
Liberia | 47 | 2020 |
Senegal | 46 | 2020 |
Eritrea | 43 | 2020 |
Swaziland | 43 | 2020 |
Sudan | 42 | 2020 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 42 | 2020 |
Djibouti | 42 | 2020 |
Lesotho | 42 | 2020 |
Burundi | 40 | 2020 |
Malawi | 40 | 2020 |
Togo | 38 | 2020 |
Madagascar | 38 | 2020 |
Tanzania | 36 | 2020 |
Ethiopia | 36 | 2020 |
Uganda | 33 | 2020 |
Ghana | 32 | 2020 |
Namibia | 31 | 2020 |
Gabon | 30 | 2020 |
Zimbabwe | 30 | 2020 |
Kenya | 30 | 2020 |
Rwanda | 28 | 2020 |
South Africa | 28 | 2020 |
Botswana | 27 | 2020 |
Cape Verde | 20 | 2020 |
Morocco | 18 | 2020 |
Algeria | 18 | 2020 |
Egypt | 17 | 2020 |
Libya | 11 | 2020 |
Tunisia | 11 | 2020 |
Seychelles | 9 | 2020 |
Mauritius | 9 | 2020 |