Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Afghanistan133.70
2Democratic Republic of the Congo125.80
3Chad124
4Sierra Leone122.80
5Guinea-Bissau115.20
6Central African Republic112
7Somalia108.50
8Burundi101.30
9Mali100.50
10Angola98.10
11Mozambique95.90
12Cameroon94.60
13Burkina Faso90.80
14Equatorial Guinea88.10
15Guinea87.80
16Zambia86.30
17Nigeria85.80
18Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)84.19
19Ivory Coast83.10
20Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)80.77
21Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)80.77
22Republic of the Congo80.50
23Liberia79.90
24Uganda79.40
25Gambia78.40
26Least developed countries: UN classification77.76
27Niger75.70
28Low income75.65
29Djibouti75
30Benin74.80
31Comoros74.80
32Mauritania74.30
33Pakistan70.50
34Rwanda70.40
35Sudan69.30
36Malawi68.80
37Tanzania68.40
38Cambodia68
39Ethiopia67.10
40Togo64.30
41Haiti63.70
42Lesotho61
43Zimbabwe56.30
44Kenya54.80
45South Asia54.62
46Burma53.80
47Bhutan52.40
48Swaziland52
49Papua New Guinea52
50Sao Tome and Principe52
51Tajikistan51.80
52Gabon51.50
53Yemen50.80
54Senegal50.70
55India50.30
56Timor-Leste48.10
57Low & middle income46.94
58Ghana46.70
59Laos45.80
60South Africa43.10
61Lower middle income42.65
62Botswana42.60
63Turkmenistan41.50
64Bangladesh41.20
65Madagascar40.50
66Bolivia39.70
67Eritrea39.10
68Nepal38.60
69Middle income38.44
70Kiribati37.30
71Arab World36.74
72Iraq35.40
73Namibia33.60
74Morocco33.20
75Guatemala32.60
76Kyrgyzstan32.10
77Uzbekistan31.80
78Micronesia31.60
79Trinidad and Tobago31.10
80Indonesia29.80
81Azerbaijan29.60
82Solomon Islands29.60
83Marshall Islands29.30
84Tuvalu29.10
85Algeria29
86Guyana28.90
87Middle East & North Africa (developing only)27.35
88Dominican Republic26.70
89Philippines26.20
90Georgia26
91Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)25.91
92Jamaica25.90
93Iran25.90
94Kazakhstan25.60
95Honduras25
96West Bank and Gaza24.50
97Mongolia24.30
98Suriname23.60
99Cape Verde23.30
100Nicaragua21.80
101Jordan21.50
102East Asia & Pacific (developing only)21.43
103Western Samoa21.30
104Ecuador20.40
105East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)20.38
106Armenia19.60
107Vietnam19.50
108Peru19.40
109Paraguay19.40
110Europe & Central Asia (developing only)18.98
111Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)18.92
112Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)18.91
113St. Lucia18.80
114Upper middle income18.78
115Turkey18.50
116Egypt18.20
117Saudi Arabia18.20
118Tunisia17.90
119Brazil17.30
120Libya16.80
121Tonga16.60
122China16.60
123Colombia16.20
124Panama15.90
125Belize15.70
126Fiji15.40
127Mauritius15.40
128Venezuela15.30
129Mexico14.70
130Moldova14.60
131El Salvador14.60
132Vanuatu14.30
133Syria14.20
134Albania13.50
135Ukraine13.30
136Palau13.20
137St. Kitts and Nevis13.20
138Argentina13
139Grenada12.80
140Sri Lanka12.70
141Bosnia and Herzegovina12.50
142Thailand12
143Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)11.84
144Uruguay11.30
145St. Vincent and the Grenadines11.20
146Russia11.10
147Lebanon11.10
148Seychelles11.10
149Maldives10.90
150Belarus10.90
151Antigua and Barbuda10.50
152Romania10
153Macedonia9.80
154Barbados9.80
155Qatar9.70
156Costa Rica9.60
157Bahrain9.50
158Oman9.10
159Bahamas8.50
160Bulgaria8.30
161Kuwait8.20
162Dominica8.10
163Montenegro7.80
164OECD members7.43
165Latvia7
166Chile7
167United States6.80
168United Arab Emirates6.80
169North America6.69
170Serbia6.20
171Malta6.10
172Slovakia5.80
173High income5.78
174Malaysia5.70
175Poland5.60
176Brunei Darussalam5.40
177Canada5.30
178Hungary5.10
179Lithuania5
180High income: OECD4.88
181New Zealand4.80
182United Kingdom4.60
183South Korea4.50
184North Korea4.50
185Croatia4.50
186Cuba4.40
187Estonia4.40
188Australia4.30
189European Union4.11
190Switzerland4
191Belgium3.80
192Netherlands3.70
193Germany3.50
194Ireland3.50
195Spain3.50
196Euro area3.41
197Cyprus3.40
198Israel3.40
199Italy3.40
200Monaco3.40
201Denmark3.30
202Austria3.30
203France3.20
204Portugal3
205Andorra2.90
206Greece2.80
207Czech Republic2.80
208Norway2.80
209Finland2.50
210Japan2.40
211Sweden2.30
212Slovenia2.30
213Singapore2.30
214Iceland1.80
215Liechtenstein1.80
216Luxembourg1.50
217San Marino0.90
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