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Infant Mortality Rate by Country

The Infant Mortality by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in infant mortality rates, ranking those with the largest reductions higher to highlight improvements in healthcare access, maternal and child health, and overall well-being.

Ranking summary

  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic tops the rankings in Infant Mortality, recording a drop from 189.10 to 60.40. Somalia flagSomalia follows with a reduction from 89.90 to 67.80, while Lesotho flagLesotho rounds out the top three, falling from 57.60 to 55.40.
  • Across all 192 countries, the average year-over-year change was -1.20 percentage points with a median change of -0.30 percentage points.
  • Overall, 151 countries improved in this area while 15 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
Rank Country Most Recent Year Previous Year Change
1Central African Republic flag Central African Republic60.4 (2023)189.1 (2022)-128.70 pp
2Somalia flag Somalia67.8 (2023)89.9 (2022)-22.10 pp
3Lesotho flag Lesotho55.4 (2023)57.6 (2022)-2.20 pp
4Equatorial Guinea flag Equatorial Guinea49.1 (2023)50.9 (2022)-1.80 pp
5Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone56.2 (2023)58.0 (2022)-1.80 pp
6Pakistan flag Pakistan50.1 (2023)51.8 (2022)-1.70 pp
7Afghanistan flag Afghanistan50.4 (2023)52.0 (2022)-1.60 pp
8Guinea flag Guinea61.5 (2023)63.1 (2022)-1.60 pp
9Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe40.6 (2023)42.2 (2022)-1.60 pp
10Chad flag Chad58.7 (2023)60.3 (2022)-1.60 pp
11Djibouti flag Djibouti44.4 (2023)45.9 (2022)-1.50 pp
12Nigeria flag Nigeria60.1 (2023)61.6 (2022)-1.50 pp
13Mali flag Mali57.6 (2023)59.0 (2022)-1.40 pp
14Angola flag Angola38.3 (2023)39.6 (2022)-1.30 pp
15Benin flag Benin46.4 (2023)47.7 (2022)-1.30 pp
16Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso44.8 (2023)46.1 (2022)-1.30 pp
17Namibia flag Namibia38.4 (2023)39.7 (2022)-1.30 pp
18Zambia flag Zambia30.9 (2023)32.2 (2022)-1.30 pp
19Tanzania flag Tanzania29.9 (2023)31.2 (2022)-1.30 pp
20Côte d'Ivoire flag Côte d'Ivoire46.6 (2023)47.9 (2022)-1.30 pp
21Cameroon flag Cameroon41.2 (2023)42.5 (2022)-1.30 pp
22Democratic Republic of the Congo flag Democratic Republic of the Congo44.5 (2023)45.8 (2022)-1.30 pp
23Ethiopia flag Ethiopia35.7 (2023)37.0 (2022)-1.30 pp
24Liberia flag Liberia52.6 (2023)53.9 (2022)-1.30 pp
25Haiti flag Haiti40.3 (2023)41.5 (2022)-1.20 pp
26Senegal flag Senegal30.2 (2023)31.4 (2022)-1.20 pp
27Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau43.1 (2023)44.3 (2022)-1.20 pp
28Laos flag Laos35.2 (2023)36.4 (2022)-1.20 pp
29Gambia flag Gambia33.8 (2023)34.9 (2022)-1.10 pp
30India flag India24.5 (2023)25.6 (2022)-1.10 pp
31Myanmar flag Myanmar34.1 (2023)35.2 (2022)-1.10 pp
32Mozambique flag Mozambique45.4 (2023)46.5 (2022)-1.10 pp
33Malawi flag Malawi29.4 (2023)30.5 (2022)-1.10 pp
34Eswatini flag Eswatini43.5 (2023)44.6 (2022)-1.10 pp
35Uganda flag Uganda27.6 (2023)28.7 (2022)-1.10 pp
36Comoros flag Comoros35.7 (2023)36.8 (2022)-1.10 pp
37Kenya flag Kenya34.7 (2023)35.8 (2022)-1.10 pp
38Sudan flag Sudan39.2 (2023)40.3 (2022)-1.10 pp
39Botswana flag Botswana38.2 (2023)39.2 (2022)-1.00 pp
40Ghana flag Ghana28.2 (2023)29.2 (2022)-1.00 pp
41Mauritania flag Mauritania31.0 (2023)32.0 (2022)-1.00 pp
42Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea32.0 (2023)33.0 (2022)-1.00 pp
43Togo flag Togo35.9 (2023)36.9 (2022)-1.00 pp
44Timor-Leste flag Timor-Leste35.9 (2023)36.9 (2022)-1.00 pp
45Yemen flag Yemen34.7 (2023)35.7 (2022)-1.00 pp
46Tunisia flag Tunisia10.6 (2023)11.5 (2022)-0.90 pp
47Burundi flag Burundi31.5 (2023)32.4 (2022)-0.90 pp
48Congo flag Congo27.6 (2023)28.5 (2022)-0.90 pp
49Eritrea flag Eritrea25.5 (2023)26.4 (2022)-0.90 pp
50Kiribati flag Kiribati39.7 (2023)40.6 (2022)-0.90 pp
51Nepal flag Nepal23.3 (2023)24.2 (2022)-0.90 pp
52Niger flag Niger67.4 (2023)68.3 (2022)-0.90 pp
53Guyana flag Guyana23.8 (2023)24.6 (2022)-0.80 pp
54Cambodia flag Cambodia20.3 (2023)21.1 (2022)-0.80 pp
55Marshall Islands flag Marshall Islands23.5 (2023)24.3 (2022)-0.80 pp
56Turkmenistan flag Turkmenistan31.2 (2023)32.0 (2022)-0.80 pp
57North Macedonia flag North Macedonia2.8 (2023)3.6 (2022)-0.80 pp
58Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan13.3 (2023)14.1 (2022)-0.80 pp
59Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic28.4 (2023)29.1 (2022)-0.70 pp
60Bolivia flag Bolivia20.0 (2023)20.7 (2022)-0.70 pp
61Micronesia flag Micronesia20.8 (2023)21.5 (2022)-0.70 pp
62Gabon flag Gabon26.5 (2023)27.2 (2022)-0.70 pp
63Iraq flag Iraq20.8 (2023)21.5 (2022)-0.70 pp
64Bhutan flag Bhutan18.5 (2023)19.1 (2022)-0.60 pp
65Egypt flag Egypt16.1 (2023)16.7 (2022)-0.60 pp
66Tuvalu flag Tuvalu17.1 (2023)17.7 (2022)-0.60 pp
67Cabo Verde flag Cabo Verde11.0 (2023)11.5 (2022)-0.50 pp
68Guatemala flag Guatemala17.9 (2023)18.4 (2022)-0.50 pp
69Indonesia flag Indonesia17.0 (2023)17.5 (2022)-0.50 pp
70Morocco flag Morocco15.5 (2023)16.0 (2022)-0.50 pp
71Madagascar flag Madagascar44.2 (2023)44.7 (2022)-0.50 pp
72Nauru flag Nauru8.3 (2023)8.8 (2022)-0.50 pp
73Panama flag Panama10.6 (2023)11.1 (2022)-0.50 pp
74Paraguay flag Paraguay15.1 (2023)15.6 (2022)-0.50 pp
75Solomon Islands flag Solomon Islands16.5 (2023)17.0 (2022)-0.50 pp
76Suriname flag Suriname15.2 (2023)15.7 (2022)-0.50 pp
77Syria flag Syria19.0 (2023)19.5 (2022)-0.50 pp
78Trinidad and Tobago flag Trinidad and Tobago17.2 (2023)17.6 (2022)-0.40 pp
79Armenia flag Armenia8.9 (2023)9.3 (2022)-0.40 pp
80Colombia flag Colombia10.9 (2023)11.3 (2022)-0.40 pp
81Jordan flag Jordan12.2 (2023)12.6 (2022)-0.40 pp
82Sao Tome and Principe flag Sao Tome and Principe9.4 (2023)9.8 (2022)-0.40 pp
83Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan12.7 (2023)13.1 (2022)-0.40 pp
84Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.9 (2023)10.3 (2022)-0.40 pp
85Honduras flag Honduras13.3 (2023)13.7 (2022)-0.40 pp
86Saint Kitts and Nevis flag Saint Kitts and Nevis14.3 (2023)14.7 (2022)-0.40 pp
87Nicaragua flag Nicaragua10.3 (2023)10.7 (2022)-0.40 pp
88Palau flag Palau19.1 (2023)19.5 (2022)-0.40 pp
89Algeria flag Algeria19.7 (2023)20.0 (2022)-0.30 pp
90Iran flag Iran10.7 (2023)11.0 (2022)-0.30 pp
91Mauritius flag Mauritius13.5 (2023)13.8 (2022)-0.30 pp
92Peru flag Peru13.5 (2023)13.8 (2022)-0.30 pp
93Rwanda flag Rwanda30.5 (2023)30.8 (2022)-0.30 pp
94El Salvador flag El Salvador9.2 (2023)9.5 (2022)-0.30 pp
95Thailand flag Thailand8.0 (2023)8.3 (2022)-0.30 pp
96Vietnam flag Vietnam14.0 (2023)14.3 (2022)-0.30 pp
97China flag China4.5 (2023)4.8 (2022)-0.30 pp
98Maldives flag Maldives5.0 (2023)5.3 (2022)-0.30 pp
99Barbados flag Barbados9.3 (2023)9.6 (2022)-0.30 pp
100Mexico flag Mexico10.8 (2023)11.1 (2022)-0.30 pp
101Samoa flag Samoa12.8 (2023)13.1 (2022)-0.30 pp
102Philippines flag Philippines22.1 (2023)22.4 (2022)-0.30 pp
103Tajikistan flag Tajikistan22.9 (2023)23.1 (2022)-0.20 pp
104Seychelles flag Seychelles13.1 (2023)13.3 (2022)-0.20 pp
105Vanuatu flag Vanuatu14.2 (2023)14.4 (2022)-0.20 pp
106United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates4.0 (2023)4.2 (2022)-0.20 pp
107Antigua and Barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda7.3 (2023)7.5 (2022)-0.20 pp
108Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina5.3 (2023)5.5 (2022)-0.20 pp
109Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka5.3 (2023)5.5 (2022)-0.20 pp
110Latvia flag Latvia2.5 (2023)2.7 (2022)-0.20 pp
111Malta flag Malta4.8 (2023)5.0 (2022)-0.20 pp
112Ukraine flag Ukraine7.8 (2023)8.0 (2022)-0.20 pp
113Russia flag Russia3.7 (2023)3.9 (2022)-0.20 pp
114Bahamas flag Bahamas11.4 (2023)11.6 (2022)-0.20 pp
115Grenada flag Grenada16.7 (2023)16.9 (2022)-0.20 pp
116Kyrgyzstan flag Kyrgyzstan14.9 (2023)15.1 (2022)-0.20 pp
117Mongolia flag Mongolia11.4 (2023)11.6 (2022)-0.20 pp
118Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia4.9 (2023)5.1 (2022)-0.20 pp
119Tonga flag Tonga8.0 (2023)8.2 (2022)-0.20 pp
120Argentina flag Argentina8.2 (2023)8.3 (2022)-0.10 pp
121Brunei flag Brunei8.2 (2023)8.3 (2022)-0.10 pp
122South Africa flag South Africa24.4 (2023)24.5 (2022)-0.10 pp
123Kazakhstan flag Kazakhstan7.6 (2023)7.7 (2022)-0.10 pp
124Andorra flag Andorra2.5 (2023)2.6 (2022)-0.10 pp
125Australia flag Australia3.1 (2023)3.2 (2022)-0.10 pp
126Austria flag Austria2.6 (2023)2.7 (2022)-0.10 pp
127Belgium flag Belgium3.0 (2023)3.1 (2022)-0.10 pp
128Belarus flag Belarus1.9 (2023)2.0 (2022)-0.10 pp
129Czech Republic flag Czech Republic2.1 (2023)2.2 (2022)-0.10 pp
130Denmark flag Denmark3.0 (2023)3.1 (2022)-0.10 pp
131Iceland flag Iceland1.9 (2023)2.0 (2022)-0.10 pp
132Italy flag Italy2.3 (2023)2.4 (2022)-0.10 pp
133South Korea flag South Korea2.3 (2023)2.4 (2022)-0.10 pp
134Lithuania flag Lithuania2.8 (2023)2.9 (2022)-0.10 pp
135Montenegro flag Montenegro2.1 (2023)2.2 (2022)-0.10 pp
136Singapore flag Singapore1.7 (2023)1.8 (2022)-0.10 pp
137Estonia flag Estonia1.6 (2023)1.7 (2022)-0.10 pp
138Slovenia flag Slovenia1.8 (2023)1.9 (2022)-0.10 pp
139Bulgaria flag Bulgaria5.0 (2023)5.1 (2022)-0.10 pp
140Belize flag Belize10.8 (2023)10.9 (2022)-0.10 pp
141Brazil flag Brazil12.5 (2023)12.6 (2022)-0.10 pp
142Canada flag Canada4.4 (2023)4.5 (2022)-0.10 pp
143Ecuador flag Ecuador11.1 (2023)11.2 (2022)-0.10 pp
144Georgia flag Georgia8.0 (2023)8.1 (2022)-0.10 pp
145Greece flag Greece3.2 (2023)3.3 (2022)-0.10 pp
146Saint Lucia flag Saint Lucia14.3 (2023)14.4 (2022)-0.10 pp
147Moldova flag Moldova13.5 (2023)13.6 (2022)-0.10 pp
148New Zealand flag New Zealand4.0 (2023)4.1 (2022)-0.10 pp
149Oman flag Oman8.4 (2023)8.5 (2022)-0.10 pp
150Qatar flag Qatar4.9 (2023)5.0 (2022)-0.10 pp
151Uruguay flag Uruguay5.5 (2023)5.6 (2022)-0.10 pp
152Albania flag Albania8.3 (2023)8.3 (2022)+0.00 pp
153Bangladesh flag Bangladesh24.4 (2023)24.4 (2022)+0.00 pp
154Switzerland flag Switzerland3.5 (2023)3.5 (2022)+0.00 pp
155Germany flag Germany3.1 (2023)3.1 (2022)+0.00 pp
156Spain flag Spain2.6 (2023)2.6 (2022)+0.00 pp
157Finland flag Finland1.8 (2023)1.8 (2022)+0.00 pp
158France flag France3.4 (2023)3.4 (2022)+0.00 pp
159Croatia flag Croatia3.9 (2023)3.9 (2022)+0.00 pp
160Hungary flag Hungary3.2 (2023)3.2 (2022)+0.00 pp
161Israel flag Israel2.7 (2023)2.7 (2022)+0.00 pp
162Jamaica flag Jamaica18.3 (2023)18.3 (2022)+0.00 pp
163Japan flag Japan1.8 (2023)1.8 (2022)+0.00 pp
164Kuwait flag Kuwait7.6 (2023)7.6 (2022)+0.00 pp
165Luxembourg flag Luxembourg2.0 (2023)2.0 (2022)+0.00 pp
166Monaco flag Monaco2.3 (2023)2.3 (2022)+0.00 pp
167Netherlands flag Netherlands3.5 (2023)3.5 (2022)+0.00 pp
168Norway flag Norway1.9 (2023)1.9 (2022)+0.00 pp
169Poland flag Poland3.7 (2023)3.7 (2022)+0.00 pp
170Portugal flag Portugal2.6 (2023)2.6 (2022)+0.00 pp
171Romania flag Romania5.4 (2023)5.4 (2022)+0.00 pp
172San Marino flag San Marino1.4 (2023)1.4 (2022)+0.00 pp
173Serbia flag Serbia4.5 (2023)4.5 (2022)+0.00 pp
174South Sudan flag South Sudan72.6 (2023)72.6 (2022)+0.00 pp
175Sweden flag Sweden2.0 (2023)2.0 (2022)+0.00 pp
176United States flag United States5.5 (2023)5.5 (2022)+0.00 pp
177Venezuela flag Venezuela21.5 (2023)21.5 (2022)+0.00 pp
178Malaysia flag Malaysia6.8 (2023)6.7 (2022)+0.10 pp
179Slovakia flag Slovakia5.1 (2023)5.0 (2022)+0.10 pp
180Cyprus flag Cyprus2.9 (2023)2.8 (2022)+0.10 pp
181United Kingdom flag United Kingdom4.0 (2023)3.9 (2022)+0.10 pp
182Ireland flag Ireland3.4 (2023)3.3 (2022)+0.10 pp
183North Korea flag North Korea14.5 (2023)14.3 (2022)+0.20 pp
184Bahrain flag Bahrain7.2 (2023)7.0 (2022)+0.20 pp
185Chile flag Chile6.2 (2023)5.9 (2022)+0.30 pp
186Cuba flag Cuba6.6 (2023)6.3 (2022)+0.30 pp
187Fiji flag Fiji23.8 (2023)23.5 (2022)+0.30 pp
188Costa Rica flag Costa Rica9.2 (2023)8.8 (2022)+0.40 pp
189Dominica flag Dominica33.1 (2023)32.7 (2022)+0.40 pp
190Lebanon flag Lebanon16.0 (2023)15.1 (2022)+0.90 pp
191Türkiye flag Türkiye9.1 (2023)8.0 (2022)+1.10 pp
192Libya flag Libya15.9 (2023)8.4 (2022)+7.50 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.