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 tops the rankings in Infant Mortality, recording a drop from 189.10 to 60.40. Somalia follows with a reduction from 89.90 to 67.80, while Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central African Republic | 60.4 (2023) | 189.1 (2022) | -128.70 pp |
| 2 |  Somalia | 67.8 (2023) | 89.9 (2022) | -22.10 pp |
| 3 |  Lesotho | 55.4 (2023) | 57.6 (2022) | -2.20 pp |
| 4 |  Equatorial Guinea | 49.1 (2023) | 50.9 (2022) | -1.80 pp |
| 5 |  Sierra Leone | 56.2 (2023) | 58.0 (2022) | -1.80 pp |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 50.1 (2023) | 51.8 (2022) | -1.70 pp |
| 7 |  Afghanistan | 50.4 (2023) | 52.0 (2022) | -1.60 pp |
| 8 |  Guinea | 61.5 (2023) | 63.1 (2022) | -1.60 pp |
| 9 |  Zimbabwe | 40.6 (2023) | 42.2 (2022) | -1.60 pp |
| 10 |  Chad | 58.7 (2023) | 60.3 (2022) | -1.60 pp |
| 11 |  Djibouti | 44.4 (2023) | 45.9 (2022) | -1.50 pp |
| 12 |  Nigeria | 60.1 (2023) | 61.6 (2022) | -1.50 pp |
| 13 |  Mali | 57.6 (2023) | 59.0 (2022) | -1.40 pp |
| 14 |  Angola | 38.3 (2023) | 39.6 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 15 |  Benin | 46.4 (2023) | 47.7 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 16 |  Burkina Faso | 44.8 (2023) | 46.1 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 17 |  Namibia | 38.4 (2023) | 39.7 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 18 |  Zambia | 30.9 (2023) | 32.2 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 19 |  Tanzania | 29.9 (2023) | 31.2 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 20 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 46.6 (2023) | 47.9 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 21 |  Cameroon | 41.2 (2023) | 42.5 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 22 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.5 (2023) | 45.8 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 23 |  Ethiopia | 35.7 (2023) | 37.0 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 24 |  Liberia | 52.6 (2023) | 53.9 (2022) | -1.30 pp |
| 25 |  Haiti | 40.3 (2023) | 41.5 (2022) | -1.20 pp |
| 26 |  Senegal | 30.2 (2023) | 31.4 (2022) | -1.20 pp |
| 27 |  Guinea-Bissau | 43.1 (2023) | 44.3 (2022) | -1.20 pp |
| 28 |  Laos | 35.2 (2023) | 36.4 (2022) | -1.20 pp |
| 29 |  Gambia | 33.8 (2023) | 34.9 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 30 |  India | 24.5 (2023) | 25.6 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 31 |  Myanmar | 34.1 (2023) | 35.2 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 32 |  Mozambique | 45.4 (2023) | 46.5 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 33 |  Malawi | 29.4 (2023) | 30.5 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 34 |  Eswatini | 43.5 (2023) | 44.6 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 35 |  Uganda | 27.6 (2023) | 28.7 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 36 |  Comoros | 35.7 (2023) | 36.8 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 37 |  Kenya | 34.7 (2023) | 35.8 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 38 |  Sudan | 39.2 (2023) | 40.3 (2022) | -1.10 pp |
| 39 |  Botswana | 38.2 (2023) | 39.2 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 40 |  Ghana | 28.2 (2023) | 29.2 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 41 |  Mauritania | 31.0 (2023) | 32.0 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 42 |  Papua New Guinea | 32.0 (2023) | 33.0 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 43 |  Togo | 35.9 (2023) | 36.9 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 44 |  Timor-Leste | 35.9 (2023) | 36.9 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 45 |  Yemen | 34.7 (2023) | 35.7 (2022) | -1.00 pp |
| 46 |  Tunisia | 10.6 (2023) | 11.5 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 47 |  Burundi | 31.5 (2023) | 32.4 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 48 |  Congo | 27.6 (2023) | 28.5 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 49 |  Eritrea | 25.5 (2023) | 26.4 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 50 |  Kiribati | 39.7 (2023) | 40.6 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 51 |  Nepal | 23.3 (2023) | 24.2 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 52 |  Niger | 67.4 (2023) | 68.3 (2022) | -0.90 pp |
| 53 |  Guyana | 23.8 (2023) | 24.6 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 54 |  Cambodia | 20.3 (2023) | 21.1 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 55 |  Marshall Islands | 23.5 (2023) | 24.3 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 56 |  Turkmenistan | 31.2 (2023) | 32.0 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 57 |  North Macedonia | 2.8 (2023) | 3.6 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 58 |  Azerbaijan | 13.3 (2023) | 14.1 (2022) | -0.80 pp |
| 59 |  Dominican Republic | 28.4 (2023) | 29.1 (2022) | -0.70 pp |
| 60 |  Bolivia | 20.0 (2023) | 20.7 (2022) | -0.70 pp |
| 61 |  Micronesia | 20.8 (2023) | 21.5 (2022) | -0.70 pp |
| 62 |  Gabon | 26.5 (2023) | 27.2 (2022) | -0.70 pp |
| 63 |  Iraq | 20.8 (2023) | 21.5 (2022) | -0.70 pp |
| 64 |  Bhutan | 18.5 (2023) | 19.1 (2022) | -0.60 pp |
| 65 |  Egypt | 16.1 (2023) | 16.7 (2022) | -0.60 pp |
| 66 |  Tuvalu | 17.1 (2023) | 17.7 (2022) | -0.60 pp |
| 67 |  Cabo Verde | 11.0 (2023) | 11.5 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 68 |  Guatemala | 17.9 (2023) | 18.4 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 69 |  Indonesia | 17.0 (2023) | 17.5 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 70 |  Morocco | 15.5 (2023) | 16.0 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 71 |  Madagascar | 44.2 (2023) | 44.7 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 72 |  Nauru | 8.3 (2023) | 8.8 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 73 |  Panama | 10.6 (2023) | 11.1 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 74 |  Paraguay | 15.1 (2023) | 15.6 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 75 |  Solomon Islands | 16.5 (2023) | 17.0 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 76 |  Suriname | 15.2 (2023) | 15.7 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 77 |  Syria | 19.0 (2023) | 19.5 (2022) | -0.50 pp |
| 78 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 17.2 (2023) | 17.6 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 79 |  Armenia | 8.9 (2023) | 9.3 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 80 |  Colombia | 10.9 (2023) | 11.3 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 81 |  Jordan | 12.2 (2023) | 12.6 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 82 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 9.4 (2023) | 9.8 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 83 |  Uzbekistan | 12.7 (2023) | 13.1 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 84 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 (2023) | 10.3 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 85 |  Honduras | 13.3 (2023) | 13.7 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 86 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.3 (2023) | 14.7 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 87 |  Nicaragua | 10.3 (2023) | 10.7 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 88 |  Palau | 19.1 (2023) | 19.5 (2022) | -0.40 pp |
| 89 |  Algeria | 19.7 (2023) | 20.0 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 90 |  Iran | 10.7 (2023) | 11.0 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 91 |  Mauritius | 13.5 (2023) | 13.8 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 92 |  Peru | 13.5 (2023) | 13.8 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 93 |  Rwanda | 30.5 (2023) | 30.8 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 94 |  El Salvador | 9.2 (2023) | 9.5 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 95 |  Thailand | 8.0 (2023) | 8.3 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 96 |  Vietnam | 14.0 (2023) | 14.3 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 97 |  China | 4.5 (2023) | 4.8 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 98 |  Maldives | 5.0 (2023) | 5.3 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 99 |  Barbados | 9.3 (2023) | 9.6 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 100 |  Mexico | 10.8 (2023) | 11.1 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 101 |  Samoa | 12.8 (2023) | 13.1 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 102 |  Philippines | 22.1 (2023) | 22.4 (2022) | -0.30 pp |
| 103 |  Tajikistan | 22.9 (2023) | 23.1 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 104 |  Seychelles | 13.1 (2023) | 13.3 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 105 |  Vanuatu | 14.2 (2023) | 14.4 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 106 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.0 (2023) | 4.2 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 107 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3 (2023) | 7.5 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 108 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3 (2023) | 5.5 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 109 |  Sri Lanka | 5.3 (2023) | 5.5 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 110 |  Latvia | 2.5 (2023) | 2.7 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 111 |  Malta | 4.8 (2023) | 5.0 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 112 |  Ukraine | 7.8 (2023) | 8.0 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 113 |  Russia | 3.7 (2023) | 3.9 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 114 |  Bahamas | 11.4 (2023) | 11.6 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 115 |  Grenada | 16.7 (2023) | 16.9 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 116 |  Kyrgyzstan | 14.9 (2023) | 15.1 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 117 |  Mongolia | 11.4 (2023) | 11.6 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 118 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.9 (2023) | 5.1 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 119 |  Tonga | 8.0 (2023) | 8.2 (2022) | -0.20 pp |
| 120 |  Argentina | 8.2 (2023) | 8.3 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 121 |  Brunei | 8.2 (2023) | 8.3 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 122 |  South Africa | 24.4 (2023) | 24.5 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 123 |  Kazakhstan | 7.6 (2023) | 7.7 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 124 |  Andorra | 2.5 (2023) | 2.6 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 125 |  Australia | 3.1 (2023) | 3.2 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 126 |  Austria | 2.6 (2023) | 2.7 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 127 |  Belgium | 3.0 (2023) | 3.1 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 128 |  Belarus | 1.9 (2023) | 2.0 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 129 |  Czech Republic | 2.1 (2023) | 2.2 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 130 |  Denmark | 3.0 (2023) | 3.1 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 131 |  Iceland | 1.9 (2023) | 2.0 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 132 |  Italy | 2.3 (2023) | 2.4 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 133 |  South Korea | 2.3 (2023) | 2.4 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 134 |  Lithuania | 2.8 (2023) | 2.9 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 135 |  Montenegro | 2.1 (2023) | 2.2 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 136 |  Singapore | 1.7 (2023) | 1.8 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 137 |  Estonia | 1.6 (2023) | 1.7 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 138 |  Slovenia | 1.8 (2023) | 1.9 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 139 |  Bulgaria | 5.0 (2023) | 5.1 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 140 |  Belize | 10.8 (2023) | 10.9 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 141 |  Brazil | 12.5 (2023) | 12.6 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 142 |  Canada | 4.4 (2023) | 4.5 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 143 | Ecuador | 11.1 (2023) | 11.2 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 144 |  Georgia | 8.0 (2023) | 8.1 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 145 |  Greece | 3.2 (2023) | 3.3 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 146 |  Saint Lucia | 14.3 (2023) | 14.4 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 147 |  Moldova | 13.5 (2023) | 13.6 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 148 |  New Zealand | 4.0 (2023) | 4.1 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 149 |  Oman | 8.4 (2023) | 8.5 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 150 |  Qatar | 4.9 (2023) | 5.0 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 151 |  Uruguay | 5.5 (2023) | 5.6 (2022) | -0.10 pp |
| 152 |  Albania | 8.3 (2023) | 8.3 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 153 |  Bangladesh | 24.4 (2023) | 24.4 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 154 |  Switzerland | 3.5 (2023) | 3.5 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 155 |  Germany | 3.1 (2023) | 3.1 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 156 |  Spain | 2.6 (2023) | 2.6 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 157 |  Finland | 1.8 (2023) | 1.8 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 158 |  France | 3.4 (2023) | 3.4 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 159 |  Croatia | 3.9 (2023) | 3.9 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 160 |  Hungary | 3.2 (2023) | 3.2 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 161 |  Israel | 2.7 (2023) | 2.7 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 162 |  Jamaica | 18.3 (2023) | 18.3 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 163 |  Japan | 1.8 (2023) | 1.8 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 164 |  Kuwait | 7.6 (2023) | 7.6 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 165 |  Luxembourg | 2.0 (2023) | 2.0 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 166 |  Monaco | 2.3 (2023) | 2.3 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 167 |  Netherlands | 3.5 (2023) | 3.5 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 168 |  Norway | 1.9 (2023) | 1.9 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 169 |  Poland | 3.7 (2023) | 3.7 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 170 |  Portugal | 2.6 (2023) | 2.6 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 171 |  Romania | 5.4 (2023) | 5.4 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 172 |  San Marino | 1.4 (2023) | 1.4 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 173 |  Serbia | 4.5 (2023) | 4.5 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 174 |  South Sudan | 72.6 (2023) | 72.6 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 175 |  Sweden | 2.0 (2023) | 2.0 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 176 |  United States | 5.5 (2023) | 5.5 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 177 |  Venezuela | 21.5 (2023) | 21.5 (2022) | +0.00 pp |
| 178 |  Malaysia | 6.8 (2023) | 6.7 (2022) | +0.10 pp |
| 179 |  Slovakia | 5.1 (2023) | 5.0 (2022) | +0.10 pp |
| 180 |  Cyprus | 2.9 (2023) | 2.8 (2022) | +0.10 pp |
| 181 |  United Kingdom | 4.0 (2023) | 3.9 (2022) | +0.10 pp |
| 182 |  Ireland | 3.4 (2023) | 3.3 (2022) | +0.10 pp |
| 183 |  North Korea | 14.5 (2023) | 14.3 (2022) | +0.20 pp |
| 184 |  Bahrain | 7.2 (2023) | 7.0 (2022) | +0.20 pp |
| 185 |  Chile | 6.2 (2023) | 5.9 (2022) | +0.30 pp |
| 186 |  Cuba | 6.6 (2023) | 6.3 (2022) | +0.30 pp |
| 187 |  Fiji | 23.8 (2023) | 23.5 (2022) | +0.30 pp |
| 188 |  Costa Rica | 9.2 (2023) | 8.8 (2022) | +0.40 pp |
| 189 |  Dominica | 33.1 (2023) | 32.7 (2022) | +0.40 pp |
| 190 |  Lebanon | 16.0 (2023) | 15.1 (2022) | +0.90 pp |
| 191 |  Türkiye | 9.1 (2023) | 8.0 (2022) | +1.10 pp |
| 192 |  Libya | 15.9 (2023) | 8.4 (2022) | +7.50 pp |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.