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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.

Sierra Leone ranks #1 in 2022, showing a positive change from 78.10 to 76.00. Nigeria takes #2 with a positive change from 70.50 to 68.50, and Democratic Republic of the Congo is #3, showing a positive change from 61.90 to 60.10.

Meanwhile, Dominica, Lebanon, and North Korea are at the bottom of the ranking. Dominica shows a negative change from 30.30 to 30.80, Lebanon sees a negative change from 14.10 to 14.90, and North Korea has a negative change from 12.70 to 13.60.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Sierra Leone76.0 (2022)78.1 (2021)-2.10 pp
2Nigeria68.5 (2022)70.5 (2021)-2.00 pp
3Democratic Republic of the Congo60.1 (2022)61.9 (2021)-1.80 pp
4Somalia68.0 (2022)69.8 (2021)-1.80 pp
5Chad64.1 (2022)65.7 (2021)-1.60 pp
6Equatorial Guinea55.1 (2022)56.7 (2021)-1.60 pp
7Yemen33.1 (2022)34.7 (2021)-1.60 pp
8Central African Republic73.5 (2022)75.1 (2021)-1.60 pp
9Guinea62.2 (2022)63.7 (2021)-1.50 pp
10Guinea-Bissau48.6 (2022)50.1 (2021)-1.50 pp
11Liberia54.9 (2022)56.4 (2021)-1.50 pp
12Pakistan51.0 (2022)52.5 (2021)-1.50 pp
13Benin53.6 (2022)55.0 (2021)-1.40 pp
14Côte d'Ivoire52.4 (2022)53.8 (2021)-1.40 pp
15Djibouti44.1 (2022)45.5 (2021)-1.40 pp
16Timor-Leste41.5 (2022)42.9 (2021)-1.40 pp
17Afghanistan44.8 (2022)46.1 (2021)-1.30 pp
18Lesotho56.4 (2022)57.7 (2021)-1.30 pp
19India25.5 (2022)26.8 (2021)-1.30 pp
20Angola45.7 (2022)47.0 (2021)-1.30 pp
21Cameroon47.0 (2022)48.3 (2021)-1.30 pp
22Mali60.1 (2022)61.4 (2021)-1.30 pp
23Mozambique48.7 (2022)50.0 (2021)-1.30 pp
24Burkina Faso50.1 (2022)51.2 (2021)-1.10 pp
25Burundi36.4 (2022)37.5 (2021)-1.10 pp
26Ethiopia33.9 (2022)35.0 (2021)-1.10 pp
27Haiti44.0 (2022)45.1 (2021)-1.10 pp
28Papua New Guinea33.4 (2022)34.5 (2021)-1.10 pp
29Sudan37.0 (2022)38.1 (2021)-1.10 pp
30Tanzania30.0 (2022)31.1 (2021)-1.10 pp
31Togo42.1 (2022)43.2 (2021)-1.10 pp
32Comoros38.2 (2022)39.3 (2021)-1.10 pp
33Eswatini39.7 (2022)40.8 (2021)-1.10 pp
34Laos32.7 (2022)33.7 (2021)-1.00 pp
35Myanmar32.5 (2022)33.5 (2021)-1.00 pp
36Gambia32.8 (2022)33.7 (2021)-0.90 pp
37Botswana31.2 (2022)32.1 (2021)-0.90 pp
38Congo31.2 (2022)32.1 (2021)-0.90 pp
39Tajikistan26.7 (2022)27.6 (2021)-0.90 pp
40Uganda30.2 (2022)31.1 (2021)-0.90 pp
41Eritrea28.0 (2022)28.9 (2021)-0.90 pp
42Ghana31.6 (2022)32.5 (2021)-0.90 pp
43Kiribati43.9 (2022)44.8 (2021)-0.90 pp
44Nepal23.0 (2022)23.9 (2021)-0.90 pp
45Zambia39.0 (2022)39.9 (2021)-0.90 pp
46Zimbabwe34.6 (2022)35.5 (2021)-0.90 pp
47Mauritania31.4 (2022)32.2 (2021)-0.80 pp
48Cambodia20.3 (2022)21.1 (2021)-0.80 pp
49Senegal28.2 (2022)29.0 (2021)-0.80 pp
50Panama11.4 (2022)12.2 (2021)-0.80 pp
51Bangladesh24.1 (2022)24.9 (2021)-0.80 pp
52Malawi30.1 (2022)30.9 (2021)-0.80 pp
53Turkmenistan35.0 (2022)35.8 (2021)-0.80 pp
54Niger60.3 (2022)61.0 (2021)-0.70 pp
55Azerbaijan16.1 (2022)16.8 (2021)-0.70 pp
56Bolivia19.6 (2022)20.3 (2021)-0.70 pp
57Gabon28.8 (2022)29.5 (2021)-0.70 pp
58Guyana22.3 (2022)23.0 (2021)-0.70 pp
59Marshall Islands24.0 (2022)24.7 (2021)-0.70 pp
60Namibia28.6 (2022)29.3 (2021)-0.70 pp
61Rwanda28.8 (2022)29.5 (2021)-0.70 pp
62Tunisia9.9 (2022)10.6 (2021)-0.70 pp
63Iraq20.0 (2022)20.6 (2021)-0.60 pp
64Micronesia20.5 (2022)21.1 (2021)-0.60 pp
65Mongolia11.5 (2022)12.1 (2021)-0.60 pp
66Morocco14.8 (2022)15.4 (2021)-0.60 pp
67Sao Tome and Principe11.3 (2022)11.9 (2021)-0.60 pp
68Suriname14.8 (2022)15.4 (2021)-0.60 pp
69Uzbekistan11.9 (2022)12.5 (2021)-0.60 pp
70Bhutan20.1 (2022)20.7 (2021)-0.60 pp
71Dominican Republic26.8 (2022)27.4 (2021)-0.60 pp
72Guatemala18.8 (2022)19.4 (2021)-0.60 pp
73Indonesia18.1 (2022)18.7 (2021)-0.60 pp
74Nauru22.3 (2022)22.9 (2021)-0.60 pp
75Algeria18.7 (2022)19.2 (2021)-0.50 pp
76Belize9.4 (2022)9.9 (2021)-0.50 pp
77Egypt15.5 (2022)16.0 (2021)-0.50 pp
78Kenya30.5 (2022)31.0 (2021)-0.50 pp
79Mauritius13.4 (2022)13.9 (2021)-0.50 pp
80North Macedonia4.1 (2022)4.6 (2021)-0.50 pp
81Paraguay15.0 (2022)15.5 (2021)-0.50 pp
82Solomon Islands15.7 (2022)16.2 (2021)-0.50 pp
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.1 (2022)10.6 (2021)-0.50 pp
84Tuvalu17.4 (2022)17.9 (2021)-0.50 pp
85Armenia9.2 (2022)9.6 (2021)-0.40 pp
86Cabo Verde10.6 (2022)11.0 (2021)-0.40 pp
87Colombia10.6 (2022)11.0 (2021)-0.40 pp
88El Salvador10.2 (2022)10.6 (2021)-0.40 pp
89Jordan12.2 (2022)12.6 (2021)-0.40 pp
90Mexico11.0 (2022)11.4 (2021)-0.40 pp
91Nicaragua13.1 (2022)13.5 (2021)-0.40 pp
92Samoa13.9 (2022)14.3 (2021)-0.40 pp
93Vanuatu15.6 (2022)16.0 (2021)-0.40 pp
94Honduras13.8 (2022)14.2 (2021)-0.40 pp
95Iran10.3 (2022)10.7 (2021)-0.40 pp
96Palau22.1 (2022)22.5 (2021)-0.40 pp
97Saint Kitts and Nevis13.3 (2022)13.7 (2021)-0.40 pp
98Trinidad and Tobago13.8 (2022)14.2 (2021)-0.40 pp
99Barbados10.1 (2022)10.4 (2021)-0.30 pp
100Brazil12.5 (2022)12.8 (2021)-0.30 pp
101Ecuador10.5 (2022)10.8 (2021)-0.30 pp
102Peru11.7 (2022)12.0 (2021)-0.30 pp
103Philippines21.8 (2022)22.1 (2021)-0.30 pp
104Syria17.8 (2022)18.1 (2021)-0.30 pp
105Vietnam16.2 (2022)16.5 (2021)-0.30 pp
106Chile5.4 (2022)5.7 (2021)-0.30 pp
107China4.8 (2022)5.1 (2021)-0.30 pp
108Maldives4.8 (2022)5.1 (2021)-0.30 pp
109Russia3.8 (2022)4.1 (2021)-0.30 pp
110Libya8.9 (2022)9.2 (2021)-0.30 pp
111Türkiye8.3 (2022)8.6 (2021)-0.30 pp
112Madagascar45.1 (2022)45.4 (2021)-0.30 pp
113Antigua and Barbuda8.1 (2022)8.3 (2021)-0.20 pp
114Kazakhstan8.7 (2022)8.9 (2021)-0.20 pp
115Bulgaria5.0 (2022)5.2 (2021)-0.20 pp
116Latvia2.8 (2022)3.0 (2021)-0.20 pp
117Qatar4.5 (2022)4.7 (2021)-0.20 pp
118Saudi Arabia5.5 (2022)5.7 (2021)-0.20 pp
119Thailand7.0 (2022)7.2 (2021)-0.20 pp
120United Arab Emirates4.3 (2022)4.5 (2021)-0.20 pp
121Uruguay5.6 (2022)5.8 (2021)-0.20 pp
122Argentina8.4 (2022)8.6 (2021)-0.20 pp
123Kyrgyzstan15.4 (2022)15.6 (2021)-0.20 pp
124Serbia4.4 (2022)4.6 (2021)-0.20 pp
125Seychelles12.5 (2022)12.7 (2021)-0.20 pp
126Tonga9.4 (2022)9.6 (2021)-0.20 pp
127Bahamas11.2 (2022)11.3 (2021)-0.10 pp
128Moldova12.2 (2022)12.3 (2021)-0.10 pp
129South Africa27.7 (2022)27.8 (2021)-0.10 pp
130Saint Lucia16.0 (2022)16.1 (2021)-0.10 pp
131Bahrain5.6 (2022)5.7 (2021)-0.10 pp
132Canada4.3 (2022)4.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
133Sri Lanka5.6 (2022)5.7 (2021)-0.10 pp
134Andorra2.6 (2022)2.7 (2021)-0.10 pp
135Austria2.6 (2022)2.7 (2021)-0.10 pp
136Belarus1.9 (2022)2.0 (2021)-0.10 pp
137Czech Republic2.1 (2022)2.2 (2021)-0.10 pp
138Germany3.0 (2022)3.1 (2021)-0.10 pp
139Greece3.3 (2022)3.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
140Iceland2.0 (2022)2.1 (2021)-0.10 pp
141Japan1.7 (2022)1.8 (2021)-0.10 pp
142South Korea2.4 (2022)2.5 (2021)-0.10 pp
143Monaco2.3 (2022)2.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
144Montenegro2.3 (2022)2.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
145Portugal2.6 (2022)2.7 (2021)-0.10 pp
146Spain2.5 (2022)2.6 (2021)-0.10 pp
147Sweden2.0 (2022)2.1 (2021)-0.10 pp
148San Marino1.3 (2022)1.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
149Singapore1.8 (2022)1.9 (2021)-0.10 pp
150Bosnia and Herzegovina5.2 (2022)5.3 (2021)-0.10 pp
151Brunei8.5 (2022)8.6 (2021)-0.10 pp
152Georgia8.3 (2022)8.4 (2021)-0.10 pp
153Ireland2.7 (2022)2.8 (2021)-0.10 pp
154Israel2.7 (2022)2.8 (2021)-0.10 pp
155Italy2.2 (2022)2.3 (2021)-0.10 pp
156Kuwait7.4 (2022)7.5 (2021)-0.10 pp
157Malaysia6.7 (2022)6.8 (2021)-0.10 pp
158Malta4.9 (2022)5.0 (2021)-0.10 pp
159Oman9.0 (2022)9.1 (2021)-0.10 pp
160Jamaica16.1 (2022)16.2 (2021)-0.10 pp
161Albania8.4 (2022)8.4 (2021)+0.00 pp
162Australia3.2 (2022)3.2 (2021)+0.00 pp
163Belgium3.1 (2022)3.1 (2021)+0.00 pp
164Costa Rica6.9 (2022)6.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
165Croatia3.9 (2022)3.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
166Cyprus2.7 (2022)2.7 (2021)+0.00 pp
167Denmark3.1 (2022)3.1 (2021)+0.00 pp
168Estonia1.5 (2022)1.5 (2021)+0.00 pp
169Finland1.9 (2022)1.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
170France3.3 (2022)3.3 (2021)+0.00 pp
171Grenada14.4 (2022)14.4 (2021)+0.00 pp
172Hungary3.3 (2022)3.3 (2021)+0.00 pp
173Lithuania2.9 (2022)2.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
174Luxembourg2.2 (2022)2.2 (2021)+0.00 pp
175Netherlands3.4 (2022)3.4 (2021)+0.00 pp
176New Zealand3.9 (2022)3.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
177Norway1.8 (2022)1.8 (2021)+0.00 pp
178Poland3.8 (2022)3.8 (2021)+0.00 pp
179Slovakia4.9 (2022)4.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
180Slovenia1.9 (2022)1.9 (2021)+0.00 pp
181South Sudan63.8 (2022)63.8 (2021)+0.00 pp
182Switzerland3.5 (2022)3.5 (2021)+0.00 pp
183Ukraine7.0 (2022)7.0 (2021)+0.00 pp
184United Kingdom3.6 (2022)3.6 (2021)+0.00 pp
185United States5.4 (2022)5.4 (2021)+0.00 pp
186Venezuela21.2 (2022)21.2 (2021)+0.00 pp
187Romania5.5 (2022)5.3 (2021)+0.20 pp
188Cuba6.2 (2022)5.9 (2021)+0.30 pp
189Fiji23.6 (2022)23.3 (2021)+0.30 pp
190Dominica30.8 (2022)30.3 (2021)+0.50 pp
191Lebanon14.9 (2022)14.1 (2021)+0.80 pp
192North Korea13.6 (2022)12.7 (2021)+0.90 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.