List of countries by infant mortality rate

This is a list of countries by infant mortality rate. Figures are from the 2011 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, by five years averages[2], and the CIA World Factbook, last updated on 2 April 2009.[3]

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The infant mortality rate of the world is 49.4 according to the United Nations and 42.09 according to the CIA World Factbook.

Note: The tables can be variously sorted using the icon.

List by the United Nations Population Division
Infant mortality (deaths/1,000 live births) - Longitudinal Data		 List by the CIA World Factbook
(all 2009 estimates)
Rank Country or territory 1950 /
1955		 1955 /
1960		 1960 /
1965		 1965 /
1970		 1970 /
1975		 1975 /
1980		 1980 /
1985		 1985 /
1990		 1990 /
1995		 1995 /
2000		 2000 /
2005		 2005 /
2010		 last three aver- age
1  Singapore 60.69 43.18 28.60 23.78 19.34 12.85 8.70 7.79 4.49 3.33 2.55 1.92 2.60
2  Iceland 21.28 18.30 16.52 13.18 11.68 9.39 6.29 5.63 4.70 4.00 2.61 2.07 2.89
3  Japan 50.07 37.25 25.83 16.48 11.95 8.75 6.63 4.96 4.44 3.76 3.04 2.62 3.14
4  Sweden 19.51 16.79 15.51 12.41 10.44 7.85 6.70 6.09 5.27 3.64 3.33 2.56 3.18
5  Finland 34.22 25.87 19.44 14.98 11.94 8.69 6.44 5.93 5.07 3.86 3.28 2.81 3.31
6  Norway 22.35 18.89 16.82 13.87 11.23 9.07 7.44 8.42 5.81 4.01 3.52 3.00 3.51
7  Luxembourg 43.50 36.70 28.81 20.82 17.87 13.07 11.92 8.88 7.26 4.86 4.95 2.32 4.05
8  Czech Republic 43.86 23.86 20.81 22.03 20.53 17.72 14.61 11.45 8.46 5.21 3.90 3.19 4.10
9  France 44.19 32.50 24.90 20.36 15.78 11.51 9.27 7.90 6.54 4.68 4.09 3.54 4.10
10  Slovenia 67.20 43.00 29.90 26.50 21.50 17.10 13.48 10.75 7.64 4.97 4.07 3.51 4.18
11  Switzerland 29.02 23.53 20.90 16.82 13.67 9.70 7.80 7.03 6.07 4.71 4.10 3.75 4.19
12  Germany 50.58 38.43 29.08 22.87 21.11 14.93 10.76 8.07 5.98 4.75 4.15 3.71 4.21
13  Spain 63.90 51.95 42.90 33.88 23.63 16.13 11.02 8.48 6.88 5.08 4.15 3.76 4.33
14  Austria 55.08 43.18 32.76 26.42 24.31 16.90 12.55 9.47 7.12 4.81 4.52 3.97 4.43
15  Belgium 41.61 31.36 27.33 21.16 17.18 13.26 10.38 9.05 7.87 5.13 4.37 3.81 4.44
16  Italy 60.39 48.63 40.96 33.17 26.72 17.94 12.92 9.65 7.59 5.64 4.22 3.51 4.46
17  Denmark 28.26 23.54 20.43 16.34 12.43 9.20 7.85 8.08 6.46 4.90 4.66 4.03 4.53
18  Netherlands 23.00 18.25 15.65 13.26 10.97 9.25 8.29 7.35 6.17 5.29 4.86 4.42 4.85
19  Australia 24.05 21.60 19.76 18.06 16.81 12.56 9.93 8.83 6.88 5.43 4.96 4.66 5.01
20  Israel 38.92 33.05 28.32 24.33 20.68 17.11 13.74 10.79 8.36 6.44 4.98 3.85 5.09
21  Ireland 41.42 34.25 28.08 22.90 18.28 15.19 10.22 8.39 6.79 6.11 5.51 4.04 5.22
22  South Korea 137.95 114.36 89.74 64.19 38.11 33.23 24.61 14.85 9.74 6.61 5.32 3.76 5.23
23  Portugal 92.82 88.58 78.86 61.19 47.14 31.47 20.33 14.49 9.54 6.49 4.75 4.45 5.23
24  Canada 38.39 32.49 26.62 21.22 16.83 12.58 9.31 7.52 6.26 5.46 5.23 5.22 5.30
25  United Kingdom 28.67 24.25 22.18 19.02 17.30 14.12 10.83 9.13 6.88 5.90 5.33 4.91 5.38
26  New Caledonia 117.70 82.88 60.75 44.49 32.53 23.75 17.32 12.61 9.18 6.68 4.86 4.78 5.44
27  Greece 60.00 56.10 50.20 42.40 34.10 25.10 15.30 11.22 8.28 6.92 4.80 4.65 5.45
28  Brunei 90.19 68.84 52.12 39.11 29.30 21.93 16.39 12.24 9.13 6.81 5.08 4.78 5.55
29  New Zealand 26.30 23.60 20.60 17.90 16.10 13.80 12.01 10.72 7.56 6.24 5.46 5.07 5.59
30  Macau 66.06 54.73 42.75 33.34 25.98 20.22 15.73 12.22 9.49 7.37 5.71 4.43 5.84
31  Cyprus 65.11 51.38 40.50 31.90 25.10 19.73 15.50 12.17 9.55 7.49 5.88 4.60 5.99
32  Croatia 108.40 80.80 58.40 40.80 27.40 21.20 18.30 13.60 10.52 7.11 6.84 6.05 6.66
33  Cuba 80.62 69.86 59.40 49.65 38.47 22.34 17.38 15.86 15.30 9.58 6.14 5.12 6.95
34  United States 30.46 27.33 25.38 22.67 18.39 14.34 11.60 10.37 8.81 7.49 6.92 6.81 7.07
35  Malta 52.25 40.95 33.77 27.82 22.92 18.87 15.52 12.76 10.50 8.63 7.09 5.82 7.18
36  Hungary 71.86 54.71 42.91 37.23 34.78 25.85 19.98 17.06 13.17 9.33 7.44 5.82 7.53
37  Slovakia 73.88 36.73 26.55 25.30 24.61 22.18 17.93 13.87 11.58 9.03 7.27 6.34 7.55
38  Poland 95.00 72.40 49.53 36.07 27.83 23.18 19.78 16.96 16.36 10.11 7.21 6.06 7.79
39  Estonia 77.00 48.28 32.41 23.29 21.20 21.90 20.26 18.24 16.14 12.06 7.38 4.68 8.04
40  Lithuania 93.29 61.55 41.79 26.64 22.20 21.90 18.40 14.60 13.75 10.08 7.68 6.45 8.07
41  Mayotte 143.32 107.32 80.72 60.56 45.42 34.03 25.47 19.06 14.25 10.65 7.96 5.95 8.19
42  Réunion 143.32 107.32 80.72 60.56 45.42 34.03 25.47 19.06 14.25 10.65 7.96 5.95 8.19
43  United Arab Emirates 175.14 155.94 119.81 77.02 51.10 36.06 24.57 16.63 11.77 9.75 8.17 6.87 8.26
44  Puerto Rico 63.40 51.42 44.79 33.28 25.30 19.71 17.20 13.81 11.60 10.94 8.11 7.59 8.88
45  French Polynesia 132.00 97.00 85.00 74.00 64.00 56.00 30.00 17.82 11.30 10.36 8.62 7.69 8.89
46  Guadeloupe 80.53 64.72 51.99 41.72 33.46 26.80 21.45 17.16 13.72 10.96 8.75 6.98 8.90
47  Chile 120.30 118.25 109.05 89.22 68.58 45.16 23.71 18.35 14.14 11.48 8.02 7.19 8.90
48  Martinique 80.76 66.39 54.55 44.63 35.30 27.90 22.02 17.37 13.70 10.79 8.50 7.58 8.96
49  Bahrain 183.46 156.16 112.27 74.31 49.25 32.57 21.91 16.42 14.13 11.49 9.12 7.22 9.28
50  Latvia 67.54 40.34 29.65 22.34 21.30 23.20 18.30 14.90 14.53 11.88 9.60 7.51 9.66
51  Kuwait 113.43 89.75 69.77 53.29 40.03 29.45 21.60 16.44 13.33 11.30 9.66 8.14 9.70
52  Malaysia 96.37 79.47 64.27 50.96 40.37 31.95 25.26 19.95 15.75 12.42 9.79 7.71 9.97
53  Guam 82.90 71.10 59.80 49.90 41.30 34.20 28.50 23.80 12.93 11.25 9.86 8.93 10.01
54  Belarus 75.00 43.90 30.00 24.30 21.20 21.50 19.50 16.20 15.03 14.51 9.38 6.83 10.24
55  Costa Rica 93.79 87.69 81.30 67.67 52.55 30.40 19.21 17.37 14.51 11.83 10.47 9.89 10.73
56  Qatar 126.24 109.83 90.34 71.25 52.62 37.99 28.22 22.58 18.11 14.41 11.25 8.79 11.48
57  U.S. Virgin Islands 57.50 46.39 40.83 34.84 29.34 24.70 21.48 17.94 15.27 13.11 11.53 10.63 11.76
58  Montenegro 87.19 75.84 59.47 41.71 29.62 26.40 23.28 19.23 14.41 15.81 11.57 8.70 12.02
59  Bulgaria 92.06 65.32 37.34 30.64 26.11 22.19 17.73 14.12 15.27 15.25 13.17 10.21 12.88
60  Serbia 109.50 92.60 79.70 60.60 47.40 38.10 34.00 29.70 16.39 14.81 13.05 11.77 13.21
61  Bosnia and Herzegovina 137.20 114.60 93.60 71.50 50.60 35.60 27.00 19.70 21.88 15.03 13.99 13.37 14.13
62  Uruguay 57.40 53.02 47.90 47.10 46.31 42.44 33.49 22.56 20.06 15.58 14.36 13.07 14.34
63  Ukraine 84.67 49.49 31.08 23.29 22.13 22.97 19.95 17.79 17.02 16.89 13.43 12.88 14.40
64  Barbados 84.12 59.48 45.44 38.30 31.41 25.25 21.00 17.71 16.00 15.32 14.45 13.68 14.49
65  Netherlands Antilles 69.00 51.00 42.00 34.99 28.00 22.00 18.00 17.00 15.07 15.48 14.97 13.25 14.57
66  Saint Lucia 115.41 105.76 81.12 47.70 39.05 29.28 22.74 20.08 16.80 16.71 14.65 13.08 14.81
67  Mauritius 103.09 73.84 60.63 67.24 60.76 37.67 26.00 23.11 18.47 19.69 13.35 12.76 15.27
68  Thailand 130.33 108.70 90.49 75.52 63.24 50.36 38.95 29.12 22.58 18.58 15.15 12.41 15.38
69  French Guiana 103.24 88.99 72.89 51.15 45.59 42.60 32.07 25.57 20.67 16.99 15.43 14.02 15.48
70  Sri Lanka 103.90 86.72 77.45 69.30 55.40 38.81 30.31 24.07 22.08 18.93 15.92 12.44 15.76
71  Oman 214.05 194.06 171.41 145.39 114.68 87.62 64.40 42.52 31.43 24.41 15.34 9.44 16.40
72  Russia 97.45 57.19 39.73 31.54 27.66 29.50 25.94 23.65 21.96 21.20 17.07 11.31 16.53
73  Republic of Macedonia 140.00 123.10 117.00 94.70 73.70 57.10 44.80 40.02 26.53 18.78 16.81 14.72 16.77
74  Argentina 65.90 60.35 59.74 57.39 48.10 39.07 32.19 27.13 24.35 21.85 15.04 13.43 16.77
75  Romania 100.90 77.80 59.80 51.70 39.50 31.30 26.27 26.13 23.45 20.75 16.90 13.87 17.17
76  Grenada 60.57 58.30 56.04 53.82 51.63 49.47 47.32 39.48 26.70 20.90 16.56 14.58 17.35
77  Aruba 69.06 51.73 42.54 35.80 29.23 24.62 20.51 19.50 18.85 18.52 17.86 16.07 17.48
78  Libya 185.00 170.00 150.00 125.00 105.00 68.00 50.00 38.02 28.29 20.53 17.68 15.04 17.75
79  Syria 180.06 150.45 121.84 98.84 77.33 63.14 49.87 36.22 26.12 20.78 17.45 15.02 17.75
80  Bahamas 71.92 60.45 53.26 46.29 43.28 40.89 35.77 30.95 26.74 21.34 18.10 15.97 18.47
81  Venezuela 106.69 89.00 72.82 59.52 48.68 39.35 33.60 26.89 23.14 20.70 18.86 17.00 18.85
82  Fiji 64.26 57.80 51.98 46.74 42.02 38.40 33.37 28.99 25.19 21.87 18.99 17.93 19.60
83  Moldova 81.25 68.75 58.75 48.75 46.25 46.25 35.00 31.25 29.00 24.49 18.86 15.55 19.63
84  Saudi Arabia 204.31 183.12 162.57 139.19 106.61 78.17 56.97 42.30 30.22 22.17 19.37 18.51 20.02
85  Belize 88.01 78.01 69.00 59.99 52.00 45.00 34.48 31.21 29.66 24.78 20.05 17.25 20.69
86  Panama 93.07 74.91 62.69 51.60 43.67 36.30 31.61 29.61 26.98 23.72 20.64 18.18 20.84
87  Colombia 123.17 105.35 92.12 82.18 73.03 56.70 42.96 35.34 27.63 23.98 20.47 19.07 21.17
88  Mexico 122.35 101.79 88.07 79.44 68.96 56.84 47.04 39.51 33.09 27.70 20.50 16.66 21.62
89  Albania 145.00 125.00 99.00 77.00 58.00 50.00 44.80 38.00 35.75 29.06 20.94 18.28 22.76
90  Tonga 58.90 52.94 47.20 42.01 37.27 33.88 30.59 27.79 26.39 24.98 23.50 22.05 23.51
91  Jordan 160.89 128.86 103.23 82.76 68.26 56.50 44.37 36.02 30.57 26.70 23.65 20.98 23.78
92  Tunisia 175.00 163.00 155.00 138.00 119.00 87.64 64.06 48.95 34.37 27.06 23.47 20.82 23.79
93  Viet Nam 157.93 143.69 130.33 117.84 118.37 97.63 70.04 54.85 37.94 29.20 23.15 20.44 24.26
94  China 121.64 117.92 121.17 63.15 46.93 41.96 37.59 33.75 30.34 27.30 24.60 21.99 24.63
95  Suriname 89.25 76.23 63.46 54.62 48.84 43.99 42.00 38.82 34.23 28.68 23.98 21.61 24.76
96  Palestinian territories 158.23 147.02 129.86 109.12 89.78 70.55 53.01 40.04 32.93 27.64 24.59 22.19 24.81
97  Lebanon 90.02 72.77 61.05 53.39 47.03 44.20 40.55 36.78 31.43 28.12 25.63 22.73 25.49
98  Maldives 233.44 221.55 205.47 175.46 146.50 121.54 97.16 77.09 62.51 41.72 26.55 9.76 26.01
99  Samoa 107.27 97.00 87.15 77.67 68.59 59.89 51.60 43.75 36.10 29.94 25.68 22.42 26.02
100  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 115.61 109.66 88.17 73.27 63.98 50.73 41.93 34.74 30.19 28.65 26.80 23.65 26.37
101  Jamaica 91.92 78.30 61.40 51.60 45.00 37.46 35.82 31.18 28.81 27.88 26.81 24.42 26.37
102  Ecuador 139.54 129.37 119.16 107.13 95.05 82.36 68.48 55.51 44.23 33.26 24.90 21.07 26.41
103  Philippines 96.76 86.54 77.37 67.78 59.25 51.79 45.25 39.53 34.52 30.15 26.32 22.97 26.48
104  El Salvador 151.06 137.03 122.67 110.31 105.00 94.98 77.00 54.05 40.19 32.02 26.41 21.54 26.66
105  Nicaragua 179.92 154.69 133.20 114.43 97.99 90.16 79.81 65.00 47.99 33.58 26.44 21.50 27.17
106  Trinidad and Tobago 75.96 62.98 48.00 45.58 41.08 35.00 31.41 29.08 28.17 28.79 28.93 26.57 28.10
107  Brazil 134.72 121.91 109.42 100.11 90.51 78.78 63.32 52.35 42.53 34.11 27.25 23.47 28.28
108  Cape Verde 138.79 131.99 124.75 116.89 95.61 78.44 64.66 53.56 44.42 36.57 28.03 20.63 28.41
109  Peru 163.76 151.86 138.37 127.71 110.73 99.17 81.64 68.01 47.56 38.78 30.35 21.16 30.10
110  Algeria 185.00 175.00 159.00 148.00 131.00 106.00 70.11 50.38 42.16 36.61 29.55 24.97 30.38
111  Armenia 83.00 78.00 73.00 68.00 63.00 58.00 53.00 48.00 44.09 37.51 29.87 26.17 31.18
112  Honduras 176.20 158.34 137.73 119.92 103.94 81.03 64.98 52.97 43.23 35.40 31.62 28.12 31.71
113  Georgia 80.00 73.00 66.00 59.00 52.00 49.33 46.67 44.00 40.18 37.54 31.52 29.32 32.80
114  Iran 262.14 212.48 172.58 140.74 116.41 92.16 69.81 55.35 47.08 38.86 32.51 27.16 32.84
115  Turkey 167.44 163.94 160.51 156.90 141.27 119.44 96.72 78.00 62.97 45.52 31.38 24.02 33.64
116  Kazakhstan 110.00 101.71 93.43 85.14 76.86 68.57 60.29 52.00 51.05 43.45 32.04 27.00 34.17
117  Indonesia 191.92 163.78 139.33 117.36 98.95 83.16 69.78 58.54 49.08 41.13 34.45 28.84 34.81
118  Vanuatu 169.71 150.44 132.63 115.90 100.07 85.11 70.90 61.31 51.56 42.42 34.60 28.69 35.23
119  Egypt 201.46 185.87 170.91 154.65 138.06 119.12 101.06 84.61 66.60 47.03 33.05 25.92 35.33
120  Dominican Republic 153.18 138.67 123.93 108.97 95.93 85.99 75.22 63.06 47.94 41.61 35.09 29.57 35.42
121  Paraguay 73.43 69.71 62.27 58.55 53.07 51.01 48.87 46.69 42.92 39.19 35.53 32.03 35.58
122  Iraq 197.60 152.88 120.75 95.96 76.37 60.39 48.91 41.77 43.39 38.06 35.94 34.59 36.19
123  North Korea 90.50 75.90 66.90 56.30 44.10 35.20 29.90 26.10 24.31 54.92 28.47 27.39 36.93
124  Micronesia, Federated States of 96.51 86.52 76.90 67.65 58.32 49.35 47.01 44.63 42.31 40.00 37.95 34.87 37.61
125  Guatemala 140.84 133.78 126.73 115.48 102.46 90.96 79.33 67.06 54.80 45.52 38.63 30.12 38.09
126  Kyrgyzstan 140.00 130.00 120.00 110.00 100.00 90.00 80.00 70.00 59.87 48.29 40.33 36.39 41.67
127  Morocco 170.00 160.00 145.00 133.00 123.00 108.00 96.31 78.63 63.27 51.38 41.29 34.12 42.26
128  Mongolia 182.90 164.86 134.54 118.64 106.50 104.50 102.33 91.73 66.55 54.70 43.54 36.03 44.76
129  Namibia 171.61 148.95 130.40 114.99 100.67 87.64 75.49 68.54 61.70 54.55 48.21 37.76 46.84
130  Guyana 118.19 106.89 98.21 92.21 83.42 77.41 72.56 68.15 62.56 56.18 48.57 41.73 48.82
131  Uzbekistan 125.00 114.82 104.64 94.46 84.29 77.86 71.43 65.00 59.38 54.72 49.58 48.72 51.00
132  Azerbaijan 120.00 115.00 110.00 105.00 100.00 95.00 90.00 85.00 81.78 61.21 52.00 41.06 51.42
133  Solomon Islands 146.16 131.63 117.53 104.12 91.35 79.15 75.73 89.85 77.90 65.14 51.39 42.88 53.14
134  Botswana 135.09 123.67 113.29 103.99 90.27 74.66 63.49 54.02 51.45 61.21 58.77 40.69 53.56
135  Western Sahara 216.92 201.54 187.27 173.57 160.04 133.90 110.07 88.02 75.97 64.49 53.01 44.11 53.87
136  Turkmenistan 150.00 140.14 130.29 120.43 110.57 100.71 90.86 81.00 75.48 61.25 51.73 50.46 54.48
137  Sao Tome and Principe 124.13 112.13 98.83 88.01 79.67 69.59 66.41 63.47 60.62 57.92 55.35 51.71 54.99
138  Nepal 210.81 199.29 186.87 172.48 156.04 139.24 122.87 106.77 91.50 72.34 54.90 38.71 55.32
139  Bhutan 184.79 181.38 174.09 163.13 149.27 133.25 117.14 103.96 87.53 69.73 52.76 44.43 55.64
140  Gabon 179.34 166.60 157.54 134.28 113.54 94.99 77.66 63.15 58.88 58.28 57.72 51.15 55.71
141  Bolivia 175.70 169.68 163.61 157.49 151.32 131.22 109.17 90.16 75.10 66.65 55.61 45.61 55.96
142  Papua New Guinea 157.83 145.48 132.52 113.75 99.24 87.27 74.44 72.95 66.72 61.70 56.18 50.06 55.98
143  South Africa 96.10 91.30 86.50 83.59 77.13 70.60 60.73 52.57 50.60 55.85 59.21 54.81 56.62
144  Laos 167.11 160.15 153.47 146.97 140.54 132.44 122.57 107.62 88.27 70.76 58.16 44.46 57.79
145  Madagascar 180.85 166.88 154.88 143.20 132.49 122.01 110.98 109.85 95.63 76.29 58.30 44.78 59.79
146  Myanmar 212.80 175.15 155.74 131.11 112.65 97.54 93.04 89.67 76.09 65.37 59.77 55.03 60.06
147  Senegal 131.40 128.44 123.40 116.56 108.34 98.72 88.54 79.95 72.39 65.82 60.16 55.24 60.41
148  Bangladesh 165.05 156.46 151.16 144.38 175.64 138.29 122.49 104.43 90.60 73.83 59.27 48.98 60.69
149  Ghana 150.09 132.63 122.87 117.21 107.50 97.50 90.48 83.93 72.88 70.63 61.85 49.61 60.70
150  India 165.00 153.08 140.12 128.46 117.99 106.45 95.02 85.07 76.45 68.86 60.70 52.91 60.82
151  Eritrea 176.00 162.80 150.50 139.10 133.00 127.00 115.80 104.48 89.79 73.21 61.75 53.88 62.95
152  Zimbabwe 114.51 105.13 96.67 89.56 82.63 74.26 63.77 56.33 55.50 64.58 68.45 59.28 64.10
153  Yemen 215.05 204.23 194.02 184.45 174.38 143.16 113.52 94.03 86.22 78.61 64.77 53.30 65.56
154  Tajikistan 160.00 151.14 142.29 133.43 124.57 115.71 106.86 98.00 88.18 79.64 63.05 56.01 66.23
155  Kenya 147.01 133.67 116.96 104.39 91.50 80.44 70.11 66.73 66.48 69.14 69.54 64.72 67.80
156  Haiti 241.72 206.31 177.79 154.20 137.13 132.82 122.00 108.09 92.22 76.99 69.49 63.10 69.86
157  Sudan 160.19 154.29 147.08 136.53 126.29 115.73 106.49 99.13 91.17 81.07 70.17 63.75 71.67
158  Cambodia 165.05 151.97 139.53 129.96 180.85 263.19 133.99 97.87 90.02 83.30 72.91 62.42 72.88
159  Congo 142.06 122.72 106.94 96.60 88.81 83.02 78.25 73.43 73.58 75.05 75.30 72.43 74.26
160  Mauritania 151.09 149.33 147.02 142.71 133.32 113.26 93.07 80.94 76.71 75.70 76.51 77.33 76.51
161  Pakistan 176.57 156.27 139.51 125.72 114.79 106.62 101.48 96.65 90.14 83.25 76.76 70.90 76.97
162  Tanzania 153.22 143.12 136.12 128.06 118.62 108.07 103.79 100.65 99.70 90.38 77.35 64.45 77.40
163  Comoros 178.15 166.50 153.60 141.33 127.35 116.24 105.55 95.22 89.28 83.45 77.78 72.25 77.83
164  Togo 191.38 171.94 154.31 138.36 123.58 113.23 104.79 97.17 90.52 83.76 76.69 73.96 78.13
165  Gambia 220.86 210.08 199.15 184.71 164.30 139.59 117.31 101.48 92.87 86.41 79.98 73.84 80.08
166  Swaziland 173.74 160.31 150.39 140.53 124.04 107.77 90.44 77.34 69.29 80.18 86.64 75.87 80.90
167  Lesotho 169.27 150.35 134.28 130.26 123.09 109.72 93.95 83.83 69.65 81.29 86.15 76.86 81.44
168  East Timor 264.42 241.64 220.68 201.10 183.25 253.41 183.53 161.03 128.99 100.56 78.91 66.81 82.09
169  Cote d'Ivoire 167.48 160.39 154.70 147.37 126.85 108.54 96.16 93.37 94.67 91.93 84.70 77.17 84.60
170  Burkina Faso 307.92 258.40 217.13 183.50 156.73 135.83 120.75 110.55 101.42 93.25 85.86 78.90 86.00
171  Ethiopia 199.27 181.43 159.98 147.91 140.03 134.62 140.15 126.95 114.54 101.04 87.12 72.46 86.87
172  Djibouti 222.47 202.65 185.25 168.86 153.88 140.59 125.10 116.95 109.17 99.98 91.08 82.08 91.05
173  Benin 209.89 194.93 183.78 172.54 151.97 136.41 126.42 119.60 108.19 97.80 90.62 85.11 91.17
174  Uganda 160.43 145.29 130.17 116.46 102.76 105.98 107.64 108.45 110.43 104.63 91.03 79.16 91.61
175  Cameroon 169.43 157.72 144.86 133.01 119.93 107.51 97.94 93.05 93.54 96.10 96.67 94.05 95.60
176  Mozambique 220.12 201.39 184.79 172.06 158.40 145.79 143.06 142.84 133.95 114.60 99.09 88.03 100.57
177  Zambia 148.29 136.93 126.59 117.88 106.94 100.19 98.52 102.98 107.18 105.46 102.70 94.91 101.02
178  Guinea 217.77 213.63 209.62 205.61 190.69 174.00 158.77 144.67 130.90 119.15 104.17 93.17 105.50
179  Malawi 197.89 192.49 185.86 180.04 168.43 159.27 150.95 143.42 133.10 120.78 107.41 95.23 107.81
180  Burundi 166.50 157.30 148.50 140.00 137.00 127.00 118.40 116.30 126.13 116.93 107.09 101.14 108.39
181  Nigeria 188.93 175.99 164.00 152.87 140.95 131.73 126.99 126.58 126.48 122.19 107.23 96.14 108.52
182  Rwanda 160.28 151.56 143.04 137.00 134.29 132.30 124.14 119.97 127.92 117.68 107.90 100.15 108.58
183  Equatorial Guinea 196.38 186.02 176.11 166.62 157.36 148.60 138.12 127.61 118.14 113.65 110.66 102.45 108.92
184  Mali 175.40 172.61 168.15 162.36 155.75 148.70 140.78 134.62 127.14 119.08 110.51 101.35 110.31
185  Central African Republic 203.88 189.37 175.66 159.60 138.31 119.09 109.71 109.24 112.90 115.91 113.71 105.38 111.67
186  Niger 174.04 170.73 167.30 164.28 162.15 160.79 159.18 155.10 145.73 130.67 112.72 95.92 113.10
187  Somalia 207.23 192.88 179.34 166.59 154.55 148.76 137.77 127.16 141.30 122.58 110.58 106.67 113.28
188  Angola 230.49 214.76 199.91 185.99 172.85 160.80 156.97 152.99 150.47 137.90 115.98 104.30 119.39
189  Liberia 223.72 208.36 194.27 181.17 168.67 158.48 159.34 163.67 167.72 154.93 115.75 88.62 119.76
190  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 166.60 157.54 151.19 143.46 133.70 129.13 124.86 121.13 118.58 128.47 119.90 115.81 121.39
191  Guinea-Bissau 210.77 200.97 191.37 182.28 173.55 165.37 152.96 145.17 140.51 134.10 125.64 118.70 126.15
192  Chad 191.37 181.49 171.81 162.66 153.63 145.54 135.61 129.07 128.63 131.28 133.35 131.17 131.94
193  Sierra Leone 242.37 234.76 226.71 214.14 194.70 164.18 135.32 153.53 165.60 156.76 133.27 113.68 134.57
194  Afghanistan 275.03 260.55 245.44 228.08 211.41 194.50 182.81 171.91 161.81 152.35 143.73 135.95 144.01
Rank Country or territory Infant mortality rate
(deaths/1,000 live births)
1  Singapore 2.31
2  Bermuda 2.46
3  Sweden 2.75
4  Japan 2.79
5  Hong Kong 2.92
6  Macau 3.22
7  Iceland 3.23
8  France 3.33
9  Finland 3.47
10  Anguilla 3.52
11  Norway 3.58
12  Malta 3.75
13  Andorra 3.76
14  Czech Republic 3.79
15  Germany 3.99
16  Switzerland 4.18
17  Spain 4.21
18  Israel 4.22
19  Slovenia 4.25
20  Liechtenstein 4.25
21  South Korea 4.26
22  Denmark 4.34
23  Austria 4.42
24  Belgium 4.44
25  Guernsey 4.47
26  Luxembourg 4.56
27  Netherlands 4.73
28  Jersey 4.73
29  Australia 4.75
30  Portugal 4.78
31  Gibraltar 4.83
32  United Kingdom 4.85
33  New Zealand 4.92
34  Monaco 5.00
35  Wallis and Futuna 5.02
36  Canada 5.04
37  Ireland 5.05
38  Greece 5.16
39  San Marino 5.34
40  Taiwan 5.35
41  Isle of Man 5.37
42  Italy 5.51
43  European Union 5.72
44  Cuba 5.82
45  Guam 6.05
46  United States 6.26
47  Faroe Islands 6.32
48  Croatia 6.37
49  Belarus 6.43
50  Lithuania 6.47
51  Northern Mariana Islands 6.59
52  Cyprus 6.60
53  Poland 6.80
54  Slovakia 6.84
55  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6.87
56  Cayman Islands 6.94
57  New Caledonia 7.05
58  Estonia 7.32
59  French Polynesia 7.55
60  U.S. Virgin Islands 7.56
61  Chile 7.71
62  Hungary 7.86
63  Puerto Rico 8.42
64  Latvia 8.77
65  Costa Rica 8.77
66  Kuwait 8.96
67  Ukraine 8.98
68  Macedonia 9.01
69  Netherlands Antilles 9.09
70  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.10
71  Nauru 9.25
72  American Samoa 10.18
73  Russia 10.56
74  Greenland 10.72
75  Uruguay 11.32
76  Argentina 11.44
77  Saudi Arabia 11.57
78  Tonga 11.58
79  Fiji 11.58
80  Mauritius 12.20
81  Brunei 12.27
82  Barbados 12.29
83  Seychelles 12.30
84  Botswana 12.59
85  Qatar 12.66
86  Panama 12.67
87  United Arab Emirates 12.70
88  Moldova 13.13
89  Palau 13.14
90  Grenada 13.23
91  Saint Lucia 13.43
92  Dominica 13.65
93  Aruba 13.79
94  Turks and Caicos Islands 13.89
95  Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.94
96  British Virgin Islands 14.65
97  Jordan 14.97
98  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.14
99  Jamaica 15.22
100  Bahrain 15.25
101  Malaysia 15.87
102  West Bank 15.96
103  Montserrat 16.08
104  Georgia 16.22
105  Antigua and Barbuda 16.25
106  Oman 16.88
107  Cook Islands 16.90
108  Thailand 17.63
109  Saint Helena 17.63
110  Bulgaria 17.87
111  Gaza Strip 18.35
112  Mexico 18.42
113  Tuvalu 18.43
114  Sri Lanka 18.57
115  Albania 18.62
116  Suriname 18.81
117  Colombia 18.90
118  Solomon Islands 19.03
119  Armenia 20.21
120  China 20.25
121  Philippines 20.56
122  Ecuador 20.90
123  Libya 21.05
124  El Salvador 21.52
125  Venezuela 21.54
126  Lebanon 21.82
127  Tunisia 22.57
128  Brazil 22.58
129  Vietnam 22.88
130  Romania 22.90
131  Belize 23.07
132  Bahamas, The 23.17
133  Uzbekistan 23.43
134  Honduras 24.03
135  Samoa 24.22
136  Paraguay 24.68
137  Nicaragua 25.02
138  Marshall Islands 25.45
139  Kazakhstan 25.73
140  Turkey 25.78
141  Syria 25.87
142  Dominican Republic 25.96
143  Micronesia, Federated States of 26.10
144  Egypt 27.26
145  Algeria 27.73
146  Guatemala 27.84
147  Peru 28.62
148  Maldives 29.53
149  Guyana 29.65
150  Trinidad and Tobago 29.93
151  Indonesia 29.97
152  India 30.15
153  Kyrgyzstan 31.26
154  Zimbabwe 32.31
155  Iran 35.78
156  Morocco 36.88
157  Sao Tome and Principe 37.12
158  Mongolia 39.88
159  Timor-Leste 40.65
160  Tajikistan 41.03
161  Cape Verde 41.35
- World 42.09
163  Eritrea 43.33
164  Kiribati 43.48
165  Iraq 43.82
166  South Africa 44.42
167  Bolivia 44.66
168  Papua New Guinea 45.23
169  Turkmenistan 45.36
170  Namibia 45.51
171  Nepal 47.46
172  Burma 47.61
173  Bhutan 49.36
174  Vanuatu 49.45
175  Ghana 51.09
176  North Korea 51.34
177  Gabon 51.78
178  Madagascar 54.20
179  Azerbaijan 54.60
180  Yemen 54.70
181  Kenya 54.70
182  Cambodia 54.79
183  Togo 56.24
184  Mayotte 56.29
185  Senegal 58.94
186  Bangladesh 59.02
187  Burundi 59.64
188  Haiti 59.69
189  Cameroon 63.34
190  Mauritania 63.42
191  Benin 64.64
192  Uganda 64.82
193  Pakistan 65.14
194  Guinea 65.22
195  Comoros 66.57
196  Gambia, The 67.33
197  Cote d'Ivoire 68.06
198  Swaziland 68.63
199  Tanzania 69.28
200  Western Sahara 69.66
201  Lesotho 77.40
202  Laos 77.82
203  Congo, Republic of the 79.78
204  Central African Republic 80.62
205  Ethiopia 80.80
206  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.21
207  Equatorial Guinea 81.58
208  Rwanda 81.61
209  Sudan 82.43
210  Burkina Faso 84.49
211  Malawi 89.05
212  Nigeria 94.35
213  Djibouti 97.51
214  Chad 98.69
215  Guinea-Bissau 99.82
216  Zambia 101.20
217  Mali 102.05
218  Mozambique 105.80
219  Somalia 109.19
220  Niger 116.66
221  Liberia 138.24
222  Afghanistan 151.95
223  Sierra Leone 154.43
224  Angola 180.21

See also

Demographics
Health
Education and innovation
Economic
Other

References

  1. ^ World Infant Mortality Rates by five years averages Population Reference Bureau
  2. ^ United Nations World Population Prospects: 2011 revision - 2011 revision
  3. ^ CIA World Factbook 2009