SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · World Bank WDI · 2024

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

Name: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Compare 196 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.

Browse countries ↓

HIGHEST · 2024

71.9 per 1,000

South Sudan

MIDDLE OBSERVATION · 2024

12.3 per 1,000

Brazil

LOWEST · 2024

1.2 per 1,000

San Marino

Country comparison

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) by country in 2024

Sorted from highest to lowest. Values shown here come directly from the verified same-year snapshot.

Year

Choose any year with official country observations.

Country history

See how one country's value changed over time.

Loading historical trend…

Rank	Country	per 1,000 live births
1	South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa	71.9 per 1,000
2	Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	69.8 per 1,000
3	Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa	65.6 per 1,000
4	Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa	65.4 per 1,000
5	Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa	63.2 per 1,000
6	Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa	62.4 per 1,000
7	Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa	59.8 per 1,000
8	Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	58.8 per 1,000
9	Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa	56.4 per 1,000
10	Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa	56.3 per 1,000
11	Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa	56.3 per 1,000
12	Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa	54.6 per 1,000
13	Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	48.3 per 1,000
14	Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	48.2 per 1,000
15	Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa	47.6 per 1,000
16	Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa	47.5 per 1,000
17	Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	45.2 per 1,000
18	Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa	44.8 per 1,000
19	Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	43.7 per 1,000
20	Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa	43.6 per 1,000
21	Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	43 per 1,000
22	Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa	43 per 1,000
23	Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa	42.9 per 1,000
24	Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	42.2 per 1,000
25	Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa	42.1 per 1,000
26	Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa	40.2 per 1,000
27	Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean	39 per 1,000
28	Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific	38.8 per 1,000
29	Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa	38 per 1,000
30	Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa	36.4 per 1,000
31	Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	35.9 per 1,000
32	Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa	35 per 1,000
33	Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	34.8 per 1,000
34	Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific	34.6 per 1,000
35	Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	34.6 per 1,000
36	Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa	34.5 per 1,000
37	Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	34.2 per 1,000
38	Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	33.8 per 1,000
39	Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean	33.3 per 1,000
40	Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific	32.8 per 1,000
41	Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	32.7 per 1,000
42	Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	32.1 per 1,000
43	Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	32.1 per 1,000
44	Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific	31.3 per 1,000
45	Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa	30.5 per 1,000
46	Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia	30.4 per 1,000
47	Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa	30.2 per 1,000
48	Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	29.4 per 1,000
49	Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	28.9 per 1,000
50	Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa	28.7 per 1,000
51	Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean	27.7 per 1,000
52	Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa	27.5 per 1,000
53	Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific	27.2 per 1,000
54	Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa	27 per 1,000
55	Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa	25.9 per 1,000
56	Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa	24.7 per 1,000
57	Bangladesh BGD · South Asia	24.4 per 1,000
58	South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	24.2 per 1,000
59	Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific	23.5 per 1,000
60	Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia	23.5 per 1,000
61	India IND · South Asia	23.3 per 1,000
62	Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean	23.2 per 1,000
63	Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific	22.7 per 1,000
64	Nepal NPL · South Asia	22.2 per 1,000
65	Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific	21.7 per 1,000
66	Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean	21.2 per 1,000
67	Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	20.8 per 1,000
68	Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific	20.3 per 1,000
69	Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	20.1 per 1,000
70	Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	19.5 per 1,000
71	Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific	18.6 per 1,000
72	Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	17.7 per 1,000
73	Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean	17.2 per 1,000
74	Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean	17 per 1,000
75	West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	17 per 1,000
76	Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific	16.5 per 1,000
77	Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific	16.4 per 1,000
78	Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean	16.4 per 1,000
79	Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean	16.4 per 1,000
80	Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific	16.4 per 1,000
81	St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean	15.8 per 1,000
82	Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	15.3 per 1,000
83	Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific	15.2 per 1,000
84	Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia	15.1 per 1,000
85	Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia	14.8 per 1,000
86	Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean	14.8 per 1,000
87	Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	14.7 per 1,000
88	Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean	14.5 per 1,000
89	Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific	14.4 per 1,000
90	Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean	14.2 per 1,000
91	St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean	13.9 per 1,000
92	Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa	13.8 per 1,000
93	Bhutan BTN · South Asia	13.7 per 1,000
94	Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific	13.3 per 1,000
95	Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa	12.9 per 1,000
96	Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean	12.8 per 1,000
97	Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia	12.8 per 1,000
98	Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia	12.5 per 1,000
99	Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean	12.3 per 1,000
100	Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific	12.3 per 1,000
101	Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean	12.1 per 1,000
102	Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	12 per 1,000
103	Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean	12 per 1,000
104	Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific	12 per 1,000
105	British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean	11.4 per 1,000
106	Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific	11.2 per 1,000
107	Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean	11.1 per 1,000
108	Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean	11 per 1,000
109	Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean	10.9 per 1,000
110	Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean	10.8 per 1,000
111	Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa	10.6 per 1,000
112	Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean	10.5 per 1,000
113	Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	10.3 per 1,000
114	St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean	10.2 per 1,000
115	Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	9.7 per 1,000
116	Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean	9.4 per 1,000
117	Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa	9.2 per 1,000
118	Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean	9.1 per 1,000
119	Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean	9.1 per 1,000
120	El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean	8.8 per 1,000
121	Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific	8.6 per 1,000
122	Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia	8.5 per 1,000
123	Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia	8.3 per 1,000
124	Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	8.3 per 1,000
125	Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean	8 per 1,000
126	Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia	8 per 1,000
127	Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia	8 per 1,000
128	Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	7.9 per 1,000
129	Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific	7.8 per 1,000
130	Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific	7.7 per 1,000
131	Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific	7.7 per 1,000
132	Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia	7.6 per 1,000
133	Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia	7.5 per 1,000
134	Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia	7.4 per 1,000
135	Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	7.3 per 1,000
136	Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean	7 per 1,000
137	Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	7 per 1,000
138	Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific	7 per 1,000
139	Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean	6.8 per 1,000
140	Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean	6.2 per 1,000
141	Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia	6 per 1,000
142	Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean	5.8 per 1,000
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia	5.5 per 1,000
144	United States USA · North America	5.5 per 1,000
145	Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia	5.3 per 1,000
146	Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia	5.2 per 1,000
147	Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	4.8 per 1,000
148	Canada CAN · North America	4.7 per 1,000
149	Maldives MDV · South Asia	4.7 per 1,000
150	Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	4.7 per 1,000
151	Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	4.7 per 1,000
152	Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia	4.6 per 1,000
153	Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia	4.6 per 1,000
154	China CHN · East Asia & Pacific	4.1 per 1,000
155	Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia	4.1 per 1,000
156	Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia	4.1 per 1,000
157	Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia	4.1 per 1,000
158	United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia	4.1 per 1,000
159	New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific	4 per 1,000
160	United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3.8 per 1,000
161	Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia	3.6 per 1,000
162	Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia	3.5 per 1,000
163	France FRA · Europe & Central Asia	3.4 per 1,000
164	Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia	3.4 per 1,000
165	Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia	3.4 per 1,000
166	Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia	3.4 per 1,000
167	Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia	3.2 per 1,000
168	Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific	3.1 per 1,000
169	Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia	3.1 per 1,000
170	Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia	3.1 per 1,000
171	Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia	3.1 per 1,000
172	Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean	3 per 1,000
173	Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia	2.8 per 1,000
174	Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia	2.8 per 1,000
175	Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.7 per 1,000
176	Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia	2.7 per 1,000
177	Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia	2.6 per 1,000
178	North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia	2.5 per 1,000
179	Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia	2.4 per 1,000
180	Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia	2.3 per 1,000
181	Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific	2.3 per 1,000
182	Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia	2.2 per 1,000
183	Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia	2.2 per 1,000
184	Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific	2.2 per 1,000
185	Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia	2.1 per 1,000
186	Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia	2.1 per 1,000
187	Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia	2 per 1,000
188	Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia	2 per 1,000
189	Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia	1.9 per 1,000
190	Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia	1.9 per 1,000
191	Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia	1.9 per 1,000
192	Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia	1.8 per 1,000
193	Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific	1.8 per 1,000
194	Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia	1.8 per 1,000
195	Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia	1.5 per 1,000
196	San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia	1.2 per 1,000

Source & coverage

What this dataset means

DEFAULT YEAR

2024

Latest well-covered snapshot

The page opens on the newest year between 2025 and 2020 with at least 120 eligible country observations. Historical years remain selectable even when their coverage differs.

COVERAGE

196

Countries in default year

Missing countries are not assigned zero and are not backfilled from older years.

HISTORY

4900

Country-year observations

Historical data is available as a machine-readable file.

Download current snapshot JSON → · Download history JSON → · World Bank indicator source →