Infant Deaths
Africa Ranking
per 1000 live birthsSource: IMF
Definition of Infant Deaths
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sierra Leone | 95 | 2015 | 1 | 96 |
2 | Central African Republic | 78 | 2020 | 2 | 82 |
3 | Somalia | 73 | 2020 | 3 | 75 |
4 | Nigeria | 72 | 2020 | 4 | 74 |
5 | Lesotho | 71 | 2019 | 5 | 72 |
6 | Chad | 67 | 2020 | 6 | 69 |
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64 | 2020 | 7 | 66 |
8 | Guinea | 62 | 2020 | 8 | 65 |
9 | Liberia | 60 | 2019 | 9 | 61 |
10 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 59 | 2019 | 9 | 61 |
10 ↑ | Mali | 59 | 2020 | 11 | 60 |
12 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | 58 | 2020 | 11 | 60 |
13 | Benin | 57 | 2020 | 13 | 58 |
14 | Burkina Faso | 54 | 2019 | 14 | 55 |
15 ↓ | Cameroon | 53 | 2017 | 14 | 55 |
15 ↑ | Mozambique | 53 | 2020 | 16 | 54 |
17 | Guinea-Bissau | 51 | 2020 | 17 | 53 |
18 | Mauritania | 49 | 2020 | 18 | 50 |
19 | Comoros | 47 | 2020 | 19 | 49 |
19 | Djibouti | 47 | 2020 | 19 | 49 |
21 ↓ | Sudan | 46 | 2014 | 19 | 49 |
21 ↑ | Niger | 46 | 2020 | 22 | 47 |
23 | Togo | 44 | 2020 | 23 | 46 |
24 | Zambia | 42 | 2020 | 24 | 43 |
25 | Burundi | 39 | 2020 | 25 | 40 |
26 | Zimbabwe | 38 | 2020 | 26 | 38 |
27 ↓ | Swaziland | 37 | 2020 | 26 | 38 |
28 ↑ | Madagascar | 36 | 2020 | 29 | 37 |
28 ↓ | Botswana | 36 | 2020 | 26 | 38 |
28 ↑ | Gambia | 36 | 2019 | 29 | 37 |
28 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 36 | 2019 | 33 | 35 |
32 | Tanzania | 35 | 2020 | 32 | 36 |
32 ↓ | Ethiopia | 35 | 2020 | 29 | 37 |
34 | Uganda | 33 | 2019 | 34 | 34 |
34 | Kenya | 33 | 2018 | 34 | 34 |
34 | Ghana | 33 | 2020 | 34 | 34 |
37 | Gabon | 31 | 2020 | 37 | 32 |
37 | Rwanda | 31 | 2019 | 37 | 32 |
39 | Namibia | 30 | 2020 | 39 | 31 |
39 | Eritrea | 30 | 2020 | 39 | 31 |
41 | Malawi | 29 | 2020 | 41 | 30 |
41 | Senegal | 29 | 2020 | 41 | 30 |
43 | South Africa | 26 | 2020 | 43 | 26 |
44 | Algeria | 20 | 2020 | 44 | 21 |
45 ↑ | Egypt | 17 | 2020 | 46 | 18 |
46 ↓ | Morocco | 16 | 2020 | 45 | 19 |
47 ↑ | Mauritius | 15 | 2020 | 49 | 14 |
48 ↓ | Tunisia | 14 | 2020 | 47 | 15 |
48 ↓ | Cape Verde | 14 | 2018 | 47 | 15 |
50 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 13 | 2020 | 49 | 14 |
51 | Seychelles | 12 | 2020 | 51 | 12 |
52 | Libya | 10 | 2020 | 52 | 10 |
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.