Infant Deaths

Africa Ranking

per 1000 live birthsSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Sierra Leone952015196
2Central African Republic782020282
3Somalia732020375
4Nigeria722020474
5Lesotho712019572
6Chad672020669
7Democratic Republic of the Congo642020766
8Guinea622020865
9Liberia602019961
10Ivory Coast592019961
10Mali5920201160
12Equatorial Guinea5820201160
13Benin5720201358
14Burkina Faso5420191455
15Cameroon5320171455
15Mozambique5320201654
17Guinea-Bissau5120201753
18Mauritania4920201850
19Comoros4720201949
19Djibouti4720201949
21Sudan4620141949
21Niger4620202247
23Togo4420202346
24Zambia4220202443
25Burundi3920202540
26Zimbabwe3820202638
27Swaziland3720202638
28Madagascar3620202937
28Botswana3620202638
28Gambia3620192937
28Republic of the Congo3620193335
32Tanzania3520203236
32Ethiopia3520202937
34Uganda3320193434
34Kenya3320183434
34Ghana3320203434
37Gabon3120203732
37Rwanda3120193732
39Namibia3020203931
39Eritrea3020203931
41Malawi2920204130
41Senegal2920204130
43South Africa2620204326
44Algeria2020204421
45Egypt1720204618
46Morocco1620204519
47Mauritius1520204914
48Tunisia1420204715
48Cape Verde1420184715
50Sao Tome and Principe1320204914
51Seychelles1220205112
52Libya1020205210

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.

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