Infant Deaths

Global Ranking

per 1000 live birthsSource: IMF

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	14	58
14 ↑	Burkina Faso	54	2019	15	55
14 ↓	Pakistan	54	2020	13	59
16 ↑	Mozambique	53	2020	17	54
16 ↓	Cameroon	53	2017	15	55
18	Guinea-Bissau	51	2020	18	53
19	Mauritania	49	2020	19	50
20 ↓	Angola	48	2020	19	50
20 ↑	Haiti	48	2019	21	49
22 ↓	Comoros	47	2020	21	49
22 ↓	Djibouti	47	2020	21	49
24 ↓	Sudan	46	2014	21	49
24 ↑	Niger	46	2020	26	47
24 ↑	Yemen	46	2020	27	46
27 ↓	Afghanistan	45	2020	25	48
28 ↓	Togo	44	2020	27	46
29	Zambia	42	2020	29	43
30	Kiribati	40	2019	30	41
31	Burundi	39	2020	31	40
32 ↑	Zimbabwe	38	2020	33	38
33 ↓	Papua New Guinea	37	2018	31	40
33	Swaziland	37	2020	33	38
35 ↑	Madagascar	36	2020	36	37
35 ↑	Republic of the Congo	36	2019	43	35
35 ↓	Botswana	36	2020	33	38
35 ↑	Gambia	36	2019	36	37
35 ↑	Turkmenistan	36	2020	36	37
40 ↓	Laos	35	2020	36	37
40 ↓	Ethiopia	35	2020	36	37
40 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	35	2020	41	36
40 ↑	Tanzania	35	2020	41	36
44	Kenya	33	2018	44	34
44	Uganda	33	2019	44	34
44	Ghana	33	2020	44	34
47 ↑	Dominica	32	2020	49	31
48 ↓	Gabon	31	2020	47	32
48 ↓	Rwanda	31	2019	47	32
50 ↓	Namibia	30	2020	49	31
50 ↓	Eritrea	30	2020	49	31
52	Senegal	29	2020	52	30
52	Malawi	29	2020	52	30
54	Tajikistan	28	2020	54	29
54 ↑	Dominican Republic	28	2020	55	28
56 ↓	India	27	2020	55	28
57	South Africa	26	2020	57	26
58 ↑	Nepal	24	2020	59	25
58 ↓	Bangladesh	24	2020	57	26
58 ↑	Guyana	24	2020	59	25
61 ↑	Fiji	23	2020	62	23
61	Bhutan	23	2020	61	24
63 ↑	Micronesia	22	2019	64	22
63 ↓	Cambodia	22	2020	62	23
63 ↑	Philippines	22	2019	64	22
63 ↑	Saint Lucia	22	2019	69	21
67 ↑	Venezuela	21	2020	69	21
67 ↓	Iraq	21	2020	64	22
67 ↓	Vanuatu	21	2020	64	22
67 ↓	Bolivia	21	2020	64	22
71 ↓	Guatemala	20	2020	69	21
71 ↓	Algeria	20	2020	69	21
71 ↑	Indonesia	20	2020	73	20
74 ↓	Tuvalu	19	2019	73	20
75	Syria	18	2020	75	19
76 ↑	Egypt	17	2020	77	18
76 ↑	Vietnam	17	2020	79	17
76 ↑	Solomon Islands	17	2020	79	17
76 ↑	Azerbaijan	17	2020	77	18
80 ↑	Palau	16	2020	83	16
80 ↓	Morocco	16	2020	75	19
80 ↓	Paraguay	16	2020	79	17
80 ↓	Suriname	16	2020	79	17
80 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	16	2020	83	16
80 ↑	Samoa	16	2017	83	16
86	Trinidad and Tobago	15	2020	86	15
86	Grenada	15	2017	86	15
86 ↑	Mauritius	15	2020	92	14
89 ↓	Tunisia	14	2020	86	15
89 ↑	Nicaragua	14	2020	92	14
89 ↓	Honduras	14	2019	86	15
89 ↓	Cape Verde	14	2018	86	15
93 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13	2019	92	14
93 ↓	Brazil	13	2019	92	14
93 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	13	2020	92	14
93 ↓	Mongolia	13	2020	92	14
93 ↑	Moldova	13	2020	98	13
93 ↑	Uzbekistan	13	2020	98	13
93 ↑	Jordan	13	2020	98	13
100 ↓	Panama	12	2020	98	13
100 ↓	North Korea	12	2020	98	13
100 ↑	Mexico	12	2020	103	12
100 ↑	Seychelles	12	2020	103	12
104 ↓	Jamaica	11	2020	103	12
104 ↓	El Salvador	11	2020	103	12
104 ↓	Bahamas	11	2020	86	15
104 ↓	Barbados	11	2020	103	12
104 ↓	Ecuador	11	2020	103	12
104 ↓	Colombia	11	2020	103	12
104 ↓	Iran	11	2020	103	12
111	Belize	10	2020	111	11
111 ↑	Libya	10	2020	112	10
111 ↑	Tonga	10	2020	112	10
111 ↑	Peru	10	2020	112	10
111 ↑	Oman	10	2020	112	10
111 ↑	Armenia	10	2020	112	10
117	Turkey	9	2019	117	9
117	Kazakhstan	9	2020	117	9
117 ↑	Brunei	9	2018	120	8
117	Albania	9	2019	117	9
121 ↓	Thailand	8	2019	120	8
121 ↓	Kuwait	8	2020	120	8
121 ↓	Georgia	8	2020	120	8
121 ↓	Argentina	8	2020	120	8
125	Costa Rica	7	2020	125	7
125	Ukraine	7	2019	125	7
125	Malaysia	7	2014	125	7
128	United Arab Emirates	6	2019	128	6
128	Chile	6	2020	128	6
128	Bahrain	6	2018	128	6
128	Antigua and Barbuda	6	2019	128	6
128	Romania	6	2020	128	6
128	Sri Lanka	6	2020	128	6
128	Saudi Arabia	6	2020	128	6
128	Lebanon	6	2019	128	6
128	Maldives	6	2020	128	6
128	Malta	6	2020	128	6
128	United States	6	2019	128	6
128	China	6	2020	128	6
140 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	2020	143	5
140 ↓	Bulgaria	5	2020	128	6
140 ↓	Uruguay	5	2020	128	6
140 ↓	Macedonia	5	2020	128	6
140 ↑	Qatar	5	2020	143	5
140 ↑	Serbia	5	2020	143	5
140 ↑	Slovakia	5	2020	143	5
147 ↑	Switzerland	4	2020	148	4
147 ↑	United Kingdom	4	2020	148	4
147 ↑	Netherlands	4	2019	148	4
147 ↑	New Zealand	4	2018	148	4
147 ↓	Russia	4	2020	143	5
147 ↑	Greece	4	2020	148	4
147 ↑	Croatia	4	2017	148	4
147 ↑	Poland	4	2020	148	4
147 ↑	Canada	4	2020	148	4
156 ↑	Portugal	3	2020	159	3
156 ↓	Latvia	3	2020	148	4
156 ↓	Hungary	3	2020	148	4
156 ↓	Denmark	3	2019	148	4
156 ↑	Israel	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Monaco	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Lithuania	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Italy	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Germany	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Belgium	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Ireland	3	2019	159	3
156 ↑	France	3	2019	159	3
156 ↑	Austria	3	2019	159	3
156 ↑	Spain	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	Australia	3	2020	159	3
156 ↑	South Korea	3	2020	159	3
172 ↑	Slovenia	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Luxembourg	2	2020	175	2
172 ↓	Belarus	2	2019	159	3
172 ↑	Sweden	2	2019	175	2
172 ↓	Andorra	2	2020	159	3
172 ↑	Finland	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	San Marino	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Singapore	2	2019	175	2
172 ↑	Norway	2	2020	175	2
172 ↓	Czech Republic	2	2019	159	3
172 ↑	Japan	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Estonia	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Iceland	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Montenegro	2	2020	175	2
172 ↑	Cyprus	2	2020	175	2

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.