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Infant Mortality Rate

DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:IMR•per 1,000 live births•1950 → 2026•225 countries
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Spotlight
Sierra Leone
SLE
68.0998 per 1,000 live births
2026
Nigeria
NGA
66.9136 per 1,000 live births
2026
Central African Republic
CAF
64.7946 per 1,000 live births
2026
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
SOM
64.3483 per 1,000 live births
2026
Guinea
GIN
63.0611 per 1,000 live births
2026
South Sudan
SSD
62.1529 per 1,000 live births
2026
Infant Mortality Rate infographic

Infant Mortality Rate by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: per 1,000 live births
≤ 2.91
2.91 – 4.9
4.9 – 8.23
8.23 – 11.35
11.35 – 17.98
17.98 – 33.28
> 33.28
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Highest 15 countries

Infant Mortality Rate
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Distribution across countries

Infant Mortality Rate
Countries
50
 
Median
39.6
 
Mean
41.7
 
25th pctl
29.9
 
75th pctl
50.3
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Compare trends

Infant Mortality Rate
Sierra LeoneNigeriaCentral African Republic
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
CountryLatestDateTrend
Sierra LeoneSLE68.1 per 1,000 live births2026
NigeriaNGA66.91 per 1,000 live births2026
Central African RepublicCAF64.79 per 1,000 live births2026
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM64.35 per 1,000 live births2026
GuineaGIN63.06 per 1,000 live births2026
South SudanSSD62.15 per 1,000 live births2026
ChadTCD61.72 per 1,000 live births2026
NigerNER60.96 per 1,000 live births2026
MaliMLI57.89 per 1,000 live births2026
LiberiaLBR53.46 per 1,000 live births2026
Burkina FasoBFA52.67 per 1,000 live births2026
LesothoLSO51.28 per 1,000 live births2026
BeninBEN50.25 per 1,000 live births2026
Equatorial GuineaGNQ49.72 per 1,000 live births2026
Cote d'IvoireCIV49.32 per 1,000 live births2026
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD47.41 per 1,000 live births2026
MozambiqueMOZ46.95 per 1,000 live births2026
Guinea-BissauGNB46.55 per 1,000 live births2026
PakistanPAK46.5 per 1,000 live births2026
AngolaAGO45.86 per 1,000 live births2026
CameroonCMR43.65 per 1,000 live births2026
HaitiHTI42.65 per 1,000 live births2026
MadagascarMDG42.59 per 1,000 live births2026
KiribatiKIR41.26 per 1,000 live births2026
AfghanistanAFG40.04 per 1,000 live births2026
TogoTGO39.15 per 1,000 live births2026
EswatiniSWZ36.05 per 1,000 live births2026
SudanSDN35.97 per 1,000 live births2026
ZambiaZMB35.75 per 1,000 live births2026
DjiboutiDJI33.99 per 1,000 live births2026
BurundiBDI33.94 per 1,000 live births2026
Timor-LesteTLS33.88 per 1,000 live births2026
ComorosCOM33.28 per 1,000 live births2026
MyanmarMMR31.64 per 1,000 live births2026
Papua New GuineaPNG30.76 per 1,000 live births2026
ZimbabweZWE30.53 per 1,000 live births2026
EthiopiaETH29.93 per 1,000 live births2026
Yemen, Rep.YEM29.88 per 1,000 live births2026
BoliviaBOL29.56 per 1,000 live births2026
GhanaGHA28.98 per 1,000 live births2026
KenyaKEN28.18 per 1,000 live births2026
Gambia, TheGMB27.82 per 1,000 live births2026
Lao PDRLAO27.8 per 1,000 live births2026
MalawiMWI27.59 per 1,000 live births2026
MauritaniaMRT27.53 per 1,000 live births2026
TurkmenistanTKM27.08 per 1,000 live births2026
TanzaniaTZA26.9 per 1,000 live births2026
Congo, Rep.COG26.69 per 1,000 live births2026
BotswanaBWA26.52 per 1,000 live births2026
UgandaUGA26.06 per 1,000 live births2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)