Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
DemographicsWHO GHOwho_gho:MDG_0000000001•Per 1,000 live births•1932 → 2023•198 countries
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DemographicsWHO GHO
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
1932 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per 1,000 live births
≤ 3.12
3.12 – 5.99
5.99 – 10.5
10.5 – 15.77
15.77 – 25.93
25.93 – 39.04
> 39.04
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
Distribution across countries
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Countries
50
Median
40.4
Mean
46.3
25th pctl
34.6
75th pctl
51.2
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Compare trends
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
GhanaGuineaMauritania
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 195.69 Per 1,000 live births | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 78.27 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 73.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 62.23 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 61.55 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 61.33 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 58.69 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 58.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 55.42 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 54.92 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 54.75 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 52.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 51.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 50.36 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 48.57 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 48.54 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 45.42 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 44.44 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 43.98 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 43.55 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 43.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 42.63 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 41.25 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 40.57 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 40.55 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 40.2 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 39.72 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 39.71 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 39.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 38.35 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 38.25 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 38 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 37.94 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 35.74 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 35.17 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 35.12 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 34.65 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 34.56 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 34.19 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 34.11 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 32.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 32.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 32.05 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 31.47 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 31.23 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 30.86 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 30.21 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 29.36 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 29.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 29.04 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 |
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)