Infant Mortality Rate
DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:IMR•per 1,000 live births•1950 → 2026•225 countries
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DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Spotlight
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
225 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Distribution across countries
Infant Mortality Rate
Countries
225
Median
9.7
Mean
15.9
25th pctl
4.7
75th pctl
21.9
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Infant Mortality Rate
Sierra LeoneNigeriaCentral African Republic
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 66.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 64.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 64.35 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 63.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 62.15 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 61.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | 60.96 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 57.89 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 53.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 52.67 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 51.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 50.25 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 49.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 49.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 47.41 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 46.95 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 46.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 45.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 43.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 42.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 42.59 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 41.26 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 40.04 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 39.15 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 36.05 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 35.97 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 35.75 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 33.99 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | 33.94 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 33.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 33.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 31.64 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 30.76 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 30.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 29.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 29.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | 28.98 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 28.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 27.82 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 27.59 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 27.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 27.08 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 26.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 26.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 26.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 25.92 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 25.23 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | 25.15 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 24.63 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 24.25 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 24.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 21.92 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 21.05 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 20.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 19.78 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NauruNRU | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 19.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 18.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 17.98 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 17.96 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 17.58 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 17.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 16.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 16.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 16.35 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 15.81 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 15.64 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 15.35 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 15.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 14.67 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 14.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 13.98 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 13.96 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 13.26 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 13.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 12.97 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 12.82 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 12.81 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 11.85 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 11.68 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 11.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 11.47 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 11.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 11.13 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 11.01 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 10.81 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 10.64 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 10.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 10.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 10.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 10.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 10.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 10.07 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 9.73 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 9.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 9.67 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 9.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuamGUM | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 9.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 9.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 9.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 9.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 8.73 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 8.59 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 8.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 8.51 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 8.51 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| French GuianaGUF | 8.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | 8.31 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 8.23 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JerseyJEY | 8.23 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 8.13 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 8.07 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 7.94 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| American SamoaASM | 7.89 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 7.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 7.74 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 7.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 7.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 6.97 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 6.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 6.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 6.34 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 6.24 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuadeloupeGLP | 6.24 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MartiniqueMTQ | 5.93 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 5.74 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 5.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | 5.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuernseyGGY | 5.55 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 5.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 5.33 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 4.93 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MontserratMSR | 4.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 4.87 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | 4.81 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | 4.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 4.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 4.66 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.66 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 4.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 4.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 4.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 4.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CubaCUB | 4.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RéunionREU | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 3.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MonacoMCO | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 3.22 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 2.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 2.83 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | 2.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 2.71 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 2.66 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 2.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.51 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2.47 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 2.43 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.43 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 2.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | 2.07 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.07 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.81 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 1.78 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.73 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 1.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.66 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.59 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.39 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.15 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.04 per 1,000 live births | 2026 |
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)