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Infant mortality
What this indicator measures
Number of children who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
How to read this?
A value of 5 means 5 babies out of 1,000 live births die before the age of one.
Ranking : ranked from lowest to highest
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194countries with data
69.8 per 1,000maximum · Nigeria
12.3 per 1,000median
1.2 per 1,000minimum · San Marino
2024data year(s)
In brief
The "Infant mortality" ranking covers 194 countries and territories. Lowest value: San Marino (1.2 per 1,000). Highest value: Nigeria (69.8 per 1,000). Median: 12.3 per 1,000 (data: 2024). The top 10% of countries exceed 43 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 2.6 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Africa (35.9 per 1,000) and lowest in Europe (3.1 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Africa 35.9 per 1,000 (51)
- Oceania 16.5 per 1,000 (14)
- Asia 12 per 1,000 (46)
- South America 11.7 per 1,000 (12)
- North America 11.4 per 1,000 (25)
- Europe 3.1 per 1,000 (43)
Why this indicator matters
Deaths of babies before age one are a very sensitive marker of the quality of care, hygiene and living conditions. It is often used to compare health systems.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on mothers' health, care at birth, vaccination, breastfeeding, safe drinking water, diet and quick access to care.
Reading precautions
The figures are modeled estimates, since not all infant deaths are recorded. Definitions of a live birth may vary slightly from one country to another.
Full ranking
ranked from lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 25e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇫🇷 France | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇨🇳 China | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇺🇸 United States | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 8.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 83e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 10.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 11.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 12.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 12.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 99e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 12.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 12.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 13.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 13.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 13.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 13.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 14.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 14.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 14.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 14.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 14.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 14.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 15.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 15.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 15.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 16.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 16.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 16.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 16.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 121e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 16.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 17 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 17.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 17.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 18.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 19.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 20.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 20.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 20.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 21.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 21.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 132e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 22.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 22.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 23.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇮🇳 India | 23.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 23.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 23.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 24.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 24.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 24.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 25.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 27 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 27.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 27.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 27.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 28.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 28.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 29.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 30.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 30.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 30.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 31.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 32.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 32.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 32.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 32.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 33.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 33.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 34.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 34.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 34.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 34.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 34.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 164e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 35 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 35.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 36.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 167e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 38 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 168e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 38.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 39 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 40.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 42.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 42.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 42.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 43 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 43 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 43.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 177e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 43.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 178e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 44.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 45.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 180e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 47.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 48.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 48.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 54.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 56.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 56.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 56.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 188e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 58.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 59.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 62.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 63.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 192e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 65.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 65.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 69.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Infant mortality"?
The highest value is in Nigeria, at 69.8 per 1,000 (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Infant mortality"?
The lowest value is in San Marino, at 1.2 per 1,000 (2024).
What is the world median value of "Infant mortality"?
The world median is 12.3 per 1,000, calculated across 194 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Infant mortality" for France?
France scores 3.4 per 1,000 (2024), ranking 31 out of 194 countries (ranked from lowest to highest).
Where does the "Infant mortality" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après UN IGME (UNICEF, OMS, Banque mondiale, ONU). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What is meant by infant mortality?
It refers to deaths of children before their first birthday, relative to 1,000 live births.
Why is it a good health indicator?
Because infants are very sensitive to care, hygiene and diet. A fragile system quickly shows up in this figure.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après UN IGME (UNICEF, OMS, Banque mondiale, ONU). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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- Male suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among men in a year, per 100,000 men, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
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