Infant mortality

Infant mortality, 2025: from 1.1 per 1,000 live births (Cayman Islands) to 71.9 per 1,000 live births (South Sudan, 2024), median 10.8 per 1,000 live births.

World map: Infant mortality, 2025.

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Ranking

RankCountryValue (per 1,000 live births)Year
1South Sudan71.92024
2Nigeria69.82024
3Niger65.62024
4Somalia65.42024
5Liberia63.22024
6Zimbabwe62.42024
7Guinea59.82024
8Central African Republic58.82024
9Democratic Republic of the Congo56.42024
10Lesotho56.32024
10Chad56.32024
12Sierra Leone54.62024
13Afghanistan48.32024
14Pakistan48.22024
15Equatorial Guinea47.62024
16Mali47.52024
17Benin45.22024
18Ivory Coast44.82024
19Mozambique43.72024
20Burkina Faso43.62024
21Djibouti43.02024
21Madagascar43.02024
23Sudan42.92024
24Eswatini42.22024
25Guinea-Bissau42.12024
26Cameroon40.22024
27Haiti39.02024
28Kiribati38.82024
29Malawi38.02024
30Namibia36.42024
31Uganda35.92024
32Comoros35.02024
33Togo34.82024
34East Timor34.62024
34Zambia34.62024
36Ethiopia34.52024
37Kenya34.22024
38Yemen33.82024
39Dominica33.32024
40Myanmar32.82024
41The Gambia32.72024
42Angola32.12024
42Botswana32.12024
44Papua New Guinea31.32024
45Burundi30.52024
46Turkmenistan30.42024
47Mauritania30.22024
48Rwanda29.42024
49Senegal28.92024
50Tanzania28.72024
51Dominican Republic27.72024
52Ghana27.52024
53Laos27.22024
54Republic of the Congo27.02024
55Gabon25.92024
56Eritrea24.72024
57Bangladesh24.42024
58South Africa24.22024
59Fiji23.52024
59Tajikistan23.52024
61India23.32024
62Guyana23.22024
63Marshall Islands22.72024
64Nepal22.22024
65Western Sahara22.02025
66Philippines21.72024
67Venezuela21.22024
68Egypt20.82024
69Federated States of Micronesia20.32024
70Iraq20.12024
71Algeria19.52024
72Palau18.62024
73Niue18.62025
74Syria17.72024
75Guatemala17.22024
76Palestine17.02024
76Trinidad and Tobago17.02024
78Tuvalu16.52024
79Grenada16.42024
79Jamaica16.42024
79Cambodia16.42024
79Solomon Islands16.42024
83Saint Lucia15.82024
84Lebanon15.32024
85Indonesia15.22024
86Moldova15.12024
87Kyrgyzstan14.82024
87Suriname14.82024
89Morocco14.72024
90Paraguay14.52024
91Vanuatu14.42024
92Bolivia14.22024
93Saint Kitts and Nevis13.92024
94Mauritius13.82024
95Bhutan13.72024
96North Korea13.32024
97Seychelles12.92024
98Honduras12.82024
98Uzbekistan12.82024
100Azerbaijan12.52024
101Brazil12.32024
101Samoa12.32024
103Mexico12.12024
104Sint Maarten12.12025
105Jordan12.02024
105Panama12.02024
105Vietnam12.02024
108Saint Helena11.52025
109British Virgin Islands11.42024
110Mongolia11.22024
111The Bahamas11.12024
112Peru11.02024
113Ecuador10.92024
114Wallis and Futuna10.82025
115Belize10.82024
116Aruba10.72025
117Cape Verde10.62024
118Colombia10.52024
119Isle of Man10.52025
120Iran10.32024
121Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.22024
122Tunisia9.72024
123Guam9.72025
124Greenland9.42025
125Nicaragua9.42024
126São Tomé and Príncipe9.22024
127Barbados9.12024
127Costa Rica9.12024
129El Salvador8.82024
130Falkland Islands8.82025
131Brunei8.62024
132Armenia8.52024
133Jersey8.42025
134Albania8.32024
134Oman8.32024
136New Caledonia8.22025
137Gibraltar8.12025
138American Samoa8.12025
139Curaçao8.02025
140Argentina8.02024
140Turkey8.02024
140Kosovo8.02024
143Libya7.92024
144Saint Martin7.82025
145Tonga7.82024
146Nauru7.72024
146Thailand7.72024
148Saint Pierre and Miquelon7.62025
149Ukraine7.62024
150Georgia7.52024
151Kazakhstan7.42024
152Bahrain7.32024
153Antigua and Barbuda7.02024
153Kuwait7.02024
153Malaysia7.02024
156Cuba6.82024
157Uruguay6.22024
158Romania6.02024
159Vatican City5.82025
160Chile5.82024
161Guernsey5.62025
162Bosnia and Herzegovina5.52024
162United States of America5.52024
164Liechtenstein5.42025
165Faroe Islands5.32025
166Slovakia5.32024
167Sri Lanka5.22024
168Cook Islands5.22025
169Saint Barthélemy5.02025
170French Polynesia5.02025
171Montserrat5.02025
172Qatar4.82024
173Puerto Rico4.82025
174Canada4.72024
174Malta4.72024
174Maldives4.72024
174Saudi Arabia4.72024
178United States Virgin Islands4.72025
179Northern Mariana Islands4.62025
180Bulgaria4.62024
180Serbia4.62024
182Anguilla4.62025
183People's Republic of China4.12024
183Cyprus4.12024
183United Kingdom4.12024
183Croatia4.12024
183Russia4.12024
188New Zealand4.02024
189United Arab Emirates3.82024
190Poland3.62024
191Denmark3.52024
192Switzerland3.42024
192France3.42024
192Ireland3.42024
192Netherlands3.42024
196Greece3.22024
197Australia3.12024
197Belgium3.12024
197Germany3.12024
197Hungary3.12024
201Taiwan3.02025
202Turks and Caicos Islands3.02024
203Austria2.82024
203Lithuania2.82024
205Israel2.72024
205Portugal2.72024
207Spain2.62024
208North Macedonia2.52024
209Macau2.52025
210Andorra2.42024
211Italy2.32024
211South Korea2.32024
213Latvia2.22024
213Monaco2.22024
213Singapore2.22024
216Czech Republic2.12024
216Iceland2.12024
218Norway2.02024
218Sweden2.02024
220Finland1.92024
220Luxembourg1.92024
220Montenegro1.92024
223Bermuda1.92025
224Belarus1.82024
224Japan1.82024
224Slovenia1.82024
227Estonia1.52024
228Hong Kong1.42025
229San Marino1.22024
230Cayman Islands1.12025

Source

Infant mortality — World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · CC BY 4.0 · Nov 2026 · UN · datacatalog.worldbank.org · source updated Oct 8, 2026

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