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Infant mortality rate (UN estimates)

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in the year. These are modelled estimates.

Unit: Deaths per 1,000 live births Frequency: Annual Coverage: 196 countries and 11 groups 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank (original data: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA))
Highest in 2024 71.9 per 1,000 live births South Sudan Lowest in 2024 1.2 per 1,000 live births San Marino
Euro area, 2024 3.1 per 1,000 live births Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 196 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

196 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Infant mortality rate (UN estimates) (deaths per 1,000 live births), 2000 to 2024
Period WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2024 27.7 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 4.1 per 1,000 live births 23.3 per 1,000 live births
2023 28.4 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 4.4 per 1,000 live births 24.5 per 1,000 live births
2022 29.3 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 4.8 per 1,000 live births 25.7 per 1,000 live births
2021 29.3 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 5.1 per 1,000 live births 27.0 per 1,000 live births
2020 29.1 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 28.3 per 1,000 live births
2019 29.2 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 6.0 per 1,000 live births 29.8 per 1,000 live births
2018 29.6 per 1,000 live births 5.6 per 1,000 live births 6.4 per 1,000 live births 31.3 per 1,000 live births
2017 30.0 per 1,000 live births 5.6 per 1,000 live births 7.0 per 1,000 live births 32.9 per 1,000 live births
2016 30.6 per 1,000 live births 5.7 per 1,000 live births 7.6 per 1,000 live births 34.6 per 1,000 live births
2015 31.5 per 1,000 live births 5.8 per 1,000 live births 8.2 per 1,000 live births 36.3 per 1,000 live births
2014 32.1 per 1,000 live births 5.8 per 1,000 live births 8.9 per 1,000 live births 38.2 per 1,000 live births
2013 33.1 per 1,000 live births 5.9 per 1,000 live births 9.7 per 1,000 live births 40.1 per 1,000 live births
2012 34.0 per 1,000 live births 6.0 per 1,000 live births 10.5 per 1,000 live births 42.2 per 1,000 live births
2011 35.9 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births 11.4 per 1,000 live births 44.2 per 1,000 live births
2010 36.7 per 1,000 live births 6.2 per 1,000 live births 12.4 per 1,000 live births 46.3 per 1,000 live births
2009 38.0 per 1,000 live births 6.4 per 1,000 live births 13.5 per 1,000 live births 48.4 per 1,000 live births
2008 39.2 per 1,000 live births 6.5 per 1,000 live births 14.8 per 1,000 live births 50.5 per 1,000 live births
2007 40.7 per 1,000 live births 6.6 per 1,000 live births 16.1 per 1,000 live births 52.5 per 1,000 live births
2006 42.3 per 1,000 live births 6.7 per 1,000 live births 17.7 per 1,000 live births 54.5 per 1,000 live births
2005 44.1 per 1,000 live births 6.8 per 1,000 live births 19.4 per 1,000 live births 56.5 per 1,000 live births
2004 46.3 per 1,000 live births 6.8 per 1,000 live births 21.3 per 1,000 live births 58.5 per 1,000 live births
2003 48.0 per 1,000 live births 6.9 per 1,000 live births 23.4 per 1,000 live births 60.4 per 1,000 live births
2002 49.9 per 1,000 live births 7.0 per 1,000 live births 25.6 per 1,000 live births 62.4 per 1,000 live births
2001 51.9 per 1,000 live births 7.0 per 1,000 live births 27.8 per 1,000 live births 64.3 per 1,000 live births
2000 53.3 per 1,000 live births 7.1 per 1,000 live births 29.9 per 1,000 live births 66.3 per 1,000 live births

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In short

  • Among the 196 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is South Sudan (71.9 per 1,000 live births) and the lowest San Marino (1.2 per 1,000 live births).
  • Half of the countries are above 12.4 per 1,000 live births and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 19 countries and fell in 150.
  • The figure for the world was 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 29.2 per 1,000 live births in 2019 (−1.5).

About this measure

Definition
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in the year. These are modelled estimates.
Population covered
Live births
Unit
Deaths per 1,000 live births
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 1,000 live births)

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA)

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 South Sudan 71.9 per 1,000 live births
  2. 2 Nigeria 69.8 per 1,000 live births
  3. 3 Niger 65.6 per 1,000 live births
  4. 4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 65.4 per 1,000 live births
  5. 5 Liberia 63.2 per 1,000 live births
  6. 6 Zimbabwe 62.4 per 1,000 live births
  7. 7 Guinea 59.8 per 1,000 live births
  8. 8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.4 per 1,000 live births
  10. 10 Chad 56.3 per 1,000 live births
  11. 11 Lesotho 56.3 per 1,000 live births
  12. 12 Sierra Leone 54.6 per 1,000 live births
  13. 13 Afghanistan 48.3 per 1,000 live births
  14. 14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births
  15. 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births
  16. 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births
  17. 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births
  18. 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births
  19. 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births
  20. 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births
  21. 21 Djibouti 43.0 per 1,000 live births
  22. 22 Madagascar 43.0 per 1,000 live births
  23. 23 Sudan 42.9 per 1,000 live births
  24. 24 Eswatini 42.2 per 1,000 live births
  25. 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 per 1,000 live births
  26. 26 Cameroon 40.2 per 1,000 live births
  27. 27 Haiti 39.0 per 1,000 live births
  28. 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births
  29. 29 Malawi 38.0 per 1,000 live births
  30. 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births
  31. 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births
  32. 32 Comoros 35.0 per 1,000 live births
  33. 33 Togo 34.8 per 1,000 live births
  34. 34 Timor-Leste 34.6 per 1,000 live births
  35. 35 Zambia 34.6 per 1,000 live births
  36. 36 Ethiopia 34.5 per 1,000 live births
  37. 37 Kenya 34.2 per 1,000 live births
  38. 38 Yemen 33.8 per 1,000 live births
  39. 39 Dominica 33.3 per 1,000 live births
  40. 40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births
  41. 41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births
  42. 42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births
  43. 43 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births
  44. 44 Papua New Guinea 31.3 per 1,000 live births
  45. 45 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births
  46. 46 Turkmenistan 30.4 per 1,000 live births
  47. 47 Mauritania 30.2 per 1,000 live births
  48. 48 Rwanda 29.4 per 1,000 live births
  49. 49 Senegal 28.9 per 1,000 live births
  50. 50 Tanzania 28.7 per 1,000 live births
  51. 51 Dominican Republic 27.7 per 1,000 live births
  52. 52 Ghana 27.5 per 1,000 live births
  53. 53 Laos 27.2 per 1,000 live births
  54. 54 Republic of the Congo 27.0 per 1,000 live births
  55. 55 Gabon 25.9 per 1,000 live births
  56. 56 Eritrea 24.7 per 1,000 live births
  57. 57 Bangladesh 24.4 per 1,000 live births
  58. 58 South Africa 24.2 per 1,000 live births
  59. 59 Fiji 23.5 per 1,000 live births
  60. 60 Tajikistan 23.5 per 1,000 live births
  61. 61 India 23.3 per 1,000 live births
  62. 62 Guyana 23.2 per 1,000 live births
  63. 63 Marshall Islands 22.7 per 1,000 live births
  64. 64 Nepal 22.2 per 1,000 live births
  65. 65 Philippines 21.7 per 1,000 live births
  66. 66 Venezuela 21.2 per 1,000 live births
  67. 67 Egypt 20.8 per 1,000 live births
  68. 68 Micronesia 20.3 per 1,000 live births
  69. 69 Iraq 20.1 per 1,000 live births
  70. 70 Algeria 19.5 per 1,000 live births
  71. 71 Palau 18.6 per 1,000 live births
  72. 72 Syria 17.7 per 1,000 live births
  73. 73 Guatemala 17.2 per 1,000 live births
  74. 74 Trinidad and Tobago 17.0 per 1,000 live births
  75. 75 West Bank and Gaza 17.0 per 1,000 live births
  76. 76 Tuvalu 16.5 per 1,000 live births
  77. 77 Cambodia 16.4 per 1,000 live births
  78. 78 Grenada 16.4 per 1,000 live births
  79. 79 Jamaica 16.4 per 1,000 live births
  80. 80 Solomon Islands 16.4 per 1,000 live births
  81. 81 Saint Lucia 15.8 per 1,000 live births
  82. 82 Lebanon 15.3 per 1,000 live births
  83. 83 Indonesia 15.2 per 1,000 live births
  84. 84 Moldova 15.1 per 1,000 live births
  85. 85 Kyrgyzstan 14.8 per 1,000 live births
  86. 86 Suriname 14.8 per 1,000 live births
  87. 87 Morocco 14.7 per 1,000 live births
  88. 88 Paraguay 14.5 per 1,000 live births
  89. 89 Vanuatu 14.4 per 1,000 live births
  90. 90 Bolivia 14.2 per 1,000 live births
  91. 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.9 per 1,000 live births
  92. 92 Mauritius 13.8 per 1,000 live births
  93. 93 Bhutan 13.7 per 1,000 live births
  94. 94 North Korea 13.3 per 1,000 live births
  95. 95 Seychelles 12.9 per 1,000 live births
  96. 96 Honduras 12.8 per 1,000 live births
  97. 97 Uzbekistan 12.8 per 1,000 live births
  98. 98 Azerbaijan 12.5 per 1,000 live births
  99. 99 Brazil 12.3 per 1,000 live births
  100. 100 Samoa 12.3 per 1,000 live births
  101. 101 Mexico 12.1 per 1,000 live births
  102. 102 Jordan 12.0 per 1,000 live births
  103. 103 Panama 12.0 per 1,000 live births
  104. 104 Viet Nam 12.0 per 1,000 live births
  105. 105 British Virgin Islands 11.4 per 1,000 live births
  106. 106 Mongolia 11.2 per 1,000 live births
  107. 107 Bahamas 11.1 per 1,000 live births
  108. 108 Peru 11.0 per 1,000 live births
  109. 109 Ecuador 10.9 per 1,000 live births
  110. 110 Belize 10.8 per 1,000 live births
  111. 111 Cabo Verde 10.6 per 1,000 live births
  112. 112 Colombia 10.5 per 1,000 live births
  113. 113 Iran 10.3 per 1,000 live births
  114. 114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.2 per 1,000 live births
  115. 115 Tunisia 9.7 per 1,000 live births
  116. 116 Nicaragua 9.4 per 1,000 live births
  117. 117 São Tomé and Príncipe 9.2 per 1,000 live births
  118. 118 Barbados 9.1 per 1,000 live births
  119. 119 Costa Rica 9.1 per 1,000 live births
  120. 120 El Salvador 8.8 per 1,000 live births
  121. 121 Brunei 8.6 per 1,000 live births
  122. 122 Armenia 8.5 per 1,000 live births
  123. 123 Albania 8.3 per 1,000 live births
  124. 124 Oman 8.3 per 1,000 live births
  125. 125 Argentina 8.0 per 1,000 live births
  126. 126 Kosovo 8.0 per 1,000 live births
  127. 127 Türkiye 8.0 per 1,000 live births
  128. 128 Libya 7.9 per 1,000 live births
  129. 129 Tonga 7.8 per 1,000 live births
  130. 130 Naoero 7.7 per 1,000 live births
  131. 131 Thailand 7.7 per 1,000 live births
  132. 132 Ukraine 7.6 per 1,000 live births
  133. 133 Georgia 7.5 per 1,000 live births
  134. 134 Kazakhstan 7.4 per 1,000 live births
  135. 135 Bahrain 7.3 per 1,000 live births
  136. 136 Antigua and Barbuda 7.0 per 1,000 live births
  137. 137 Kuwait 7.0 per 1,000 live births
  138. 138 Malaysia 7.0 per 1,000 live births
  139. 139 Cuba 6.8 per 1,000 live births
  140. 140 Uruguay 6.2 per 1,000 live births
  141. 141 Romania 6.0 per 1,000 live births
  142. 142 Chile 5.8 per 1,000 live births
  143. 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.5 per 1,000 live births
  144. 144 United States 5.5 per 1,000 live births
  145. 145 Slovakia 5.3 per 1,000 live births
  146. 146 Sri Lanka 5.2 per 1,000 live births
  147. 147 Qatar 4.8 per 1,000 live births
  148. 148 Canada 4.7 per 1,000 live births
  149. 149 Maldives 4.7 per 1,000 live births
  150. 150 Malta 4.7 per 1,000 live births
  151. 151 Saudi Arabia 4.7 per 1,000 live births
  152. 152 Bulgaria 4.6 per 1,000 live births
  153. 153 Serbia 4.6 per 1,000 live births
  154. 154 China 4.1 per 1,000 live births
  155. 155 Croatia 4.1 per 1,000 live births
  156. 156 Cyprus 4.1 per 1,000 live births
  157. 157 Russia 4.1 per 1,000 live births
  158. 158 United Kingdom 4.1 per 1,000 live births
  159. 159 New Zealand 4.0 per 1,000 live births
  160. 160 United Arab Emirates 3.8 per 1,000 live births
  161. 161 Poland 3.6 per 1,000 live births
  162. 162 Denmark 3.5 per 1,000 live births
  163. 163 France 3.4 per 1,000 live births
  164. 164 Ireland 3.4 per 1,000 live births
  165. 165 Netherlands 3.4 per 1,000 live births
  166. 166 Switzerland 3.4 per 1,000 live births
  167. 167 Greece 3.2 per 1,000 live births
  168. 168 Australia 3.1 per 1,000 live births
  169. 169 Belgium 3.1 per 1,000 live births
  170. 170 Germany 3.1 per 1,000 live births
  171. 171 Hungary 3.1 per 1,000 live births
  172. 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.0 per 1,000 live births
  173. 173 Austria 2.8 per 1,000 live births
  174. 174 Lithuania 2.8 per 1,000 live births
  175. 175 Israel 2.7 per 1,000 live births
  176. 176 Portugal 2.7 per 1,000 live births
  177. 177 Spain 2.6 per 1,000 live births
  178. 178 North Macedonia 2.5 per 1,000 live births
  179. 179 Andorra 2.4 per 1,000 live births
  180. 180 Italy 2.3 per 1,000 live births
  181. 181 South Korea 2.3 per 1,000 live births
  182. 182 Latvia 2.2 per 1,000 live births
  183. 183 Monaco 2.2 per 1,000 live births
  184. 184 Singapore 2.2 per 1,000 live births
  185. 185 Czechia 2.1 per 1,000 live births
  186. 186 Iceland 2.1 per 1,000 live births
  187. 187 Norway 2.0 per 1,000 live births
  188. 188 Sweden 2.0 per 1,000 live births
  189. 189 Finland 1.9 per 1,000 live births
  190. 190 Luxembourg 1.9 per 1,000 live births
  191. 191 Montenegro 1.9 per 1,000 live births
  192. 192 Belarus 1.8 per 1,000 live births
  193. 193 Japan 1.8 per 1,000 live births
  194. 194 Slovenia 1.8 per 1,000 live births
  195. 195 Estonia 1.5 per 1,000 live births
  196. 196 San Marino 1.2 per 1,000 live births
  197. East Asia and Pacific 10.7 per 1,000 live births
  198. Euro area 3.1 per 1,000 live births
  199. Europe and Central Asia 6.6 per 1,000 live births
  200. European Union 3.2 per 1,000 live births
  201. Latin America and Caribbean 13.3 per 1,000 live births
  202. Middle East and North Africa 32.0 per 1,000 live births
  203. North America 5.4 per 1,000 live births
  204. OECD members 5.8 per 1,000 live births
  205. South Asia 23.2 per 1,000 live births
  206. Sub-Saharan Africa 47.1 per 1,000 live births
  207. World 27.7 per 1,000 live births
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