Countries with the highest infant mortality rate


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rank country (deaths/1,000 live births) Date of Information
1 Angola 180.21 2009 est.
2 Sierra Leone 154.43 2009 est.
3 Afghanistan 151.95 2009 est.
4 Liberia 138.24 2009 est.
5 Niger 116.66 2009 est.
6 Somalia 109.19 2009 est.
7 Mozambique 105.80 2009 est.
8 Mali 102.05 2009 est.
9 Zambia 101.20 2009 est.
10 Guinea-Bissau 99.82 2009 est.
11 Chad 98.69 2009 est.
12 Djibouti 97.51 2009 est.
13 Nigeria 94.35 2009 est.
14 Malawi 89.05 2009 est.
15 Burkina Faso 84.49 2009 est.
16 Sudan 82.43 2009 est.
17 Rwanda 81.61 2009 est.
18 Equatorial Guinea 81.58 2009 est.
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.21 2009 est.
20 Ethiopia 80.80 2009 est.
21 Central African Republic 80.62 2009 est.
22 Congo, Republic of the 79.78 2009 est.
23 Laos 77.82 2009 est.
24 Lesotho 77.40 2009 est.
25 Western Sahara 69.66 2009 est.
26 Tanzania 69.28 2009 est.
27 Swaziland 68.63 2009 est.
28 Cote d'Ivoire 68.06 2009 est.
29 Gambia, The 67.33 2009 est.
30 Comoros 66.57 2009 est.
31 Guinea 65.22 2009 est.
32 Pakistan 65.14 2009 est.
33 Uganda 64.82 2009 est.
34 Benin 64.64 2009 est.
35 Mauritania 63.42 2009 est.
36 Cameroon 63.34 2009 est.
37 Haiti 59.69 2009 est.
38 Burundi 59.64 2009 est.
39 Bangladesh 59.02 2009 est.
40 Senegal 58.94 2009 est.
41 Mayotte 56.29 2009 est.
42 Togo 56.24 2009 est.
43 Cambodia 54.79 2009 est.
44 Kenya 54.70 2009 est.
45 Yemen 54.70 2009 est.
46 Azerbaijan 54.60 2009 est.
47 Madagascar 54.20 2009 est.
48 Gabon 51.78 2009 est.
49 Korea, North 51.34 2009 est.
50 Ghana 51.09 2009 est.
51 Vanuatu 49.45 2009 est.
52 Bhutan 49.36 2009 est.
53 Burma 47.61 2009 est.
54 Nepal 47.46 2009 est.
55 Namibia 45.51 2009 est.
56 Turkmenistan 45.36 2009 est.
57 Papua New Guinea 45.23 2009 est.
58 Bolivia 44.66 2009 est.
59 South Africa 44.42 2009 est.
60 Iraq 43.82 2009 est.
61 Kiribati 43.48 2009 est.
62 Eritrea 43.33 2009 est.
63 Cape Verde 41.35 2009 est.
64 Tajikistan 41.03 2009 est.
65 World 40.85 2009 est.
66 Timor-Leste 40.65 2009 est.
67 Mongolia 39.88 2009 est.
68 Sao Tome and Principe 37.12 2009 est.
69 Morocco 36.88 2009 est.
70 Iran 35.78 2009 est.
71 Zimbabwe 32.31 2009 est.
72 Kyrgyzstan 31.26 2009 est.
73 India 30.15 2009 est.
74 Indonesia 29.97 2009 est.
75 Trinidad and Tobago 29.93 2009 est.
76 Guyana 29.65 2009 est.
77 Maldives 29.53 2009 est.
78 Peru 28.62 2009 est.
79 Guatemala 27.84 2009 est.
80 Algeria 27.73 2009 est.
81 Egypt 27.26 2009 est.
82 Micronesia, Federated States of 26.10 2009 est.
83 Dominican Republic 25.96 2009 est.
84 Syria 25.87 2009 est.
85 Turkey 25.78 2009 est.
86 Kazakhstan 25.73 2009 est.
87 Marshall Islands 25.45 2009 est.
88 Nicaragua 25.02 2009 est.
89 Paraguay 24.68 2009 est.
90 Samoa 24.22 2009 est.
91 Honduras 24.03 2009 est.
92 Uzbekistan 23.43 2009 est.
93 Bahamas, The 23.17 2009 est.
94 Belize 23.07 2009 est.
95 Romania 22.90 2009 est.
96 Vietnam 22.88 2009 est.
97 Brazil 22.58 2009 est.
98 Tunisia 22.57 2009 est.
99 Lebanon 21.82 2009 est.
100 Venezuela 21.54 2009 est.
101 El Salvador 21.52 2009 est.
102 Libya 21.05 2009 est.
103 Ecuador 20.90 2009 est.
104 Philippines 20.56 2009 est.
105 China 20.25 2009 est.
106 Armenia 20.21 2009 est.
107 Solomon Islands 19.03 2009 est.
108 Colombia 18.90 2009 est.
109 Suriname 18.81 2009 est.
110 Albania 18.62 2009 est.
111 Sri Lanka 18.57 2009 est.
112 Tuvalu 18.43 2009 est.
113 Mexico 18.42 2009 est.
114 Gaza Strip 18.35 2009 est.
115 Bulgaria 17.87 2009 est.
116 Saint Helena 17.63 2009 est.
117 Thailand 17.63 2009 est.
118 Cook Islands 16.90 2009 est.
119 Oman 16.88 2009 est.
120 Antigua and Barbuda 16.25 2009 est.
121 Georgia 16.22 2009 est.
122 Montserrat 16.08 2009 est.
123 West Bank 15.96 2009 est.
124 Malaysia 15.87 2009 est.
125 Bahrain 15.25 2009 est.
126 Jamaica 15.22 2009 est.
127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.14 2009 est.
128 Jordan 14.97 2009 est.
129 British Virgin Islands 14.65 2009 est.
130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.94 2009 est.
131 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.89 2009 est.
132 Aruba 13.79 2009 est.
133 Dominica 13.65 2009 est.
134 Saint Lucia 13.43 2009 est.
135 Grenada 13.23 2009 est.
136 Palau 13.14 2009 est.
137 Moldova 13.13 2009 est.
138 United Arab Emirates 12.70 2009 est.
139 Panama 12.67 2009 est.
140 Qatar 12.66 2009 est.
141 Botswana 12.59 2009 est.
142 Seychelles 12.30 2009 est.
143 Barbados 12.29 2009 est.
144 Brunei 12.27 2009 est.
145 Mauritius 12.20 2009 est.
146 Fiji 11.58 2009 est.
147 Tonga 11.58 2009 est.
148 Saudi Arabia 11.57 2009 est.
149 Argentina 11.44 2009 est.
150 Uruguay 11.32 2009 est.
151 Greenland 10.72 2009 est.
152 Russia 10.56 2009 est.
153 American Samoa 10.18 2009 est.
154 Nauru 9.25 2009 est.
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.10 2009 est.
156 Netherlands Antilles 9.09 2009 est.
157 Macedonia 9.01 2009 est.
158 Ukraine 8.98 2009 est.
159 Kuwait 8.96 2009 est.
160 Costa Rica 8.77 2009 est.
161 Latvia 8.77 2009 est.
162 Puerto Rico 8.42 2009 est.
163 Hungary 7.86 2009 est.
164 Chile 7.71 2009 est.
165 Virgin Islands 7.56 2009 est.
166 French Polynesia 7.55 2009 est.
167 Estonia 7.32 2009 est.
168 New Caledonia 7.05 2009 est.
169 Cayman Islands 6.94 2009 est.
170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6.87 2009 est.
171 Slovakia 6.84 2009 est.
172 Poland 6.80 2009 est.
173 Serbia 6.75 2009 est.
174 Cyprus 6.60 2009 est.
175 Northern Mariana Islands 6.59 2009 est.
176 Lithuania 6.47 2009 est.
177 Belarus 6.43 2009 est.
178 Croatia 6.37 2009 est.
179 Faroe Islands 6.32 2009 est.
180 United States 6.26 2009 est.
181 Cuba 5.82 2009 est.
182 European Union 5.72 2009 est.
183 Italy 5.51 2009 est.
184 Isle of Man 5.37 2009 est.
185 Taiwan 5.35 2009 est.
186 San Marino 5.34 2009 est.
187 Greece 5.16 2009 est.
188 Ireland 5.05 2009 est.
189 Canada 5.04 2009 est.
190 Wallis and Futuna 5.02 2009 est.
191 Monaco 5.00 2009 est.
192 New Zealand 4.92 2009 est.
193 United Kingdom 4.85 2009 est.
194 Gibraltar 4.83 2009 est.
195 Portugal 4.78 2009 est.
196 Australia 4.75 2009 est.
197 Jersey 4.73 2009 est.
198 Netherlands 4.73 2009 est.
199 Luxembourg 4.56 2009 est.
200 Guernsey 4.47 2009 est.
201 Belgium 4.44 2009 est.
202 Austria 4.42 2009 est.
203 Denmark 4.34 2009 est.
204 Korea, South 4.26 2009 est.
205 Liechtenstein 4.25 2009 est.
206 Slovenia 4.25 2009 est.
207 Israel 4.22 2009 est.
208 Spain 4.21 2009 est.
209 Switzerland 4.18 2009 est.
210 Germany 3.99 2009 est.
211 Czech Republic 3.79 2009 est.
212 Andorra 3.76 2009 est.
213 Malta 3.75 2009 est.
214 Norway 3.58 2009 est.
215 Anguilla 3.52 2009 est.
216 Finland 3.47 2009 est.
217 France 3.33 2009 est.
218 Iceland 3.23 2009 est.
219 Macau 3.22 2009 est.
220 Hong Kong 2.92 2009 est.
221 Japan 2.79 2009 est.
222 Sweden 2.75 2009 est.
223 Bermuda 2.46 2009 est.
224 Singapore 2.31 2009 est.



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