Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
72.6 per 1,000 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
1.4 per 1,000 live births
San Marino
Median
13.3 per 1,000 live births
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,178
What the numbers show
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 72.6 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.4 per 1,000 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.3 per 1,000 live births, and the mean is 18.82 per 1,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 49.7%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 70.2%).
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 72.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 2 | Somalia | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 11 | Liberia | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 16 | Benin | 46.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Djibouti | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar | 44.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 22 | Eswatini | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 31 | Botswana | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 32 | East Timor | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 36 | Laos | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 40 | Gambia | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 41 | Dominica | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 32 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 31 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 46 | Zambia | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 49 | Tanzania | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 50 | Malawi | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 53 | Congo | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 53 | Uganda | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 60 | Fiji | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 49.7% | falling |
| 60 | Guyana | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 63 | Nepal | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 67 | Micronesia (country) | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 67 | Iraq | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 69 | Cambodia | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 20 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 73 | Syria | 19 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 76 | Guatemala | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 79 | Indonesia | 17 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 82 | Egypt | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 16 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Libya | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 87 | Paraguay | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 89 | North Korea | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 90 | Palestine | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Vietnam | 14 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Moldova | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 95 | Mauritius | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Seychelles | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Samoa | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Brazil | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 106 | Bahamas | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 11 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Colombia | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Mexico | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 119 | Barbados | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Turkey | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Nauru | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Brunei | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Thailand | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Tonga | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 132 | Ukraine | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kuwait | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 136 | Bahrain | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 140 | United States | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 142 | Romania | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovakia | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 146 | Maldives | 5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 151 | China | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Canada | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | New Zealand | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Croatia | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Poland | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Russia | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 161 | Switzerland | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 163 | France | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Ireland | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Greece | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Hungary | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Australia | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Germany | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Belgium | 3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Denmark | 3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 171 | Cyprus | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Israel | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Austria | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Spain | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Portugal | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 178 | Latvia | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 180 | Italy | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 180 | South Korea | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Monaco | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 183 | Czechia | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Sweden | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Belarus | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Finland | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Japan | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Slovenia | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Singapore | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Estonia | 1.6 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release