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Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

For 2024, Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) is led by South Sudan at 71.90. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Countries ranked 196
Snapshot year 2024
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0.018.036.053.971.9South SudanSouth Sudan: 71.9071.9NigeriaNigeria: 69.8069.8NigerNiger: 65.6065.6Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 65.4065.4LiberiaLiberia: 63.2063.2ZimbabweZimbabwe: 62.4062.4GuineaGuinea: 59.8059.8Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 58.8058.8Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 56.4056.4ChadChad: 56.3056.3LesothoLesotho: 56.3056.3Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 54.6054.6
Rank Country Value
51 Dominican Republic 27.70
52 Ghana 27.50
53 Lao PDR 27.20
54 Congo, Rep. 27.00
55 Gabon 25.90
56 Eritrea 24.70
57 Bangladesh 24.40
58 South Africa 24.20
59 Fiji 23.50
60 Tajikistan 23.50
61 India 23.30
62 Guyana 23.20
63 Marshall Islands 22.70
64 Nepal 22.20
65 Philippines 21.70
66 Venezuela, RB 21.20
67 Egypt, Arab Rep. 20.80
68 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 20.30
69 Iraq 20.10
70 Algeria 19.50
71 Palau 18.60
72 Syrian Arab Republic 17.70
73 Guatemala 17.20
74 Trinidad and Tobago 17.00
75 West Bank and Gaza 17.00
76 Tuvalu 16.50
77 Cambodia 16.40
78 Grenada 16.40
79 Jamaica 16.40
80 Solomon Islands 16.40
81 St. Lucia 15.80
82 Lebanon 15.30
83 Indonesia 15.20
84 Moldova 15.10
85 Kyrgyz Republic 14.80
86 Suriname 14.80
87 Morocco 14.70
88 Paraguay 14.50
89 Vanuatu 14.40
90 Bolivia 14.20
91 St. Kitts and Nevis 13.90
92 Mauritius 13.80
93 Bhutan 13.70
94 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 13.30
95 Seychelles 12.90
96 Honduras 12.80
97 Uzbekistan 12.80
98 Azerbaijan 12.50
99 Brazil 12.30
100 Samoa 12.30
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan sits at the top of the Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) distribution in 2024 at 71.90, with a lead of 2.10 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Azerbaijan at 12.50, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits San Marino (1.20), and the page currently covers 196 countries.