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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
151 Saudi Arabia 4.70
152 Bulgaria 4.60
153 Serbia 4.60
154 China 4.10
155 Croatia 4.10
156 Cyprus 4.10
157 Russian Federation 4.10
158 United Kingdom 4.10
159 New Zealand 4.00
160 United Arab Emirates 3.80
161 Poland 3.60
162 Denmark 3.50
163 France 3.40
164 Ireland 3.40
165 Netherlands 3.40
166 Switzerland 3.40
167 Greece 3.20
168 Australia 3.10
169 Belgium 3.10
170 Germany 3.10
171 Hungary 3.10
172 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.00
173 Austria 2.80
174 Lithuania 2.80
175 Israel 2.70
176 Portugal 2.70
177 Spain 2.60
178 North Macedonia 2.50
179 Andorra 2.40
180 Italy 2.30
181 Korea, Rep. 2.30
182 Latvia 2.20
183 Monaco 2.20
184 Singapore 2.20
185 Czechia 2.10
186 Iceland 2.10
187 Norway 2.00
188 Sweden 2.00
189 Finland 1.90
190 Luxembourg 1.90
191 Montenegro 1.90
192 Belarus 1.80
193 Japan 1.80
194 Slovenia 1.80
195 Estonia 1.50
196 San Marino 1.20
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.