Benchmark · Mothers & children

Infant deaths by country

Babies who die before their first birthday, for every 1,000 born alive.

In per 1,000 live births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Infant deaths (per 1,000 live births). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 1,000 live births, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1NigeriaAfrica · 202469.8
  2. 2NigerAfrica · 202465.6
  3. 3DR CongoAfrica · 202456.4
  4. 4AfghanistanAPAC · 202448.3
  5. 5PakistanAPAC · 202448.2
  6. 6MaliAfrica · 202447.5
  7. 7MozambiqueAfrica · 202443.7
  8. 8Burkina FasoAfrica · 202443.6
  9. 9SudanAfrica · 202442.9
  10. 10HaitiLatin America · 202439.0
  11. 11MalawiAfrica · 202438.0
  12. 12UgandaAfrica · 202435.9
  13. 13ZambiaAfrica · 202434.6
  14. 14EthiopiaAfrica · 202434.5
  15. 15KenyaAfrica · 202434.2
  16. 16YemenMiddle East · 202433.8
  17. 17MyanmarAPAC · 202432.8
  18. 18TanzaniaAfrica · 202428.7
  19. 19GhanaAfrica · 202427.5
  20. 20BangladeshAPAC · 202424.4
  21. 21South AfricaAfrica · 202424.2
  22. 22IndiaAPAC · 202423.3
  23. 23NepalAPAC · 202422.2
  24. 24PhilippinesAPAC · 202421.7
  25. 25EgyptAfrica · 202420.8
  26. 26IraqMiddle East · 202420.1
  27. 27SyriaMiddle East · 202417.7
  28. 28PalestineMiddle East · 202417.0
  29. 29LebanonMiddle East · 202415.3
  30. 30IndonesiaAPAC · 202415.2
  31. 31MoroccoAfrica · 202414.7
  32. 32BrazilLatin America · 202412.3
  33. 33MexicoLatin America · 202412.1
  34. 34JordanMiddle East · 202412.0
  35. 35EcuadorLatin America · 202410.9
  36. 36ThailandAPAC · 20247.7
  37. 37MalaysiaAPAC · 20247.0
  38. 38USNorth America · 20245.5
  39. 39QatarMiddle East · 20244.8
  40. 40CanadaNorth America · 20244.7
  41. 41Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20244.7
  42. 42ChinaAPAC · 20244.1
  43. 43RussiaEurope · 20244.1
  44. 44UKEurope · 20244.1
  45. 45New ZealandAPAC · 20244.0
  46. 46UAEMiddle East · 20243.8
  47. 47FranceEurope · 20243.4
  48. 48AustraliaAPAC · 20243.1
  49. 49GermanyEurope · 20243.1
  50. 50SpainEurope · 20242.6
  51. 51ItalyEurope · 20242.3
  52. 52SingaporeAPAC · 20242.2
  53. 53JapanAPAC · 20241.8

Source: World Bank Open Data, Infant deaths (per 1,000 live births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Infant deaths by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/infant-deaths

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