High income OECD countries Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Male
DEFINITION:
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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 8.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Chile | 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Slovakia | 7.69 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Poland | 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | United States | 6.72 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Greece | 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | New Zealand | 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Austria | 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Portugal | 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Netherlands | 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | United Kingdom | 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Australia | 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Belgium | 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Slovenia | 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Switzerland | 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Luxembourg | 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | South Korea | 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =19 | Denmark | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =19 | Israel | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Ireland | 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Czech Republic | 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Norway | 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Germany | 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Spain | 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Finland | 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 27 | France | 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Italy | 3.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Iceland | 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Japan | 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Sweden | 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |