Health > Infant mortality rate > Male: Countries Compared
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 | Angola | 187.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Afghanistan | 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Mali | 118.15 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 117.19 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Somalia | 114.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Central African Republic | 107.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Chad | 101.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Nigeria | 97.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 88.88 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Ethiopia | 88.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 87.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Malawi | 85.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 81.89 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 15 | Congo, Republic of the | 81.46 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Mozambique | 81.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Liberia | 78.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 19 | The Gambia | 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Tanzania | 73.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 72.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Zambia | 71.27 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Western Sahara | 71.22 deaths/1,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 71.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 24 | Comoros | 70.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Sudan | 68.77 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Rwanda | 67.64 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Swaziland | 67.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Pakistan | 66.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Burundi | 66.4 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Uganda | 66.05 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Mauritania | 65.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Laos | 65.49 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Cameroon | 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Benin | 64.89 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Guinea | 64.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 63.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 36 | Senegal | 62.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Djibouti | 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Cambodia | 62.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Yemen | 59.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Lesotho | 59.28 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Togo | 58.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Haiti | 58.16 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Gabon | 57.87 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 56.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Madagascar | 56.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Burma | 56.16 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Kenya | 55.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Bangladesh | 53.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Ghana | 51.99 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 50.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Vanuatu | 49.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 49.17 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 53 | Namibia | 48.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 47.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 54 | South Africa | 47.19 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 47.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | 46.77 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 57 | India | 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Bolivia | 45.95 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Iraq | 45.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 45.64 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 60 | Bhutan | 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Nepal | 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 62 | East Timor | 43.79 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Tajikistan | 43.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 42.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 64 | Iran | 42.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Guyana | 41.09 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 40.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 66 | Mongolia | 40.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Kiribati | 40.13 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 39.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 68 | Tuvalu | 37.56 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 35.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.01 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Indonesia | 32.63 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Morocco | 32.32 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 31.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Cape Verde | 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 74 | North Korea | 30.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Maldives | 29.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Tunisia | 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Algeria | 28.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 28.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Guatemala | 28.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Paraguay | 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Federated States of Micronesia | 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Samoa | 26.88 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Egypt | 26.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 26.69 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 25.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 25.95 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Nicaragua | 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 25.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 88 | Turkey | 25 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Brazil | 24.63 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Peru | 24.49 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Belize | 24.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 24.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Venezuela | 24.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 23.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 94 | Armenia | 23.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 23.33 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 23.22 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 95 | Honduras | 23.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Ecuador | 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 97 | El Salvador | 22.36 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Libya | 22.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Philippines | 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Saint Helena | 21.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Vietnam | 21.27 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.81 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 102 | Suriname | 20.79 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 20.62 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 20.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Gaza Strip | 20.22 deaths/1,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Bulgaria | 19.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Colombia | 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 19.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 107 | Cook Islands | 19.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Mexico | 19.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Densely populated countries average (profile) | 18.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 18.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 110 | West Bank | 18.5 deaths/1,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Syria | 17.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Thailand | 17.38 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Malaysia | 17.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Dominica | 17.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Georgia | 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Aruba | 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Jordan | 16.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Mayotte | 16.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Albania | 16.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 16.01 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 121 | Lebanon | 15.99 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Oman | 15.78 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 123 | China | 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 125 | British Virgin Islands | 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Jamaica | 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 128 | Seychelles | 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Tonga | 14.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 130 | Palau | 14.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 13.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Moldova | 13.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 133 | Brunei | 13.74 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Mauritius | 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Barbados | 13.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 136 | The Bahamas | 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Qatar | 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 12.68 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 138 | French Guiana | 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births | 2006 | ||
| 139 | American Samoa | 12.56 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Romania | 12.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 141 | Panama | 12.41 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Fiji | 12.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Argentina | 12.08 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 11.97 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 11.92 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 145 | Botswana | 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Bahrain | 11.68 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Russia | 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 148 | Montserrat | 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 149 | Greenland | 11.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Cyprus | 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 151 | Nauru | 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Uruguay | 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 153 | Ukraine | 10.71 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 10.68 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 155 | Grenada | 10.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Costa Rica | 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Latvia | 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 158 | Netherlands Antilles | 10.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Guadeloupe | 9.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2006 | ||
| 161 | Puerto Rico | 8.83 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 162 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 163 | Reunion | 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2006 | ||
| 164 | French Polynesia | 8.35 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Estonia | 8.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 166 | Chile | 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Virgin Islands | 7.97 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Kuwait | 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 169 | Slovakia | 7.69 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Lithuania | 7.49 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Gibraltar | 7.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 7.28 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 174 | Poland | 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Belarus | 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 176 | New Caledonia | 6.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 177 | United States | 6.72 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.36 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 179 | Faroe Islands | 6.31 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 180 | European Union | 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =181 | Guam | 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =181 | Croatia | 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 6.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 183 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Southern Europe average (profile) | 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 184 | Hungary | 5.57 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 5.51 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 185 | Greece | 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 186 | Taiwan | 5.46 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =187 | Liechtenstein | 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =187 | New Zealand | 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Cuba | 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 190 | Canada | 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 191 | Austria | 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 192 | Portugal | 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Netherlands | 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 194 | United Kingdom | 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 195 | Australia | 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 196 | Wallis and Futuna | 4.91 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 197 | San Marino | 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.87 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 198 | Belgium | 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 199 | Slovenia | 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 200 | Martinique | 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births | 2006 | ||
| 201 | Switzerland | 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 202 | Luxembourg | 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 203 | South Korea | 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =204 | Denmark | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =204 | Israel | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| Western Europe average (profile) | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | |||
| 206 | Ireland | 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 207 | Jersey | 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 208 | Malta | 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 209 | Czech Republic | 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 210 | Anguilla | 3.91 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 211 | Guernsey | 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 212 | Norway | 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 213 | Germany | 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 214 | Andorra | 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 215 | Spain | 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 216 | Finland | 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 217 | France | 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 218 | Italy | 3.59 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =219 | Macau | 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| =219 | Iceland | 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 221 | Hong Kong | 3.08 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 222 | Japan | 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 223 | Sweden | 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 224 | Bermuda | 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 225 | Singapore | 2.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 226 | Monaco | 2.04 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
