Female Infant Mortality Rate

This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Female Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria decreased by 2.3% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Female Infant Mortality Rate fell by 1.6% year on year reaching 67.3 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
  3. In 2019 Chad was number 5 in Female Infant Mortality Rate.
  4. In 2019 Portugal was ranked number 166 in Female Infant Mortality Rate with 2.8 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births, jumping from 171 in 2018.

Top Countries in Female Infant Mortality Rate

Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births - 1960 to 2019

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
75 2019 -3.1 % -3.2 % View data
2 #2
Central African Republic
74 2019 -2.9 % -2.6 % View data
3 #3
Somalia
68 2019 -3.0 % -3.0 % View data
4 #4
Nigeria
67 2019 -2.3 % -1.6 % View data
5 #5
Chad
63 2019 -2.6 % -2.4 % View data
6 #6
Lesotho
61 2019 -1.6 % -1.0 % View data
7 #7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
60 2019 -2.9 % -2.7 % View data
8 #8
Guinea
58 2019 -2.0 % -1.8 % View data
9 #9
South Sudan
57 2019 +0.2 % +0.1 % View data
10 #10
Liberia
56 2019 -1.9 % -1.7 % View data
11 #11
Equatorial Guinea
55 2019 -3.0 % -3.0 % View data
12 #12
Mali
55 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
13 #13
Benin
53 2019 -2.2 % -2.1 % View data
14 #14
Ivory Coast
52 2019 -3.6 % -2.7 % View data
15 #15
Mozambique
51 2019 -3.1 % -2.9 % View data
16 #16
Pakistan
51 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
17 #17
Burkina Faso
49 2019 -2.2 % -2.5 % View data
18 #18
Guinea-Bissau
47 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
19 #19
Angola
45 2019 -3.0 % -3.7 % View data
20 #20
Cameroon
45 2019 -2.8 % -3.6 % View data
21 #21
Mauritania
45 2019 -2.2 % -2.3 % View data
22 #22
Djibouti
44 2019 -2.9 % -2.8 % View data
23 #23
Comoros
44 2019 -2.9 % -2.8 % View data
24 #24
Haiti
43 2019 -2.7 % -2.4 % View data
25 #25
Afghanistan
43 2019 -3.4 % -3.5 % View data
26 #26
Niger
42 2019 -2.5 % -2.7 % View data
27 #27
Togo
41 2019 -2.6 % -2.6 % View data
28 #28
Yemen
40 2019 +0.0 % +0.4 % View data
29 #29
Zambia
39 2019 -2.3 % -2.3 % View data
30 #30
Sudan
36 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
31 #31
Kiribati
36 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
32 #32
Burundi
36 2019 -3.0 % -3.7 % View data
33 #33
East Timor
35 2019 -3.1 % -3.3 % View data
34 #34
Swaziland
34 2019 -5.5 % -6.0 % View data
35 #35
Zimbabwe
34 2019 -2.3 % -2.9 % View data
36 #36
Tanzania
33 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
37 #37
Madagascar
33 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
37 #37
Papua New Guinea
33 2019 -3.0 % -2.6 % View data
39 #39
Laos
32 2019 -3.3 % -3.7 % View data
40 #40
Myanmar
32 2019 -3.0 % -3.2 % View data
41 #41
Gambia
32 2019 -2.5 % -2.6 % View data
42 #42
Ethiopia
31 2019 -3.7 % -4.1 % View data
43 #43
Republic of the Congo
31 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
44 #44
Turkmenistan
31 2019 -0.6 % +0.3 % View data
45 #45
Ghana
30 2019 -3.2 % -3.5 % View data
46 #46
Uganda
30 2019 -3.6 % -4.1 % View data
47 #47
Botswana
29 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
48 #48
Senegal
29 2019 -2.4 % -2.7 % View data
49 #49
Dominica
29 2019 +2.1 % +3.5 % View data
49 #49
Kenya
29 2019 -3.1 % -2.8 % View data
51 #51
India
28 2019 -5.0 % -5.4 % View data
52 #52
Namibia
28 2019 -1.1 % -2.2 % View data
53 #53
Gabon
27 2019 -3.5 % -3.4 % View data
54 #54
Malawi
27 2019 -3.9 % -5.0 % View data
55 #55
Eritrea
26 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
56 #56
Tajikistan
26 2019 -3.0 % -2.6 % View data
57 #57
South Africa
25 2019 -1.2 % -1.1 % View data
58 #58
Bangladesh
24 2019 -4.4 % -4.5 % View data
59 #59
Rwanda
24 2019 -4.1 % -4.2 % View data
60 #60
Nepal
23 2019 -3.3 % -3.8 % View data
61 #61
Marshall Islands
23 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
62 #62
Nauru
23 2019 -2.5 % -2.7 % View data
63 #63
Federated States of Micronesia
22 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
64 #64
Bhutan
22 2019 -3.6 % -3.6 % View data
65 #65
Dominican Republic
21 2019 -2.3 % -2.5 % View data
66 #66
Guyana
21 2019 -3.2 % -2.9 % View data
67 #67
Sao Tome and Principe
21 2019 -2.8 % -3.4 % View data
68 #68
Cambodia
20 2019 -3.9 % -4.4 % View data
68 #68
Vanuatu
20 2019 -2.9 % -2.3 % View data
70 #70
Fiji
20 2019 +0.5 % +1.3 % View data
71 #71
Iraq
20 2019 -3.0 % -3.0 % View data
72 #72
Philippines
19 2019 -2.5 % -1.9 % View data
72 #72
Venezuela
19 2019 +0.0 % +7.0 % View data
74 #74
Bolivia
19 2019 -3.6 % -4.3 % View data
75 #75
Algeria
19 2019 -2.1 % -1.9 % View data
76 #76
Guatemala
18 2019 -3.2 % -3.4 % View data
77 #77
Saint Lucia
18 2019 +2.3 % +2.0 % View data
78 #78
Indonesia
18 2019 -3.2 % -3.5 % View data
78 #78
Tuvalu
18 2019 -3.2 % -3.0 % View data
80 #80
Morocco
16 2019 -3.5 % -4.2 % View data
81 #81
Azerbaijan
16 2019 -5.2 % -6.2 % View data
82 #82
Egypt
16 2019 -3.6 % -3.5 % View data
82 #82
Syria
16 2019 -0.6 % +0.1 % View data
82 #82
Tonga
16 2019 -1.2 % -0.4 % View data
85 #85
Palestine
15 2019 -2.6 % -2.2 % View data
85 #85
Solomon Islands
15 2019 -2.6 % -3.0 % View data
87 #87
Paraguay
15 2019 -3.3 % -3.0 % View data
88 #88
Kyrgyzstan
15 2019 -4.0 % -4.8 % View data
89 #89
Suriname
14 2019 -2.8 % -2.7 % View data
90 #90
Palau
14 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
90 #90
Trinidad and Tobago
14 2019 -3.5 % -2.9 % View data
92 #92
Vietnam
14 2019 -2.1 % -1.8 % View data
93 #93
Grenada
14 2019 +0.0 % +0.9 % View data
94 #94
Uzbekistan
13 2019 -5.7 % -6.6 % View data
95 #95
Tunisia
13 2019 -0.8 % -0.6 % View data
96 #96
Honduras
13 2019 -3.0 % -3.3 % View data
96 #96
Mauritius
13 2019 +4.9 % +2.2 % View data
98 #98
Nicaragua
13 2019 -3.9 % -3.7 % View data
99 #99
Jordan
12 2019 -2.4 % -2.9 % View data
99 #99
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
12 2019 -3.2 % -3.1 % View data
101 #101
Mongolia
12 2019 -4.9 % -6.2 % View data
101 #101
North Korea
12 2019 -4.1 % -5.1 % View data
101 #101
Samoa
12 2019 -3.3 % -2.8 % View data
104 #104
Cape Verde
12 2019 -5.7 % -6.5 % View data
104 #104
Saint Kitts and Nevis
12 2019 -2.5 % -2.1 % View data
106 #106
Panama
11 2019 -2.6 % -3.0 % View data
107 #107
Iran
11 2019 -4.2 % -3.6 % View data
108 #108
Seychelles
11 2019 -1.8 % -0.5 % View data
109 #109
Brazil
11 2019 -2.7 % -3.0 % View data
109 #109
Mexico
11 2019 -3.5 % -3.2 % View data
109 #109
Moldova
11 2019 -1.8 % -2.1 % View data
112 #112
Barbados
11 2019 -2.8 % -2.5 % View data
113 #113
Colombia
11 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
113 #113
Ecuador
11 2019 -1.9 % -2.1 % View data
113 #113
Jamaica
11 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
116 #116
El Salvador
10 2019 -3.8 % -3.5 % View data
117 #117
Bahamas
10 2019 -1.9 % -2.4 % View data
118 #118
Belize
10 2019 -5.9 % -5.3 % View data
119 #119
Armenia
9 2019 -4.1 % -4.8 % View data
120 #120
Peru
9 2019 -4.2 % -4.2 % View data
121 #121
Libya
9 2019 -3.3 % -3.5 % View data
121 #121
Oman
9 2019 +0.0 % +0.5 % View data
123 #123
Brunei
9 2019 +2.4 % +2.2 % View data
124 #124
Kazakhstan
8 2019 +1.3 % -4.1 % View data
125 #125
Turkey
8 2019 -7.0 % -6.5 % View data
126 #126
Albania
8 2019 +1.3 % -0.3 % View data
127 #127
Georgia
8 2019 -1.3 % -2.5 % View data
128 #128
Argentina
7 2019 -4.0 % -5.3 % View data
129 #129
Costa Rica
7 2019 +0.0 % -0.8 % View data
130 #130
Thailand
7 2019 -4.2 % -4.3 % View data
131 #131
Malaysia
7 2019 +1.5 % +1.6 % View data
132 #132
Ukraine
6 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
133 #133
China
6 2019 -7.3 % -7.3 % View data
134 #134
Kuwait
6 2019 -3.2 % -2.7 % View data
135 #135
Lebanon
6 2019 -3.3 % -3.6 % View data
135 #135
Maldives
6 2019 -6.3 % -6.6 % View data
137 #137
Bahrain
6 2019 -3.4 % -2.0 % View data
137 #137
United Arab Emirates
6 2019 -1.7 % -1.0 % View data
139 #139
Chile
6 2019 -1.8 % -2.7 % View data
139 #139
Malta
6 2019 -1.8 % +0.0 % View data
139 #139
Sri Lanka
6 2019 -3.5 % -5.2 % View data
142 #142
Saudi Arabia
5 2019 -3.6 % -5.8 % View data
142 #142
Uruguay
5 2019 -5.3 % -5.1 % View data
144 #144
Antigua and Barbuda
5 2019 -3.6 % -4.0 % View data
145 #145
Qatar
5 2019 -5.6 % -4.4 % View data
145 #145
Romania
5 2019 -8.9 % -6.9 % View data
145 #145
United States
5 2019 +0.0 % -0.8 % View data
148 #148
Bulgaria
5 2019 -5.7 % -4.8 % View data
148 #148
Macedonia
5 2019 -21.9 % -13.1 % View data
150 #150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 2019 -2.1 % -1.6 % View data
151 #151
Russia
4 2019 -8.3 % -8.3 % View data
152 #152
Slovakia
4 2019 -2.3 % -2.2 % View data
153 #153
Serbia
4 2019 -4.7 % -4.3 % View data
154 #154
Canada
4 2019 -2.5 % -1.9 % View data
155 #155
Croatia
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.1 % View data
156 #156
New Zealand
4 2019 -2.7 % -3.0 % View data
157 #157
Cuba
3 2019 -2.9 % -2.2 % View data
157 #157
France
3 2019 +3.0 % +1.9 % View data
157 #157
Poland
3 2019 -2.9 % -2.7 % View data
160 #160
Switzerland
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.2 % View data
160 #160
United Kingdom
3 2019 -2.9 % -1.2 % View data
162 #162
Netherlands
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
163 #163
Greece
3 2019 -6.3 % -3.0 % View data
164 #164
Germany
3 2019 -3.3 % -0.7 % View data
164 #164
Latvia
3 2019 -3.3 % -7.6 % View data
166 #166
Australia
3 2019 +0.0 % -2.0 % View data
166 #166
Denmark
3 2019 -3.5 % -1.4 % View data
166 #166
Hungary
3 2019 -6.7 % -7.8 % View data
166 #166
Portugal
3 2019 +3.7 % +0.7 % View data
170 #170
Israel
3 2019 -3.6 % -2.1 % View data
170 #170
Lithuania
3 2019 -10.0 % -6.1 % View data
172 #172
Andorra
3 2019 -3.7 % -4.1 % View data
172 #172
Austria
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.5 % View data
172 #172
Ireland
3 2019 -3.7 % -2.8 % View data
175 #175
Italy
3 2019 +0.0 % -2.2 % View data
175 #175
South Korea
3 2019 +0.0 % -2.2 % View data
177 #177
Belgium
2 2019 -4.0 % -3.7 % View data
177 #177
Spain
2 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
179 #179
Monaco
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.4 % View data
180 #180
Czech Republic
2 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
181 #181
Belarus
2 2019 -8.7 % -5.6 % View data
182 #182
Luxembourg
2 2019 -4.8 % -1.0 % View data
183 #183
Montenegro
2 2019 -9.5 % -11.0 % View data
183 #183
Singapore
2 2019 +0.0 % -1.0 % View data
183 #183
Sweden
2 2019 -5.0 % -2.9 % View data
186 #186
Finland
2 2019 +0.0 % -1.1 % View data
186 #186
Norway
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.1 % View data
188 #188
Cyprus
2 2019 -5.6 % -4.1 % View data
188 #188
Estonia
2 2019 -5.6 % -6.7 % View data
188 #188
Japan
2 2019 -5.6 % -3.2 % View data
191 #191
Slovenia
2 2019 -6.3 % -4.6 % View data
192 #192
Iceland
1 2019 -6.7 % -3.8 % View data
192 #192
San Marino
1 2019 +0.0 % -3.8 % View data

Source: World Bank

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