Infant Mortality Rate - Source World Bank
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria decreased by 2% compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Infant Mortality Rate was down by 1.6% year on year to 74.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
- In 2019 Chad was ranked number 5 in Infant Mortality Rate.
Top Countries in Infant Mortality Rate - Source World Bank
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Central African Republic
|
81 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.5 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Sierra Leone
|
81 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Nigeria
|
74 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Somalia
|
74 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Chad
|
69 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.3 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Lesotho
|
68 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.0 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
66 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Guinea
|
64 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
9 |
#9
South Sudan
|
62 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Liberia
|
62 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Equatorial Guinea
|
60 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Mali
|
60 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Benin
|
59 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.1 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Ivory Coast
|
59 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Pakistan
|
56 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Mozambique
|
55 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Burkina Faso
|
54 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Guinea-Bissau
|
52 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.1 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Angola
|
50 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.7 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Cameroon
|
50 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.4 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Mauritania
|
50 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.3 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Djibouti
|
48 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Comoros
|
48 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Haiti
|
48 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Niger
|
47 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.7 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Afghanistan
|
47 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Togo
|
46 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Yemen
|
44 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Zambia
|
42 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Sudan
|
41 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Kiribati
|
40 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.5 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Burundi
|
40 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.6 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Swaziland
|
39 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -5.8 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Zimbabwe
|
38 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.8 % | View data |
35 |
#35
East Timor
|
38 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Ethiopia
|
37 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.1 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Madagascar
|
37 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Laos
|
36 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.6 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Turkmenistan
|
36 | 2019 | -0.8 % | +0.1 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Tanzania
|
36 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.0 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Gambia
|
36 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Papua New Guinea
|
36 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.5 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Myanmar
|
36 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Republic of the Congo
|
35 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Ghana
|
34 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Uganda
|
33 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.0 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Senegal
|
33 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.7 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Botswana
|
32 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Kenya
|
32 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.7 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Gabon
|
31 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Dominica
|
31 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.4 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Malawi
|
31 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.9 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Namibia
|
31 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.2 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Eritrea
|
31 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Tajikistan
|
30 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.5 % | View data |
56 |
#56
India
|
28 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -5.2 % | View data |
57 |
#57
South Africa
|
28 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.1 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Marshall Islands
|
26 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.5 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Rwanda
|
26 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.2 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Nauru
|
26 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Bangladesh
|
26 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -4.4 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Nepal
|
26 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.7 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Federated States of Micronesia
|
25 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Guyana
|
24 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.8 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Bhutan
|
24 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.5 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Dominican Republic
|
24 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Sao Tome and Principe
|
24 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Cambodia
|
23 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.4 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Vanuatu
|
22 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.1 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Iraq
|
22 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Fiji
|
22 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.3 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Philippines
|
22 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Bolivia
|
21 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.3 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Venezuela
|
21 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +6.4 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Guatemala
|
21 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.4 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Indonesia
|
20 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Tuvalu
|
20 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Algeria
|
20 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Saint Lucia
|
20 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Morocco
|
18 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.2 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Azerbaijan
|
18 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -6.2 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Syria
|
18 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.2 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Egypt
|
17 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Solomon Islands
|
17 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Palestine
|
17 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Paraguay
|
17 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.2 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Kyrgyzstan
|
16 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -4.7 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Suriname
|
16 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Vietnam
|
16 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.8 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Palau
|
16 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Trinidad and Tobago
|
16 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Uzbekistan
|
16 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -6.5 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Grenada
|
15 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Honduras
|
15 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.2 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Tunisia
|
15 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.5 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Mauritius
|
14 | 2019 | +4.4 % | +2.1 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Nicaragua
|
14 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Tonga
|
14 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.3 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Jordan
|
13 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Mongolia
|
13 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -6.3 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
13 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
102 |
#102
North Korea
|
13 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -5.1 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
13 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Samoa
|
13 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Cape Verde
|
13 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -6.5 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Panama
|
13 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Brazil
|
12 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.1 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Moldova
|
12 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.0 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Seychelles
|
12 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -0.5 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Mexico
|
12 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.3 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Ecuador
|
12 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.2 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Iran
|
12 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Jamaica
|
12 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Colombia
|
12 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.2 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Barbados
|
12 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
116 |
#116
El Salvador
|
11 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.6 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Bahamas
|
11 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.4 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Belize
|
11 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.3 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Armenia
|
11 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.9 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Peru
|
10 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.1 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Libya
|
10 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.5 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Oman
|
10 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Brunei
|
10 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.2 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Kazakhstan
|
9 | 2019 | +1.1 % | -4.3 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Albania
|
9 | 2019 | +1.2 % | -0.5 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Turkey
|
9 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -6.3 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Georgia
|
9 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Argentina
|
8 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.4 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Thailand
|
8 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.5 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Costa Rica
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.0 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Malaysia
|
7 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.4 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Ukraine
|
7 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.0 % | View data |
133 |
#133
China
|
7 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -7.2 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Kuwait
|
7 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Maldives
|
7 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -6.9 % | View data |
136 |
#136
United Arab Emirates
|
6 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.2 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Lebanon
|
6 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Malta
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Sri Lanka
|
6 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -5.3 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Uruguay
|
6 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -5.3 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Chile
|
6 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.8 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Bahrain
|
6 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Antigua and Barbuda
|
6 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -4.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Romania
|
6 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -7.2 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Saudi Arabia
|
6 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -6.1 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Bulgaria
|
6 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -4.9 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Qatar
|
6 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.4 % | View data |
146 |
#146
United States
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.0 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Macedonia
|
5 | 2019 | -22.1 % | -13.6 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.5 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Russia
|
5 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -8.4 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Slovakia
|
5 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Serbia
|
5 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.2 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Canada
|
4 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Croatia
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
156 |
#156
New Zealand
|
4 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.7 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Cuba
|
4 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.4 % | View data |
157 |
#157
France
|
4 | 2019 | +2.7 % | +1.7 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Poland
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.4 % | View data |
160 |
#160
United Kingdom
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Switzerland
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Netherlands
|
4 | 2019 | +2.9 % | +0.0 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Greece
|
3 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -2.8 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Denmark
|
3 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Germany
|
3 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -0.6 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Australia
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.2 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Latvia
|
3 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -7.6 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Portugal
|
3 | 2019 | +3.3 % | +0.7 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Hungary
|
3 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -7.8 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Israel
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.3 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Lithuania
|
3 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -5.6 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Andorra
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.4 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Austria
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -2.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Ireland
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.2 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Belgium
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.9 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Italy
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.1 % | View data |
175 |
#175
South Korea
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Spain
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Czech Republic
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Monaco
|
3 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.6 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Belarus
|
2 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -5.6 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Luxembourg
|
2 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -1.7 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Singapore
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.9 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Sweden
|
2 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Montenegro
|
2 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -11.1 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Norway
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Estonia
|
2 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -6.1 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Finland
|
2 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -2.0 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Cyprus
|
2 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.8 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Japan
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Slovenia
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.1 % | View data |
192 |
#192
Iceland
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
193 |
#193
San Marino
|
2 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
Source: World Bank