Male Infant Mortality Rate

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

  1. In 2019, Male Infant Mortality Rate in Nigeria was down by 2.1% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Male Infant Mortality Rate decreased by 1.6% year on year attaining 80.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births.
  3. In 2019 Chad was ranked number 5 in Male Infant Mortality Rate.

Top Countries in Male Infant Mortality Rate

Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births - 1960 to 2019

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
88 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
86 2019 -2.9 % -3.0 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
81 2019 -2.1 % -1.6 % View data
4 #4
Somalia
79 2019 -2.7 % -2.8 % View data
5 #5
Chad
75 2019 -2.3 % -2.3 % View data
6 #6
Lesotho
75 2019 -1.7 % -1.0 % View data
7 #7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
72 2019 -2.6 % -2.6 % View data
8 #8
Guinea
70 2019 -1.8 % -1.7 % View data
9 #9
Liberia
68 2019 -1.7 % -1.6 % View data
10 #10
South Sudan
67 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
11 #11
Equatorial Guinea
66 2019 -2.8 % -2.9 % View data
12 #12
Mali
66 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
13 #13
Ivory Coast
65 2019 -3.3 % -2.6 % View data
14 #14
Benin
64 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
15 #15
Pakistan
61 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
16 #16
Mozambique
59 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
17 #17
Burkina Faso
59 2019 -2.3 % -2.4 % View data
18 #18
Guinea-Bissau
58 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
19 #19
Mauritania
55 2019 -2.3 % -2.3 % View data
20 #20
Angola
55 2019 -3.1 % -3.6 % View data
21 #21
Cameroon
55 2019 -2.8 % -3.4 % View data
22 #22
Haiti
53 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
23 #23
Comoros
53 2019 -2.8 % -2.7 % View data
24 #24
Djibouti
53 2019 -2.6 % -2.8 % View data
25 #25
Niger
51 2019 -2.5 % -2.7 % View data
26 #26
Togo
50 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
27 #27
Afghanistan
50 2019 -2.9 % -3.2 % View data
28 #28
Yemen
48 2019 +0.0 % +0.3 % View data
29 #29
Zambia
46 2019 -2.1 % -2.2 % View data
30 #30
Sudan
45 2019 -2.6 % -2.4 % View data
31 #31
Kiribati
44 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
32 #32
Burundi
44 2019 -3.3 % -3.6 % View data
33 #33
Swaziland
43 2019 -5.1 % -5.7 % View data
33 #33
Zimbabwe
43 2019 -2.3 % -2.7 % View data
35 #35
Ethiopia
42 2019 -3.5 % -4.1 % View data
36 #36
East Timor
41 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
37 #37
Turkmenistan
41 2019 -1.0 % +0.1 % View data
38 #38
Laos
40 2019 -3.4 % -3.6 % View data
39 #39
Madagascar
40 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
40 #40
Gambia
40 2019 -2.4 % -2.5 % View data
41 #41
Myanmar
40 2019 -3.2 % -3.2 % View data
42 #42
Papua New Guinea
39 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
42 #42
Tanzania
39 2019 -2.5 % -2.9 % View data
44 #44
Republic of the Congo
38 2019 -2.3 % -2.4 % View data
45 #45
Ghana
38 2019 -3.1 % -3.4 % View data
46 #46
Uganda
37 2019 -3.1 % -3.9 % View data
47 #47
Senegal
36 2019 -2.4 % -2.6 % View data
48 #48
Botswana
35 2019 +0.0 % +0.8 % View data
49 #49
Kenya
35 2019 -3.1 % -2.7 % View data
50 #50
Eritrea
35 2019 -2.8 % -2.7 % View data
50 #50
Gabon
35 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
52 #52
Malawi
34 2019 -3.6 % -4.8 % View data
53 #53
Namibia
34 2019 -1.5 % -2.1 % View data
54 #54
Dominica
33 2019 +2.1 % +3.5 % View data
55 #55
Tajikistan
33 2019 -2.6 % -2.5 % View data
56 #56
South Africa
30 2019 -1.0 % -1.0 % View data
57 #57
Marshall Islands
30 2019 -2.6 % -2.5 % View data
58 #58
Rwanda
29 2019 -3.7 % -4.0 % View data
59 #59
Nauru
28 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
60 #60
India
28 2019 -4.7 % -5.0 % View data
61 #61
Nepal
28 2019 -3.1 % -3.6 % View data
62 #62
Guyana
28 2019 -2.8 % -2.7 % View data
63 #63
Bangladesh
27 2019 -4.2 % -4.3 % View data
64 #64
Federated States of Micronesia
27 2019 -3.2 % -2.9 % View data
65 #65
Sao Tome and Principe
26 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
66 #66
Bhutan
26 2019 -3.4 % -3.5 % View data
67 #67
Dominican Republic
26 2019 -3.0 % -2.5 % View data
68 #68
Cambodia
26 2019 -3.8 % -4.3 % View data
69 #69
Philippines
24 2019 -2.4 % -1.7 % View data
70 #70
Iraq
24 2019 -3.2 % -3.0 % View data
71 #71
Fiji
24 2019 +0.8 % +1.4 % View data
71 #71
Vanuatu
24 2019 -2.1 % -2.1 % View data
73 #73
Bolivia
23 2019 -4.1 % -4.3 % View data
74 #74
Guatemala
23 2019 -3.4 % -3.3 % View data
75 #75
Venezuela
23 2019 -0.4 % +5.8 % View data
76 #76
Indonesia
23 2019 -3.0 % -3.4 % View data
76 #76
Tuvalu
23 2019 -3.0 % -3.0 % View data
78 #78
Saint Lucia
22 2019 +1.4 % +1.8 % View data
79 #79
Algeria
21 2019 -2.3 % -1.7 % View data
80 #80
Morocco
20 2019 -3.8 % -4.2 % View data
81 #81
Azerbaijan
20 2019 -5.2 % -6.0 % View data
82 #82
Syria
20 2019 -0.5 % +0.3 % View data
83 #83
Egypt
19 2019 -3.1 % -3.3 % View data
84 #84
Solomon Islands
18 2019 -2.6 % -2.9 % View data
85 #85
Paraguay
18 2019 -3.2 % -3.1 % View data
86 #86
Kyrgyzstan
18 2019 -4.2 % -4.7 % View data
87 #87
Palestine
18 2019 -2.2 % -2.2 % View data
87 #87
Vietnam
18 2019 -2.2 % -1.8 % View data
89 #89
Suriname
18 2019 -3.2 % -2.9 % View data
90 #90
Uzbekistan
18 2019 -5.3 % -6.6 % View data
91 #91
Palau
18 2019 -2.8 % -2.9 % View data
92 #92
Trinidad and Tobago
17 2019 -2.8 % -2.9 % View data
93 #93
Honduras
16 2019 -3.6 % -3.4 % View data
93 #93
Nicaragua
16 2019 -3.6 % -3.8 % View data
95 #95
Grenada
16 2019 -0.6 % +0.9 % View data
95 #95
Tunisia
16 2019 -0.6 % -0.5 % View data
97 #97
Mauritius
16 2019 +4.0 % +2.0 % View data
98 #98
Mongolia
15 2019 -5.6 % -6.4 % View data
99 #99
Jordan
15 2019 -3.3 % -2.9 % View data
100 #100
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
15 2019 -3.3 % -3.1 % View data
101 #101
North Korea
14 2019 -5.3 % -5.2 % View data
102 #102
Panama
14 2019 -3.4 % -3.2 % View data
102 #102
Saint Kitts and Nevis
14 2019 -3.4 % -2.3 % View data
102 #102
Samoa
14 2019 -3.4 % -2.9 % View data
105 #105
Cape Verde
14 2019 -5.4 % -6.5 % View data
106 #106
Brazil
14 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
107 #107
Moldova
14 2019 -2.1 % -2.1 % View data
108 #108
Ecuador
14 2019 -1.5 % -2.1 % View data
109 #109
Mexico
13 2019 -3.6 % -3.4 % View data
110 #110
Jamaica
13 2019 -2.9 % -3.0 % View data
110 #110
Seychelles
13 2019 -1.5 % -0.5 % View data
112 #112
Colombia
13 2019 -3.7 % -3.2 % View data
113 #113
Barbados
13 2019 -2.3 % -2.3 % View data
114 #114
El Salvador
13 2019 -3.1 % -3.6 % View data
114 #114
Iran
13 2019 -3.1 % -3.6 % View data
116 #116
Tonga
12 2019 -0.8 % -0.2 % View data
117 #117
Armenia
12 2019 -4.9 % -4.9 % View data
117 #117
Bahamas
12 2019 -2.5 % -2.4 % View data
117 #117
Belize
12 2019 -4.9 % -5.3 % View data
120 #120
Peru
11 2019 -4.3 % -4.4 % View data
121 #121
Libya
11 2019 -3.5 % -3.6 % View data
122 #122
Oman
11 2019 +0.0 % +0.4 % View data
123 #123
Brunei
11 2019 +1.9 % +2.2 % View data
123 #123
Kazakhstan
11 2019 +1.9 % -4.5 % View data
125 #125
Albania
10 2019 +2.1 % -0.6 % View data
125 #125
Georgia
10 2019 -2.1 % -2.7 % View data
127 #127
Argentina
9 2019 -5.2 % -4.9 % View data
127 #127
Turkey
9 2019 -5.2 % -6.1 % View data
129 #129
Thailand
9 2019 -4.5 % -4.7 % View data
130 #130
Costa Rica
8 2019 +0.0 % -1.2 % View data
131 #131
Malaysia
8 2019 +1.3 % +1.3 % View data
131 #131
Ukraine
8 2019 -2.5 % -3.2 % View data
133 #133
Kuwait
7 2019 -1.3 % -2.3 % View data
134 #134
China
7 2019 -6.5 % -7.4 % View data
135 #135
Maldives
7 2019 -7.8 % -7.0 % View data
135 #135
United Arab Emirates
7 2019 -1.4 % -1.1 % View data
137 #137
Uruguay
7 2019 -5.6 % -5.5 % View data
138 #138
Malta
7 2019 -1.5 % +0.0 % View data
138 #138
Sri Lanka
7 2019 -4.3 % -5.6 % View data
140 #140
Chile
6 2019 -4.5 % -3.1 % View data
140 #140
Lebanon
6 2019 -3.0 % -3.6 % View data
142 #142
Romania
6 2019 -7.3 % -7.3 % View data
143 #143
Antigua and Barbuda
6 2019 -4.6 % -4.0 % View data
143 #143
Bulgaria
6 2019 -4.6 % -5.0 % View data
145 #145
Bahrain
6 2019 -1.6 % -2.1 % View data
146 #146
Qatar
6 2019 -4.8 % -4.4 % View data
146 #146
Saudi Arabia
6 2019 -4.8 % -6.1 % View data
146 #146
United States
6 2019 -1.6 % -1.3 % View data
149 #149
Macedonia
6 2019 -21.9 % -13.5 % View data
150 #150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 2019 -1.8 % -1.7 % View data
151 #151
Russia
5 2019 -8.5 % -8.5 % View data
152 #152
Serbia
5 2019 -3.8 % -4.1 % View data
152 #152
Slovakia
5 2019 -1.9 % -2.2 % View data
154 #154
Canada
5 2019 -2.2 % -2.1 % View data
155 #155
Croatia
4 2019 -2.2 % -0.9 % View data
156 #156
New Zealand
4 2019 -2.3 % -3.4 % View data
157 #157
Cuba
4 2019 -2.3 % -2.6 % View data
158 #158
France
4 2019 +2.5 % +1.5 % View data
158 #158
Poland
4 2019 -2.4 % -2.7 % View data
160 #160
United Kingdom
4 2019 -2.4 % -1.4 % View data
161 #161
Switzerland
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.0 % View data
162 #162
Netherlands
4 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
163 #163
Denmark
4 2019 -2.6 % -1.1 % View data
164 #164
Greece
4 2019 -5.3 % -2.6 % View data
165 #165
Germany
4 2019 +0.0 % -0.6 % View data
166 #166
Australia
3 2019 -2.9 % -1.7 % View data
166 #166
Hungary
3 2019 -8.3 % -7.6 % View data
166 #166
Latvia
3 2019 -5.7 % -8.0 % View data
166 #166
Portugal
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.6 % View data
170 #170
Israel
3 2019 +0.0 % -1.8 % View data
170 #170
Lithuania
3 2019 -8.6 % -6.2 % View data
172 #172
Andorra
3 2019 -3.1 % -4.0 % View data
172 #172
Austria
3 2019 -3.1 % -1.8 % View data
172 #172
Belgium
3 2019 -3.1 % -3.5 % View data
172 #172
Ireland
3 2019 -3.1 % -2.4 % View data
176 #176
Italy
3 2019 -3.3 % -2.5 % View data
176 #176
South Korea
3 2019 -3.3 % -2.5 % View data
178 #178
Czech Republic
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
178 #178
Monaco
3 2019 -3.5 % -3.2 % View data
178 #178
Spain
3 2019 -3.5 % -1.4 % View data
181 #181
Belarus
3 2019 -6.9 % -5.6 % View data
182 #182
Luxembourg
2 2019 -4.0 % -1.6 % View data
183 #183
Sweden
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.4 % View data
184 #184
Norway
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.5 % View data
184 #184
Singapore
2 2019 -4.3 % -1.7 % View data
186 #186
Finland
2 2019 +0.0 % -1.8 % View data
186 #186
Montenegro
2 2019 -8.7 % -10.7 % View data
188 #188
Cyprus
2 2019 -4.8 % -4.4 % View data
188 #188
Estonia
2 2019 -9.1 % -7.2 % View data
190 #190
Japan
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.9 % View data
191 #191
Slovenia
2 2019 -5.3 % -4.8 % View data
192 #192
Iceland
2 2019 +0.0 % -3.2 % View data
193 #193
San Marino
2 2019 -5.9 % -4.4 % View data

Source: World Bank

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