ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births. Ranking of 196 countries with data from 2021 to 2024. Series code SP.DYN.IMRT.IN.

Medians

World12.4
Low income43.0
Upper middle income11.2
High income3.6
Lower middle income28.7
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan12.0
Europe & Central Asia3.4
Sub-Saharan Africa37.2
Latin America & Caribbean12.0
East Asia & Pacific13.9
South Asia18.0
North America5.1

Ranking

Rank 1 is the highest value. It does not mean best or worst.

RankCountryValueYear 5-yr changeZ-scoreRegionIncome group
1 South Sudan 71.92024 0.0−0.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
2 Nigeria 69.82024 +0.7+0.9 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
3 Niger 65.62024 −3.7−4.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 65.42024 −9.6−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
5 Liberia 63.22024 −0.1−0.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
6 Zimbabwe 62.42024 +6.6+1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
7 Guinea 59.82024 −7.2−2.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
8 Central African Republic 58.82024 −70.1−0.9 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
9 Congo, Dem. Rep. 56.42024 −0.1+0.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
10 Chad 56.32024 −8.3−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
11 Lesotho 56.32024 −7.2−2.0 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
12 Sierra Leone 54.62024 −9.4−1.5 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
13 Afghanistan 48.32024 −8.3−1.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow income
14 Pakistan 48.22024 −8.1−1.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
15 Equatorial Guinea 47.62024 −8.1−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
16 Mali 47.52024 −10.1−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
17 Benin 45.22024 −6.6−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
18 Cote d'Ivoire 44.82024 −7.0−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
19 Mozambique 43.72024 −5.5−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
20 Burkina Faso 43.62024 −6.6−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
21 Djibouti 43.02024 −7.2−1.8 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
22 Madagascar 43.02024 −1.1−3.2 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
23 Sudan 42.92024 −0.5−0.5 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
24 Eswatini 42.22024 −5.4−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
25 Guinea-Bissau 42.12024 −6.5−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
26 Cameroon 40.22024 −6.7−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
27 Haiti 39.02024 −5.7−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
28 Kiribati 38.82024 −4.1−3.0 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
29 Malawi 38.02024 −0.3−0.9 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
30 Namibia 36.42024 −6.4−2.3 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
31 Uganda 35.92024 −1.0−1.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
32 Comoros 35.02024 −4.8−2.0 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
33 Togo 34.82024 −5.4−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
34 Timor-Leste 34.62024 −5.0−1.8 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
35 Zambia 34.62024 −1.5−1.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
36 Ethiopia 34.52024 −6.3−2.4 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
37 Kenya 34.22024 −2.8−1.9 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
38 Yemen, Rep. 33.82024 −5.2−2.1 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow income
39 Dominica 33.32024 +2.7+1.4 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
40 Myanmar 32.82024 −5.6−1.6 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
41 Gambia, The 32.72024 −5.5−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
42 Angola 32.12024 −3.4−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
43 Botswana 32.12024 −5.3−1.6 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
44 Papua New Guinea 31.32024 −4.9−1.6 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
45 Burundi 30.52024 −5.2−1.5 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
46 Turkmenistan 30.42024 −3.5−2.9 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
47 Mauritania 30.22024 −4.7−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
48 Rwanda 29.42024 −2.3−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
49 Senegal 28.92024 −5.9−2.1 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
50 Tanzania 28.72024 −5.8−1.6 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
51 Dominican Republic 27.72024 −3.2−2.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
52 Ghana 27.52024 −5.4−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
53 Lao PDR 27.22024 −6.1−1.6 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
54 Congo, Rep. 27.02024 −6.2−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
55 Gabon 25.92024 −4.2−1.8 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
56 Eritrea 24.72024 −4.0−1.7 Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
57 Bangladesh 24.42024 −1.0−0.9 South AsiaLower middle income
58 South Africa 24.22024 −0.9−0.9 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
59 Fiji 23.52024 +3.2+1.3 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
60 Tajikistan 23.52024 −1.5−2.0 Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
61 India 23.32024 −6.5−1.6 South AsiaLower middle income
62 Guyana 23.22024 −3.9−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
63 Marshall Islands 22.72024 −3.5−1.8 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
64 Nepal 22.22024 −4.9−1.6 South AsiaLower middle income
65 Philippines 21.72024 −0.9−2.6 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
66 Venezuela, RB 21.22024 0.0+0.5 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
67 Egypt, Arab Rep. 20.82024 −2.1−2.1 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
68 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 20.32024 −3.4−1.7 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
69 Iraq 20.12024 −3.4−1.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
70 Algeria 19.52024 −1.2−1.6 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
71 Palau 18.62024 −1.2−0.8 East Asia & PacificHigh income
72 Syrian Arab Republic 17.72024 −3.4−1.6 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow income
73 Guatemala 17.22024 −3.0−1.6 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
74 Trinidad and Tobago 17.02024 −2.2−2.0 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
75 West Bank and Gaza 17.02024 +3.4+1.4 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
76 Tuvalu 16.52024 −2.9−1.7 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
77 Cambodia 16.42024 −3.7−1.4 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
78 Grenada 16.42024 −0.4−0.1 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
79 Jamaica 16.42024 −0.8−4.1 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
80 Solomon Islands 16.42024 −2.3−2.1 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
81 St. Lucia 15.82024 −0.8−2.5 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
82 Lebanon 15.32024 +2.7+2.2 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
83 Indonesia 15.22024 −3.3−1.6 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
84 Moldova 15.12024 +1.0+2.7 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
85 Kyrgyz Republic 14.82024 −1.2−1.1 Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
86 Suriname 14.82024 −2.3−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
87 Morocco 14.72024 −3.1−1.6 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
88 Paraguay 14.52024 −2.5−1.7 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
89 Vanuatu 14.42024 −0.7−3.2 East Asia & PacificLower middle income
90 Bolivia 14.22024 −4.2−1.5 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
91 St. Kitts and Nevis 13.92024 −2.0−2.3 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
92 Mauritius 13.82024 −0.2+0.5 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
93 Bhutan 13.72024 −4.2−1.5 South AsiaLower middle income
94 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 13.32024 −1.0−1.4 East Asia & PacificLow income
95 Seychelles 12.92024 −0.7−2.5 Sub-Saharan AfricaHigh income
96 Honduras 12.82024 −2.1−1.7 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
97 Uzbekistan 12.82024 −2.1−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income
98 Azerbaijan 12.52024 −4.0−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
99 Brazil 12.32024 −0.6−1.3 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
100 Samoa 12.32024 −2.6−2.1 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
101 Mexico 12.12024 −1.6−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
102 Jordan 12.02024 −1.7−1.8 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
103 Panama 12.02024 −0.6−1.0 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
104 Viet Nam 12.02024 −2.1−2.0 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
105 British Virgin Islands 11.42024 −1.6−2.0 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
106 Mongolia 11.22024 −1.6−1.3 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
107 Bahamas, The 11.12024 −4.9−0.9 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
108 Peru 11.02024 −1.5−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
109 Ecuador 10.92024 −0.8−1.4 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
110 Belize 10.82024 −0.6−1.1 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
111 Cabo Verde 10.62024 −2.6−1.3 Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
112 Colombia 10.52024 −1.8−1.7 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
113 Iran, Islamic Rep. 10.32024 −1.8−1.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
114 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10.22024 −2.6−1.6 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
115 Tunisia 9.72024 −4.7−2.2 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income
116 Nicaragua 9.42024 −3.2−3.1 Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income
117 Sao Tome and Principe 9.22024 −2.1−1.3 Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
118 Barbados 9.12024 −1.5−1.8 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
119 Costa Rica 9.12024 +1.2+2.7 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
120 El Salvador 8.82024 −1.8−1.6 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
121 Brunei Darussalam 8.62024 −0.4−2.1 East Asia & PacificHigh income
122 Armenia 8.52024 −2.2−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
123 Albania 8.32024 +0.3+1.2 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
124 Oman 8.32024 −0.4−1.9 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
125 Argentina 8.02024 −0.9−1.6 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
126 Kosovo 8.02024 −2.2−1.4 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
127 Turkiye 8.02024 −1.4−1.9 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
128 Libya 7.92024 −1.3−1.0 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income
129 Tonga 7.82024 −1.0−1.9 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
130 Naoero 7.72024 −3.4−1.4 East Asia & PacificHigh income
131 Thailand 7.72024 −1.2−1.7 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
132 Ukraine 7.62024 −0.7−1.6 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
133 Georgia 7.52024 −0.7−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
134 Kazakhstan 7.42024 −0.7−1.2 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
135 Bahrain 7.32024 +0.8+2.3 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
136 Antigua and Barbuda 7.02024 −1.0−2.0 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
137 Kuwait 7.02024 −0.6−2.8 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
138 Malaysia 7.02024 +0.2+2.4 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
139 Cuba 6.82024 +1.4+2.2 Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income
140 Uruguay 6.22024 0.0−0.7 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
141 Romania 6.02024 +0.4−0.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
142 Chile 5.82024 −0.2−1.1 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.52024 −0.4−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
144 United States 5.52024 0.0−0.8 North AmericaHigh income
145 Slovak Republic 5.32024 +0.3+2.4 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
146 Sri Lanka 5.22024 −1.0−1.5 South AsiaUpper middle income
147 Qatar 4.82024 −0.6−1.3 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
148 Canada 4.72024 +0.2+1.5 North AmericaHigh income
149 Maldives 4.72024 −1.7−1.5 South AsiaUpper middle income
150 Malta 4.72024 −0.7−1.9 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
151 Saudi Arabia 4.72024 −1.0−1.3 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
152 Bulgaria 4.62024 −0.9−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
153 Serbia 4.62024 −0.2−0.9 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
154 China 4.12024 −1.9−1.5 East Asia & PacificUpper middle income
155 Croatia 4.12024 +0.1+0.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
156 Cyprus 4.12024 +1.6+2.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
157 Russian Federation 4.12024 −0.7−1.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
158 United Kingdom 4.12024 +0.3+2.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
159 New Zealand 4.02024 −0.4−2.0 East Asia & PacificHigh income
160 United Arab Emirates 3.82024 −1.2−1.7 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
161 Poland 3.62024 −0.2−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
162 Denmark 3.52024 +0.2+1.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
163 France 3.42024 +0.1+1.1 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
164 Ireland 3.42024 +0.4+1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
165 Netherlands 3.42024 −0.1−1.9 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
166 Switzerland 3.42024 −0.1−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
167 Greece 3.22024 −0.3−2.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
168 Australia 3.12024 −0.1−1.5 East Asia & PacificHigh income
169 Belgium 3.12024 −0.2−2.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
170 Germany 3.12024 0.0−0.9 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
171 Hungary 3.12024 −0.3−1.2 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
172 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.02024 −0.6−1.7 Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income
173 Austria 2.82024 −0.1−1.0 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
174 Lithuania 2.82024 −0.5−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
175 Israel 2.72024 −0.2−1.3 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income
176 Portugal 2.72024 −0.1−1.3 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
177 Spain 2.62024 0.0−0.9 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
178 North Macedonia 2.52024 −3.8−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
179 Andorra 2.42024 −0.5−1.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
180 Italy 2.32024 −0.3−1.4 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
181 Korea, Rep. 2.32024 −0.3−1.8 East Asia & PacificHigh income
182 Latvia 2.22024 −1.1−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
183 Singapore 2.22024 +0.2+1.6 East Asia & PacificHigh income
184 Monaco 2.22024 −0.4−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
185 Czechia 2.12024 −0.3−1.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
186 Iceland 2.12024 0.0+0.4 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
187 Norway 2.02024 0.0−0.5 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
188 Sweden 2.02024 −0.2−1.4 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
189 Finland 1.92024 0.0−0.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
190 Luxembourg 1.92024 −0.1−1.8 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
191 Montenegro 1.92024 −0.7−1.4 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
192 Belarus 1.82024 −0.6−1.5 Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income
193 Japan 1.82024 0.0−0.8 East Asia & PacificHigh income
194 Slovenia 1.82024 −0.2−1.9 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
195 Estonia 1.52024 −0.4−1.6 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income
196 San Marino 1.22024 −0.3−1.7 Europe & Central AsiaHigh income