# Infant mortality rate

Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

## Key facts

- Infant mortality rate in the World was 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate of 195 countries in 2024, at 71.9 per 1,000 live births, and San Marino the lowest, at 1.2 per 1,000 live births. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 196 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `infant_mortality_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 live births
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/infant-mortality-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/infant_mortality_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 1,000 live births | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 27.7 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |
| United States | 2024 | 5.5 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/countries.md) (195 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)