# Countries by infant mortality rate, 2024

All 195 values come from World Bank for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `infant_mortality_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 live births
- Definition: Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.
- Source: World Bank, Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/countries

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 live births |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Sudan | 71.9 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 69.8 |
| 3 | Niger | 65.6 |
| 4 | Somalia | 65.4 |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.2 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 62.4 |
| 7 | Guinea | 59.8 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 58.8 |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.4 |
| 10 | Chad | 56.3 |
| 10 | Lesotho | 56.3 |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 54.6 |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 48.3 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 48.2 |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6 |
| 16 | Mali | 47.5 |
| 17 | Benin | 45.2 |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 44.8 |
| 19 | Mozambique | 43.7 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 43.6 |
| 21 | Djibouti | 43 |
| 21 | Madagascar | 43 |
| 23 | Sudan | 42.9 |
| 24 | Eswatini | 42.2 |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.1 |
| 26 | Cameroon | 40.2 |
| 27 | Haiti | 39 |
| 28 | Kiribati | 38.8 |
| 29 | Malawi | 38 |
| 30 | Namibia | 36.4 |
| 31 | Uganda | 35.9 |
| 32 | Comoros | 35 |
| 33 | Togo | 34.8 |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 34.6 |
| 34 | Zambia | 34.6 |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 34.5 |
| 37 | Kenya | 34.2 |
| 38 | Yemen | 33.8 |
| 39 | Dominica | 33.3 |
| 40 | Myanmar | 32.8 |
| 41 | Gambia | 32.7 |
| 42 | Angola | 32.1 |
| 42 | Botswana | 32.1 |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3 |
| 45 | Burundi | 30.5 |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 30.4 |
| 47 | Mauritania | 30.2 |
| 48 | Rwanda | 29.4 |
| 49 | Senegal | 28.9 |
| 50 | Tanzania | 28.7 |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 27.7 |
| 52 | Ghana | 27.5 |
| 53 | Laos | 27.2 |
| 54 | Republic of the Congo | 27 |
| 55 | Gabon | 25.9 |
| 56 | Eritrea | 24.7 |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 24.4 |
| 58 | South Africa | 24.2 |
| 59 | Fiji | 23.5 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 23.5 |
| 61 | India | 23.3 |
| 62 | Guyana | 23.2 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 22.7 |
| 64 | Nepal | 22.2 |
| 65 | Philippines | 21.7 |
| 66 | Venezuela | 21.2 |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.8 |
| 68 | Micronesia | 20.3 |
| 69 | Iraq | 20.1 |
| 70 | Algeria | 19.5 |
| 71 | Palau | 18.6 |
| 72 | Syria | 17.7 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 17.2 |
| 74 | Palestine | 17 |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17 |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 16.5 |
| 77 | Cambodia | 16.4 |
| 77 | Grenada | 16.4 |
| 77 | Jamaica | 16.4 |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 16.4 |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 15.8 |
| 82 | Lebanon | 15.3 |
| 83 | Indonesia | 15.2 |
| 84 | Moldova | 15.1 |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.8 |
| 85 | Suriname | 14.8 |
| 87 | Morocco | 14.7 |
| 88 | Paraguay | 14.5 |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 14.4 |
| 90 | Bolivia | 14.2 |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.9 |
| 92 | Mauritius | 13.8 |
| 93 | Bhutan | 13.7 |
| 94 | North Korea | 13.3 |
| 95 | Seychelles | 12.9 |
| 96 | Honduras | 12.8 |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 12.8 |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 12.5 |
| 99 | Brazil | 12.3 |
| 99 | Samoa | 12.3 |
| 101 | Mexico | 12.1 |
| 102 | Jordan | 12 |
| 102 | Panama | 12 |
| 102 | Vietnam | 12 |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 11.4 |
| 106 | Mongolia | 11.2 |
| 107 | Bahamas | 11.1 |
| 108 | Peru | 11 |
| 109 | Ecuador | 10.9 |
| 110 | Belize | 10.8 |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 10.6 |
| 112 | Colombia | 10.5 |
| 113 | Iran | 10.3 |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2 |
| 115 | Tunisia | 9.7 |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 9.4 |
| 117 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.2 |
| 118 | Barbados | 9.1 |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 9.1 |
| 120 | El Salvador | 8.8 |
| 121 | Brunei | 8.6 |
| 122 | Armenia | 8.5 |
| 123 | Albania | 8.3 |
| 123 | Oman | 8.3 |
| 125 | Argentina | 8 |
| 125 | Türkiye | 8 |
| 127 | Libya | 7.9 |
| 128 | Tonga | 7.8 |
| 129 | Nauru | 7.7 |
| 129 | Thailand | 7.7 |
| 131 | Ukraine | 7.6 |
| 132 | Georgia | 7.5 |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 7.4 |
| 134 | Bahrain | 7.3 |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 |
| 135 | Kuwait | 7 |
| 135 | Malaysia | 7 |
| 138 | Cuba | 6.8 |
| 139 | Uruguay | 6.2 |
| 140 | Romania | 6 |
| 141 | Chile | 5.8 |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5 |
| 142 | United States | 5.5 |
| 144 | Slovakia | 5.3 |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 5.2 |
| 146 | Qatar | 4.8 |
| 147 | Canada | 4.7 |
| 147 | Maldives | 4.7 |
| 147 | Malta | 4.7 |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 4.6 |
| 151 | Serbia | 4.6 |
| 153 | China | 4.1 |
| 153 | Croatia | 4.1 |
| 153 | Cyprus | 4.1 |
| 153 | Russia | 4.1 |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 4.1 |
| 158 | New Zealand | 4 |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8 |
| 160 | Poland | 3.6 |
| 161 | Denmark | 3.5 |
| 162 | France | 3.4 |
| 162 | Ireland | 3.4 |
| 162 | Netherlands | 3.4 |
| 162 | Switzerland | 3.4 |
| 166 | Greece | 3.2 |
| 167 | Australia | 3.1 |
| 167 | Belgium | 3.1 |
| 167 | Germany | 3.1 |
| 167 | Hungary | 3.1 |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 |
| 172 | Austria | 2.8 |
| 172 | Lithuania | 2.8 |
| 174 | Israel | 2.7 |
| 174 | Portugal | 2.7 |
| 176 | Spain | 2.6 |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 2.5 |
| 178 | Andorra | 2.4 |
| 179 | Italy | 2.3 |
| 179 | South Korea | 2.3 |
| 181 | Latvia | 2.2 |
| 181 | Monaco | 2.2 |
| 181 | Singapore | 2.2 |
| 184 | Czechia | 2.1 |
| 184 | Iceland | 2.1 |
| 186 | Norway | 2 |
| 186 | Sweden | 2 |
| 188 | Finland | 1.9 |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 1.9 |
| 188 | Montenegro | 1.9 |
| 191 | Belarus | 1.8 |
| 191 | Japan | 1.8 |
| 191 | Slovenia | 1.8 |
| 194 | Estonia | 1.5 |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.2 |