Infant mortality rate
Tier A· OfficialDeaths of infants under one year old, per 1,000 live births. Lower is better.
100 = lowest infant mortality in the dataset, 0 = highest
How this score is built
Infant mortality rate — deaths before age one per 1,000 live births (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN, estimated by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN IGME). Direction is higher_worse (more deaths is worse).
Normalized with min–max and inverted for direction, so 100 = lowest infant mortality in the data and 0 = highest. The raw rate per 1,000 is shown. Most recent available year per country.
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100 = lowest infant mortality in the dataset, 0 = highest
Full ranking
195 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San MarinoSMR | 100100 | 1.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2nd | EstoniaEST | 99.58100 | 1.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 3rd | BelarusBLR | 99.1599 | 1.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 3rd | JapanJPN | 99.1599 | 1.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 3rd | SloveniaSVN | 99.1599 | 1.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 6th | FinlandFIN | 99.0199 | 1.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 6th | LuxembourgLUX | 99.0199 | 1.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 6th | MontenegroMNE | 99.0199 | 1.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 9th | NorwayNOR | 98.8799 | 2 per 1,000 live births |
| 9th | SwedenSWE | 98.8799 | 2 per 1,000 live births |
| 11th | CzechiaCZE | 98.7399 | 2.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 11th | IcelandISL | 98.7399 | 2.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 13th | LatviaLVA | 98.5999 | 2.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 13th | MonacoMCO | 98.5999 | 2.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 13th | SingaporeSGP | 98.5999 | 2.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 16th | ItalyITA | 98.4498 | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 16th | South KoreaKOR | 98.4498 | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 18th | AndorraAND | 98.398 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 19th | North MacedoniaMKD | 98.1698 | 2.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 20th | SpainESP | 98.0298 | 2.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 21st | IsraelISR | 97.8898 | 2.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 21st | PortugalPRT | 97.8898 | 2.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 23rd | AustriaAUT | 97.7498 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 23rd | LithuaniaLTU | 97.7498 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 25th | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 97.4597 | 3 per 1,000 live births |
| 26th | AustraliaAUS | 97.3197 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 26th | BelgiumBEL | 97.3197 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 26th | GermanyDEU | 97.3197 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 26th | HungaryHUN | 97.3197 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 30th | GreeceGRC | 97.1797 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 31st | FranceFRA | 96.8997 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 31st | IrelandIRL | 96.8997 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 31st | NetherlandsNLD | 96.8997 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 31st | SwitzerlandCHE | 96.8997 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 35th | DenmarkDNK | 96.7597 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 36th | PolandPOL | 96.6197 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 37th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 96.3296 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 38th | New ZealandNZL | 96.0496 | 4 per 1,000 live births |
| 39th | ChinaCHN | 95.996 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 39th | CroatiaHRV | 95.996 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 39th | CyprusCYP | 95.996 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 39th | RussiaRUS | 95.996 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 39th | United KingdomGBR | 95.996 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 44th | BulgariaBGR | 95.1995 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 44th | SerbiaSRB | 95.1995 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 46th | CanadaCAN | 95.0595 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 46th | MaldivesMDV | 95.0595 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 46th | MaltaMLT | 95.0595 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 46th | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 95.0595 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 50th | QatarQAT | 94.9195 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 51st | Sri LankaLKA | 94.3494 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 52nd | SlovakiaSVK | 94.294 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 53rd | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 93.9294 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 53rd | United StatesUSA | 93.9294 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 55th | ChileCHL | 93.4993 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 56th | RomaniaROU | 93.2193 | 6 per 1,000 live births |
| 57th | UruguayURY | 92.9393 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 58th | CubaCUB | 92.0892 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 59th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 91.892 | 7 per 1,000 live births |
| 59th | KuwaitKWT | 91.892 | 7 per 1,000 live births |
| 59th | MalaysiaMYS | 91.892 | 7 per 1,000 live births |
| 62nd | BahrainBHR | 91.3791 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 63rd | KazakhstanKAZ | 91.2391 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 64th | GeorgiaGEO | 91.0991 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 65th | UkraineUKR | 90.9591 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 66th | NauruNRU | 90.8191 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 66th | ThailandTHA | 90.8191 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 68th | TongaTON | 90.6691 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 69th | LibyaLBY | 90.5291 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 70th | ArgentinaARG | 90.3890 | 8 per 1,000 live births |
| 70th | TürkiyeTUR | 90.3890 | 8 per 1,000 live births |
| 72nd | AlbaniaALB | 89.9690 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 72nd | OmanOMN | 89.9690 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 74th | ArmeniaARM | 89.6790 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 75th | BruneiBRN | 89.5390 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 76th | El SalvadorSLV | 89.2589 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 77th | BarbadosBRB | 88.8389 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 77th | Costa RicaCRI | 88.8389 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 79th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 88.6889 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 80th | NicaraguaNIC | 88.488 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 81st | TunisiaTUN | 87.9888 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 82nd | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 87.2787 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 83rd | IranIRN | 87.1387 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 84th | ColombiaCOL | 86.8587 | 10.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 85th | Cape VerdeCPV | 86.787 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 86th | BelizeBLZ | 86.4286 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 87th | EcuadorECU | 86.2886 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 88th | PeruPER | 86.1486 | 11 per 1,000 live births |
| 89th | BahamasBHS | 8686 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 90th | MongoliaMNG | 85.8686 | 11.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 91st | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 85.5786 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 92nd | JordanJOR | 84.7285 | 12 per 1,000 live births |
| 92nd | PanamaPAN | 84.7285 | 12 per 1,000 live births |
| 92nd | VietnamVNM | 84.7285 | 12 per 1,000 live births |
| 95th | MexicoMEX | 84.5885 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 96th | BrazilBRA | 84.384 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 96th | SamoaWSM | 84.384 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 98th | AzerbaijanAZE | 84.0284 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 99th | HondurasHND | 83.5984 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 99th | UzbekistanUZB | 83.5984 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 101st | SeychellesSYC | 83.4583 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 102nd | North KoreaPRK | 82.8983 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 103rd | BhutanBTN | 82.3282 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 104th | MauritiusMUS | 82.1882 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 105th | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 82.0482 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 106th | BoliviaBOL | 81.6182 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 107th | VanuatuVUT | 81.3381 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 108th | ParaguayPRY | 81.1981 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 109th | MoroccoMAR | 80.9181 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 110th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 80.7681 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 110th | SurinameSUR | 80.7681 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 112th | MoldovaMDA | 80.3480 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 113th | IndonesiaIDN | 80.280 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 114th | LebanonLBN | 80.0680 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 115th | Saint LuciaLCA | 79.3579 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 116th | CambodiaKHM | 78.579 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 116th | GrenadaGRD | 78.579 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 116th | JamaicaJAM | 78.579 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 116th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 78.579 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 120th | TuvaluTUV | 78.3678 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 121st | PalestinePSE | 77.6578 | 17 per 1,000 live births |
| 121st | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 77.6578 | 17 per 1,000 live births |
| 123rd | GuatemalaGTM | 77.3777 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 124th | SyriaSYR | 76.6677 | 17.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 125th | PalauPLW | 75.3975 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 126th | AlgeriaDZA | 74.1274 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 127th | IraqIRQ | 73.2773 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 128th | MicronesiaFSM | 72.9873 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 129th | EgyptEGY | 72.2872 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 130th | VenezuelaVEN | 71.7172 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 131st | PhilippinesPHL | 7171 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 132nd | NepalNPL | 70.370 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 133rd | Marshall IslandsMHL | 69.5970 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 134th | GuyanaGUY | 68.8869 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 135th | IndiaIND | 68.7469 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 136th | FijiFJI | 68.4668 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 136th | TajikistanTJK | 68.4668 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 138th | South AfricaZAF | 67.4767 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 139th | BangladeshBGD | 67.1967 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 140th | EritreaERI | 66.7667 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 141st | GabonGAB | 65.0665 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 142nd | CongoCOG | 63.5164 | 27 per 1,000 live births |
| 143rd | LaosLAO | 63.2263 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 144th | GhanaGHA | 62.863 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 145th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 62.5263 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 146th | TanzaniaTZA | 61.161 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 147th | SenegalSEN | 60.8261 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 148th | RwandaRWA | 60.1160 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 149th | MauritaniaMRT | 58.9859 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 150th | TurkmenistanTKM | 58.759 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 151st | BurundiBDI | 58.5659 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 152nd | Papua New GuineaPNG | 57.4357 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 153rd | AngolaAGO | 56.2956 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 153rd | BotswanaBWA | 56.2956 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 155th | GambiaGMB | 55.4555 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 156th | MyanmarMMR | 55.355 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 157th | DominicaDMA | 54.655 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 158th | YemenYEM | 53.8954 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 159th | KenyaKEN | 53.3253 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 160th | EthiopiaETH | 52.953 | 34.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 161st | Timor-LesteTLS | 52.7653 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 161st | ZambiaZMB | 52.7653 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 163rd | TogoTGO | 52.4852 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 164th | ComorosCOM | 52.1952 | 35 per 1,000 live births |
| 165th | UgandaUGA | 50.9251 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 166th | NamibiaNAM | 50.2150 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 167th | MalawiMWI | 47.9548 | 38 per 1,000 live births |
| 168th | KiribatiKIR | 46.8247 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 169th | HaitiHTI | 46.5347 | 39 per 1,000 live births |
| 170th | CameroonCMR | 44.8445 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 171st | Guinea-BissauGNB | 42.1542 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 172nd | EswatiniSWZ | 42.0142 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 173rd | SudanSDN | 41.0241 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 174th | DjiboutiDJI | 40.8841 | 43 per 1,000 live births |
| 174th | MadagascarMDG | 40.8841 | 43 per 1,000 live births |
| 176th | Burkina FasoBFA | 40.0340 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 177th | MozambiqueMOZ | 39.8940 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 178th | Ivory CoastCIV | 38.3338 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 179th | BeninBEN | 37.7738 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 180th | MaliMLI | 34.5135 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 181st | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 34.3734 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 182nd | PakistanPAK | 33.5234 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 183rd | AfghanistanAFG | 33.3833 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 184th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 24.4724 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 185th | ChadTCD | 22.0722 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 185th | LesothoLSO | 22.0722 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 187th | DR CongoCOD | 21.9222 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 188th | Central African RepublicCAF | 18.5319 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 189th | GuineaGIN | 17.1117 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 190th | ZimbabweZWE | 13.4413 | 62.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 191st | LiberiaLBR | 12.3112 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 192nd | SomaliaSOM | 9.199 | 65.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 193rd | NigerNER | 8.919 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 194th | NigeriaNGA | 2.973 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 195th | South SudanSSD | 00 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births |