Infant mortality by country

Infant mortality rate · per 1,000 live births · 196 countries ranked · 2024

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YearGroup

Rank 1 = best (lower is better for this indicator).25 of 196

RankCountryValue1 y10 yTrend

1San MarinoWorld rank 1st of 196down −7.7 %down −36.8 %
down −7.7 %
2EstoniaWorld rank 2nd of 196down −6.3 %down −42.3 %
down −6.3 %
3BelarusWorld rank 3rd of 196down −5.3 %down −45.5 %
down −5.3 %
4JapanWorld rank 3rd of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −14.3 %
unchanged +0.0 %
5SloveniaWorld rank 3rd of 196down −5.3 %down −18.2 %
down −5.3 %
6FinlandWorld rank 6th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −9.5 %
unchanged +0.0 %
7LuxembourgWorld rank 6th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −13.6 %
unchanged +0.0 %
8MontenegroWorld rank 6th of 196down −5.0 %down −51.3 %
down −5.0 %
9NorwayWorld rank 9th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −13.0 %
unchanged +0.0 %
10SwedenWorld rank 9th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −16.7 %
unchanged +0.0 %
11CzechiaWorld rank 11th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −16.0 %
unchanged +0.0 %
12IcelandWorld rank 11th of 196unchanged +0.0 %up +5.0 %
unchanged +0.0 %
13LatviaWorld rank 13th of 196down −8.3 %down −53.2 %
down −8.3 %
14MonacoWorld rank 13th of 196down −4.3 %down −26.7 %
down −4.3 %
15SingaporeWorld rank 13th of 196up +4.8 %unchanged +0.0 %
up +4.8 %
16ItalyWorld rank 16th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −25.8 %
unchanged +0.0 %
17South KoreaWorld rank 16th of 196down −4.2 %down −20.7 %
down −4.2 %
18AndorraWorld rank 18th of 196down −4.0 %down −31.4 %
down −4.0 %
19North MacedoniaWorld rank 19th of 196down −16.7 %down −74.5 %
down −16.7 %
20SpainWorld rank 20th of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −7.1 %
unchanged +0.0 %
21IsraelWorld rank 21st of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −15.6 %
unchanged +0.0 %
22PortugalWorld rank 21st of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −6.9 %
unchanged +0.0 %
23AustriaWorld rank 23rd of 196unchanged +0.0 %down −12.5 %
unchanged +0.0 %
24LithuaniaWorld rank 23rd of 196down −3.4 %down −33.3 %
down −3.4 %
25Turks and Caicos IslandsWorld rank 25th of 196down −3.2 %down −28.6 %
down −3.2 %

On the map

Infant mortality, 2024. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

1.2 ‰ – 3.4 ‰
3.4 ‰ – 7.7 ‰
7.7 ‰ – 12.4 ‰
12.4 ‰ – 21.2 ‰
21.2 ‰ – 34.7 ‰
34.7 ‰ – 71.9 ‰
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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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