Highlights
Sierra Leone
AustriaTop 20 countries by infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate by Country — full ranking
Nigeria
Central African Republic
Somalia
Guinea
South Sudan
Chad
Niger
Mali
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Lesotho
Benin
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Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Pakistan
Cameroon
Haiti
Madagascar
Kiribati
Afghanistan
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Eswatini
Sudan
Zambia
Djibouti
Burundi
Timor-Leste
Comoros
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Yemen
Bolivia
Ghana
Kenya
Gambia
Laos
Malawi
Mauritania
Turkmenistan
Tanzania
Republic of the Congo
Botswana
Uganda
Namibia
Gabon
Dominica
Rwanda
Dominican Republic
Eritrea
South Africa
Senegal
Western Sahara
Marshall Islands
India
Tajikistan
Nauru
Philippines
Nepal
Niue
Iraq
Micronesia
Cambodia
Guyana
Palau
Bhutan
Guatemala
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Fiji
Paraguay
Tuvalu
Jamaica
Lebanon
Venezuela
Vietnam
Syria
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Morocco
North Korea
Samoa
Egypt
Honduras
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Uzbekistan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kyrgyzstan
Brazil
Saint Helena
Grenada
Mauritius
Belize
Jordan
Wallis and Futuna
Palestine
Barbados
Isle of Man
São Tomé and Príncipe
Suriname
Nicaragua
Bahamas
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
British Virgin Islands
Mexico
Panama
Seychelles
Peru
Guam
Ecuador
Moldova
Greenland
Colombia
Cape Verde
Tunisia
El Salvador
Falkland Islands
Iran
French Guiana
Kosovo
Jersey
Mongolia
Tonga
Gibraltar
Turkey
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Curaçao
Oman
Thailand
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Brunei
Libya
Kazakhstan
Georgia
Guadeloupe
Costa Rica
Kuwait
Martinique
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Vatican City
Guernsey
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
China
Qatar
Liechtenstein
Chile
Faroe Islands
Cook Islands
Bahrain
French Polynesia
Montserrat
Saint Barthélemy
Malaysia
Romania
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Bulgaria
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Angola
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Malta
Turks and Caicos Islands
Cuba
Maldives
Réunion
Russia
Canada
Tokelau
Monaco
Serbia
Slovakia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Croatia
Poland
France
Switzerland
Lithuania
Netherlands
Taiwan
Israel
Belgium
Denmark
Hungary
Luxembourg
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Ireland
Northern Cyprus
Cyprus
Macau
Belarus
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Czechia
South Korea
Bermuda
Montenegro
Norway
Singapore
Sweden
Estonia
Finland
Japan
Algeria
Hong Kong
Azerbaijan
Slovenia
Cayman Islands
Iceland
Aruba
San Marino
American Samoa
Argentina
Armenia
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Andorra
Anguilla
Australia"10-yr change" compares the latest value with the value about ten years earlier (difference in deaths per 1,000 live births).
Infant mortality by continent
Infant Mortality Rate by Country: what the numbers say
The three highest countries are Sierra Leone (68.1), Nigeria (66.9), Central African Republic (64.8); the three lowest are Austria (0.2), Australia (0.2), Anguilla (0.4).
Across all 238 countries the median is 9.3 deaths per 1,000 live births and the simple (unweighted) average is 15; the spread from 0.2 to 68.1 shows how differently countries fare on this measure.
By continent, the leaders are Pakistan in Asia (46.5), Isle of Man in Europe (10.3), Sierra Leone in Africa (68.1), Haiti in North America (42.6), Bolivia in South America (29.6), Kiribati in Oceania (41.3).
About this indicator
The infant mortality rate is the probability of a child born in a given year dying before reaching the age of one, per 1,000 live births, from the UN World Population Prospects. It is one of the most sensitive indicators of a country's health system and living conditions.
Source: UN World Population Prospects. Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.
Frequently asked questions
Which country ranks first for infant mortality?
Sierra Leone ranks first with 68.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, followed by Nigeria (66.9) and Central African Republic (64.8).
Which country has the lowest infant mortality?
Austria is last of the 238 countries with current data, at 0.2 deaths per 1,000 live births; Australia (0.2) and Anguilla (0.4) are just above it.
What is the world median infant mortality?
The median across 238 countries is 9.3 deaths per 1,000 live births: half of all countries are above that value and half below. The unweighted average is 15.
Where does the data come from and how current is it?
From UN World Population Prospects; the figures refer to the current UN baseline (2026).
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Ranking generated 2026-10-19 from UN World Population Prospects. Figures are the latest published values; live population figures are statistical extrapolations, not counts. More about our data.