The CIA World Factbook Edition 2006 People

Infant mortality rate In 36 editions of 36.

Infant mortality rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2006 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2006 edition
236
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Infant mortality rate” (1990 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

total:
48.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

total:
29.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Angola

total:
185.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
197.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
172.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Benin

total:
79.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
84.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
74.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Botswana

total:
53.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Burkina Faso

total:
91.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
99.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
83.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Burundi

total:
63.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
70.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
55.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total:
46.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
51.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cameroon

total:
63.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
59.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Central African Republic

total:
85.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
92.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
78.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Chad

total:
91.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
100.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
82.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Comoros

total:
72.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
81.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total:
88.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
96.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
80.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total:
85.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
79.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total:
89.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
105.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
71.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Djibouti

total:
102.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
110.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
94.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Egypt

total:
31.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
30.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total:
89.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
95.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
83.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Eritrea

total:
46.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
71.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
75.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
68.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
93.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
103.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
83.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Gabon

total:
54.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
63.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
45.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
71.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
78.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Ghana

total:
55.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
59.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guinea

total:
90 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
95.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
84.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total:
105.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
115.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
94.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Kenya

total:
59.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
61.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Lesotho

total:
87.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
92.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
82.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Liberia

total:
155.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
171.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
139.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Libya

total:
23.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Madagascar

total:
75.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
83.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
66.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Malawi

total:
94.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
98.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
89.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mali

total:
107.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
117.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
97.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mauritania

total:
69.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
72.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
66.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mauritius

total:
14.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mayotte

total:
60.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
54.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Morocco

total:
40.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mozambique

total:
129.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
134.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
124.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Namibia

total:
48.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
51.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Niger

total:
118.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
122.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
114.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Nigeria

total:
97.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
104.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
90.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Reunion

total:
7.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Rwanda

total:
89.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
94.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
84.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total:
18.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
41.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Senegal

total:
52.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Seychelles

total:
15.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
160.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
177.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
142.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Somalia

total:
114.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
124.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
105.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

South Africa

total:
60.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
64.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Sudan

total:
61.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
61.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Tanzania

total:
96.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
105.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
87.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Togo

total:
60.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
68.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Tunisia

total:
23.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Uganda

total:
66.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
69.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Western Sahara

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Zambia

total:
86.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
94.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
79.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Zimbabwe

total:
51.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
15.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Iceland

total:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Svalbard

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
160.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
164.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
155.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Armenia

total:
22.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Azerbaijan

total:
79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
81.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
76.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
60.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
61.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
59.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bhutan

total:
98.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
96.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
100.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

China

total:
23.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Georgia

total:
17.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

India

total:
54.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
54.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Japan

total:
3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Kazakhstan

total:
28.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
23.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
6.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total:
34.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Maldives

total:
54.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
55.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mongolia

total:
52.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Nepal

total:
65.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
63.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
67.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Pakistan

total:
70.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
70.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
70.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Russia

total:
15.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
13.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Tajikistan

total:
106.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
117.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
94.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
72.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
76.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
68 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Uzbekistan

total:
69.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
74.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
65.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

total:
20.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
18.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Aruba

total:
5.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
24.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Barbados

total:
11.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Belize

total:
24.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
16.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cuba

total:
6.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Dominica

total:
13.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
28.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

El Salvador

total:
24.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Grenada

total:
14.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guadeloupe

total:
8.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guatemala

total:
30.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Haiti

total:
71.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
78.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
65.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Honduras

total:
25.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Jamaica

total:
15.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Martinique

total:
6.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Montserrat

total:
7.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

total:
9.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Nicaragua

total:
28.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Panama

total:
16.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
9.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
14.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saint Lucia

total:
13.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
25.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Virgin Islands

total:
7.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Europe

45 entries

Albania

total:
20.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Andorra

total:
4.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Austria

total:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Belarus

total:
13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Belgium

total:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
9.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
19.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Croatia

total:
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

total:
3.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Denmark

total:
4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Estonia

total:
7.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

European Union

total:
5.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Faroe Islands

total:
6.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Finland

total:
3.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

France

total:
4.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Germany

total:
4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
5.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Greece

total:
5.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guernsey

total:
4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Hungary

total:
8.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Ireland

total:
5.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Isle of Man

total:
5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Italy

total:
5.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Jersey

total:
5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Latvia

total:
9.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Liechtenstein

total:
4.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Lithuania

total:
6.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Luxembourg

total:
4.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Malta

total:
3.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Moldova

total:
38.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
41.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Monaco

total:
5.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Netherlands

total:
4.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total:
9.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Norway

total:
3.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Poland

total:
7.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Portugal

total:
4.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Romania

total:
25.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

San Marino

total:
5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Slovakia

total:
7.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Slovenia

total:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Spain

total:
4.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Sweden

total:
2.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Switzerland

total:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Ukraine

total:
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
16.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cyprus

total:
7.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Gaza Strip

total:
22.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Iran

total:
40.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
40.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Iraq

total:
48.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Israel

total:
6.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Jordan

total:
16.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Kuwait

total:
9.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Lebanon

total:
23.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Oman

total:
18.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Qatar

total:
18.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
12.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Syria

total:
28.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
39.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
14.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

West Bank

total:
19.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Yemen

total:
59.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
64.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
54.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Canada

total:
4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Mexico

total:
20.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

United States

total:
6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total:
9.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Australia

total:
4.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cook Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Fiji

total:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

French Polynesia

total:
8.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guam

total:
6.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Kiribati

total:
47.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
28.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
29.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Nauru

total:
9.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
7.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

New Zealand

total:
5.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Niue

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Norfolk Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
6.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Palau

total:
14.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total:
49.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
45.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Samoa

total:
26.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Solomon Islands

total:
20.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Tokelau

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Tonga

total:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
19.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Vanuatu

total:
53.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

South America

14 entries

Argentina

total:
14.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Bolivia

total:
51.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Brazil

total:
28.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Chile

total:
8.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Colombia

total:
20.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Ecuador

total:
22.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

French Guiana

total:
11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Guyana

total:
32.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
35.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Paraguay

total:
24.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Peru

total:
30.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Suriname

total:
23.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Uruguay

total:
11.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Venezuela

total:
21.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
12.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
61.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
72.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Cambodia

total:
68.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
77.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
59.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Christmas Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Hong Kong

total:
2.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Indonesia

total:
34.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Laos

total:
83.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
92.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
73.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Macau

total:
4.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Malaysia

total:
17.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Philippines

total:
22.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Singapore

total:
2.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Taiwan

total:
6.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Thailand

total:
19.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

East Timor now Timor-Leste

total:
45.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Vietnam

total:
25.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2006, “Infant mortality rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/infant-mortality-rate/2006.

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