The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 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 2008 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2008 edition
232
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:
42.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
44.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

total:
28.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Angola

total:
182.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
194.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
169.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Benin

total:
66.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
69.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Botswana

total:
44.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
44.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Burkina Faso

total:
86.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
93.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
78.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Burundi

total:
60.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
53.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total:
42.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cameroon

total:
64.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
69.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
59.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Central African Republic

total:
82.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
88.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
75.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Chad

total:
100.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
106.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
94 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Comoros

total:
68.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
76.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

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

total:
83.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
91.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
74.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total:
81.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
86.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
75.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total:
69.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
77.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Djibouti

total:
99.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
106.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
91.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Egypt

total:
28.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total:
83.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
84.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
82.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Eritrea

total:
44.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
38.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
69.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
72.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
66.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
82.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
94.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
70.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Gabon

total:
52.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
61.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
68.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
75.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Ghana

total:
52.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Guinea

total:
67.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
71.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total:
101.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
111.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
91.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Kenya

total:
56.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
58.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
53.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Lesotho

total:
78.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
83.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
74.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Liberia

total:
143.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
159.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
127.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Libya

total:
21.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Madagascar

total:
55.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
60.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Malawi

total:
90.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
94.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
86.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mali

total:
103.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
113.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
93.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mauritania

total:
66.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
69.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mauritius

total:
12.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mayotte

total:
57.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
63.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Morocco

total:
38.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
41.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mozambique

total:
107.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
110.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
104.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Namibia

total:
45.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
49.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Niger

total:
115.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
119.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
111.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Nigeria

total:
95.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
101.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
89.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Rwanda

total:
83.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
88.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
78.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

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

total:
18.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
38.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
40.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Senegal

total:
58.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
62.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
54.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Seychelles

total:
14.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
156.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
173.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
138.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Somalia

total:
110.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
120.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
101.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

South Africa

total:
45.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
49.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Sudan

total:
86.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
87.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
86.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Tanzania

total:
70.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
77.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Togo

total:
57.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Tunisia

total:
23.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Uganda

total:
65.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
69.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Western Sahara

total:
71.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
71.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
71.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Zambia

total:
100.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
105.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
96.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Zimbabwe

total:
33.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
31.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
11.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Iceland

total:
3.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Svalbard

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Armenia

total:
20.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan

total:
56.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
62.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
57.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
58.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bhutan

total:
51.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
53.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

China

total:
21.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Georgia

total:
16.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

India

total:
32.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Japan

total:
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Kazakhstan

total:
26.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
21.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
4.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total:
32.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Maldives

total:
30.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mongolia

total:
41.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
44.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Nepal

total:
62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
60.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Pakistan

total:
66.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
66.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Russia

total:
10.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
19.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Tajikistan

total:
42.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
47.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
51.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Uzbekistan

total:
24.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

total:
3.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
17.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Aruba

total:
14.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
23.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Barbados

total:
11.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Belize

total:
23.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
15.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
7.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
9.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cuba

total:
5.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Dominica

total:
14.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
26.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

El Salvador

total:
22.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Grenada

total:
13.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Guatemala

total:
28.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Haiti

total:
62.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
57.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Honduras

total:
24.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Jamaica

total:
15.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Montserrat

total:
16.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

total:
9.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Nicaragua

total:
25.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Panama

total:
13.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
8.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
14.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Saint Lucia

total:
13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
13.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
23.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
14.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Virgin Islands

total:
7.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Europe

45 entries

Albania

total:
19.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Andorra

total:
3.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Austria

total:
4.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Belarus

total:
6.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Belgium

total:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
9.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
18.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Croatia

total:
6.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

total:
3.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Denmark

total:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Estonia

total:
7.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

European Union

total:
6.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Faroe Islands

total:
6.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Finland

total:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

France

total:
3.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Germany

total:
4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
4.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Greece

total:
5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Guernsey

total:
4.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Hungary

total:
8.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Ireland

total:
5.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Isle of Man

total:
5.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Italy

total:
5.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Jersey

total:
5.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Latvia

total:
8.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Liechtenstein

total:
4.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Lithuania

total:
6.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Luxembourg

total:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Malta

total:
3.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Moldova

total:
13.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Monaco

total:
5.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Netherlands

total:
4.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total:
9.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Norway

total:
3.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Poland

total:
6.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Portugal

total:
4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Romania

total:
23.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

San Marino

total:
5.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Slovakia

total:
6.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Slovenia

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Spain

total:
4.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Sweden

total:
2.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Switzerland

total:
4.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Ukraine

total:
9.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
4.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
15.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cyprus

total:
6.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Gaza Strip

total:
19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Iran

total:
36.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Iraq

total:
45.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
51.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Israel

total:
4.28 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Jordan

total:
15.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Kuwait

total:
9.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Lebanon

total:
22.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Oman

total:
17.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Qatar

total:
13.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
11.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Syria

total:
26.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
36.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
40.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
33.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
13.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

West Bank

total:
16.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Yemen

total:
56.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
60.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
7.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Canada

total:
5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Mexico

total:
19.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
7.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

United States

total:
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total:
10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Australia

total:
4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cook Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Fiji

total:
11.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

French Polynesia

total:
7.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Guam

total:
6.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Kiribati

total:
44.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
49.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
26.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
27.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Nauru

total:
9.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
7.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

New Zealand

total:
4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Niue

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Norfolk Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Palau

total:
13.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total:
46.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Samoa

total:
25.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Solomon Islands

total:
19.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Tokelau

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Tonga

total:
11.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
18.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Vanuatu

total:
50.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
53.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total:
11.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Bolivia

total:
49.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
45.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Brazil

total:
23.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Chile

total:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Colombia

total:
19.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Ecuador

total:
21.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Guyana

total:
30.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Paraguay

total:
25.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Peru

total:
29.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Suriname

total:
19.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Uruguay

total:
11.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Venezuela

total:
22.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
12.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
49.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Cambodia

total:
56.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
63.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Christmas Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2008 est.)

Hong Kong

total:
2.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Indonesia

total:
31.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Laos

total:
79.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
88.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
69.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Macau

total:
3.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Malaysia

total:
16.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Philippines

total:
21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Singapore

total:
2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Taiwan

total:
5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Thailand

total:
18.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Timor-Leste

total:
41.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
48.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Vietnam

total:
23.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2008, “Infant mortality rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/infant-mortality-rate/2008.

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