The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 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 2009 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 edition
233
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:
40.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

total:
27.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
80
male:
30.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Angola

total:
180.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
1
male:
192.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
167.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Benin

total:
64.64 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
34
male:
68.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
61.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Botswana

total:
12.59 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
141
male:
13.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Burkina Faso

total:
84.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
15
male:
92.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
76.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Burundi

total:
59.64 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
38
male:
66.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total:
41.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
63
male:
47.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cameroon

total:
63.34 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
36
male:
68.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Central African Republic

total:
80.62 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
21
male:
87.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
73.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Chad

total:
98.69 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
11
male:
104.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
92.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Comoros

total:
66.57 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
30
male:
74.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

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

total:
81.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
19
male:
89.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
73.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total:
79.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
22
male:
85.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
74.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total:
68.06 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
28
male:
75.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Djibouti

total:
97.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
12
male:
104.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
89.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Egypt

total:
27.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
81
male:
28.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total:
81.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
18
male:
82.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
80.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Eritrea

total:
43.33 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
62
male:
48.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
68.63 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
27
male:
71.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
65.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
80.8 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
20
male:
92.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
69.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Gabon

total:
51.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
48
male:
60.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
67.33 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
29
male:
73.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Ghana

total:
51.09 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
50
male:
55.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Guinea

total:
65.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
31
male:
68.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
61.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total:
99.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
10
male:
109.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
89.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Kenya

total:
54.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
44
male:
57.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Lesotho

total:
77.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
24
male:
81.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
72.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Liberia

total:
138.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
4
male:
153.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
122.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Libya

total:
21.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
102
male:
23.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Madagascar

total:
54.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
47
male:
59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Malawi

total:
89.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
14
male:
93.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
84.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mali

total:
102.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
8
male:
111.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
92.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mauritania

total:
63.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
35
male:
68.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mauritius

total:
12.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
145
male:
14.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mayotte

total:
56.29 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
41
male:
61.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Morocco

total:
36.88 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
69
male:
40.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
33.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mozambique

total:
105.8 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
7
male:
108.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
103 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Namibia

total:
45.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
55
male:
48.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Niger

total:
116.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
5
male:
121.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
111.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Nigeria

total:
94.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
13
male:
100.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
87.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Rwanda

total:
81.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
17
male:
86.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
76.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

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

total:
17.63 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
116
male:
20.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
37.12 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
68
male:
38.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Senegal

total:
58.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
40
male:
65.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Seychelles

total:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
142
male:
15.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
154.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
2
male:
171.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
136.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Somalia

total:
109.19 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
6
male:
118.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
99.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

South Africa

total:
44.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
59
male:
48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Sudan

total:
82.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
16
male:
82.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
82.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Tanzania

total:
69.28 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
26
male:
76.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
62.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Togo

total:
56.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
42
male:
63.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Tunisia

total:
22.57 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
98
male:
24.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Uganda

total:
64.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
33
male:
68.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
61.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Western Sahara

total:
69.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
25
male:
69.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
69.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Zambia

total:
101.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
9
male:
105.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
96.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Zimbabwe

total:
32.31 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
71
male:
34.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
10.72 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
151
male:
12.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Iceland

total:
3.23 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
218
male:
3.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Svalbard

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

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
151.95 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
3
male:
156.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
147.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Armenia

total:
20.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
106
male:
24.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Azerbaijan

total:
54.6 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
46
male:
60.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
59.02 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
39
male:
66.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bhutan

total:
49.36 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
52
male:
50.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

China

total:
20.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
105
male:
18.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Georgia

total:
16.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
121
male:
18.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

India

total:
30.15 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
73
male:
34.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Japan

total:
2.79 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
221
male:
2.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Kazakhstan

total:
25.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
86
male:
30.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
51.34 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
49
male:
58.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
4.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
204
male:
4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total:
31.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
72
male:
36.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Maldives

total:
29.53 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
77
male:
32.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mongolia

total:
39.88 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
67
male:
42.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Nepal

total:
47.46 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
54
male:
47.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Pakistan

total:
65.14 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
32
male:
65.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
65.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Russia

total:
10.56 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
152
male:
12.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
18.57 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
111
male:
20.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Tajikistan

total:
41.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
64
male:
45.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
45.36 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
56
male:
53.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Uzbekistan

total:
23.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
92
male:
27.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

total:
3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
215
male:
3.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
16.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
120
male:
18.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Aruba

total:
13.79 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
132
male:
18.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
23.17 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
93
male:
28.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Barbados

total:
12.29 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
143
male:
13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Belize

total:
23.07 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
94
male:
26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
14.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
129
male:
16.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
169
male:
7.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
8.77 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
160
male:
9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cuba

total:
5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
181
male:
6.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Dominica

total:
13.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
133
male:
18.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
25.96 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
83
male:
28 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

El Salvador

total:
21.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
101
male:
24.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Grenada

total:
13.23 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
135
male:
12.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Guatemala

total:
27.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
79
male:
30.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Haiti

total:
59.69 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
37
male:
66.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
53.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Honduras

total:
24.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
91
male:
26.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Jamaica

total:
15.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
126
male:
15.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Montserrat

total:
16.08 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
122
male:
12.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

total:
9.09 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
156
male:
9.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Nicaragua

total:
25.02 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
88
male:
28.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Panama

total:
12.67 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
139
male:
13.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
8.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
162
male:
9.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
13.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
130
male:
15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Saint Lucia

total:
13.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
134
male:
12.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
15.14 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
127
male:
16.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
29.93 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
75
male:
31.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
131
male:
16.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Virgin Islands

total:
7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
165
male:
8.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

total:
18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
110
male:
19.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Andorra

total:
3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
212
male:
3.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Austria

total:
4.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
202
male:
5.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Belarus

total:
6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
177
male:
7.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Belgium

total:
4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
201
male:
4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
9.1 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
155
male:
10.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
17.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
115
male:
21.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Croatia

total:
6.37 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
178
male:
6.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

total:
3.79 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
211
male:
4.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Denmark

total:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
203
male:
4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Estonia

total:
7.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
167
male:
8.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

European Union

total:
5.72 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
182
male:
6.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Faroe Islands

total:
6.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
179
male:
6.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Finland

total:
3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
216
male:
3.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

France

total:
3.33 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
217
male:
3.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Germany

total:
3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
210
male:
4.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
4.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
194
male:
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Greece

total:
5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
187
male:
5.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Guernsey

total:
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
200
male:
4.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Hungary

total:
7.86 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
163
male:
8.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Ireland

total:
5.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
188
male:
5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Isle of Man

total:
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
184
male:
6.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Italy

total:
5.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
183
male:
6.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Jersey

total:
4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
197
male:
5.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Latvia

total:
8.77 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
161
male:
10.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Liechtenstein

total:
4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
205
male:
5.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Lithuania

total:
6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
176
male:
7.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Luxembourg

total:
4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
199
male:
4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Malta

total:
3.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
213
male:
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Moldova

total:
13.13 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
137
male:
14.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Monaco

total:
5 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
191
male:
5.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Netherlands

total:
4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
198
male:
5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total:
9.01 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
157
male:
9.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Norway

total:
3.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
214
male:
3.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Poland

total:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
172
male:
7.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Portugal

total:
4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
195
male:
5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Romania

total:
22.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
95
male:
25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

San Marino

total:
5.34 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
186
male:
5.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Serbia

total:
6.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
173
male:
7.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Slovakia

total:
6.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
171
male:
7.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Slovenia

total:
4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
206
male:
4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Spain

total:
4.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
208
male:
4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Sweden

total:
2.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
222
male:
2.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Switzerland

total:
4.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
209
male:
4.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Ukraine

total:
8.98 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
158
male:
11.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
193
male:
5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
15.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
125
male:
17.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cyprus

total:
6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
174
male:
8.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Gaza Strip

total:
18.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
114
male:
19.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Iran

total:
35.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
70
male:
35.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Iraq

total:
43.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
60
male:
49.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Israel

total:
4.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
207
male:
4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Jordan

total:
14.97 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
128
male:
17.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Kuwait

total:
8.96 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
159
male:
9.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Lebanon

total:
21.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
99
male:
24.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Oman

total:
16.88 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
119
male:
19.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Qatar

total:
12.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
140
male:
13.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
11.57 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
148
male:
13.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Syria

total:
25.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
84
male:
26.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
25.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
85
male:
26.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
138
male:
14.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

West Bank

total:
15.96 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
123
male:
17.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Yemen

total:
54.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
45
male:
59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
2.46 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
223
male:
2.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Canada

total:
5.04 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
189
male:
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Mexico

total:
18.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
113
male:
20.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
6.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
170
male:
7.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

United States

total:
6.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
180
male:
6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total:
10.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
153
male:
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Australia

total:
4.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
196
male:
5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cook Islands

total:
16.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
118
male:
20.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Fiji

total:
11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
146
male:
12.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

French Polynesia

total:
7.55 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
166
male:
8.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Guam

total:
6.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Kiribati

total:
43.48 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
61
male:
48.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
38.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
25.45 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
87
male:
28.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
26.1 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
82
male:
28.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Nauru

total:
9.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
154
male:
11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
7.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
168
male:
7.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

New Zealand

total:
4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
192
male:
5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Niue

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

Norfolk Island

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

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
6.59 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
175
male:
6.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Palau

total:
13.14 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
136
male:
14.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total:
45.23 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
57
male:
49.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

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

Samoa

total:
24.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
90
male:
28.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Solomon Islands

total:
19.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
107
male:
21.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Tokelau

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

Tonga

total:
11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
147
male:
12.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
18.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
112
male:
20.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Vanuatu

total:
49.45 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
51
male:
51.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
5.02 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
190
male:
5.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total:
11.44 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
149
male:
12.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Bolivia

total:
44.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
58
male:
48.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Brazil

total:
22.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
97
male:
26.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Chile

total:
7.71 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
164
male:
8.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Colombia

total:
18.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
108
male:
22.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Ecuador

total:
20.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
103
male:
24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

total:
29.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
76
male:
33.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Paraguay

total:
24.68 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
89
male:
28.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Peru

total:
28.62 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
78
male:
31.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Suriname

total:
18.81 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
109
male:
22.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Uruguay

total:
11.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
150
male:
12.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Venezuela

total:
21.54 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
100
male:
25.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
12.27 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
144
male:
14.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
47.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
53
male:
53.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Cambodia

total:
54.79 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
43
male:
61.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Christmas Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Hong Kong

total:
2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
220
male:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Indonesia

total:
29.97 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
74
male:
34.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Laos

total:
77.82 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
23
male:
86.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
68.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Macau

total:
3.22 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
219
male:
3.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Malaysia

total:
15.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
124
male:
18.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Philippines

total:
20.56 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
104
male:
23.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Singapore

total:
2.31 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
224
male:
2.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Taiwan

total:
5.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
185
male:
5.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Thailand

total:
17.63 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
117
male:
18.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Timor-Leste

total:
40.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
66
male:
46.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Vietnam

total:
22.88 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world:
96
male:
23.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Infant mortality rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/infant-mortality-rate/2009.

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