The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 People and Society

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 2017 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 edition
234
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:
34.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

total:
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
81

Angola

total:
67.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
73.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
61.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
12

Benin

total:
52.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
23

Botswana

total:
29.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
65

Burkina Faso

total:
72.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
79.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
7

Burundi

total:
58.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
19

Cabo Verde

total:
21.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
75

Cameroon

total:
51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
28

Central African Republic

total:
86.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
93.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
78.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
3

Chad

total:
85.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
90.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
79.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
5

Comoros

total:
60 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
70.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
18

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

total:
68.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
71.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
11

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

total:
54.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
59.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
22

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

total:
55.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
61.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
21

Djibouti

total:
45.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
38.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
39

Egypt

total:
19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
84

Equatorial Guinea

total:
65.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
14

Eritrea

total:
45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
41

Swaziland now Eswatini

total:
48.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
34

Ethiopia

total:
49.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
31

Gabon

total:
44.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
42

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
60.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
54.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
17

Ghana

total:
35.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
31.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
53

Guinea

total:
50 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
29

Guinea-Bissau

total:
85.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
95.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
76 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
4

Kenya

total:
37.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
41.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
49

Lesotho

total:
46.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
49.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
37

Liberia

total:
52.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
24

Libya

total:
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
130

Madagascar

total:
41.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
45

Malawi

total:
43.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
43

Mali

total:
69.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
75.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
9

Mauritania

total:
51.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
26

Mauritius

total:
9.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
140

Morocco

total:
21.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
76

Mozambique

total:
65.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
13

Namibia

total:
35.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
55

Niger

total:
81.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
85.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
76.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
6

Nigeria

total:
69.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
74.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
64.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
8

Rwanda

total:
29.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
64

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

total:
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
107

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

total:
45.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
47.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
40

Senegal

total:
49.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
32

Seychelles

total:
10 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
136

Sierra Leone

total:
68.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
76.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
59.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
10

Somalia

total:
94.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
103.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
86 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
2

South Africa

total:
31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
62

South Sudan

total:
62.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
15

Sudan

total:
48.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
33

Tanzania

total:
39.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
46

Togo

total:
42.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
48.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
44

Tunisia

total:
12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
119

Uganda

total:
56.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
20

Western Sahara

total:
51.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
27

Zambia

total:
61.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
55.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
16

Zimbabwe

total:
32.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
57

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
148

Iceland

total:
2.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
223

Svalbard

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
110.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
118 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
102.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
1

Armenia

total:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
113

Azerbaijan

total:
23.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
70

Bangladesh

total:
31.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
61

Bhutan

total:
32.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
31.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
59

China

total:
12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
122

Georgia

total:
15.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
100

India

total:
39.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
47

Japan

total:
2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
224

Kazakhstan

total:
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
82

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
22.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
73

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
215

Kyrgyzstan

total:
25.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
68

Maldives

total:
22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
74

Mongolia

total:
21.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
79

Nepal

total:
27.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
67

Pakistan

total:
52.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
25

Russia

total:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
163

Sri Lanka

total:
8.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
150

Tajikistan

total:
31.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
35.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
60

Turkmenistan

total:
34.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
41.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
56

Uzbekistan

total:
18 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
90

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

total:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
211

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

total:
12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
118

Aruba

total:
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
131

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
127

Barbados

total:
10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
134

Belize

total:
18.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
85

British Virgin Islands

total:
12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
120

Cayman Islands

total:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
168

Costa Rica

total:
8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
154

Cuba

total:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
181

Curacao

total:
7.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
159

Dominica

total:
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
132

Dominican Republic

total:
17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
93

El Salvador

total:
16.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
96

Grenada

total:
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
141

Guatemala

total:
21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
78

Haiti

total:
46.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
53.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
36

Honduras

total:
17.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
95

Jamaica

total:
12.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
111

Montserrat

total:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
116

Nicaragua

total:
18.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
89

Panama

total:
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
138

Puerto Rico

total:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
166

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
8.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
151

Saint Lucia

total:
10.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
129

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
121

Sint Maarten

total:
8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
153

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

total:
22.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
72

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
135

Virgin Islands

total:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
156

Europe

46 entries

Albania

total:
11.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
124

Andorra

total:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
199

Austria

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
208

Belarus

total:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
200

Belgium

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
207

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
5.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
172

Bulgaria

total:
8.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
149

Croatia

total:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
145

Czechia

total:
2.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
217

Denmark

total:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
191

Estonia

total:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
196

European Union

total:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
192

Faroe Islands

total:
5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
173

Finland

total:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
220

France

total:
3.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
213

Germany

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
205

Gibraltar

total:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
169

Greece

total:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
179

Guernsey

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
206

Hungary

total:
4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
177

Ireland

total:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
198

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

total:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
193

Italy

total:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
210

Jersey

total:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
195

Latvia

total:
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
175

Liechtenstein

total:
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
190

Lithuania

total:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
197

Luxembourg

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
209

Malta

total:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
203

Moldova

total:
12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
123

Monaco

total:
1.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
225

Netherlands

total:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
201

Macedonia now North Macedonia

total:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
160

Norway

total:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
221

Poland

total:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
182

Portugal

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
189

Romania

total:
9.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
144

San Marino

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
188

Serbia

total:
5.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
171

Slovakia

total:
5.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
176

Slovenia

total:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
194

Spain

total:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
212

Sweden

total:
2.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
218

Switzerland

total:
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
202

Ukraine

total:
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
158

United Kingdom

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
185

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
147

Cyprus

total:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
155

Gaza Strip

total:
16.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
97

Iran

total:
15.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
99

Iraq

total:
37.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
40.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
48

Israel

total:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
204

Jordan

total:
14.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
104

Kuwait

total:
7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
162

Lebanon

total:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
161

Oman

total:
12.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
110

Qatar

total:
6.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
167

Saudi Arabia

total:
13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
108

Syria

total:
14.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
101

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
91

United Arab Emirates

total:
10 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
137

West Bank

total:
14.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
105

Yemen

total:
46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
38

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
219

Canada

total:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
180

Mexico

total:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
125

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
6.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
165

United States

total:
5.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
170

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total:
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
128

Australia

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
184

Cook Islands

total:
13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
109

Fiji

total:
9.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
143

French Polynesia

total:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
178

Guam

total:
12.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
114

Kiribati

total:
32.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
30.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
58

Marshall Islands

total:
19.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
83

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
19.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
80

Nauru

total:
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
157

New Caledonia

total:
5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
174

New Zealand

total:
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
183

Niue

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Norfolk Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
112

Palau

total:
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
133

Papua New Guinea

total:
36.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
50

Pitcairn Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Samoa

total:
18.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
87

Solomon Islands

total:
14.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
102

Tokelau

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Tonga

total:
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
126

Tuvalu

total:
29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
66

Vanuatu

total:
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
103

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
186

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total:
9.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
139

Bolivia

total:
35.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
38.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
31.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
52

Brazil

total:
17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
92

Chile

total:
6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
164

Colombia

total:
13.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
106

Ecuador

total:
16.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
98

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Guyana

total:
30.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
63

Paraguay

total:
18.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
86

Peru

total:
18.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
88

Suriname

total:
24.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
69

Uruguay

total:
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
152

Venezuela

total:
12.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
117

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
9.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
142

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
35.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
38.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
51

Cambodia

total:
47.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
53.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
35

Christmas Island

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA

Hong Kong

total:
2.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
216

Indonesia

total:
22.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
71

Laos

total:
49.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
30

Macau

total:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
214

Malaysia

total:
12.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
115

Philippines

total:
21.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
77

Singapore

total:
2.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
222

Taiwan

total:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
187

Thailand

total:
9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
146

Timor-Leste

total:
35.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
54

Vietnam

total:
17.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
94

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Infant mortality rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/infant-mortality-rate/2017.

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