The CIA World Factbook Edition 2021 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 2021 edition carries it in 237 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2021 edition
237
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:
30.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

total:
20.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Angola

total:
60.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
55.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Benin

total:
57.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
62.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
51.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Botswana

total:
25.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Burkina Faso

total:
50.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Burundi

total:
38.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cabo Verde

total:
24.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cameroon

total:
50.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
45.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Central African Republic

total:
84.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
90.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
77.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Chad

total:
67.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
72.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Comoros

total:
58.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
68.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
47.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

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

total:
62.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
68.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

total:
49.28 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
53.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

total:
57.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
64.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Djibouti

total:
47.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Egypt

total:
18.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

total:
63.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
66.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Eritrea

total:
42.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
49.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Eswatini

total:
41.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
45.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
34.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Gabon

total:
29.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

total:
65.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
70.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Ghana

total:
33.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
36.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Guinea

total:
50.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

total:
50.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
56.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kenya

total:
28.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Lesotho

total:
50.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
44.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Liberia

total:
45.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
50.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Libya

total:
11.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Madagascar

total:
39.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
36.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Malawi

total:
34.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
38.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Mali

total:
62.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
67.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Mauritania

total:
52.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
57.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
45.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Mauritius

total:
10.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Morocco

total:
19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

total:
63.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
65.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Namibia

total:
30.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
32.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Niger

total:
68.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
73.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
63.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Nigeria

total:
58.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
63.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
52.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Rwanda

total:
27.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

total:
19.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
45.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
48.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Senegal

total:
47.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
54.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
40.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Seychelles

total:
10.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
65.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
73.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
56.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Somalia

total:
88.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
97.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
78.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

South Africa

total:
26.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

South Sudan

total:
64.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
70.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
58.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sudan

total:
43.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Tanzania

total:
31.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Togo

total:
42.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
47.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
37.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Tunisia

total:
12.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Uganda

total:
31.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
34.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Zambia

total:
37.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
41.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Zimbabwe

total:
29.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Iceland

total:
1.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
1.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Svalbard

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2021 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

total:
106.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
115.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
97.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Armenia

total:
12.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Azerbaijan

total:
24.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
31.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bhutan

total:
35.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
38.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
33.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

China

total:
11.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Georgia

total:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

India

total:
39.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
39.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
39.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Japan

total:
1.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kazakhstan

total:
19.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
22.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
2.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

total:
26.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Maldives

total:
26.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
29.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Mongolia

total:
20.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Nepal

total:
25.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
27.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
24.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Pakistan

total:
55.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
59.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
50.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Russia

total:
6.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
8.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Tajikistan

total:
33.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
28.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
38.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
46.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
29.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Uzbekistan

total:
19.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

total:
3.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
14.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Aruba

total:
12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
13.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Barbados

total:
10.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Belize

total:
11.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
14.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
7.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
8.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cuba

total:
4.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Curacao

total:
8.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Dominica

total:
11.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
21.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

El Salvador

total:
12.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Grenada

total:
9.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Guatemala

total:
26.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
30.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Haiti

total:
41.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
47.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Honduras

total:
15.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Jamaica

total:
11.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Montserrat

total:
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Nicaragua

total:
19.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Panama

total:
11.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
6.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

total:
6.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total:
8.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Lucia

total:
12.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Martin

total:
6.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
13.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sint Maarten

total:
8.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
24.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
26.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

total:
11.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Virgin Islands

total:
7.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Europe

48 entries

Albania

total:
11.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Andorra

total:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Austria

total:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Belarus

total:
3.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Belgium

total:
3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total:
5.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
8.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Croatia

total:
8.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Czechia

total:
2.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Denmark

total:
3.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Estonia

total:
3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

European Union

total:
3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Faroe Islands

total:
6.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Finland

total:
2.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

France

total:
3.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Germany

total:
3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
6.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Greece

total:
3.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Guernsey

total:
3.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Hungary

total:
4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Ireland

total:
3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Isle of Man

total:
4.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Italy

total:
3.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Jersey

total:
3.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kosovo

total:
35.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
33.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Latvia

total:
4.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Liechtenstein

total:
4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Lithuania

total:
3.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Luxembourg

total:
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Malta

total:
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Moldova

total:
11.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Monaco

total:
1.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Montenegro

total:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Netherlands

total:
3.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

North Macedonia

total:
7.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Norway

total:
2.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Poland

total:
4.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Portugal

total:
2.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Romania

total:
9.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

San Marino

total:
6.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Serbia

total:
5.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Slovakia

total:
4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Slovenia

total:
1.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
1.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Spain

total:
3.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Sweden

total:
2.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Switzerland

total:
3.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Ukraine

total:
7.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
8.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
4.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

total:
10.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cyprus

total:
8.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Gaza Strip

total:
15.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Iran

total:
15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Iraq

total:
20.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Israel

total:
3.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Jordan

total:
14.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kuwait

total:
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Lebanon

total:
7.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Oman

total:
14.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Qatar

total:
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Syria

total:
16.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
19.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

West Bank

total:
15.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
18.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Yemen

total:
47.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
41.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
2.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Canada

total:
4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Mexico

total:
11.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

total:
8.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

United States

total:
5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

total:
10.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Australia

total:
3.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cook Islands

total:
16.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
20.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Fiji

total:
10.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

French Polynesia

total:
4.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Guam

total:
11.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
11.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Kiribati

total:
33.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
35.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
31.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
22.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

total:
22.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Nauru

total:
7.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
6.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

New Zealand

total:
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Niue

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2021 est.)

Norfolk Island

total:
NA (2018)
male:
NA
female:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

total:
12.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Palau

total:
11.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total:
40.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
45.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
35.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

total:
NA (2018)
male:
NA
female:
NA

Samoa

total:
18.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Solomon Islands

total:
20.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Tokelau

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2021 est.)

Tonga

total:
12.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
29.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
33.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
25.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Vanuatu

total:
14.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
16.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
4.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

total:
9.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
10.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Bolivia

total:
39.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
43.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Brazil

total:
18.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
21.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Chile

total:
6.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Colombia

total:
12.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Ecuador

total:
18.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total:
NA (2018)
male:
NA
female:
NA

Guyana

total:
22.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
25.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Paraguay

total:
23.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
28.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Peru

total:
19.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Suriname

total:
26.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
31.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Uruguay

total:
8.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Venezuela

total:
22.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
19.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
10.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
13.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
33.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
30.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Cambodia

total:
45.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
52.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
38.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Christmas Island

total:
NA (2018)
male:
NA
female:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total:
NA
male:
NA
female:
NA (2021 est.)

Hong Kong

total:
2.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
2.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Indonesia

total:
20.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
22.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Laos

total:
49.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
55.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
42.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Macau

total:
4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Malaysia

total:
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Philippines

total:
20.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
23.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Singapore

total:
1.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
1.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Taiwan

total:
4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
4.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Thailand

total:
6.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Timor-Leste

total:
34.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
37.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
30.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Vietnam

total:
15.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
15.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2021, “Infant mortality rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/infant-mortality-rate/2021.

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