Infant mortality - Country rankings
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Infant deaths per 1000 live births, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 53 countries was 40 deaths per 1000 live births. The highest value was in Sierra Leone: 78 deaths per 1000 live births and the lowest value was in Libya: 9 deaths per 1000 live births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: deaths per 1000 live births; Source: UNICEF
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| Countries | Infant mortality, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 78 | 1 | 1960 - 2022 |
| C.A. Republic | 75 | 2 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 3 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Somalia | 70 | 4 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Chad | 66 | 5 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 64 | 6 | 1960 - 2022 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 7 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Mali | 61 | 8 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Niger | 61 | 9 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Lesotho | 58 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Eq. Guinea | 57 | 11 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Liberia | 56 | 12 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Benin | 55 | 13 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 51 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| G.-Bissau | 50 | 16 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Mozambique | 50 | 17 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 18 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Angola | 47 | 19 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Djibouti | 46 | 20 | 1976 - 2022 |
| Madagascar | 45 | 21 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Togo | 43 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Swaziland | 41 | 23 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Zambia | 40 | 24 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Comoros | 39 | 25 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Burundi | 38 | 26 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Sudan | 38 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 28 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 35 | 29 | 1966 - 2022 |
| Gambia | 34 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ghana | 33 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Botswana | 32 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mauritania | 32 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| R. of Congo | 32 | 34 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kenya | 31 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malawi | 31 | 36 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Tanzania | 31 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Uganda | 31 | 38 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Gabon | 30 | 39 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 30 | 40 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Eritrea | 29 | 41 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Namibia | 29 | 42 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 29 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| South Africa | 28 | 44 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Algeria | 19 | 45 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Egypt | 16 | 46 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Morocco | 15 | 47 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 14 | 48 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Seychelles | 13 | 49 | 1960 - 2022 |
| S.T.&Principe | 12 | 50 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 51 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 52 | 1962 - 2022 |
| Libya | 9 | 53 | 1960 - 2022 |
Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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