Infant mortality - Country rankings
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Infant deaths per 1000 live births, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 44 countries was 4 deaths per 1000 live births. The highest value was in Moldova: 12 deaths per 1000 live births and the lowest value was in San Marino: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 12 | 1 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Turkey | 9 | 2 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Albania | 8 | 3 | 1978 - 2022 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 4 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 5 | 5 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 6 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malta | 5 | 7 | 1960 - 2022 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 8 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Romania | 5 | 9 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Serbia | 5 | 10 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 11 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Croatia | 4 | 12 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Poland | 4 | 13 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Russia | 4 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| UK | 4 | 16 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Andorra | 3 | 17 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Austria | 3 | 18 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 3 | 19 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 20 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 3 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| France | 3 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Germany | 3 | 23 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Greece | 3 | 24 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 3 | 25 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 3 | 26 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 3 | 27 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 28 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 29 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 3 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Spain | 3 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belarus | 2 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 2 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 2 | 34 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Finland | 2 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iceland | 2 | 36 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Italy | 2 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 38 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Monaco | 2 | 39 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 40 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Norway | 2 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 42 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 2 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| San Marino | 1 | 44 | 1985 - 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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