Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Infant mortality rate. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Infant mortality rate is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.