Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2023, South Sudan ranked the highest in infant mortality per 1,000 live births with 72.6 followed by Somalia and Niger. On the other end of the scale was Estonia with 1.60, Singapore with 1.70 and Japan with 1.80.
Average infant mortality per 1,000 live births reached 27.1 in 2023 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 0.356 % more than in the previous year and -29.5 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average infant mortality per 1,000 live births reached an all time high of 121 in 1960 and an all time low of 27.1 in 2023. The average annual growth amounted to -2.29 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) indicator page.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 60.4 | 58.6 | 56.9 | 55.3 | 53.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 87.4 | 74.0 | 124 | 74.5 | 93.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 69.2 | 67.4 | 65.5 | 63.6 | 61.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 59.4 | 57.7 | 56.1 | 54.3 | 52.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 69.4 | 68.5 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 64.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 55.8 | 54.1 | 52.3 | 50.9 | 49.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 68.2 | 64.9 | 63.3 | 61.2 | 59.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | 60.6 | 59.4 | 58.2 | 56.8 | 55.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mali | 66.6 | 65.1 | 63.7 | 62.1 | 60.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niger | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.5 | 69.4 | 69.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 68.6 | 67.4 | 66.1 | 64.7 | 63.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 60.3 | 58.5 | 56.8 | 55.1 | 53.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 68.8 | 66.3 | 64.1 | 61.9 | 60.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 96.7 | 85.8 | 75.7 | 73.7 | 71.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | 173 | 91.8 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.6 |
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