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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Trends in infant mortality rates (1960-2008) Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 Afghanistan 245 215 185 168 165 165 165 165 Albania 115 77 53 37 28 21 15 13 Algeria 148 127 92 52 44 41 38 36 Andorra - - - 7 5 4 3 3 Angola - - 156 154 148 141 134 130 Antigua & Barbuda - - - - 22 17 13 11 Argentina 60 57 38 25 22 19 16 15 Armenia - - 61 48 42 32 24 21 Australia 20 18 11 8 6 5 5 5 Austria 37 25 14 8 6 5 4 3 Azerbaijan - - 84 78 75 58 40 32 Bahamas - - 27 17 15 13 11 9 Bahrain 143 56 24 14 11 11 10 10 Bangladesh 166 160 140 103 86 67 51 43 Barbados - - 23 15 14 13 11 10 Belarus - - 22 20 19 15 13 11 Belgium 30 20 12 9 7 5 4 4 Belize - 72 52 35 27 23 19 17 Benin - 151 126 111 99 89 81 76 Bhutan - 171 123 91 79 68 59 54 Bolivia 151 146 112 88 80 67 53 46 Bosnia & Herzegovina - - 31 21 19 14 13 13 Botswana 118 99 59 39 43 55 29 26 Brazil 115 95 72 46 36 28 22 18 Brunei - - 16 9 7 6 6 6 Bulgaria - 28 20 15 16 14 11 9 Burkina Faso 181 153 129 110 109 102 96 92 Burundi 146 135 114 113 111 107 104 102 Cambodia - - 104 85 86 80 73 69 Cameroon - 126 104 92 93 91 86 82 Canada 28 19 10 7 6 5 5 6 Cape Verde - 105 71 49 40 33 27 24 Central African Republic 179 144 121 116 118 119 117 115 Chad - - 135 120 120 122 124 124 Chile 106 76 32 18 13 9 8 7 China - 83 46 37 36 30 22 18 Colombia 89 67 37 28 25 21 18 16 Comoros - 133 109 90 85 81 78 75 Congo 115 88 67 67 70 74 77 80 Cook Islands 84 48 24 16 15 15 14 14 Costa Rica 87 60 28 19 15 12 11 10 Cote d Ivoire - 155 119 104 102 96 86 81 Croatia - - - 11 9 7 6 5 Cuba 40 33 20 11 9 7 6 5 Cyprus - - 20 9 8 5 4 4 Czech Republic - - - 10 7 4 4 3 Dem. People's Republic of Korea 85 52 32 42 42 42 42 42 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 145 130 126 126 126 126 126 Denmark 21 14 8 7 5 5 4 4 Djibouti - - 109 95 89 84 79 76 Dominica - 48 11 15 15 14 11 9 Dominican Republic 112 88 69 48 36 32 29 27 Ecuador 121 94 69 41 33 28 24 21 Egypt 204 158 120 66 50 38 25 20 El Salvador 134 112 86 48 39 28 20 16 Equatorial Guinea - - - 120 111 102 94 90 Eritrea - - 112 92 73 58 46 41 Estonia - - 18 14 13 9 6 4 Ethiopia - 136 127 124 108 91 77 69 Fiji - - 33 19 17 16 16 16 Finland 22 13 7 6 4 4 3 3 France 24 15 10 7 5 4 4 3 Gabon - - 83 67 65 64 60 57 Gambia The 205 180 133 104 102 93 85 80 Georgia - - 55 41 35 31 28 26 Germany - 22 13 7 5 4 4 4 Ghana 128 108 93 75 70 71 58 51 Greece 38 28 18 9 7 6 4 3 Grenada - - - 33 23 18 14 13 Guatemala 144 113 93 58 46 38 32 29 Guinea - 195 165 137 124 111 98 90 Guinea-Bissau - - - 142 138 129 121 117 Guyana - - 77 64 59 54 49 47 Haiti - 148 134 105 98 78 62 54 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 137 118 73 43 36 33 28 26 Hungary 48 36 22 15 11 8 6 5 Iceland 17 13 7 6 4 3 2 2 India 157 129 107 83 75 68 58 52 Indonesia 128 103 78 56 46 40 34 31 Iran 192 129 89 55 47 38 31 27 Iraq 109 88 60 42 39 38 37 36 Ireland 31 19 12 8 6 6 4 3 Israel - - 16 10 7 6 4 4 Italy 44 30 14 9 6 5 4 3 Jamaica 56 48 37 28 27 27 26 26 Japan 30 13 7 5 4 3 3 3 Jordan 98 78 47 31 29 23 19 17 Kazakhstan - - 61 51 48 38 31 27 Kenya 121 95 72 68 77 81 80 81 Kiribati - 107 83 65 56 49 42 38 Kuwait 76 47 25 13 11 10 10 9 Kyrgyzstan - - 89 63 53 44 37 33 Lao PDR - 141 127 108 82 64 53 48 Latvia - - 16 13 16 12 9 8 Lebanon 54 44 37 33 29 21 15 12 Lesotho 149 126 99 80 80 83 74 63 Liberia 199 180 163 146 131 118 107 100 Libya 175 97 53 33 27 22 17 15 Liechtenstein - - - 9 7 5 3 2 Lithuania - - 17 12 12 8 7 6 Luxembourg - 19 11 8 5 4 3 2 Madagascar - 113 107 101 93 83 73 68 Malawi 218 201 154 133 122 100 78 65 Malaysia 66 41 26 16 12 9 7 6 Maldives - - 115 79 62 43 30 24 Mali - 183 160 139 132 120 109 103 Malta 37 26 15 10 8 6 5 6 Marshall Islands 86 74 64 39 33 32 30 30 Mauritania - 132 94 81 79 77 76 75 Mauritius 68 62 32 21 19 17 13 15 Mexico 95 79 55 36 31 22 18 15 Micronesia (Federated States of ) - - - 45 41 38 34 32 Monaco - - - 7 5 4 4 3 Mongolia - - 90 71 61 49 39 34 Montenegro - - - 13 14 13 9 7 Morocco - 118 99 68 57 46 37 32 Mozambique - 188 174 166 149 124 103 90 Myanmar - 121 94 85 81 77 73 71 Namibia - 67 59 49 48 51 41 31 Nauru - - - - 19 41 38 36 Nepal 197 158 130 99 83 63 48 41 Netherlands 16 13 9 7 6 5 5 4 New Zealand 22 17 13 9 7 6 5 5 Nicaragua 130 111 80 51 43 34 27 23 Niger - 146 147 144 129 107 88 79 Nigeria - 140 117 120 120 107 100 96 Niue - - - - - - - - Norway 19 13 8 7 5 4 3 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 55 33 28 26 24 24 Oman - - 68 23 16 13 11 10 Pakistan - 136 117 101 94 85 76 72 Palau - - 26 18 14 14 14 13 Panama 63 47 34 24 23 21 20 19 Papua New Guinea 143 107 81 67 61 57 54 53 Paraguay 67 57 47 34 31 28 25 24 Peru 146 114 89 64 48 36 27 22 Philippines 64 59 53 42 33 28 27 26 Poland 58 31 21 15 12 8 6 6 Portugal 81 54 23 11 8 5 4 3 Qatar - 64 31 17 14 12 10 9 Republic of Korea 96 41 17 8 7 6 5 5 Republic of Moldova - - 41 30 25 21 17 15 Romania - 44 28 25 22 19 15 12 Russian Federation - 33 28 23 23 20 15 12 Rwanda 118 124 123 106 132 112 85 72 Saint Kitts & Nevis - - 43 22 21 18 15 14 Saint Lucia - - 28 18 16 14 14 13 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines - - 45 19 19 19 14 12 Samoa - - 56 40 33 28 24 22 San Marino - - - 14 9 6 2 1 Sao Tome & Principe - 67 66 65 65 64 64 64 Saudi Arabia - - 66 35 26 20 19 18 Senegal 124 115 93 72 72 66 60 57 Serbia - - - 25 17 11 8 6 Seychelles 66 48 22 14 13 12 11 11 Sierra Leone 220 206 167 163 167 151 133 123 Singapore 36 22 11 6 4 3 2 2 Slovakia - - - 13 10 8 7 7 Slovenia - - - 9 6 5 4 3 Solomon Islands 139 73 42 31 31 30 30 30 Somalia - - - 119 119 119 119 119 South Africa - - 68 44 43 52 50 48 Spain 38 20 12 8 6 4 4 4 Sri Lanka 73 56 34 23 21 17 15 13 Sudan 120 103 86 78 75 73 71 70 Suriname - 59 51 44 41 33 28 25 Swaziland 147 119 86 62 66 83 66 59 Sweden 16 11 7 6 4 3 3 2 Switzerland 22 15 8 7 5 5 4 4 Syria 134 90 56 30 24 19 16 14 Tajikistan - - 98 91 89 75 62 54 TFYR Macedonia - - - 32 23 17 13 10 Thailand 102 71 46 26 21 17 14 13 Timor Leste - - - 138 116 100 83 75 Togo 156 123 100 89 86 76 68 64 Tonga - 34 25 19 18 18 17 17 Trinidad & Tobago 60 46 36 30 30 30 31 31 Tunisia 173 127 72 40 29 23 20 18 Turkey 162 150 105 69 52 36 25 20 Turkmenistan - - 106 81 70 59 49 43 Tuvalu - - 51 42 38 35 31 30 Uganda 132 118 110 114 107 98 89 85 Ukraine - 28 23 18 18 17 15 14 United Arab Emirates 149 62 25 15 12 10 8 7 United Kingdom 23 18 12 8 6 6 5 5 United Repulic of Tanzania 144 129 105 97 100 87 74 67 United States of America 26 20 12 9 8 7 7 7 Uruguay 51 46 36 21 18 15 13 12 Uzbekistan - - 85 61 57 53 40 34 Vanuatu 111 82 61 23 23 25 26 27 Venezuela 62 48 37 27 23 20 17 16 Vietnam - - 44 39 33 24 15 12 Yemen - 207 128 90 85 71 59 53 Zambia 124 109 101 105 110 104 97 92 Zimbabwe 97 77 70 51 55 62 63 62

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