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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2011 Trends in infant mortality rates (1960-2010) Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 2010 Afghanistan 242 210 182 140 104 104 103 103 Albania - - - 36 25 20 17 16 Algeria 149 117 88 55 41 36 32 31 Andorra - - - 7 4 3 3 3 Angola - - 171 144 119 108 100 98 Antigua and Barbuda - - - 23 13 9 7 7 Argentina 61 58 37 24 18 15 13 12 Armenia - - 66 46 29 23 18 18 Australia 21 18 11 8 5 5 4 4 Austria 37 25 14 8 5 4 4 4 Azerbaijan - - 87 74 56 47 41 39 Bahamas - 27 24 18 14 14 14 14 Bahrain 132 62 28 15 11 10 9 9 Bangladesh 167 156 130 99 63 49 40 38 Barbados 73 41 24 16 15 16 17 17 Belarus - - 19 14 11 7 5 4 Belgium 30 20 12 9 5 4 4 4 Belize - - 54 35 23 18 15 14 Benin 180 153 129 107 89 81 75 73 Bhutan - 190 134 96 65 53 46 44 Bolivia 176 141 109 84 60 50 43 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 17 8 8 8 8 Botswana 117 90 60 46 64 43 37 36 Brazil 132 99 74 50 31 23 18 17 Brunei Darussalam - - 12 9 7 6 6 6 Bulgaria - 34 24 18 17 13 11 11 Burkina Faso 157 135 117 103 98 95 93 93 Burundi 151 134 117 110 100 94 89 88 Cambodia - - 119 87 77 58 46 43 Cameroon - 127 102 85 91 88 85 84 Canada 28 19 10 7 5 5 5 5 Cape Verde - 104 66 46 37 33 30 29 Central African Republic 175 139 115 110 115 111 107 106 Chad - 130 121 113 105 102 100 99 Chile 131 69 29 16 9 8 8 8 China - 78 50 38 27 21 17 16 Colombia - 68 41 30 23 19 17 17 Comoros - 148 113 88 75 69 64 63 Congo 105 92 81 74 67 63 61 61 Cook Islands 78 45 26 17 11 10 8 8 Costa Rica - 58 21 15 11 9 9 9 Côte d'Ivoire - 157 113 105 100 93 87 86 Croatia - - 22 11 7 6 5 5 Cuba - 35 17 11 7 5 5 5 Cyprus - - 20 10 5 4 3 3 Czech Republic - - 17 12 5 4 3 3 Dem. People's Republic of Korea - - - 23 42 26 26 26 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 147 126 117 117 117 113 112 Denmark 21 14 8 7 5 4 3 3 Djibouti - - 108 95 83 78 74 73 Dominica 100 37 14 14 13 12 12 11 Dominican Republic - 89 66 48 33 27 23 22 Ecuador 116 96 68 41 27 22 18 18 Egypt - 158 114 68 37 27 20 19 El Salvador 127 110 82 48 28 20 15 14 Equatorial Guinea - - 142 118 98 89 82 81 Eritrea - - 114 87 60 50 44 42 Estonia - - 21 17 10 7 5 4 Ethiopia - 146 130 111 87 77 70 68 Fiji 56 42 31 25 19 17 15 15 Finland 22 13 7 6 4 3 3 2 France 24 15 10 7 4 4 4 3 Gabon - - 81 68 63 59 55 54 Gambia 154 120 96 78 66 61 58 57 Georgia - - - 40 29 24 21 20 Germany - 22 13 7 4 4 4 3 Ghana 129 111 94 77 64 57 51 50 Greece 46 34 21 11 7 5 4 3 Grenada - - - 17 13 11 9 9 Guatemala 142 116 87 56 37 31 26 25 Guinea 196 189 165 135 106 93 84 81 Guinea-Bissau - - - 125 107 99 93 92 Guyana 69 60 52 50 37 31 26 25 Haiti - 150 129 104 78 67 59 70 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 140 106 70 45 31 25 21 20 Hungary 53 39 24 17 9 7 6 5 Iceland 17 12 8 5 3 2 2 2 India 159 127 102 81 63 55 50 48 Indonesia 129 100 76 56 38 32 28 27 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 177 132 77 50 35 27 23 22 Iraq 143 82 52 37 34 33 32 31 Ireland 31 19 12 8 6 4 3 3 Israel - - 16 10 6 4 4 4 Italy 44 29 14 8 5 4 3 3 Jamaica 61 48 38 31 25 23 21 20 Japan 30 13 7 5 3 3 2 2 Jordan 115 74 48 32 25 21 19 18 Kazakhstan - 68 57 48 38 33 30 29 Kenya 120 93 69 64 69 61 56 55 Kiribati - 106 82 64 50 44 40 39 Kuwait 86 45 30 13 10 10 10 10 Kyrgyzstan - - 80 59 44 38 34 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic - 143 127 100 64 52 44 42 Latvia - - 19 16 14 10 9 8 Lebanon 55 46 38 31 25 21 19 19 Lesotho 146 132 96 72 88 83 67 65 Liberia 213 183 157 151 115 92 78 74 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 157 86 49 33 22 17 14 13 Liechtenstein - - - 9 5 3 2 2 Lithuania - - 18 14 9 7 6 5 Luxembourg - 18 11 7 4 3 2 2 Madagascar - 107 106 97 65 53 45 43 Malawi 219 197 151 131 99 77 61 58 Malaysia 70 43 26 15 9 7 6 5 Maldives - 162 114 74 37 23 15 14 Mali 220 182 153 131 113 106 101 99 Malta 37 24 15 10 7 6 5 5 Marshall Islands 94 71 54 40 30 26 23 22 Mauritania 138 118 93 80 77 76 75 75 Mauritius 68 61 32 21 16 14 13 13 Mexico 97 79 56 38 24 19 15 14 Micronesia (Fed. States of) - - 49 44 39 36 35 34 Monaco - - - 7 4 4 3 3 Mongolia - - 97 76 47 35 28 26 Montenegro - - - 16 11 9 8 7 Morocco 136 117 95 67 46 38 32 30 Mozambique - 188 171 146 119 106 95 92 Myanmar - 116 97 79 64 57 52 50 Namibia - 72 61 49 49 39 32 29 Nauru - - - 32 32 32 32 32 Nepal 198 163 133 97 64 51 43 41 Netherlands 16 13 9 7 5 4 4 4 New Zealand 23 17 13 9 6 5 5 5 Nicaragua 132 109 77 52 34 28 24 23 Niger - 138 131 132 98 84 75 73 Nigeria - 148 128 126 112 100 90 88 Niue - - - 12 25 23 20 19 Norway 19 13 8 7 4 3 3 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 60 36 26 23 21 20 Oman 189 125 72 36 17 12 8 8 Pakistan - 130 111 96 80 75 71 70 Palau - - - 27 20 17 15 15 Panama 65 46 34 26 21 19 18 17 Papua New Guinea 135 104 80 65 55 51 48 47 Paraguay 65 56 49 40 29 25 21 21 Peru 140 103 79 55 31 22 16 15 Philippines - 57 51 42 30 27 24 23 Poland 58 32 21 15 8 7 5 5 Portugal 82 53 23 11 6 4 3 3 Qatar - 57 32 17 11 8 7 7 Republic of Korea 101 41 15 6 5 5 4 4 Republic of Moldova - 52 40 30 22 19 17 16 Romania - 54 34 29 22 17 12 11 Russian Federation - 34 27 22 18 13 10 9 Rwanda 122 126 123 99 106 79 63 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 59 38 22 13 9 7 7 Saint Lucia - 47 27 18 15 14 14 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 71 39 21 19 19 19 19 Samoa - - - 23 20 19 18 17 San Marino - - - 11 5 3 2 2 Sao Tome and Principe - 63 63 61 57 55 54 53 Saudi Arabia - 121 66 36 22 18 16 15 Senegal 129 116 90 70 63 56 51 50 Serbia - - - 25 11 8 7 6 Seychelles 64 44 23 14 12 12 12 12 Sierra Leone 220 205 181 162 142 128 117 114 Singapore 36 22 12 6 3 2 2 2 Slovakia - - 24 15 10 8 7 7 Slovenia - - 17 9 5 3 3 2 Solomon Islands 112 73 48 36 28 26 23 23 Somalia - - - 108 108 108 108 108 South Africa - - 65 47 54 53 43 41 Spain 46 25 15 9 5 5 4 4 Sri Lanka 79 56 37 26 19 17 15 14 Sudan 120 96 87 78 72 69 67 66 Suriname - - - 44 35 30 27 27 Swaziland 146 120 88 70 77 75 57 55 Sweden 16 11 7 6 3 3 2 2 Switzerland 22 15 8 7 5 4 4 4 Syrian Arab Republic 131 84 54 31 20 16 14 14 Tajikistan - - 96 91 75 62 54 52 TFYR Macedonia - - - 34 14 12 11 10 Thailand 102 73 46 26 15 13 12 11 Timor-Leste - - - 127 82 62 49 46 Togo 154 124 102 87 76 71 67 66 Tonga 46 35 26 21 17 15 14 13 Trinidad and Tobago 55 45 37 32 28 26 24 24 Tunisia 184 123 69 39 24 18 15 14 Turkey 166 150 102 66 34 22 15 14 Turkmenistan - - 100 78 61 53 48 47 Tuvalu - - 53 44 35 31 28 27 Uganda 131 115 113 106 88 75 65 63 Ukraine - 27 21 18 15 13 12 11 United Arab Emirates 130 67 35 18 11 8 6 6 United Kingdom 23 18 12 8 6 5 5 5 United Republic of Tanzania 143 123 102 95 81 65 53 50 United States of America 26 20 13 9 7 7 7 7 Uruguay 55 50 35 20 15 12 10 9 Uzbekistan - - 80 63 53 48 45 44 Vanuatu 110 74 50 31 20 15 13 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62 48 36 28 21 18 16 16 Viet Nam - - 46 37 27 23 19 19 Yemen - 187 131 90 72 64 59 57 Zambia 124 108 98 109 94 84 72 69 Zimbabwe 95 76 66 52 69 60 52 51                                        Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 Decline 1990-2010 (%) AFRICA 99 95 88 80 72 71 28 Sub-Saharan Africa 105 102 94 85 78 76 28 Eastern and Southern Africa 97 93 85 74 65 63 35 West and Central Africa 115 112 105 97 90 88 23 Middle East and North Africa 56 48 42 36 32 31 45 ASIA 62 57 49 43 38 37 40 South Asia 86 75 66 58 53 52 40 East Asia and Pacific 41 37 30 25 20 19 54 Latin America and Caribbean 43 36 29 22 19 18 58 CEE/CIS 41 40 30 24 20 19 54 Industrialized countries 9 7 6 5 5 5 44 Developing countries 67 63 56 50 45 44 34 Least developed countries 106 97 88 79 73 71 33 World 61 57 51 45 41 40 34                                                                    Infant deaths (thousands) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 Decline 1990-2010 (%) AFRICA 2,500 2,577 2,594 2,574 2,452 2,431 3 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,273 2,414 2,469 2,472 2,366 2,350 -3 Eastern and Southern Africa 982 1,008 1,017 965 873 858 13 West and Central Africa 1,208 1,318 1,360 1,413 1,400 1,398 -16 Middle East and North Africa 526 428 373 339 322 316 40 ASIA 4,781 3,927 3,411 2,804 2,561 2,496 48 South Asia 3,147 2,785 2,432 2,095 1,966 1,929 39 East Asia and Pacific 1,634 1,142 980 709 595 567 65 Latin America and Caribbean 491 414 327 255 199 191 61 CEE/CIS 303 215 163 130 119 114 62 Industrialized countries 97 76 60 59 56 55 43 Developing countries 8,204 7,267 6,606 5,872 5,444 5,346 35 Least developed countries 2,200 2,208 2,132 2,046 1,928 1,912 13 World 8,389 7,386 6,712 5,965 5,529 5,429 35

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