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Last update: Sep 2012

Trends in infant mortality rates, 1960–2011

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Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011
Afghanistan25320717312995847573
Albania---3623181313
Algeria147126925439322726
Andorra---74333
Angola--1701441191089896
Antigua and Barbuda---2313976
Argentina-49382418151313
Armenia--594026211616
Australia21181185544
Austria37251485444
Azerbaijan--867557484039
Bahamas-27241814141414
Bahrain134602718111099
Bangladesh1651511309762493937
Barbados7341241615161718
Belarus--191411744
Belgium30201295444
Belize--543522181515
Benin18415512810787787068
Bhutan-1911349665534442
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)1771421088359494139
Bosnia and Herzegovina---178877
Botswana11292584151292120
Brazil13599714931221514
Brunei Darussalam--1297766
Bulgaria-35251918141111
Burkina Faso15813811810595888282
Burundi148135119110100948886
Cambodia--1208576563936
Cameroon1531231009086848079
Canada28181075555
Cape Verde-110694532251918
Central African Republic178139115112112111109108
Chad-1341231131051019897
Chile1317029169888
China-83483929201413
Colombia-68422821181615
Comoros-1461118672666059
Congo10593827570676464
Cook Islands80472716151198
Costa Rica-57221511999
Côte d'Ivoire21815611710495898281
Croatia--22117654
Cuba-3517117555
Cyprus--20105433
Czech Republic--17136433
Democratic People's Republic of Korea---2342262626
Democratic Republic of the Congo-147126117117117112111
Denmark2114875433
Djibouti--1129483787372
Dominica10038151413121111
Dominican Republic10286654531262221
Ecuador12295654128242020
Egypt2001581136336261918
El Salvador126108814728201413
Equatorial Guinea--14211898898180
Eritrea-1461128664554746
Estonia--22168633
Ethiopia-13613511886685452
Fiji5642322519171514
Finland2213764322
France24151074443
Gabon--826960565049
Gambia153120957867635858
Georgia---4029231918
Germany-221374433
Ghana127110957664585352
Greece483421127544
Grenada---1713121110
Guatemala149115865637312524
Guinea195188164135105928179
Guinea-Bissau1501431381251111059998
Guyana6858524839343029
Haiti1731521279973636853
Holy See--------
Honduras138107694329231918
Hungary5440251710765
Iceland1712853222
India1591281028164564947
Indonesia128100765438312625
Iran (Islamic Republic of)-136764735282221
Iraq14381523734333131
Ireland31191286433
Israel--16106444
Italy44291485433
Jamaica6549372822191616
Japan3013753322
Jordan10872483124211818
Kazakhstan-65564837312625
Kenya11994696470595048
Kiribati-106826450443938
Kuwait81472914111099
Kyrgyzstan-109805841342827
Lao People's Democratic Republic--12810260463534
Latvia--2017151187
Lebanon56443527161298
Lesotho144133947183826763
Liberia215187158161112836158
Libya15886493322171413
Liechtenstein--------
Lithuania-2118149855
Luxembourg-181174322
Madagascar-1061069867544443
Malawi-20015213498785653
Malaysia684326159766
Maldives-161114764121119
Mali22018315413211410610098
Malta372415107655
Marshall Islands9471534131262322
Mauritania129110948178777676
Mauritius6861322116141313
Mexico10178553824181413
Micronesia (Federated States of)--494439363434
Monaco---64433
Mongolia--1017649372726
Montenegro---1611977
Morocco134115926444362928
Mozambique-184168151116947672
Myanmar-117957762554948
Namibia-72604948433230
Nauru---3232323232
Nepal1851581319462504139
Netherlands1613975443
New Zealand23171396555
Nicaragua130110765034282322
Niger-13613413397816966
Nigeria-153129127113968178
Niue---1225231918
Norway1913874333
Occupied Palestinian Territory--623626232020
Oman2011247036181287
Pakistan1751361119576686059
Palau---2720171514
Panama5744332621191717
Papua New Guinea136104806454504645
Paraguay6056524129242019
Peru132100795430211514
Philippines6858534029252120
Poland583221158755
Portugal825423116433
Qatar-41261711876
Republic of Korea84391565544
Republic of Moldova-53392920171414
Romania-55353123181211
Russian Federation-33272318141010
Rwanda13513212695109684238
Saint Kitts and Nevis-58382213976
Saint Lucia-48271815141414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-71392119191920
Samoa---2519181616
San Marino---115322
Sao Tome and Principe-62636260595858
Saudi Arabia--6534181298
Senegal122123906967574847
Serbia---2511866
Seychelles6443231412121212
Sierra Leone220195156158146133121119
Singapore36221163222
Slovakia--251610877
Slovenia--1795322
Solomon Islands11774473425221918
Somalia---108108108108108
South Africa--674852523635
South Sudan210180161129100887876
Spain48251696544
Sri Lanka7157372416141111
Sudan10591867767625857
Suriname---4435302626
Swaziland145123846177827169
Sweden1611763322
Switzerland2215875444
Syrian Arab Republic11680493019161413
Tajikistan--968976645553
Thailand9873502916141111
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia--5534141299
Timor-Leste---13586644946
Togo154120968579767373
Tonga-35262117151413
Trinidad and Tobago5344373228262525
Tunisia186122684025191514
Turkey1801471006028191312
Turkmenistan--987559524645
Tuvalu--524535302625
Uganda12711411410686726058
Ukraine-282117161299
United Arab Emirates13067351911866
United Kingdom23181286554
United Republic of Tanzania1441241059778624845
United States26201397776
Uruguay55503520151299
Uzbekistan--796251474242
Vanuatu11073503120151211
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)6047362619161313
Viet Nam--463626221817
Yemen2731961318971655857
Zambia1271089811491765653
Zimbabwe9475675363554543


                                       Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%)
Sub-Saharan Africa1071039482716935
Eastern and Southern Africa100958471575545
West and Central Africa11611210595858328
Middle East and North Africa54463934292848
South Asia85766657504843
East Asia and Pacific41383124181759
Latin America and Caribbean42352822171661
CEE/CIS40382923181856
World61585144383739


                                                                   Infant deaths (thousands)

UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%)
Sub-Saharan Africa2,3182,4432,4582,3822,1972,1706
Eastern and Southern Africa1,0411,0491,02993579877925
West and Central Africa1,2141,3221,3581,3781,3351,327-9
Middle East and North Africa48639834330728127444
South Asia3,1092,7952,4392,0641,8531,79642
East Asia and Pacific1,6311,1731,00268551648470
Latin America and Caribbean48140732224718317065
CEE/CIS29520015312511110564
World8,3547,4216,7075,8015,1314,98940