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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2012 Trends in infant mortality rates, 1960–2011 Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 Afghanistan 253 207 173 129 95 84 75 73 Albania - - - 36 23 18 13 13 Algeria 147 126 92 54 39 32 27 26 Andorra - - - 7 4 3 3 3 Angola - - 170 144 119 108 98 96 Antigua and Barbuda - - - 23 13 9 7 6 Argentina - 49 38 24 18 15 13 13 Armenia - - 59 40 26 21 16 16 Australia 21 18 11 8 5 5 4 4 Austria 37 25 14 8 5 4 4 4 Azerbaijan - - 86 75 57 48 40 39 Bahamas - 27 24 18 14 14 14 14 Bahrain 134 60 27 18 11 10 9 9 Bangladesh 165 151 130 97 62 49 39 37 Barbados 73 41 24 16 15 16 17 18 Belarus - - 19 14 11 7 4 4 Belgium 30 20 12 9 5 4 4 4 Belize - - 54 35 22 18 15 15 Benin 184 155 128 107 87 78 70 68 Bhutan - 191 134 96 65 53 44 42 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 177 142 108 83 59 49 41 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 17 8 8 7 7 Botswana 112 92 58 41 51 29 21 20 Brazil 135 99 71 49 31 22 15 14 Brunei Darussalam - - 12 9 7 7 6 6 Bulgaria - 35 25 19 18 14 11 11 Burkina Faso 158 138 118 105 95 88 82 82 Burundi 148 135 119 110 100 94 88 86 Cambodia - - 120 85 76 56 39 36 Cameroon 153 123 100 90 86 84 80 79 Canada 28 18 10 7 5 5 5 5 Cape Verde - 110 69 45 32 25 19 18 Central African Republic 178 139 115 112 112 111 109 108 Chad - 134 123 113 105 101 98 97 Chile 131 70 29 16 9 8 8 8 China - 83 48 39 29 20 14 13 Colombia - 68 42 28 21 18 16 15 Comoros - 146 111 86 72 66 60 59 Congo 105 93 82 75 70 67 64 64 Cook Islands 80 47 27 16 15 11 9 8 Costa Rica - 57 22 15 11 9 9 9 Côte d'Ivoire 218 156 117 104 95 89 82 81 Croatia - - 22 11 7 6 5 4 Cuba - 35 17 11 7 5 5 5 Cyprus - - 20 10 5 4 3 3 Czech Republic - - 17 13 6 4 3 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea - - - 23 42 26 26 26 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 147 126 117 117 117 112 111 Denmark 21 14 8 7 5 4 3 3 Djibouti - - 112 94 83 78 73 72 Dominica 100 38 15 14 13 12 11 11 Dominican Republic 102 86 65 45 31 26 22 21 Ecuador 122 95 65 41 28 24 20 20 Egypt 200 158 113 63 36 26 19 18 El Salvador 126 108 81 47 28 20 14 13 Equatorial Guinea - - 142 118 98 89 81 80 Eritrea - 146 112 86 64 55 47 46 Estonia - - 22 16 8 6 3 3 Ethiopia - 136 135 118 86 68 54 52 Fiji 56 42 32 25 19 17 15 14 Finland 22 13 7 6 4 3 2 2 France 24 15 10 7 4 4 4 3 Gabon - - 82 69 60 56 50 49 Gambia 153 120 95 78 67 63 58 58 Georgia - - - 40 29 23 19 18 Germany - 22 13 7 4 4 3 3 Ghana 127 110 95 76 64 58 53 52 Greece 48 34 21 12 7 5 4 4 Grenada - - - 17 13 12 11 10 Guatemala 149 115 86 56 37 31 25 24 Guinea 195 188 164 135 105 92 81 79 Guinea-Bissau 150 143 138 125 111 105 99 98 Guyana 68 58 52 48 39 34 30 29 Haiti 173 152 127 99 73 63 68 53 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 138 107 69 43 29 23 19 18 Hungary 54 40 25 17 10 7 6 5 Iceland 17 12 8 5 3 2 2 2 India 159 128 102 81 64 56 49 47 Indonesia 128 100 76 54 38 31 26 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 136 76 47 35 28 22 21 Iraq 143 81 52 37 34 33 31 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 65 49 37 28 22 19 16 16 Japan 30 13 7 5 3 3 2 2 Jordan 108 72 48 31 24 21 18 18 Kazakhstan - 65 56 48 37 31 26 25 Kenya 119 94 69 64 70 59 50 48 Kiribati - 106 82 64 50 44 39 38 Kuwait 81 47 29 14 11 10 9 9 Kyrgyzstan - 109 80 58 41 34 28 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic - - 128 102 60 46 35 34 Latvia - - 20 17 15 11 8 7 Lebanon 56 44 35 27 16 12 9 8 Lesotho 144 133 94 71 83 82 67 63 Liberia 215 187 158 161 112 83 61 58 Libya 158 86 49 33 22 17 14 13 Liechtenstein - - - - - - - - Lithuania - 21 18 14 9 8 5 5 Luxembourg - 18 11 7 4 3 2 2 Madagascar - 106 106 98 67 54 44 43 Malawi - 200 152 134 98 78 56 53 Malaysia 68 43 26 15 9 7 6 6 Maldives - 161 114 76 41 21 11 9 Mali 220 183 154 132 114 106 100 98 Malta 37 24 15 10 7 6 5 5 Marshall Islands 94 71 53 41 31 26 23 22 Mauritania 129 110 94 81 78 77 76 76 Mauritius 68 61 32 21 16 14 13 13 Mexico 101 78 55 38 24 18 14 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) - - 49 44 39 36 34 34 Monaco - - - 6 4 4 3 3 Mongolia - - 101 76 49 37 27 26 Montenegro - - - 16 11 9 7 7 Morocco 134 115 92 64 44 36 29 28 Mozambique - 184 168 151 116 94 76 72 Myanmar - 117 95 77 62 55 49 48 Namibia - 72 60 49 48 43 32 30 Nauru - - - 32 32 32 32 32 Nepal 185 158 131 94 62 50 41 39 Netherlands 16 13 9 7 5 4 4 3 New Zealand 23 17 13 9 6 5 5 5 Nicaragua 130 110 76 50 34 28 23 22 Niger - 136 134 133 97 81 69 66 Nigeria - 153 129 127 113 96 81 78 Niue - - - 12 25 23 19 18 Norway 19 13 8 7 4 3 3 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 62 36 26 23 20 20 Oman 201 124 70 36 18 12 8 7 Pakistan 175 136 111 95 76 68 60 59 Palau - - - 27 20 17 15 14 Panama 57 44 33 26 21 19 17 17 Papua New Guinea 136 104 80 64 54 50 46 45 Paraguay 60 56 52 41 29 24 20 19 Peru 132 100 79 54 30 21 15 14 Philippines 68 58 53 40 29 25 21 20 Poland 58 32 21 15 8 7 5 5 Portugal 82 54 23 11 6 4 3 3 Qatar - 41 26 17 11 8 7 6 Republic of Korea 84 39 15 6 5 5 4 4 Republic of Moldova - 53 39 29 20 17 14 14 Romania - 55 35 31 23 18 12 11 Russian Federation - 33 27 23 18 14 10 10 Rwanda 135 132 126 95 109 68 42 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 58 38 22 13 9 7 6 Saint Lucia - 48 27 18 15 14 14 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 71 39 21 19 19 19 20 Samoa - - - 25 19 18 16 16 San Marino - - - 11 5 3 2 2 Sao Tome and Principe - 62 63 62 60 59 58 58 Saudi Arabia - - 65 34 18 12 9 8 Senegal 122 123 90 69 67 57 48 47 Serbia - - - 25 11 8 6 6 Seychelles 64 43 23 14 12 12 12 12 Sierra Leone 220 195 156 158 146 133 121 119 Singapore 36 22 11 6 3 2 2 2 Slovakia - - 25 16 10 8 7 7 Slovenia - - 17 9 5 3 2 2 Solomon Islands 117 74 47 34 25 22 19 18 Somalia - - - 108 108 108 108 108 South Africa - - 67 48 52 52 36 35 South Sudan 210 180 161 129 100 88 78 76 Spain 48 25 16 9 6 5 4 4 Sri Lanka 71 57 37 24 16 14 11 11 Sudan 105 91 86 77 67 62 58 57 Suriname - - - 44 35 30 26 26 Swaziland 145 123 84 61 77 82 71 69 Sweden 16 11 7 6 3 3 2 2 Switzerland 22 15 8 7 5 4 4 4 Syrian Arab Republic 116 80 49 30 19 16 14 13 Tajikistan - - 96 89 76 64 55 53 Thailand 98 73 50 29 16 14 11 11 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - - 55 34 14 12 9 9 Timor-Leste - - - 135 86 64 49 46 Togo 154 120 96 85 79 76 73 73 Tonga - 35 26 21 17 15 14 13 Trinidad and Tobago 53 44 37 32 28 26 25 25 Tunisia 186 122 68 40 25 19 15 14 Turkey 180 147 100 60 28 19 13 12 Turkmenistan - - 98 75 59 52 46 45 Tuvalu - - 52 45 35 30 26 25 Uganda 127 114 114 106 86 72 60 58 Ukraine - 28 21 17 16 12 9 9 United Arab Emirates 130 67 35 19 11 8 6 6 United Kingdom 23 18 12 8 6 5 5 4 United Republic of Tanzania 144 124 105 97 78 62 48 45 United States 26 20 13 9 7 7 7 6 Uruguay 55 50 35 20 15 12 9 9 Uzbekistan - - 79 62 51 47 42 42 Vanuatu 110 73 50 31 20 15 12 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 60 47 36 26 19 16 13 13 Viet Nam - - 46 36 26 22 18 17 Yemen 273 196 131 89 71 65 58 57 Zambia 127 108 98 114 91 76 56 53 Zimbabwe 94 75 67 53 63 55 45 43                                        Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%) Sub-Saharan Africa 107 103 94 82 71 69 35 Eastern and Southern Africa 100 95 84 71 57 55 45 West and Central Africa 116 112 105 95 85 83 28 Middle East and North Africa 54 46 39 34 29 28 48 South Asia 85 76 66 57 50 48 43 East Asia and Pacific 41 38 31 24 18 17 59 Latin America and Caribbean 42 35 28 22 17 16 61 CEE/CIS 40 38 29 23 18 18 56 World 61 58 51 44 38 37 39                                                                    Infant deaths (thousands) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%) Sub-Saharan Africa 2,318 2,443 2,458 2,382 2,197 2,170 6 Eastern and Southern Africa 1,041 1,049 1,029 935 798 779 25 West and Central Africa 1,214 1,322 1,358 1,378 1,335 1,327 -9 Middle East and North Africa 486 398 343 307 281 274 44 South Asia 3,109 2,795 2,439 2,064 1,853 1,796 42 East Asia and Pacific 1,631 1,173 1,002 685 516 484 70 Latin America and Caribbean 481 407 322 247 183 170 65 CEE/CIS 295 200 153 125 111 105 64 World 8,354 7,421 6,707 5,801 5,131 4,989 40

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