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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2008                                           Infant mortality Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 Afghanistan 245 215 185 168 165 165 165 165 Albania 105 78 55 37 29 22 16 15 Algeria 166 143 94 54 43 37 34 33 Andorra - - - 5 - 3 3 3 Angola 208 180 158 154 154 154 154 154 Antigua and Barbuda - - - - 18 13 11 10 Argentina 61 59 36 25 20 17 14 14 Armenia - - 62 47 41 32 23 21 Australia 20 17 11 8 6 5 5 5 Austria 37 26 14 8 5 5 4 4 Azerbaijan - - 95 84 80 77 74 73 Bahamas 51 38 28 22 18 15 13 13 Bahrain 94 55 23 15 13 10 9 9 Bangladesh 149 145 129 100 83 66 54 52 Barbados 74 40 22 15 13 12 11 11 Belarus - - 22 20 18 15 12 12 Belgium 31 21 12 8 6 5 4 4 Belize - - 54 35 26 20 15 14 Benin 176 149 127 111 102 95 89 88 Bhutan 175 156 135 107 93 77 65 63 Bolivia 152 147 115 89 76 63 52 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 105 60 31 18 16 14 13 13 Botswana 118 99 62 45 50 74 87 90 Brazil 115 95 70 48 36 27 20 19 Brunei Darussalam 63 58 19 10 8 8 8 8 Bulgaria 49 28 20 14 14 14 12 12 Burkina Faso 183 170 143 123 116 116 121 122 Burundi 141 144 114 114 110 109 109 109 Cambodia - - 104 85 89 78 67 65 Cameroon 151 127 105 85 89 88 87 87 Canada 28 19 11 7 6 5 5 5 Cape Verde - - 61 45 37 31 26 25 Central African Republic 198 141 121 114 123 120 115 115 Chad - - 135 120 121 122 124 124 Chile 118 78 35 18 13 10 8 8 China - 84 47 36 35 30 21 20 Colombia 77 68 37 26 24 20 17 17 Comoros 200 159 120 88 74 62 53 51 Congo 118 88 66 67 70 74 79 79 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 174 148 133 129 129 129 129 129 Cook Islands - - 28 26 24 20 17 16 Costa Rica 87 62 26 16 14 13 11 11 Côte d'Ivoire - 158 115 105 100 95 91 90 Croatia 70 34 20 10 8 7 6 5 Cuba 37 34 22 11 9 7 5 5 Cyprus 30 29 18 11 8 5 4 3 Czech Republic 22 21 17 11 7 4 3 3 Denmark 22 14 9 7 5 5 4 4 Djibouti - - 134 116 106 97 88 86 Dominica - - - 15 15 15 13 13 Dominican Republic 102 91 71 50 42 33 26 25 Ecuador 107 87 64 43 34 27 22 21 Egypt 185 157 119 67 52 40 31 29 El Salvador 129 111 84 47 37 29 23 22 Equatorial Guinea - - - 103 112 120 123 124 Eritrea - 143 116 88 74 61 50 48 Estonia 40 21 20 12 15 9 6 5 Ethiopia 162 142 126 122 107 92 80 77 Fiji - 50 33 19 17 16 16 16 Finland 22 13 8 6 4 4 3 3 France 29 18 10 7 5 4 4 4 Gabon - - 73 60 60 60 60 60 Gambia 204 180 133 103 102 94 86 84 Georgia - - 48 39 36 32 29 28 Germany 34 22 13 7 5 4 4 4 Ghana 126 110 92 76 71 72 75 76 Greece 53 38 20 9 8 6 4 4 Grenada - - - 30 26 21 17 16 Guatemala 136 115 97 60 49 39 32 31 Guinea - 202 167 139 123 111 100 98 Guinea-Bissau - - - 142 138 129 121 119 Guyana - - 77 64 58 52 47 46 Haiti 165 149 134 105 99 79 63 60 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 137 116 74 45 39 32 24 23 Hungary 51 36 24 15 11 9 6 6 Iceland 17 13 8 5 4 3 2 2 India 158 130 107 82 73 66 59 57 Indonesia 128 104 79 60 48 36 28 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 164 122 92 54 43 36 31 30 Iraq 109 89 60 42 38 38 37 37 Ireland 31 20 12 8 6 6 4 4 Israel 32 24 16 10 7 6 4 4 Italy 44 30 15 8 6 5 4 4 Jamaica 56 48 36 28 27 26 26 26 Japan 31 14 8 5 4 3 3 3 Jordan 97 77 52 33 29 25 22 21 Kazakhstan - - 60 51 50 37 27 26 Kenya 122 96 73 64 72 77 79 79 Kiribati - - - 65 57 52 48 47 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 85 52 32 42 42 42 42 42 Korea, Republic of 90 43 16 8 6 5 5 5 Kuwait 89 49 29 14 11 9 10 9 Kyrgyzstan - - 90 63 53 44 37 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 155 145 135 120 99 77 62 59 Latvia 35 21 21 14 18 11 8 8 Lebanon 65 45 38 32 30 28 27 26 Lesotho 151 140 101 81 73 86 102 102 Liberia 190 180 157 157 157 157 157 157 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 159 105 55 35 25 20 18 17 Liechtenstein - - - 9 7 5 3 3 Lithuania 52 23 19 10 12 8 7 7 Luxembourg 33 19 12 8 5 4 4 4 Madagascar 112 109 106 103 95 84 74 72 Malawi 218 204 158 131 115 95 79 76 Malaysia 72 46 31 16 13 11 10 10 Maldives - 161 110 78 62 43 28 26 Mali 285 225 176 140 131 124 120 119 Malta 37 25 14 10 9 6 5 5 Marshall Islands - - - 63 59 55 51 50 Mauritania 182 151 108 85 81 79 78 78 Mauritius 67 64 33 21 19 16 13 13 Mexico 93 79 58 42 36 32 30 29 Micronesia (Federated States of) - - 50 45 41 37 34 33 Moldova, Republic of - 50 41 30 25 21 17 16 Monaco - - - 7 6 5 4 3 Mongolia - - 90 79 62 48 36 34 Montenegro - - - 15 12 11 9 9 Morocco 132 119 99 69 56 45 36 34 Mozambique 183 168 149 158 145 122 100 96 Myanmar 169 122 94 91 83 78 75 74 Namibia 102 85 71 60 55 50 46 45 Nauru - - - - 25 25 25 25 Nepal 195 159 130 99 84 64 49 46 Netherlands 18 13 9 7 5 5 4 4 New Zealand 22 17 13 9 7 6 5 5 Nicaragua 130 113 82 52 41 34 30 29 Niger 211 197 191 191 176 159 150 148 Nigeria 165 140 117 120 120 107 100 99 Niue - - - - - - - - Norway 19 13 9 7 4 4 3 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 55 34 28 24 21 20 Oman 164 126 73 25 15 12 10 10 Pakistan 139 120 110 100 93 85 79 78 Palau - - 27 18 15 13 10 10 Panama 58 46 34 27 23 20 19 18 Papua New Guinea 142 110 84 69 64 60 55 54 Paraguay 68 58 46 33 28 23 20 19 Peru 160 119 86 58 48 33 23 21 Philippines 69 56 50 41 35 30 25 24 Poland 62 32 21 16 13 8 6 6 Portugal 81 53 25 11 7 6 4 3 Qatar 94 45 25 21 20 19 18 18 Romania 69 46 29 23 21 19 16 16 Russian Federation - 33 27 23 23 20 15 14 Rwanda 122 125 126 106 122 110 100 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis - - - 30 25 21 18 17 Saint Lucia - - - 17 16 14 13 12 Saint Vincent and Grenadines - - - 20 18 19 17 17 Samoa 92 73 56 40 33 28 24 23 San Marino - - - 13 8 6 3 3 Sao Tome and Principe 69 68 66 65 64 64 63 63 Saudi Arabia 150 118 65 35 27 23 21 21 Senegal 124 114 94 72 72 66 61 60 Serbia - - - - - 11 8 7 Seychelles 62 46 27 17 14 13 12 12 Sierra Leone 221 208 183 169 165 162 160 159 Singapore 31 22 11 7 4 3 2 2 Slovakia 33 25 20 12 11 8 7 7 Slovenia 37 25 16 8 6 5 3 3 Solomon Islands - - - 86 75 65 56 55 Somalia - - 148 121 110 100 91 90 South Africa - - 64 45 45 50 55 56 Spain 46 27 13 7 5 4 4 4 Sri Lanka 83 65 36 26 21 16 12 11 Sudan 123 104 86 74 69 65 62 61 Suriname - - 40 35 33 31 30 29 Swaziland 150 132 99 78 78 98 110 112 Sweden 16 11 7 6 4 3 3 3 Switzerland 22 15 9 7 5 5 4 4 Syrian Arab Republic 134 90 56 31 23 17 13 12 Tajikistan - 108 99 91 90 75 59 56 Tanzania, United Republic of 142 129 106 102 100 88 76 74 Thailand 103 74 46 26 17 11 8 7 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 120 85 52 33 23 14 15 15 Timor-Leste - - - 133 118 85 52 47 Togo 156 123 100 88 86 78 71 69 Tonga 50 40 32 26 24 22 20 20 Trinidad and Tobago 59 46 36 30 29 30 32 33 Tunisia 170 135 72 41 32 25 20 19 Turkey 163 150 103 67 52 38 26 24 Turkmenistan - - 105 81 71 59 47 45 Tuvalu - - 51 42 38 35 31 31 Uganda 133 100 107 93 92 85 79 78 Ukraine - 30 25 22 20 19 20 20 United Arab Emirates 149 63 27 13 11 9 8 8 United Kingdom 23 18 12 8 6 6 5 5 United States 26 20 13 10 8 7 7 6 Uruguay 51 48 37 20 19 14 12 11 Uzbekistan - - 86 61 57 52 40 38 Vanuatu 141 107 77 48 40 38 31 30 Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 59 48 37 27 24 21 18 18 Viet Nam 70 55 44 38 32 23 16 15 Yemen 225 202 135 98 89 81 76 75 Zambia 126 109 90 101 102 102 102 102 Zimbabwe 96 84 70 52 64 68 68 68

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