Infant Mortality (QoG)
Infant Mortality. Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg), 2016–2023.
Source: Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg) Licence: Open — academic use Unit: per 1k births Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
18.8
-6.0% vs 2022
Improving
15
of 191 tracked
Declining
149
period over period
Stable
27
±0.5% band
Infant Mortality
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Trend over time
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South AsiaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAmericasEast Asia & Pacific
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 15.9 | +89.3% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | 9.1 | +13.7% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 16 | +6.0% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 6.2 | +5.1% |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | 6.6 | +4.8% |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic (the) | 60.4 | -68.1% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 67.8 | -24.6% |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2.8 | -22.2% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 10.6 | -7.8% |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2.5 | -7.4% |
By group
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Middle East & North Africa +0.50%
Europe & Central Asia -1.7%
Americas -1.8%
East Asia & Pacific -2.4%
South Asia -3.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa -9.6%
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | 39.8 | -9.6% |
| South Asia | 8 | 25.2 | -3.1% |
| East Asia & Pacific | 30 | 16 | -2.4% |
| Middle East & North Africa | 19 | 14.5 | +0.50% |
| Americas | 35 | 14.1 | -1.8% |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 5.4 | -1.7% |
Infant Mortality (QoG) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Infant Mortality | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 72.6 | 0.00% |
| 2 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 67.8 | -24.6% |
| 3 | 🇳🇪 Niger (the) | 67.4 | -1.3% |
| 4 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 61.5 | -2.5% |
| 5 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic (the) | 60.4 | -68.1% |
| 6 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 60.1 | -2.4% |
| 7 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 58.7 | -2.7% |
| 8 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 57.6 | -2.4% |
| 9 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 56.2 | -3.1% |
| 10 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 55.4 | -3.8% |
| 11 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 52.6 | -2.4% |
| 12 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 50.4 | -3.1% |
| 13 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 50.1 | -3.3% |
| 14 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 49.1 | -3.5% |
| 15 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 46.6 | -2.7% |
| 16 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 46.4 | -2.7% |
| 17 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 45.4 | -2.4% |
| 18 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 44.8 | -2.8% |
| 19 | 🇨🇩 Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | 44.5 | -2.8% |
| 20 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 44.4 | -3.3% |
| 21 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 44.2 | -1.1% |
| 22 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 43.5 | -2.5% |
| 23 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 43.1 | -2.7% |
| 24 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 41.2 | -3.1% |
| 25 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 40.6 | -3.8% |
| 26 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 40.3 | -2.9% |
| 27 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 39.7 | -2.2% |
| 28 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 38.4 | -3.3% |
| 29 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 38.3 | -3.3% |
| 30 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 38.2 | -2.6% |
| 31 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 35.9 | -2.7% |
| 32 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 35.9 | -2.7% |
| 33 | 🇰🇲 Comoros (the) | 35.7 | -3.0% |
| 34 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 35.7 | -3.5% |
| 35 | 🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | 35.2 | -3.3% |
| 36 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 34.7 | -3.1% |
| 37 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 34.7 | -2.8% |
| 38 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 34.1 | -3.1% |
| 39 | 🇬🇲 Gambia (the) | 33.8 | -3.2% |
| 40 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 33.1 | +1.2% |
| 41 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 32 | -3.0% |
| 42 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 31.5 | -2.8% |
| 43 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 44 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 31 | -3.1% |
| 45 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 30.9 | -4.0% |
| 46 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 30.5 | -0.97% |
| 47 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 30.2 | -3.8% |
| 48 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania, the United Republic of | 29.9 | -4.2% |
| 49 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 29.4 | -3.6% |
| 50 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (the) | 28.4 | -2.4% |
| 51 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 28.2 | -3.4% |
| 52 | 🇨🇬 Congo (the) | 27.6 | -3.2% |
| 53 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 27.6 | -3.8% |
| 54 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 55 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 25.5 | -3.4% |
| 56 | 🇮🇳 India | 24.5 | -4.3% |
| 57 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 24.4 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 24.4 | -0.41% |
| 59 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 23.8 | +1.3% |
| 60 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 23.8 | -3.3% |
| 61 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 23.5 | -3.3% |
| 62 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 23.3 | -3.7% |
| 63 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 22.9 | -0.87% |
| 64 | 🇵🇭 Philippines (the) | 22.1 | -1.3% |
| 65 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21.5 | 0.00% |
| 66 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 67 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia (Federated States of) | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 68 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 20.3 | -3.8% |
| 69 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 20 | -3.4% |
| 70 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 19.7 | -1.5% |
| 71 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 19.1 | -2.1% |
| 72 | 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic (the) | 19 | -2.6% |
| 73 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 74 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 18.3 | 0.00% |
| 75 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 17.9 | -2.7% |
| 76 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 17.2 | -2.3% |
| 77 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 17.1 | -3.4% |
| 78 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 17 | -2.9% |
| 79 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 80 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 16.5 | -2.9% |
| 81 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 16.1 | -3.6% |
| 82 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 16 | +6.0% |
| 83 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 15.9 | +89.3% |
| 84 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 15.5 | -3.1% |
| 85 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 86 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 15.1 | -3.2% |
| 87 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 14.9 | -1.3% |
| 88 | 🇰🇵 Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) | 14.5 | +1.4% |
| 89 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 90 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 14.3 | -0.69% |
| 91 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 92 | 🇻🇳 Viet Nam | 14 | -2.1% |
| 93 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 13.5 | -2.2% |
| 94 | 🇲🇩 Moldova (the Republic of) | 13.5 | -0.74% |
| 95 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 13.5 | -2.2% |
| 96 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 13.3 | -5.7% |
| 97 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 98 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 99 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 100 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 101 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12.5 | -0.79% |
| 102 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 103 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas (the) | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 104 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 105 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 11.1 | -0.89% |
| 106 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 11 | -4.3% |
| 107 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 10.9 | -3.5% |
| 108 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 10.8 | -0.92% |
| 109 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 10.8 | -2.7% |
| 110 | 🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 111 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 10.6 | -4.5% |
| 112 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 10.6 | -7.8% |
| 113 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 10.3 | -3.7% |
| 114 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 | -3.9% |
| 115 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 116 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 117 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 9.2 | +4.5% |
| 118 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 119 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 9.1 | +13.7% |
| 120 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 121 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 122 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 8.3 | 0.00% |
| 123 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 124 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 125 | 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 126 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 8 | -1.2% |
| 127 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 8 | -3.6% |
| 128 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 8 | -2.4% |
| 129 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 130 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 131 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 7.6 | 0.00% |
| 132 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 133 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 134 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 135 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 6.6 | +4.8% |
| 136 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 6.2 | +5.1% |
| 137 | 🇺🇸 United States of America (the) | 5.5 | 0.00% |
| 138 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 139 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 5.4 | 0.00% |
| 140 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 141 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 142 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 143 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 5 | -2.0% |
| 144 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 5 | -5.7% |
| 145 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 146 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 147 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 148 | 🇨🇳 China | 4.5 | -6.2% |
| 149 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 4.5 | 0.00% |
| 150 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 151 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 4 | -2.4% |
| 152 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (the) | 4 | -4.8% |
| 153 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | 4 | +2.6% |
| 154 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.9 | 0.00% |
| 155 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.7 | 0.00% |
| 156 | 🇷🇺 Russian Federation (the) | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 157 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands (the) | 3.5 | 0.00% |
| 158 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3.5 | 0.00% |
| 159 | 🇫🇷 France | 3.4 | 0.00% |
| 160 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 161 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 162 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 3.2 | 0.00% |
| 163 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 164 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3.1 | 0.00% |
| 165 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3 | -3.2% |
| 166 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 3 | -3.2% |
| 167 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 168 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 169 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2.8 | -22.2% |
| 170 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2.7 | 0.00% |
| 171 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 172 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2.6 | 0.00% |
| 173 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2.6 | 0.00% |
| 174 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 175 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 176 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 177 | 🇰🇷 Korea (the Republic of) | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 178 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 2.3 | 0.00% |
| 179 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 180 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 181 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
| 182 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2 | 0.00% |
| 183 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 184 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 185 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.9 | 0.00% |
| 186 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1.8 | 0.00% |
| 187 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1.8 | 0.00% |
| 188 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 189 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 190 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 191 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 1.4 | 0.00% |
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