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Ireland - Infant Mortality Rate 1969

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
19.8 −0.9 from 1968 Global rank: 15th

Ireland's infant mortality rate was 19.8 in 1969, decreased +0.9 from 20.7 in 1968. This was the 15th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1969▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1969
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 11.7 -3.3%
2nd Netherlands 13.0 -3.0%
3rd Iceland 13.5 -3.6%
4th Norway 13.6 -4.2%
5th Finland 13.8 -4.2%
6th Japan 14.2 -6.0%
7th Denmark 14.6 -4.6%
8th Switzerland 15.6 -4.3%
9th France 15.8 -4.2%
10th New Zealand 17.3 -1.7%
11th Australia 18.1 -0.5%
12th United Kingdom 18.4 -2.1%
13th Belarus 19.3 -3.5%
14th Canada 19.4 -4.4%
15th Ireland 19.8 -4.3%
16th Lithuania 19.9 -4.8%
17th Luxembourg 20.1 -4.7%
18th United States 20.7 -3.3%
19th Belgium 21.2 -3.2%
20th Czechia 21.3 -0.5%
21st Germany 22.8 -3.0%
22nd Singapore 22.9 -4.6%
23rd Russian Federation 23.3 -2.5%
24th Austria 25.4 -1.9%
25th Slovak Republic 25.4 -0.4%
26th Bahamas, The 25.6 1.2%
27th Malta 26.1 -4.4%
28th Israel 26.2 -3.7%
29th Antigua and Barbuda 27.8 -9.4%
30th Bulgaria 28.9 -3.7%
31st Greece 29.2 -5.8%
32nd Spain 29.8 -6.3%
33rd Italy 30.9 -3.4%
34th Cuba 33.0 -3.2%
35th Poland 33.2 -4.0%
36th Grenada 35.4 -3.5%
37th Brunei Darussalam 35.8 -4.3%
38th Hungary 35.9 -2.4%
39th Dominica 40.0 -7.6%
40th British Virgin Islands 40.6 -5.6%
41st Tonga 42.0 -6.5%
42nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.8 -
43rd Malaysia 42.9 -3.6%
44th Barbados 43.0 -4.2%
45th Fiji 44.4 -1.6%
46th Jamaica 48.2 -3.0%
47th Trinidad and Tobago 48.4 -2.2%
48th Korea 48.7 -6.3%
49th Sri Lanka 48.8 -1.6%
50th Uruguay 49.8 -2.0%
51st São Tomé and Principe 50.6 -1.4%
52nd Romania 52.7 -3.3%
53rd Panama 52.8 -3.3%
54th Philippines 52.9 -0.8%
55th Lebanon 53.2 -0.9%
56th Seychelles 54.1 -5.1%
57th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 55.7 -5.4%
58th St. Lucia 56.0 -6.8%
59th Samoa 56.2 -4.3%
60th Qatar 57.3 -
61st Portugal 58.2 -3.2%
62nd Namibia 58.6 1.0%
63rd Argentina 59.8 -
64th Guyana 59.9 -0.2%
65th Marshall Islands 60.9 -3.6%
66th Turks and Caicos Islands 61.2 -6.7%
67th Paraguay 61.4 -0.2%
68th Costa Rica 62.0 -3.1%
69th Kuwait 62.6 -6.3%
70th Mauritius 62.9 -5.0%
71st Viet Nam 63.8 -4.8%
72nd Zimbabwe 67.3 -1.2%
73rd Micronesia, Federated States of 68.9 -3.8%
74th Palau 69.8 -3.5%
75th Chile 69.9 -4.5%
76th Bahrain 72.6 -9.0%
77th Jordan 73.4 -4.1%
78th Colombia 75.1 -3.0%
79th Belize 76.2 -3.9%
80th Congo, Republic of 76.3 -2.2%
81st Solomon Islands 76.6 -5.9%
82nd United Arab Emirates 79.4 -8.3%
83rd Syrian Arab Republic 79.4 -4.0%
84th Thailand 82.1 -4.0%
85th Vanuatu 83.4 -3.8%
86th Mexico 83.6 -2.6%
87th China 88.5 -
88th Iraq 89.1 -4.3%
89th Kenya 89.2 -1.7%
90th Cabo Verde 89.8 -3.8%
91st Sudan 89.9 0.1%
92nd Dominican Republic 91.3 -1.8%
93rd Tuvalu 92.5 -4.5%
94th Zambia 92.5 -1.0%
95th Gabon 93.0 -2.1%
96th Botswana 97.1 -2.4%
97th Brazil 104.2 -2.1%
98th Ecuador 104.6 -1.7%
99th Libya 105.8 -6.9%
100th Mauritania 106.4 -1.9%
101st Kiribati 108.1 -3.5%
102nd Honduras 108.6 -3.2%
103rd Uganda 108.9 -1.1%
104th Papua New Guinea 109.7 -3.3%
105th El Salvador 110.3 -1.5%
106th Indonesia 114.1 -2.8%
107th Rwanda 115.3 0.8%
108th Peru 115.5 -2.7%
109th Ghana 115.7 -0.8%
110th Tanzania 115.9 -0.9%
111th Tunisia 116.5 -4.7%
112th Burundi 118.9 0.8%
113th Eswatini 119.3 -1.7%
114th Senegal 122.1 -0.2%
115th Togo 122.3 -1.5%
116th Myanmar 124.7 -1.3%
117th Nicaragua 125.6 -1.4%
118th Guatemala 126.0 -2.6%
119th Morocco 129.0 -1.6%
120th Congo, Democratic Republic of 129.1 -
121st Cameroon 132.9 -4.1%
122nd Central African Republic 134.4 -2.0%
123rd India 137.3 -1.1%
124th Pakistan 137.3 -1.2%
125th Chad 137.6 -0.5%
126th Benin 140.3 -1.5%
127th Lesotho 141.9 -0.9%
128th Türkiye 144.0 -2.1%
129th Gambia, The 146.1 -0.9%
130th Egypt, Arab Republic of 147.1 -0.1%
131st Mozambique 148.4 0.6%
132nd Bangladesh 148.9 -0.5%
133rd Niger 149.5 -
134th Nigeria 152.8 -2.8%
135th Sierra Leone 153.5 -0.9%
136th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 159.4 -2.2%
137th Algeria 161.5 -0.7%
138th Burkina Faso 162.0 -0.5%
139th Côte d'Ivoire 165.2 -2.7%
140th Malawi 165.6 -0.1%
141st Haiti 169.6 -1.9%
142nd Oman 172.2 -4.1%
143rd South Sudan 176.8 -1.1%
144th Guinea 181.5 -0.8%
145th Nepal 183.9 -2.2%
146th Bhutan 187.0 -2.0%
147th Liberia 190.0 -1.8%
148th Mali 193.9 -1.4%
149th Maldives 202.5 -2.8%
150th Afghanistan 225.8 -1.2%
151st Yemen, Republic of 230.9 -3.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Ireland's infant mortality rate in 1969?▾

Ireland's infant mortality rate in 1969 was 19.8. This ranked 15th globally.

How did Ireland's infant mortality rate change in 1969?▾

Ireland's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.3% in 1969 compared to 1968.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1969?▾

Yemen, Republic of had the highest infant mortality rate in 1969 at 230.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Ireland in 1969?▾

The infant mortality rate of Ireland in 1969 was 19.8. This ranked 15th globally.

How does 1969 compare to 1968 for Ireland's infant mortality rate?▾

Ireland's infant mortality rate went from 20.7 in 1968 to 19.8 in 1969, a 4.3% decrease.

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