Ireland - Infant Mortality Rate 1973
18.0
−0.3 from 1972
Ireland's infant mortality rate was 18.0 in 1973, decreased +0.3 from 18.3 in 1972. This was the 20th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1973▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 9.8 | -5.8% |
| 2nd | Japan | 11.3 | -5.0% |
| 3rd | Netherlands | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 4th | Finland | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 5th | Iceland | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 6th | Norway | 11.5 | -5.0% |
| 7th | Denmark | 11.6 | -6.5% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 12.8 | -5.9% |
| 9th | France | 13.1 | -4.4% |
| 10th | New Zealand | 15.8 | -2.5% |
| 11th | Canada | 15.9 | -4.8% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 15.9 | -5.9% |
| 13th | Australia | 16.2 | -4.1% |
| 14th | United Kingdom | 16.7 | -2.9% |
| 15th | Lithuania | 17.0 | 3.7% |
| 16th | United States | 17.5 | -4.4% |
| 17th | Belgium | 17.6 | -5.4% |
| 18th | Singapore | 17.7 | -8.3% |
| 19th | Belarus | 17.9 | -1.1% |
| 20th | Ireland | 18.0 | -1.6% |
| 21st | Germany | 19.7 | -4.4% |
| 22nd | Czechia | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 23rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.4 | -6.4% |
| 24th | Malta | 21.3 | -5.3% |
| 25th | Spain | 21.8 | -8.0% |
| 26th | Russian Federation | 22.0 | -0.9% |
| 27th | Austria | 23.1 | -4.5% |
| 28th | Israel | 23.1 | -3.3% |
| 29th | Greece | 24.4 | -2.8% |
| 30th | Italy | 24.4 | -7.6% |
| 31st | Slovak Republic | 24.5 | -1.2% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 25.0 | -2.3% |
| 33rd | Bahamas, The | 26.7 | 0.8% |
| 34th | Poland | 27.1 | -5.6% |
| 35th | Cuba | 27.3 | -5.2% |
| 36th | Ukraine | 27.4 | -2.5% |
| 37th | Brunei Darussalam | 28.8 | -6.2% |
| 38th | Dominica | 29.6 | -6.9% |
| 39th | Grenada | 32.5 | -1.8% |
| 40th | Tonga | 32.9 | -5.5% |
| 41st | British Virgin Islands | 33.5 | -4.0% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | 33.7 | -2.6% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 34.8 | 0.6% |
| 44th | Barbados | 35.3 | -5.1% |
| 45th | Malaysia | 35.8 | -5.3% |
| 46th | Romania | 37.3 | -3.6% |
| 47th | Korea | 38.5 | -4.9% |
| 48th | Jamaica | 41.5 | -3.9% |
| 49th | St. Lucia | 41.6 | -7.3% |
| 50th | Seychelles | 41.6 | -7.1% |
| 51st | Fiji | 43.0 | -0.9% |
| 52nd | Portugal | 43.3 | -8.5% |
| 53rd | Panama | 43.4 | -5.4% |
| 54th | Qatar | 44.0 | -6.4% |
| 55th | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2 | -2.4% |
| 56th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 44.8 | -5.1% |
| 57th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.1 | -6.9% |
| 58th | Samoa | 46.6 | -4.5% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | 47.4 | -9.2% |
| 60th | Sri Lanka | 47.5 | -0.8% |
| 61st | Uruguay | 48.6 | 1.0% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 48.9 | -5.8% |
| 63rd | Moldova | 48.9 | -2.0% |
| 64th | Bahrain | 49.6 | -8.8% |
| 65th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 50.3 | - |
| 66th | São Tomé and Principe | 50.9 | 0.8% |
| 67th | Lebanon | 51.7 | -0.8% |
| 68th | Philippines | 52.5 | 0.4% |
| 69th | Marshall Islands | 53.5 | -2.6% |
| 70th | United Arab Emirates | 54.1 | -9.5% |
| 71st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.7 | 5.5% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 56.9 | -1.9% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 57.4 | -2.4% |
| 74th | Palau | 57.4 | -5.3% |
| 75th | Solomon Islands | 59.0 | -6.3% |
| 76th | Paraguay | 59.8 | -1.0% |
| 77th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.0 | -3.2% |
| 78th | Guyana | 60.1 | 0.2% |
| 79th | Namibia | 61.7 | 1.6% |
| 80th | Jordan | 62.2 | -4.2% |
| 81st | Viet Nam | 62.6 | -8.6% |
| 82nd | Chile | 64.4 | -2.3% |
| 83rd | Belize | 65.2 | -3.8% |
| 84th | Colombia | 65.5 | -3.8% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 67.1 | -4.1% |
| 86th | Thailand | 68.2 | -4.7% |
| 87th | Zimbabwe | 68.2 | 0.9% |
| 88th | Congo, Republic of | 70.6 | -1.8% |
| 89th | Vanuatu | 71.3 | -3.8% |
| 90th | Kazakhstan | 71.8 | -2.4% |
| 91st | China | 72.5 | -5.1% |
| 92nd | Cabo Verde | 73.7 | -5.3% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 74.5 | -3.0% |
| 94th | Tuvalu | 75.0 | -5.4% |
| 95th | Iraq | 75.4 | -4.1% |
| 96th | Libya | 79.7 | -6.6% |
| 97th | Kenya | 82.5 | -2.1% |
| 98th | Dominican Republic | 82.8 | -2.8% |
| 99th | Madagascar | 83.4 | 2.2% |
| 100th | Zambia | 84.1 | -2.8% |
| 101st | Gabon | 85.1 | -2.2% |
| 102nd | Botswana | 85.6 | -3.5% |
| 103rd | Sudan | 90.3 | 0.1% |
| 104th | Honduras | 94.1 | -3.8% |
| 105th | Ecuador | 94.3 | -3.4% |
| 106th | Tunisia | 94.7 | -5.2% |
| 107th | Brazil | 95.3 | -2.4% |
| 108th | Papua New Guinea | 96.2 | -3.2% |
| 109th | Kiribati | 96.4 | -2.1% |
| 110th | Indonesia | 102.3 | -2.7% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 102.7 | -2.1% |
| 112th | Peru | 103.6 | -2.8% |
| 113th | Mauritania | 106.9 | 1.0% |
| 114th | Ghana | 108.1 | -2.4% |
| 115th | Eswatini | 108.1 | -2.8% |
| 116th | Tajikistan | 110.1 | -3.2% |
| 117th | Uganda | 110.3 | 1.2% |
| 118th | Tanzania | 111.4 | -1.1% |
| 119th | Guatemala | 112.1 | -2.9% |
| 120th | Togo | 114.5 | -1.7% |
| 121st | Nicaragua | 115.2 | -10.4% |
| 122nd | Cameroon | 116.8 | -2.1% |
| 123rd | Senegal | 117.5 | -1.5% |
| 124th | Myanmar | 117.8 | -1.5% |
| 125th | Rwanda | 121.1 | 1.8% |
| 126th | Burundi | 121.5 | -10.9% |
| 127th | Morocco | 122.3 | -1.3% |
| 128th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 123.9 | -1.0% |
| 129th | Central African Republic | 125.1 | -1.7% |
| 130th | India | 130.0 | -1.7% |
| 131st | Türkiye | 131.0 | -2.6% |
| 132nd | Benin | 131.6 | -1.7% |
| 133rd | Pakistan | 132.6 | -0.7% |
| 134th | Lesotho | 132.8 | -1.9% |
| 135th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 133.2 | -4.2% |
| 136th | Nigeria | 134.0 | -3.5% |
| 137th | Chad | 135.3 | -0.5% |
| 138th | Saudi Arabia | 137.4 | -6.5% |
| 139th | Gambia, The | 139.4 | -1.2% |
| 140th | Oman | 141.2 | -5.2% |
| 141st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 144.4 | -2.6% |
| 142nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 145.1 | -3.6% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 145.9 | -0.7% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 148.0 | -0.3% |
| 145th | Comoros | 148.3 | - |
| 146th | Sierra Leone | 148.4 | -0.9% |
| 147th | Algeria | 149.0 | -2.7% |
| 148th | Mozambique | 149.3 | 0.0% |
| 149th | Niger | 153.3 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Burkina Faso | 154.6 | -1.9% |
| 151st | Haiti | 156.1 | -2.2% |
| 152nd | Malawi | 158.4 | -1.8% |
| 153rd | South Sudan | 169.0 | -1.1% |
| 154th | Nepal | 169.4 | -2.0% |
| 155th | Bhutan | 172.1 | -2.3% |
| 156th | Maldives | 173.7 | -4.5% |
| 157th | Guinea | 176.1 | -0.8% |
| 158th | Liberia | 177.1 | -1.7% |
| 159th | Mali | 182.5 | -1.8% |
| 160th | Yemen, Republic of | 203.2 | -3.1% |
| 161st | Afghanistan | 213.8 | -1.5% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's infant mortality rate in 1973?▾
Ireland's infant mortality rate in 1973 was 18.0. This ranked 20th globally.
How did Ireland's infant mortality rate change in 1973?▾
Ireland's infant mortality rate decreased by 1.6% in 1973 compared to 1972.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1973?▾
Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1973 at 213.8.
What is the infant mortality rate of Ireland in 1973?▾
The infant mortality rate of Ireland in 1973 was 18.0. This ranked 20th globally.
How does 1973 compare to 1972 for Ireland's infant mortality rate?▾
Ireland's infant mortality rate went from 18.3 in 1972 to 18.0 in 1973, a 1.6% decrease.
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