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Kuwait - Infant Mortality Rate 1972

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
51.9 −3.3 from 1971 Global rank: 63rd

Kuwait's infant mortality rate was 51.9 in 1972, decreased +3.3 from 55.2 in 1971. This was the 63rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1972▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1972
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 10.4 -4.6%
2nd Netherlands 11.7 -3.3%
3rd Japan 11.9 -5.6%
4th Finland 12.0 -4.8%
5th Iceland 12.0 -4.0%
6th Norway 12.1 -4.0%
7th Denmark 12.4 -6.1%
8th Switzerland 13.6 -4.9%
9th France 13.7 -4.2%
10th New Zealand 16.2 -2.4%
11th Lithuania 16.4 -1.8%
12th Canada 16.7 -5.1%
13th Australia 16.9 -3.4%
14th Luxembourg 16.9 -6.1%
15th United Kingdom 17.2 -2.8%
16th Belarus 18.1 -1.1%
17th Ireland 18.3 -1.6%
18th United States 18.3 -4.2%
19th Belgium 18.6 -5.1%
20th Singapore 19.3 -6.3%
21st Czechia 20.4 -1.9%
22nd Germany 20.6 -3.7%
23rd Antigua and Barbuda 21.8 -7.2%
24th Russian Federation 22.2 -1.3%
25th Malta 22.5 -5.1%
26th Spain 23.7 -7.4%
27th Israel 23.9 -3.2%
28th Austria 24.2 -2.4%
29th Slovak Republic 24.8 -1.2%
30th Greece 25.1 -3.8%
31st Bulgaria 25.6 -3.4%
32nd Italy 26.4 -6.4%
33rd Bahamas, The 26.5 0.8%
34th Ukraine 28.1 -2.4%
35th Poland 28.7 -5.3%
36th Cuba 28.8 -5.0%
37th Brunei Darussalam 30.7 -5.5%
38th Dominica 31.8 -7.3%
39th Grenada 33.1 -1.8%
40th Cyprus 34.6 -2.3%
41st Hungary 34.6 -0.3%
42nd Tonga 34.8 -5.9%
43rd British Virgin Islands 34.9 -4.6%
44th Barbados 37.2 -4.9%
45th Malaysia 37.8 -4.8%
46th Romania 38.7 -8.7%
47th Korea 40.5 -5.6%
48th Jamaica 43.2 -4.0%
49th Fiji 43.4 -0.5%
50th Seychelles 44.8 -6.5%
51st St. Lucia 44.9 -7.2%
52nd Trinidad and Tobago 45.3 -2.2%
53rd Panama 45.9 -5.2%
54th Qatar 47.0 -6.2%
55th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 47.2 -5.2%
56th Portugal 47.3 -8.0%
57th Sri Lanka 47.9 -0.4%
58th Uruguay 48.1 0.0%
59th Samoa 48.8 -4.7%
60th Turks and Caicos Islands 49.5 -6.8%
61st Moldova 49.9 -2.5%
62nd São Tomé and Principe 50.5 0.6%
63rd Kuwait 51.9 -6.0%
64th Lebanon 52.1 -0.8%
65th Costa Rica 52.2 -7.4%
66th Philippines 52.3 0.0%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.8 6.7%
68th Bahrain 54.4 -9.2%
69th Marshall Islands 54.9 -3.0%
70th Argentina 58.0 -1.4%
71st Mauritius 58.8 -1.3%
72nd United Arab Emirates 59.8 -9.3%
73rd Guyana 60.0 0.2%
74th Paraguay 60.4 -0.7%
75th Palau 60.6 -5.0%
76th Namibia 60.7 1.2%
77th Micronesia, Federated States of 62.0 -3.3%
78th Solomon Islands 63.0 -6.4%
79th Jordan 64.9 -4.0%
80th Chile 65.9 -1.5%
81st Zimbabwe 67.6 0.6%
82nd Belize 67.8 -3.8%
83rd Colombia 68.1 -3.4%
84th Viet Nam 68.5 9.1%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 70.0 -4.0%
86th Thailand 71.6 -4.5%
87th Congo, Republic of 71.9 -1.9%
88th Kazakhstan 73.6 -2.5%
89th Vanuatu 74.1 -3.9%
90th China 76.4 -4.9%
91st Mexico 76.8 -2.9%
92nd Cabo Verde 77.8 -5.0%
93rd Iraq 78.6 -4.0%
94th Tuvalu 79.3 -5.1%
95th Madagascar 81.6 -
96th Kenya 84.3 -2.0%
97th Dominican Republic 85.2 -2.6%
98th Libya 85.3 -7.0%
99th Zambia 86.5 -2.8%
100th Gabon 87.0 -2.2%
101st Botswana 88.7 -3.3%
102nd Sudan 90.2 0.1%
103rd Brazil 97.6 -2.2%
104th Ecuador 97.6 -2.7%
105th Honduras 97.8 -3.5%
106th Kiribati 98.5 -2.8%
107th Papua New Guinea 99.4 -3.2%
108th Tunisia 99.9 -5.0%
109th El Salvador 104.9 -1.8%
110th Indonesia 105.1 -2.7%
111th Mauritania 105.8 0.7%
112th Peru 106.6 -2.7%
113th Uganda 109.0 0.6%
114th Ghana 110.8 -1.9%
115th Eswatini 111.2 -2.5%
116th Tanzania 112.6 -1.1%
117th Tajikistan 113.7 -
118th Guatemala 115.5 -2.9%
119th Togo 116.5 -1.7%
120th Rwanda 119.0 1.3%
121st Cameroon 119.3 -2.9%
122nd Senegal 119.3 -1.1%
123rd Myanmar 119.6 -1.5%
124th Morocco 123.9 -1.3%
125th Congo, Democratic Republic of 125.1 -0.9%
126th Central African Republic 127.3 -1.7%
127th Nicaragua 128.5 6.0%
128th India 132.2 -1.3%
129th Pakistan 133.6 -0.8%
130th Benin 133.9 -1.7%
131st Türkiye 134.5 -2.4%
132nd Lesotho 135.4 -1.7%
133rd Chad 136.0 -0.4%
134th Burundi 136.4 13.4%
135th Nigeria 138.9 -3.3%
136th Iran, Islamic Republic of 139.1 -4.1%
137th Gambia, The 141.1 -1.3%
138th Egypt, Arab Republic of 147.0 -0.2%
139th Saudi Arabia 147.0 -
140th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 148.2 -2.5%
141st Bangladesh 148.4 -27.9%
142nd Oman 148.9 -5.0%
143rd Mozambique 149.3 0.1%
144th Sierra Leone 149.7 -0.8%
145th Côte d'Ivoire 150.5 -3.4%
146th Niger 153.0 0.7%
147th Algeria 153.1 -2.3%
148th Burkina Faso 157.6 -1.3%
149th Haiti 159.6 -2.1%
150th Malawi 161.3 -1.3%
151st South Sudan 170.8 -1.0%
152nd Nepal 172.9 -2.0%
153rd Bhutan 176.1 -2.1%
154th Guinea 177.6 -0.8%
155th Liberia 180.2 -1.8%
156th Maldives 181.8 -4.0%
157th Mali 185.8 -1.5%
158th Yemen, Republic of 209.7 -3.1%
159th Afghanistan 217.1 -1.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Kuwait's infant mortality rate in 1972?▾

Kuwait's infant mortality rate in 1972 was 51.9. This ranked 63rd globally.

How did Kuwait's infant mortality rate change in 1972?▾

Kuwait's infant mortality rate decreased by 6.0% in 1972 compared to 1971.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1972?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1972 at 217.1.

What is the infant mortality rate of Kuwait in 1972?▾

The infant mortality rate of Kuwait in 1972 was 51.9. This ranked 63rd globally.

How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Kuwait's infant mortality rate?▾

Kuwait's infant mortality rate went from 55.2 in 1971 to 51.9 in 1972, a 6.0% decrease.

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