Infant Mortality Rate - Ranking 1978
Year
In 1978, Sweden (7.7), Finland (8.2), and Japan (8.3) ranked highest in infant mortality rate among all countries. Cambodia ranked lowest at 216.1.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 7.7 | -3.8% |
| 2nd | Finland | 8.2 | -6.8% |
| 3rd | Japan | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 4th | Denmark | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 5th | Norway | 8.8 | -5.4% |
| 6th | Iceland | 8.9 | -5.3% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 9.2 | -6.1% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 9.3 | -4.1% |
| 9th | France | 11.0 | -3.5% |
| 10th | Canada | 11.7 | -6.4% |
| 11th | Australia | 11.9 | -6.3% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 13th | Singapore | 12.3 | -1.6% |
| 14th | Belgium | 13.4 | -5.0% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 13.4 | -5.0% |
| 16th | New Zealand | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 17th | United States | 13.8 | -4.2% |
| 18th | Ireland | 14.2 | -6.6% |
| 19th | Germany | 14.4 | -7.1% |
| 20th | Spain | 14.6 | -8.2% |
| 21st | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.8 | -6.9% |
| 22nd | Austria | 15.5 | -7.2% |
| 23rd | Italy | 16.1 | -6.9% |
| 24th | Malta | 16.3 | -4.7% |
| 25th | Czechia | 16.4 | -5.2% |
| 26th | Lithuania | 17.1 | -1.7% |
| 27th | Belarus | 17.4 | -1.1% |
| 28th | Israel | 17.4 | -6.5% |
| 29th | Brunei Darussalam | 19.6 | -8.0% |
| 30th | Greece | 19.9 | -5.7% |
| 31st | Cuba | 20.4 | -5.6% |
| 32nd | Dominica | 21.3 | -5.8% |
| 33rd | Slovak Republic | 21.3 | -3.6% |
| 34th | Bulgaria | 21.7 | -4.8% |
| 35th | Russian Federation | 21.9 | +0.0% |
| 36th | Poland | 22.4 | -3.0% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 24.3 | -9.3% |
| 38th | Hungary | 24.5 | -7.5% |
| 39th | Costa Rica | 24.6 | -12.5% |
| 40th | Ukraine | 25.2 | -1.2% |
| 41st | Bahamas, The | 25.7 | -1.5% |
| 42nd | Tonga | 26.0 | -4.4% |
| 43rd | Malaysia | 26.2 | -6.4% |
| 44th | Barbados | 26.6 | -5.7% |
| 45th | Seychelles | 26.6 | -9.5% |
| 46th | Portugal | 26.8 | -9.2% |
| 47th | St. Lucia | 28.6 | -6.8% |
| 48th | British Virgin Islands | 29.3 | -2.0% |
| 49th | Grenada | 29.7 | -2.3% |
| 50th | Romania | 30.3 | -3.2% |
| 51st | Korea | 31.3 | -4.3% |
| 52nd | United Arab Emirates | 32.4 | -10.0% |
| 53rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 32.5 | -6.6% |
| 54th | Bahrain | 33.0 | -7.0% |
| 55th | Qatar | 33.1 | -4.9% |
| 56th | Jamaica | 34.8 | -3.3% |
| 57th | Kuwait | 35.5 | -6.6% |
| 58th | Panama | 35.5 | -2.7% |
| 59th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 35.7 | -4.3% |
| 60th | Chile | 35.9 | -13.5% |
| 61st | Mauritius | 36.2 | -8.1% |
| 62nd | Samoa | 36.4 | -5.0% |
| 63rd | Fiji | 37.3 | -4.1% |
| 64th | Sri Lanka | 38.4 | -6.6% |
| 65th | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.8 | -2.8% |
| 66th | Palau | 42.7 | -5.3% |
| 67th | Argentina | 43.3 | -7.7% |
| 68th | Moldova | 43.3 | -2.5% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 43.3 | -6.9% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 43.5 | -5.2% |
| 71st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 45.1 | -2.6% |
| 72nd | Viet Nam | 49.6 | -1.8% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.2 | -7.0% |
| 74th | Marshall Islands | 50.3 | -1.0% |
| 75th | Jordan | 50.4 | -4.2% |
| 76th | Georgia | 51.2 | -3.8% |
| 77th | Colombia | 51.4 | -5.2% |
| 78th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 52.3 | -2.4% |
| 79th | Philippines | 52.7 | -0.2% |
| 80th | São Tomé and Principe | 52.7 | +0.6% |
| 81st | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.5 | -4.8% |
| 82nd | China | 54.0 | -5.8% |
| 83rd | Belize | 54.2 | -3.6% |
| 84th | Thailand | 54.2 | -4.2% |
| 85th | Paraguay | 55.3 | -2.0% |
| 86th | Lebanon | 56.0 | -0.9% |
| 87th | Tuvalu | 57.3 | -4.5% |
| 88th | Vanuatu | 57.4 | -4.8% |
| 89th | Cabo Verde | 57.8 | -3.8% |
| 90th | Libya | 58.7 | -5.3% |
| 91st | Guyana | 59.6 | -0.3% |
| 92nd | Iraq | 61.6 | -3.8% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 63.0 | -3.5% |
| 94th | Kazakhstan | 64.8 | -1.8% |
| 95th | Congo, Republic of | 65.4 | -1.5% |
| 96th | Albania | 66.9 | - |
| 97th | Botswana | 67.1 | -5.4% |
| 98th | Namibia | 68.7 | +2.2% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 68.9 | -6.5% |
| 100th | Dominican Republic | 70.6 | -3.2% |
| 101st | Kenya | 72.3 | -2.8% |
| 102nd | Zimbabwe | 73.5 | +1.2% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 74.7 | -4.0% |
| 104th | Gabon | 75.5 | -2.6% |
| 105th | Ecuador | 76.5 | -4.1% |
| 106th | Honduras | 77.0 | -4.1% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 78.1 | -5.9% |
| 108th | Zambia | 80.7 | +0.7% |
| 109th | Brazil | 82.8 | -3.4% |
| 110th | Papua New Guinea | 83.2 | -2.6% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 87.8 | -3.7% |
| 112th | Sudan | 89.6 | -0.2% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 90.5 | -2.3% |
| 114th | Eswatini | 91.0 | -3.6% |
| 115th | Kiribati | 91.2 | -0.8% |
| 116th | Peru | 91.8 | -1.7% |
| 117th | Madagascar | 92.0 | +1.8% |
| 118th | Ghana | 92.4 | -2.6% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | 92.5 | - |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 92.6 | -5.1% |
| 121st | Eritrea | 93.6 | -1.1% |
| 122nd | Guatemala | 95.5 | -3.2% |
| 123rd | Tajikistan | 97.0 | -1.4% |
| 124th | Saudi Arabia | 97.9 | -6.7% |
| 125th | South Africa | 98.7 | -5.8% |
| 126th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 101.4 | -6.3% |
| 127th | Oman | 101.5 | -7.4% |
| 128th | Mauritania | 102.2 | -2.4% |
| 129th | Senegal | 102.3 | -3.2% |
| 130th | Togo | 103.8 | -2.1% |
| 131st | Tanzania | 104.5 | -1.1% |
| 132nd | Morocco | 107.2 | -3.5% |
| 133rd | Myanmar | 107.7 | -1.8% |
| 134th | Djibouti | 108.1 | - |
| 135th | Türkiye | 111.2 | -3.6% |
| 136th | Cameroon | 111.4 | -1.1% |
| 137th | Nigeria | 112.4 | -3.0% |
| 138th | Lesotho | 112.5 | -4.0% |
| 139th | India | 115.2 | -2.9% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 115.3 | -3.8% |
| 141st | Central African Republic | 116.2 | -1.2% |
| 142nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 116.7 | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 118.6 | -3.7% |
| 144th | Burundi | 119.4 | -1.6% |
| 145th | Benin | 119.4 | -1.9% |
| 146th | Algeria | 122.6 | -4.5% |
| 147th | Uganda | 123.2 | +2.2% |
| 148th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 125.3 | -2.7% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 128.1 | -3.5% |
| 150th | Rwanda | 128.5 | -1.6% |
| 151st | Pakistan | 128.6 | -0.5% |
| 152nd | Gambia, The | 129.5 | -1.5% |
| 153rd | Burkina Faso | 131.2 | -3.4% |
| 154th | Chad | 131.9 | -0.6% |
| 155th | Comoros | 133.3 | -2.3% |
| 156th | Maldives | 134.4 | -5.1% |
| 157th | Lao PDR | 136.9 | - |
| 158th | Haiti | 137.3 | -2.6% |
| 159th | Bangladesh | 139.0 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Malawi | 139.8 | -3.1% |
| 161st | Sierra Leone | 143.0 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Niger | 144.7 | -1.8% |
| 163rd | Mozambique | 149.7 | +0.1% |
| 164th | Bhutan | 150.4 | -3.0% |
| 165th | Nepal | 151.8 | -2.4% |
| 166th | South Sudan | 159.8 | -1.0% |
| 167th | Liberia | 162.2 | -1.6% |
| 168th | Mali | 163.3 | -2.4% |
| 169th | Guinea | 165.7 | -1.4% |
| 170th | Yemen, Republic of | 167.2 | -4.6% |
| 171st | Afghanistan | 196.6 | -1.9% |
| 172nd | Cambodia | 216.1 | -8.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest infant mortality rate in 1978?▾
Sweden has the highest infant mortality rate in 1978 at 7.7.
Which country has the lowest infant mortality rate in 1978?▾
Cambodia has the lowest infant mortality rate in 1978 at 216.1.
How many countries are ranked by infant mortality rate?▾
172 countries have infant mortality rate data for 1978.
What are the top 3 countries by infant mortality rate?▾
1. Sweden (7.7), 2. Finland (8.2), 3. Japan (8.3).