Infant Mortality Rate - Ranking 1991
Year
In 1991, Japan (4.5), Iceland (4.9), and Finland (5.3) ranked highest in infant mortality rate among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at 264.9.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 3rd | Finland | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 4th | Singapore | 5.5 | -9.8% |
| 5th | Sweden | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 6th | Monaco | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 8th | Norway | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 6.5 | -4.4% |
| 10th | Canada | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 11th | Germany | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Denmark | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 13th | Luxembourg | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 14th | Australia | 7.1 | -6.6% |
| 15th | Spain | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 16th | France | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 17th | Ireland | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 18th | United Kingdom | 7.3 | -7.6% |
| 19th | Austria | 7.5 | -6.3% |
| 20th | Belgium | 8.0 | -3.6% |
| 21st | Italy | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 22nd | Slovenia | 8.2 | -6.8% |
| 23rd | New Zealand | 8.6 | -5.5% |
| 24th | Greece | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 25th | Andorra | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 26th | United States | 9.1 | -3.2% |
| 27th | Israel | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 28th | Malta | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 29th | European Union | 9.7 | -4.3% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 31st | Czechia | 9.9 | -3.9% |
| 32nd | Brunei Darussalam | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 33rd | San Marino | 10.2 | -8.1% |
| 34th | Cuba | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 35th | Portugal | 10.6 | -7.8% |
| 36th | United Arab Emirates | 11.2 | -5.1% |
| 37th | Croatia | 11.2 | +0.0% |
| 38th | Korea | 11.2 | -7.4% |
| 39th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.4 | +2.7% |
| 40th | Belarus | 12.1 | +0.0% |
| 41st | Malaysia | 12.1 | -4.7% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 43rd | Seychelles | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 13.2 | +10.0% |
| 45th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.5 | -6.3% |
| 46th | Costa Rica | 13.8 | -4.2% |
| 47th | Kuwait | 13.8 | -4.8% |
| 48th | Estonia | 13.9 | -0.7% |
| 49th | Montenegro | 14.2 | -4.1% |
| 50th | Latvia | 14.3 | +8.3% |
| 51st | Hungary | 14.6 | -3.9% |
| 52nd | Chile | 14.8 | -7.5% |
| 53rd | Poland | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 54th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.9 | -7.5% |
| 55th | Dominica | 14.9 | +0.0% |
| 56th | Bulgaria | 15.0 | +2.7% |
| 57th | Barbados | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 58th | Qatar | 16.3 | -6.3% |
| 59th | St. Lucia | 17.0 | -1.7% |
| 60th | Russian Federation | 17.4 | -0.6% |
| 61st | Tonga | 17.4 | -3.3% |
| 62nd | Grenada | 17.7 | -3.8% |
| 63rd | Sri Lanka | 18.0 | +0.6% |
| 64th | Ukraine | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 65th | British Virgin Islands | 18.3 | -4.2% |
| 66th | Bahamas, The | 18.7 | -5.1% |
| 67th | Mauritius | 18.9 | -5.0% |
| 68th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.2 | -2.5% |
| 69th | Bahrain | 19.7 | -1.5% |
| 70th | Uruguay | 20.4 | -1.9% |
| 71st | Fiji | 20.5 | -4.2% |
| 72nd | Samoa | 22.1 | -3.1% |
| 73rd | Serbia | 22.6 | -8.1% |
| 74th | Panama | 23.4 | -2.1% |
| 75th | Romania | 23.4 | -4.9% |
| 76th | Argentina | 24.5 | -1.2% |
| 77th | Jamaica | 24.5 | -2.4% |
| 78th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 24.7 | -2.4% |
| 79th | Albania | 26.0 | -4.4% |
| 80th | Lebanon | 26.8 | -4.6% |
| 81st | Vanuatu | 26.9 | -4.3% |
| 82nd | Solomon Islands | 27.8 | -2.5% |
| 83rd | Oman | 28.4 | -9.3% |
| 84th | Colombia | 28.7 | -3.0% |
| 85th | Belize | 29.1 | -5.8% |
| 86th | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.1 | -1.7% |
| 87th | Palau | 29.3 | -1.7% |
| 88th | Thailand | 29.4 | -5.5% |
| 89th | Moldova | 29.5 | +1.4% |
| 90th | Jordan | 29.9 | -3.2% |
| 91st | Libya | 30.0 | -5.1% |
| 92nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.5 | -3.5% |
| 93rd | North Macedonia | 31.2 | -6.3% |
| 94th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 32.7 | +2.2% |
| 95th | Viet Nam | 35.5 | -4.6% |
| 96th | Marshall Islands | 35.7 | -3.5% |
| 97th | Mexico | 36.1 | -4.5% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 36.1 | -3.2% |
| 99th | Paraguay | 36.4 | -3.4% |
| 100th | Suriname | 36.4 | -2.7% |
| 101st | Philippines | 36.5 | -5.4% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | 37.2 | -4.6% |
| 103rd | Saudi Arabia | 37.5 | -7.4% |
| 104th | Georgia | 38.0 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Botswana | 39.3 | +1.0% |
| 106th | Algeria | 39.6 | -0.5% |
| 107th | Ecuador | 40.6 | -4.7% |
| 108th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 40.8 | -2.4% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 41.3 | -1.9% |
| 110th | Honduras | 42.5 | -4.5% |
| 111th | China | 42.9 | -0.9% |
| 112th | Armenia | 43.5 | -4.4% |
| 113th | Tuvalu | 44.1 | -1.1% |
| 114th | Kazakhstan | 44.2 | -0.7% |
| 115th | El Salvador | 44.7 | -5.1% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 46.3 | -3.5% |
| 117th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 46.4 | -4.5% |
| 118th | Iraq | 48.7 | -11.1% |
| 119th | Brazil | 49.8 | -4.2% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 50.5 | -4.5% |
| 121st | South Africa | 50.9 | -3.6% |
| 122nd | Guyana | 51.4 | -2.3% |
| 123rd | Zimbabwe | 52.9 | +0.2% |
| 124th | Namibia | 54.7 | -2.5% |
| 125th | Kyrgyz Republic | 56.2 | -0.7% |
| 126th | Eswatini | 56.3 | -0.5% |
| 127th | Nauru | 56.5 | -4.6% |
| 128th | Peru | 57.0 | -4.5% |
| 129th | Türkiye | 57.3 | -5.8% |
| 130th | Guatemala | 58.0 | -4.1% |
| 131st | Gabon | 58.1 | -1.4% |
| 132nd | Congo, Republic of | 58.4 | +2.1% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | 60.5 | +0.2% |
| 134th | Indonesia | 61.7 | -4.0% |
| 135th | Morocco | 62.8 | -3.5% |
| 136th | Papua New Guinea | 64.1 | -1.5% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 64.5 | -4.2% |
| 138th | São Tomé and Principe | 65.6 | +0.9% |
| 139th | Kiribati | 65.9 | -4.1% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 67.8 | -1.3% |
| 141st | Maldives | 68.0 | -5.3% |
| 142nd | Kenya | 69.1 | +2.5% |
| 143rd | Ghana | 70.8 | -2.5% |
| 144th | Mongolia | 71.2 | -3.1% |
| 145th | Mauritania | 72.4 | -0.4% |
| 146th | Senegal | 72.5 | -0.5% |
| 147th | Lesotho | 73.9 | -0.8% |
| 148th | Azerbaijan | 75.9 | +0.5% |
| 149th | Eritrea | 77.4 | -3.6% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 78.3 | +3.0% |
| 151st | Cameroon | 81.6 | +1.0% |
| 152nd | India | 82.4 | -2.3% |
| 153rd | Sudan | 83.4 | -1.2% |
| 154th | Togo | 84.3 | -1.1% |
| 155th | Kosovo | 84.9 | -6.2% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 87.0 | -3.3% |
| 157th | Djibouti | 87.2 | -1.1% |
| 158th | Madagascar | 88.5 | -2.9% |
| 159th | Myanmar | 89.0 | -1.8% |
| 160th | Cambodia | 89.1 | +0.8% |
| 161st | Comoros | 90.2 | -3.5% |
| 162nd | Rwanda | 91.6 | +6.0% |
| 163rd | Bhutan | 92.0 | -4.0% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | 92.5 | -3.8% |
| 165th | Burundi | 93.9 | +1.4% |
| 166th | Yemen, Republic of | 94.3 | -2.4% |
| 167th | Haiti | 95.2 | -2.9% |
| 168th | Benin | 96.0 | -1.9% |
| 169th | Gambia, The | 96.5 | -2.6% |
| 170th | Nepal | 96.6 | -4.5% |
| 171st | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.5 | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 101.4 | -1.0% |
| 173rd | Zambia | 102.2 | +0.6% |
| 174th | Burkina Faso | 102.5 | -0.4% |
| 175th | Tanzania | 104.6 | -0.8% |
| 176th | Uganda | 105.1 | -2.0% |
| 177th | Nigeria | 105.7 | +0.2% |
| 178th | Central African Republic | 108.5 | -0.5% |
| 179th | Lao PDR | 110.7 | -2.4% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 110.8 | -1.7% |
| 181st | Chad | 114.7 | -1.3% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 118.1 | -0.3% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 121.4 | -1.5% |
| 184th | Mali | 122.2 | -1.6% |
| 185th | Angola | 122.5 | +0.2% |
| 186th | Malawi | 129.5 | -2.7% |
| 187th | Guinea | 130.4 | -2.5% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 135.2 | -0.2% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 140.1 | -3.0% |
| 190th | Niger | 144.6 | -1.4% |
| 191st | Mozambique | 145.6 | -0.7% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 156.0 | -0.9% |
| 193rd | Timor-Leste | 160.4 | -2.4% |
| 194th | Liberia | 170.9 | +0.8% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 264.9 | +148.0% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest infant mortality rate in 1991?▾
Japan has the highest infant mortality rate in 1991 at 4.5.
Which country has the lowest infant mortality rate in 1991?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest infant mortality rate in 1991 at 264.9.
How many countries are ranked by infant mortality rate?▾
195 countries have infant mortality rate data for 1991.
What are the top 3 countries by infant mortality rate?▾
1. Japan (4.5), 2. Iceland (4.9), 3. Finland (5.3).