Infant Mortality Rate - Ranking 2025
Year
In 2025, Central African Republic (103.1), Somalia, Fed. Rep. (75.9), and South Sudan (72.6) ranked highest in infant mortality rate among all countries. North Macedonia ranked lowest at 1.1.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Central African Republic | 103.1 | +70.7% |
| 2nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 75.9 | +12.0% |
| 3rd | South Sudan | 72.6 | +0.0% |
| 4th | Niger | 66.6 | -1.2% |
| 5th | Guinea | 58.6 | -4.7% |
| 6th | Nigeria | 57.1 | -5.0% |
| 7th | Chad | 55.2 | -5.9% |
| 8th | Mali | 54.5 | -5.5% |
| 9th | Sierra Leone | 52.2 | -7.2% |
| 10th | Lesotho | 51.7 | -6.7% |
| 11th | Liberia | 49.7 | -5.4% |
| 12th | Afghanistan | 47.1 | -6.5% |
| 13th | Pakistan | 46.8 | -6.7% |
| 14th | Equatorial Guinea | 45.6 | -7.0% |
| 15th | Madagascar | 44.4 | +0.4% |
| 16th | Benin | 43.7 | -5.9% |
| 17th | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.6 | -6.4% |
| 18th | Mozambique | 43.2 | -4.8% |
| 19th | Burkina Faso | 42.1 | -6.1% |
| 20th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 41.8 | -6.0% |
| 21st | Djibouti | 41.4 | -6.8% |
| 22nd | Eswatini | 41.1 | -5.6% |
| 23rd | Guinea-Bissau | 40.4 | -6.2% |
| 24th | Kiribati | 38.5 | -3.0% |
| 25th | Cameroon | 38.3 | -7.0% |
| 26th | Zimbabwe | 38.1 | -6.3% |
| 27th | Haiti | 37.9 | -5.9% |
| 28th | Sudan | 36.7 | -6.3% |
| 29th | Botswana | 36.1 | -5.5% |
| 30th | Angola | 35.5 | -7.3% |
| 31st | Namibia | 35.2 | -8.4% |
| 32nd | Dominica | 34.5 | +4.2% |
| 33rd | Comoros | 33.9 | -5.0% |
| 34th | Timor-Leste | 33.9 | -5.6% |
| 35th | Kenya | 33.8 | -2.7% |
| 36th | Togo | 33.7 | -6.1% |
| 37th | Yemen, Republic of | 32.7 | -5.8% |
| 38th | Lao PDR | 32.5 | -7.6% |
| 39th | Myanmar | 31.6 | -7.2% |
| 40th | Gambia, The | 31.5 | -6.9% |
| 41st | Turkmenistan | 30.0 | -3.8% |
| 42nd | Papua New Guinea | 29.9 | -6.4% |
| 43rd | Rwanda | 29.8 | -2.2% |
| 44th | Burundi | 29.4 | -6.8% |
| 45th | Mauritania | 29.1 | -6.0% |
| 46th | Zambia | 28.6 | -7.5% |
| 47th | Senegal | 27.9 | -7.7% |
| 48th | Tanzania | 27.6 | -7.8% |
| 49th | Malawi | 27.4 | -6.9% |
| 50th | Dominican Republic | 27.2 | -4.2% |
| 51st | Ghana | 25.9 | -8.1% |
| 52nd | Fiji | 25.7 | +8.2% |
| 53rd | Uganda | 25.6 | -7.3% |
| 54th | Gabon | 24.9 | -6.0% |
| 55th | Congo, Republic of | 24.7 | -10.4% |
| 56th | Eritrea | 24.0 | -6.0% |
| 57th | Bangladesh | 23.7 | -2.8% |
| 58th | South Africa | 23.7 | -3.0% |
| 59th | Tajikistan | 22.8 | -0.5% |
| 60th | Guyana | 22.2 | -6.8% |
| 61st | Marshall Islands | 22.0 | -6.3% |
| 62nd | Philippines | 21.9 | -0.9% |
| 63rd | India | 21.8 | -11.2% |
| 64th | Nepal | 21.2 | -8.8% |
| 65th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 19.4 | -6.7% |
| 66th | Iraq | 19.4 | -6.7% |
| 67th | Algeria | 19.2 | -2.3% |
| 68th | Palau | 18.8 | -1.5% |
| 69th | Cambodia | 18.7 | -7.8% |
| 70th | Jamaica | 18.6 | +1.7% |
| 71st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.5 | -7.7% |
| 72nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.7 | -7.1% |
| 73rd | Lebanon | 17.5 | +9.6% |
| 74th | Bhutan | 17.2 | -7.0% |
| 75th | Grenada | 16.8 | +0.4% |
| 76th | Guatemala | 16.6 | -7.5% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.3 | -5.5% |
| 78th | Tuvalu | 15.9 | -7.0% |
| 79th | Indonesia | 15.8 | -7.1% |
| 80th | Solomon Islands | 15.6 | -5.2% |
| 81st | Libya | 15.4 | -3.4% |
| 82nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 15.0 | -7.1% |
| 83rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.5 | +0.0% |
| 84th | Suriname | 14.3 | -6.1% |
| 85th | Kyrgyz Republic | 14.2 | -4.4% |
| 86th | Morocco | 14.2 | -8.6% |
| 87th | Paraguay | 14.0 | -7.0% |
| 88th | St. Lucia | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 89th | Vanuatu | 13.9 | -2.4% |
| 90th | Viet Nam | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 91st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.5 | -5.6% |
| 92nd | West Bank and Gaza | 13.4 | -6.0% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 13.4 | -0.6% |
| 94th | Mauritius | 13.4 | -0.6% |
| 95th | Peru | 13.2 | -1.9% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 12.9 | -1.5% |
| 97th | Honduras | 12.4 | -7.1% |
| 98th | Brazil | 12.2 | -2.1% |
| 99th | Azerbaijan | 11.6 | -12.5% |
| 100th | Samoa | 11.6 | -9.1% |
| 101st | Uzbekistan | 11.6 | -8.8% |
| 102nd | Jordan | 11.5 | -5.6% |
| 103rd | British Virgin Islands | 10.9 | -5.9% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 10.8 | -3.1% |
| 105th | Mongolia | 10.6 | -7.0% |
| 106th | Belize | 10.5 | -3.0% |
| 107th | Colombia | 10.2 | -6.8% |
| 108th | Mexico | 10.1 | -6.7% |
| 109th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.0 | -6.7% |
| 110th | Cabo Verde | 9.9 | -10.2% |
| 111th | Costa Rica | 9.8 | +6.5% |
| 112th | Panama | 9.5 | -10.2% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | 9.4 | -9.1% |
| 114th | Bahamas, The | 8.9 | -21.8% |
| 115th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.8 | -11.5% |
| 116th | Barbados | 8.7 | -6.5% |
| 117th | Tunisia | 8.7 | -18.3% |
| 118th | Albania | 8.5 | +2.4% |
| 119th | El Salvador | 8.5 | -8.0% |
| 120th | São Tomé and Principe | 8.4 | -10.6% |
| 121st | Türkiye | 8.4 | -7.9% |
| 122nd | Oman | 8.3 | -1.4% |
| 123rd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.1 | -1.7% |
| 124th | Armenia | 8.0 | -10.6% |
| 125th | Georgia | 7.9 | -1.5% |
| 126th | Argentina | 7.8 | -4.9% |
| 127th | Ukraine | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 128th | Kuwait | 7.6 | -0.3% |
| 129th | Bahrain | 7.5 | +4.7% |
| 130th | Tonga | 7.5 | -6.0% |
| 131st | Thailand | 7.5 | -6.8% |
| 132nd | Kazakhstan | 7.3 | -3.4% |
| 133rd | Kosovo | 7.3 | -12.0% |
| 134th | Cuba | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 135th | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0 | -4.4% |
| 136th | Malaysia | 6.8 | +0.0% |
| 137th | Nauru | 6.7 | -19.3% |
| 138th | Chile | 6.1 | -1.3% |
| 139th | United States | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 140th | Romania | 5.3 | -2.6% |
| 141st | Slovak Republic | 5.2 | +1.6% |
| 142nd | Uruguay | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 143rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0 | -4.9% |
| 144th | Sri Lanka | 4.8 | -8.7% |
| 145th | Bulgaria | 4.7 | -5.6% |
| 146th | Qatar | 4.6 | -5.3% |
| 147th | Malta | 4.5 | -5.4% |
| 148th | Saudi Arabia | 4.4 | -9.4% |
| 149th | Canada | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 150th | Serbia | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 151st | Maldives | 4.3 | -14.8% |
| 152nd | United Kingdom | 4.1 | +1.5% |
| 153rd | New Zealand | 3.9 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Croatia | 3.8 | -2.1% |
| 155th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.7 | -6.5% |
| 156th | China | 3.7 | -17.8% |
| 157th | Poland | 3.6 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Ireland | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 159th | Switzerland | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 160th | Netherlands | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 161st | France | 3.5 | +2.4% |
| 162nd | United Arab Emirates | 3.5 | -13.5% |
| 163rd | Russian Federation | 3.2 | -14.6% |
| 164th | European Union | 3.1 | -1.4% |
| 165th | Australia | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 166th | Germany | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 167th | Greece | 3.1 | -4.4% |
| 168th | Cyprus | 3.0 | +4.8% |
| 169th | Hungary | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 170th | Belgium | 2.9 | -4.0% |
| 171st | Denmark | 2.9 | -4.0% |
| 172nd | Spain | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 173rd | Israel | 2.6 | -4.4% |
| 174th | Lithuania | 2.5 | -9.3% |
| 175th | Portugal | 2.5 | -4.6% |
| 176th | Austria | 2.5 | -5.4% |
| 177th | Andorra | 2.4 | -4.8% |
| 178th | Italy | 2.2 | -5.2% |
| 179th | Korea | 2.2 | -6.1% |
| 180th | Monaco | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 181st | Latvia | 2.0 | -19.2% |
| 182nd | Czechia | 2.0 | -6.7% |
| 183rd | Luxembourg | 1.9 | -3.0% |
| 184th | Iceland | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 185th | Sweden | 1.9 | -6.0% |
| 186th | Norway | 1.8 | -3.2% |
| 187th | Montenegro | 1.8 | -13.3% |
| 188th | Japan | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 189th | Finland | 1.7 | -3.3% |
| 190th | Slovenia | 1.7 | -3.3% |
| 191st | Belarus | 1.6 | -13.7% |
| 192nd | Singapore | 1.6 | -7.1% |
| 193rd | Estonia | 1.5 | -7.5% |
| 194th | San Marino | 1.3 | -8.6% |
| 195th | North Macedonia | 1.1 | -59.3% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest infant mortality rate in 2025?▾
Central African Republic has the highest infant mortality rate in 2025 at 103.1.
Which country has the lowest infant mortality rate in 2025?▾
North Macedonia has the lowest infant mortality rate in 2025 at 1.1.
How many countries are ranked by infant mortality rate?▾
195 countries have infant mortality rate data for 2025.
What are the top 3 countries by infant mortality rate?▾
1. Central African Republic (103.1), 2. Somalia, Fed. Rep. (75.9), 3. South Sudan (72.6).