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United States - Infant Mortality Rate 1966

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
22.7 −0.7 from 1965 Global rank: 16th

United States's infant mortality rate was 22.7 in 1966, decreased +0.7 from 23.4 in 1965. This was the 16th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1966▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1966
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 13.1 -4.4%
2nd Netherlands 14.1 -2.8%
3rd Iceland 15.0 -3.2%
4th Norway 15.4 -3.8%
5th Finland 15.8 -4.8%
6th Denmark 17.0 -5.0%
7th Japan 17.6 -7.9%
8th Switzerland 17.7 -4.3%
9th France 17.8 -4.3%
10th New Zealand 18.3 -2.7%
11th Australia 18.4 -0.5%
12th United Kingdom 19.6 -3.0%
13th Czechia 21.3 0.5%
14th Belarus 22.1 -6.0%
15th Canada 22.1 -4.3%
16th United States 22.7 -3.0%
17th Belgium 23.3 -3.3%
18th Ireland 23.4 -5.6%
19th Luxembourg 23.4 -4.9%
20th Russian Federation 25.7 -4.1%
21st Slovak Republic 25.8 -1.1%
22nd Singapore 26.3 -3.7%
23rd Austria 27.3 -3.9%
24th Israel 29.4 -4.2%
25th Malta 29.6 -3.6%
26th Bulgaria 31.2 -1.0%
27th Greece 33.5 -2.3%
28th Italy 34.4 -3.9%
29th Spain 35.4 -4.8%
30th Cuba 35.8 -1.6%
31st Antigua and Barbuda 37.7 -9.6%
32nd Poland 38.1 -6.4%
33rd Hungary 38.9 -2.5%
34th Grenada 40.5 -5.8%
35th Brunei Darussalam 40.8 -4.9%
36th Fiji 47.5 -3.3%
37th Malaysia 48.2 -4.6%
38th British Virgin Islands 48.6 -6.0%
39th Barbados 49.0 -4.7%
40th Romania 49.6 7.1%
41st Dominica 50.6 -7.7%
42nd Tonga 51.3 -6.4%
43rd Uruguay 51.6 -0.6%
44th Sri Lanka 51.8 -2.1%
45th Trinidad and Tobago 51.9 -2.6%
46th Jamaica 52.5 -2.4%
47th São Tomé and Principe 53.9 -2.9%
48th Philippines 54.7 -1.4%
49th Lebanon 55.3 -2.0%
50th Panama 57.4 -2.2%
51st Korea 58.5 -4.9%
52nd Viet Nam 60.4 0.5%
53rd Guyana 60.9 -1.1%
54th Paraguay 61.6 0.0%
55th Seychelles 62.0 -3.3%
56th Samoa 63.5 -3.5%
57th Portugal 63.6 -4.2%
58th Mauritius 65.2 7.6%
59th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 65.6 -4.5%
60th Costa Rica 67.6 -1.7%
61st St. Lucia 68.2 -5.5%
62nd Marshall Islands 68.3 -3.9%
63rd Zimbabwe 70.3 -2.1%
64th Turks and Caicos Islands 75.6 -
65th Kuwait 76.5 -6.9%
66th Micronesia, Federated States of 77.2 -3.6%
67th Palau 77.3 -3.3%
68th Congo, Republic of 81.6 -2.4%
69th Colombia 81.6 -2.5%
70th Jordan 83.3 -4.3%
71st Chile 86.5 -10.0%
72nd Syrian Arab Republic 88.7 -3.0%
73rd Sudan 89.9 -0.2%
74th Mexico 90.2 -2.4%
75th Solomon Islands 90.8 -4.7%
76th Thailand 92.3 -3.5%
77th Vanuatu 93.2 -3.3%
78th Kenya 93.7 -2.0%
79th Zambia 94.2 -0.3%
80th Bahrain 95.9 -8.6%
81st Dominican Republic 96.3 -1.6%
82nd Gabon 99.2 -2.1%
83rd Cabo Verde 99.4 -2.7%
84th United Arab Emirates 101.7 -6.8%
85th Iraq 101.7 -4.5%
86th Botswana 103.9 -2.1%
87th Tuvalu 106.1 -4.3%
88th Ecuador 110.3 -2.1%
89th Brazil 110.5 -2.0%
90th Rwanda 113.2 -0.3%
91st Uganda 113.4 -1.6%
92nd Mauritania 114.5 -2.5%
93rd Burundi 115.3 1.1%
94th El Salvador 115.3 -1.5%
95th Ghana 117.5 -0.3%
96th Tanzania 118.8 -0.7%
97th Honduras 119.5 -2.8%
98th Kiribati 120.6 -3.6%
99th Papua New Guinea 121.1 -3.2%
100th Senegal 123.1 -0.2%
101st Indonesia 124.1 -12.1%
102nd Eswatini 125.7 -1.5%
103rd Peru 126.4 -3.4%
104th Togo 127.2 -1.2%
105th Nicaragua 130.2 -0.8%
106th Libya 131.0 -6.7%
107th Tunisia 134.4 -4.3%
108th Guatemala 136.0 -2.4%
109th Morocco 136.1 -1.8%
110th Chad 139.4 -0.4%
111th India 141.3 -0.9%
112th Central African Republic 142.9 -1.9%
113th Pakistan 143.1 -1.9%
114th Lesotho 144.0 0.6%
115th Mozambique 145.5 0.8%
116th Benin 147.0 -1.7%
117th Egypt, Arab Republic of 149.2 -1.3%
118th Cameroon 149.6 -3.0%
119th Gambia, The 149.8 -0.8%
120th Bangladesh 153.1 -1.8%
121st Türkiye 153.9 -2.4%
122nd Sierra Leone 157.8 -0.9%
123rd Algeria 163.2 0.2%
124th Burkina Faso 164.4 -0.6%
125th Malawi 165.1 0.3%
126th Nigeria 165.3 -2.5%
127th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 169.6 -1.8%
128th Haiti 178.4 -1.5%
129th Côte d'Ivoire 178.9 -2.6%
130th South Sudan 183.0 -1.3%
131st Guinea 185.3 -0.6%
132nd Oman 194.5 -3.5%
133rd Nepal 196.4 -2.1%
134th Liberia 198.4 -0.7%
135th Mali 202.1 -
136th Maldives 219.7 -2.3%
137th Afghanistan 234.2 -1.1%
138th Yemen, Republic of 251.4 -2.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was United States's infant mortality rate in 1966?▾

United States's infant mortality rate in 1966 was 22.7. This ranked 16th globally.

How did United States's infant mortality rate change in 1966?▾

United States's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.0% in 1966 compared to 1965.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1966?▾

Yemen, Republic of had the highest infant mortality rate in 1966 at 251.4.

What is the infant mortality rate of United States in 1966?▾

The infant mortality rate of United States in 1966 was 22.7. This ranked 16th globally.

How does 1966 compare to 1965 for United States's infant mortality rate?▾

United States's infant mortality rate went from 23.4 in 1965 to 22.7 in 1966, a 3.0% decrease.

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