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United States - Infant Mortality Rate 1970

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
19.9 −0.8 from 1969 Global rank: 18th

United States's infant mortality rate was 19.9 in 1970, decreased +0.8 from 20.7 in 1969. This was the 18th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1970▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1970
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 11.3 -3.4%
2nd Netherlands 12.6 -3.1%
3rd Iceland 13.0 -3.7%
4th Norway 13.1 -3.7%
5th Finland 13.2 -4.3%
6th Japan 13.4 -5.6%
7th Denmark 13.9 -4.8%
8th Switzerland 15.0 -3.8%
9th France 15.1 -4.4%
10th New Zealand 16.9 -2.3%
11th Australia 17.9 -1.1%
12th United Kingdom 18.1 -1.6%
13th Lithuania 18.1 -9.0%
14th Canada 18.5 -4.6%
15th Belarus 18.8 -2.6%
16th Luxembourg 19.0 -5.5%
17th Ireland 19.1 -3.5%
18th United States 19.9 -3.9%
19th Belgium 20.5 -3.3%
20th Czechia 21.1 -0.9%
21st Singapore 21.8 -4.8%
22nd Germany 22.1 -3.1%
23rd Russian Federation 22.8 -2.1%
24th Malta 24.9 -4.6%
25th Austria 25.1 -1.2%
26th Slovak Republic 25.3 -0.4%
27th Israel 25.4 -3.1%
28th Antigua and Barbuda 25.5 -8.3%
29th Bahamas, The 26.0 1.6%
30th Greece 27.5 -5.8%
31st Bulgaria 27.6 -4.5%
32nd Spain 27.7 -7.0%
33rd Italy 29.6 -4.2%
34th Cuba 31.7 -3.9%
35th Poland 31.8 -4.2%
36th Brunei Darussalam 34.2 -4.5%
37th Grenada 34.4 -2.8%
38th Hungary 35.2 -1.9%
39th Dominica 37.0 -7.5%
40th British Virgin Islands 38.5 -5.2%
41st Tonga 39.3 -6.4%
42nd Barbados 41.0 -4.7%
43rd Malaysia 41.4 -3.5%
44th Fiji 43.9 -1.1%
45th Korea 45.6 -6.4%
46th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46.0 7.5%
47th Jamaica 46.7 -3.1%
48th Trinidad and Tobago 47.3 -2.3%
49th Romania 47.9 -9.1%
50th Sri Lanka 48.4 -0.8%
51st Uruguay 48.7 -2.2%
52nd São Tomé and Principe 50.2 -0.8%
53rd Panama 50.7 -4.0%
54th Seychelles 51.0 -5.7%
55th St. Lucia 52.2 -6.8%
56th Philippines 52.5 -0.8%
57th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 52.6 -5.6%
58th Lebanon 52.8 -0.8%
59th Qatar 53.6 -6.5%
60th Samoa 53.7 -4.4%
61st Portugal 55.3 -5.0%
62nd Turks and Caicos Islands 57.0 -6.9%
63rd Marshall Islands 58.7 -3.6%
64th Kuwait 58.8 -6.1%
65th Argentina 59.3 -0.8%
66th Namibia 59.3 1.2%
67th Costa Rica 59.6 -3.9%
68th Guyana 59.8 -0.2%
69th Mauritius 60.6 -3.7%
70th Paraguay 61.1 -0.5%
71st Viet Nam 63.7 -0.2%
72nd Bahrain 66.0 -9.1%
73rd Micronesia, Federated States of 66.4 -3.6%
74th Palau 66.9 -4.2%
75th Zimbabwe 67.1 -0.3%
76th Chile 68.0 -2.7%
77th Jordan 70.5 -4.0%
78th Solomon Islands 71.9 -6.1%
79th United Arab Emirates 72.4 -8.8%
80th Colombia 72.8 -3.1%
81st Belize 73.3 -3.8%
82nd Congo, Republic of 74.7 -2.1%
83rd Syrian Arab Republic 76.1 -4.2%
84th Thailand 78.5 -4.4%
85th Vanuatu 80.2 -3.8%
86th Mexico 81.4 -2.6%
87th China 84.3 -4.7%
88th Iraq 85.4 -4.2%
89th Cabo Verde 85.9 -4.3%
90th Kenya 87.5 -1.9%
91st Tuvalu 88.0 -4.9%
92nd Dominican Republic 89.5 -2.0%
93rd Sudan 90.0 0.1%
94th Gabon 91.1 -2.0%
95th Zambia 91.1 -1.5%
96th Botswana 94.6 -2.6%
97th Libya 98.5 -6.9%
98th Brazil 102.0 -2.1%
99th Ecuador 102.6 -1.9%
100th Kiribati 104.5 -3.3%
101st Honduras 104.9 -3.4%
102nd Mauritania 105.2 -1.1%
103rd Papua New Guinea 106.2 -3.2%
104th Uganda 108.3 -0.6%
105th El Salvador 108.6 -1.5%
106th Tunisia 110.7 -5.0%
107th Indonesia 111.0 -2.7%
108th Ghana 114.6 -1.0%
109th Tanzania 114.9 -0.9%
110th Rwanda 116.2 0.8%
111th Eswatini 116.8 -2.1%
112th Burundi 119.7 0.7%
113th Togo 120.4 -1.6%
114th Senegal 121.6 -0.4%
115th Guatemala 122.5 -2.8%
116th Myanmar 123.0 -1.4%
117th Nicaragua 123.7 -1.5%
118th Peru 125.0 8.2%
119th Morocco 127.1 -1.5%
120th Cameroon 127.5 -4.1%
121st Congo, Democratic Republic of 127.5 -1.2%
122nd Central African Republic 131.9 -1.9%
123rd India 135.8 -1.1%
124th Pakistan 136.0 -0.9%
125th Chad 137.2 -0.3%
126th Benin 138.2 -1.5%
127th Lesotho 139.9 -1.4%
128th Türkiye 140.9 -2.2%
129th Gambia, The 144.6 -1.0%
130th Egypt, Arab Republic of 147.3 0.1%
131st Nigeria 148.4 -2.9%
132nd Mozambique 148.9 0.3%
133rd Niger 150.7 0.8%
134th Sierra Leone 152.2 -0.8%
135th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 155.7 -2.3%
136th Algeria 159.5 -1.2%
137th Côte d'Ivoire 160.7 -2.7%
138th Burkina Faso 160.9 -0.7%
139th Oman 164.5 -4.5%
140th Malawi 164.8 -0.5%
141st Bangladesh 165.3 11.0%
142nd Haiti 166.4 -1.9%
143rd South Sudan 174.5 -1.3%
144th Nepal 179.9 -2.2%
145th Guinea 180.2 -0.7%
146th Bhutan 183.7 -1.8%
147th Liberia 186.8 -1.7%
148th Mali 191.3 -1.3%
149th Maldives 196.2 -3.1%
150th Afghanistan 223.1 -1.2%
151st Yemen, Republic of 223.5 -3.2%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was United States's infant mortality rate in 1970?▾

United States's infant mortality rate in 1970 was 19.9. This ranked 18th globally.

How did United States's infant mortality rate change in 1970?▾

United States's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.9% in 1970 compared to 1969.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1970?▾

Yemen, Republic of had the highest infant mortality rate in 1970 at 223.5.

What is the infant mortality rate of United States in 1970?▾

The infant mortality rate of United States in 1970 was 19.9. This ranked 18th globally.

How does 1970 compare to 1969 for United States's infant mortality rate?▾

United States's infant mortality rate went from 20.7 in 1969 to 19.9 in 1970, a 3.9% decrease.

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