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United States - Infant Mortality Rate 1975

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
15.9 −0.8 from 1974 Global rank: 17th

United States's infant mortality rate was 15.9 in 1975, decreased +0.8 from 16.7 in 1974. This was the 17th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1975▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1975
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 8.8 -5.4%
2nd Japan 10.0 -5.7%
3rd Finland 10.1 -6.5%
4th Denmark 10.2 -6.4%
5th Netherlands 10.4 -3.7%
6th Norway 10.4 -5.5%
7th Iceland 10.5 -4.5%
8th Switzerland 11.2 -6.7%
9th France 12.3 -3.1%
10th Canada 14.1 -6.0%
11th Luxembourg 14.1 -6.0%
12th Singapore 14.2 -10.1%
13th Australia 14.4 -5.9%
14th New Zealand 15.0 -2.6%
15th United Kingdom 15.4 -4.3%
16th Belgium 15.7 -5.4%
17th United States 15.9 -4.8%
18th Ireland 16.9 -3.4%
19th Belarus 17.7 -0.6%
20th Germany 17.7 -5.9%
21st Lithuania 17.8 1.1%
22nd Antigua and Barbuda 18.0 -6.3%
23rd Spain 18.6 -7.5%
24th Czechia 18.8 -3.1%
25th Malta 19.0 -5.5%
26th Austria 19.9 -7.9%
27th Italy 20.5 -8.5%
28th Israel 21.1 -5.0%
29th Russian Federation 21.9 0.0%
30th Greece 23.3 -2.5%
31st Slovak Republic 23.5 -2.1%
32nd Bulgaria 24.2 -1.6%
33rd Cuba 24.3 -5.8%
34th Poland 24.6 -4.3%
35th Brunei Darussalam 25.0 -7.1%
36th Dominica 25.7 -6.5%
37th Ukraine 26.3 -1.9%
38th Bahamas, The 26.6 -0.4%
39th Tonga 29.8 -4.8%
40th Cyprus 31.1 -4.9%
41st British Virgin Islands 31.4 -2.8%
42nd Barbados 31.6 -5.7%
43rd Grenada 31.6 -1.3%
44th Malaysia 31.8 -5.9%
45th Hungary 32.2 -5.8%
46th Romania 35.0 -4.1%
47th Korea 35.3 -4.1%
48th Seychelles 35.4 -8.1%
49th St. Lucia 35.6 -7.5%
50th Portugal 35.9 -9.1%
51st Costa Rica 37.3 -12.0%
52nd Jamaica 38.5 -3.5%
53rd Qatar 38.9 -5.8%
54th Panama 39.3 -4.6%
55th Turks and Caicos Islands 40.0 -7.0%
56th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 40.7 -4.7%
57th Fiji 41.5 -2.1%
58th Bahrain 41.7 -8.1%
59th Trinidad and Tobago 42.1 -2.3%
60th Samoa 42.3 -4.7%
61st Kuwait 43.2 -6.1%
62nd United Arab Emirates 44.3 -9.6%
63rd Sri Lanka 45.3 -3.0%
64th Moldova 46.5 -2.5%
65th St. Kitts and Nevis 48.4 -1.8%
66th Uruguay 49.4 0.4%
67th Mauritius 49.5 -9.0%
68th Lebanon 50.5 -1.4%
69th Palau 50.8 -6.1%
70th Marshall Islands 51.8 -1.3%
71st São Tomé and Principe 51.8 0.8%
72nd Viet Nam 52.1 -18.3%
73rd Philippines 52.8 0.4%
74th Argentina 53.2 -4.0%
75th Solomon Islands 54.6 -1.3%
76th Chile 55.3 -9.5%
77th Micronesia, Federated States of 56.4 -2.9%
78th Jordan 57.2 -4.2%
79th Georgia 57.3 -
80th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 58.2 0.9%
81st Paraguay 58.4 -1.2%
82nd Colombia 60.0 -4.3%
83rd Guyana 60.1 0.0%
84th Belize 60.5 -3.7%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 61.6 -4.2%
86th Thailand 62.1 -4.6%
87th Namibia 64.0 1.9%
88th China 64.7 -5.7%
89th Vanuatu 65.7 -4.1%
90th Cabo Verde 66.1 -5.3%
91st Tuvalu 66.9 -5.5%
92nd Congo, Republic of 68.5 -1.6%
93rd Kazakhstan 68.6 -2.0%
94th Iraq 69.4 -4.0%
95th Libya 69.9 -6.3%
96th Mexico 70.0 -3.0%
97th Zimbabwe 70.1 1.6%
98th Dominican Republic 77.7 -3.2%
99th Kenya 78.6 -2.4%
100th Botswana 78.7 -4.4%
101st Zambia 80.7 -1.7%
102nd Gabon 81.2 -2.4%
103rd Tunisia 84.0 -6.0%
104th Ecuador 87.1 -4.1%
105th Honduras 87.1 -12.9%
106th Madagascar 87.1 2.2%
107th Sudan 90.1 -0.2%
108th Papua New Guinea 90.5 -2.9%
109th Brazil 90.8 -2.5%
110th Kiribati 93.6 -1.3%
111th West Bank and Gaza 93.8 -
112th Indonesia 97.2 -2.5%
113th El Salvador 97.5 -2.7%
114th Peru 97.9 -2.8%
115th Eswatini 101.3 -3.3%
116th Ghana 101.4 -3.3%
117th Tajikistan 103.3 -2.9%
118th Guatemala 105.2 -3.1%
119th Nicaragua 107.2 -3.8%
120th Mauritania 107.5 0.0%
121st Tanzania 108.6 -1.3%
122nd Togo 110.3 -1.9%
123rd Senegal 112.6 -2.3%
124th Myanmar 113.8 -1.8%
125th Cameroon 114.2 -0.8%
126th Uganda 114.7 2.2%
127th Morocco 117.8 -2.2%
128th Eritrea 118.4 -
129th Saudi Arabia 120.0 -6.6%
130th Central African Republic 121.0 -1.5%
131st Congo, Democratic Republic of 121.1 -1.2%
132nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 121.1 -4.9%
133rd Burundi 122.3 0.2%
134th Türkiye 123.5 -3.1%
135th Nigeria 124.5 -3.6%
136th India 124.8 -2.2%
137th Oman 125.7 -5.8%
138th Lesotho 126.0 -2.9%
139th Benin 126.8 -1.9%
140th Rwanda 127.5 2.7%
141st Pakistan 130.8 -0.7%
142nd Côte d'Ivoire 133.6 -4.2%
143rd Chad 133.9 -0.6%
144th Gambia, The 135.6 -1.4%
145th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 136.5 -2.8%
146th Algeria 139.3 -3.5%
147th Egypt, Arab Republic of 140.8 -2.1%
148th Comoros 142.5 -2.1%
149th Bangladesh 145.9 -0.9%
150th Burkina Faso 146.0 -3.1%
151st Sierra Leone 146.1 -0.8%
152nd Haiti 148.6 -2.5%
153rd Mozambique 149.2 -0.1%
154th Malawi 151.6 -2.3%
155th Niger 151.8 -0.7%
156th Maldives 157.2 -5.0%
157th Nepal 162.7 -2.0%
158th Bhutan 163.7 -2.6%
159th South Sudan 165.1 -1.1%
160th Liberia 170.8 -1.8%
161st Guinea 172.6 -1.0%
162nd Mali 175.1 -2.1%
163rd Yemen, Republic of 190.1 -3.4%
164th Afghanistan 207.5 -1.5%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was United States's infant mortality rate in 1975?▾

United States's infant mortality rate in 1975 was 15.9. This ranked 17th globally.

How did United States's infant mortality rate change in 1975?▾

United States's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.8% in 1975 compared to 1974.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1975?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1975 at 207.5.

What is the infant mortality rate of United States in 1975?▾

The infant mortality rate of United States in 1975 was 15.9. This ranked 17th globally.

How does 1975 compare to 1974 for United States's infant mortality rate?▾

United States's infant mortality rate went from 16.7 in 1974 to 15.9 in 1975, a 4.8% decrease.

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