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Infant mortality: country ranking

4.7per 1,000

Median of the 19 countries in 2024 · highest value: South Africa, 24.2 per 1,000 · lowest: Japan, 1.8 per 1,000

Median of the 19 countries: 4.7 per 1,000

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Infant mortality: country ranking
RankCountry2024
1South Africa24.2 per 1,000
2India23.3 per 1,000
3Indonesia15.2 per 1,000
4Brazil12.3 per 1,000
5Mexico12.1 per 1,000
6Argentina8 per 1,000
6Turkey8 per 1,000
8United States5.5 per 1,000
9Canada4.7 per 1,000
9Saudi Arabia4.7 per 1,000
11China4.1 per 1,000
11United Kingdom4.1 per 1,000
11Russia4.1 per 1,000
14France3.4 per 1,000
15Australia3.1 per 1,000
15Germany3.1 per 1,000
17Italy2.3 per 1,000
17South Korea2.3 per 1,000
19Japan1.8 per 1,000
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
19 countries ranked · harmonised values, may differ from the national figure

How to read this ranking

Every value comes from one harmonised source (World Bank) and covers the same period, 2024. It can differ from the national figure shown on each country's card.

Countries are ordered from the highest to the lowest value: a higher rank is neither better nor worse.

Countries with the same value share a rank. A country with no value for 2024 is not ranked on another year.

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