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Field Listing :: Infant mortality rate

This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Country Comparison to the World

Country	Infant mortality rate(deaths/1,000 live births)


Afghanistan	total: 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 145.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Albania	total: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Algeria	total: 25.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


American Samoa	total: 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Andorra	total: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Angola	total: 175.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 187.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 163.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Anguilla	total: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Antigua and Barbuda	total: 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Argentina	total: 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Armenia	total: 18.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Aruba	total: 12.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Australia	total: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Austria	total: 4.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Azerbaijan	total: 51.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 44.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bahamas, The	total: 13.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bahrain	total: 10.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bangladesh	total: 50.73 deaths/1,000 live births male: 53.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Barbados	total: 11.86 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.48 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Belarus	total: 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Belgium	total: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Belize	total: 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Benin	total: 61.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 64.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 58.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bermuda	total: 2.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bhutan	total: 44.48 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 43.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bolivia	total: 42.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 38.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	total: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Botswana	total: 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Brazil	total: 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


British Virgin Islands	total: 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Brunei	total: 11.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Bulgaria	total: 16.68 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Burkina Faso	total: 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 88.88 deaths/1,000 live births female: 73.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Burma	total: 49.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Burundi	total: 61.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 66.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cambodia	total: 55.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 62.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cameroon	total: 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births female: 56.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Canada	total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cape Verde	total: 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cayman Islands	total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Central African Republic	total: 99.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 107.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 91.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Chad	total: 95.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 101.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 89.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Chile	total: 7.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


China	total: 16.06 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Christmas Island	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Cocos (Keeling) Islands	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Colombia	total: 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Comoros	total: 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 70.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	total: 78.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 82.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 74.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	total: 76.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 81.46 deaths/1,000 live births female: 70.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cook Islands	total: 15.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Costa Rica	total: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	total: 64.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 71.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Croatia	total: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cuba	total: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Cyprus	total: 9.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Czech Republic	total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Denmark	total: 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Djibouti	total: 54.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 47.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Dominica	total: 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Dominican Republic	total: 22.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Ecuador	total: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Egypt	total: 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


El Salvador	total: 20.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.36 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Equatorial Guinea	total: 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 78.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 76.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Eritrea	total: 41.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 46.77 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Estonia	total: 7.06 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Ethiopia	total: 77.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 88.03 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


European Union	total: 5.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)


Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Faroe Islands	total: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Fiji	total: 11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Finland	total: 3.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


France	total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


French Polynesia	total: 7.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.35 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Gabon	total: 49.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 57.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Gambia, The	total: 71.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Gaza Strip	total: 17.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Georgia	total: 15.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Germany	total: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Ghana	total: 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births male: 51.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 45.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Gibraltar	total: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Greece	total: 5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Greenland	total: 10.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Grenada	total: 11.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guam	total: 5.83 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guatemala	total: 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guernsey	total: 3.55 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guinea	total: 61.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 64.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guinea-Bissau	total: 96.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 106.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 86.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Guyana	total: 36.76 deaths/1,000 live births male: 41.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 32.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Haiti	total: 54.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.83 deaths/1,000 live births note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2011 est.)


Honduras	total: 20.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Hong Kong	total: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Hungary	total: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.57 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Iceland	total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


India	total: 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Indonesia	total: 27.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Iran	total: 42.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 42.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Iraq	total: 41.68 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Ireland	total: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Isle of Man	total: 4.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Israel	total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Italy	total: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Jamaica	total: 14.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Japan	total: 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Jersey	total: 3.98 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Jordan	total: 16.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Kazakhstan	total: 24.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Kenya	total: 52.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.03 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Kiribati	total: 38.89 deaths/1,000 live births male: 40.13 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Korea, North	total: 27.11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.04 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Korea, South	total: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Kuwait	total: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Kyrgyzstan	total: 29.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 34.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Laos	total: 59.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 53.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Latvia	total: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Lebanon	total: 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Lesotho	total: 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 59.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 50.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Liberia	total: 74.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 78.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 69.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Libya	total: 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Liechtenstein	total: 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Lithuania	total: 6.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Luxembourg	total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Macau	total: 3.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Macedonia	total: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Madagascar	total: 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Malawi	total: 81.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 85.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 76.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Malaysia	total: 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Maldives	total: 27.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 29.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mali	total: 111.35 deaths/1,000 live births male: 118.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 104.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Malta	total: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Marshall Islands	total: 23.74 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mauritania	total: 60.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 55.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mauritius	total: 11.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mexico	total: 17.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Micronesia, Federated States of	total: 24.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Moldova	total: 12.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Monaco	total: 1.79 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.04 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mongolia	total: 37.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 40.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 34.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Montserrat	total: 15.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Morocco	total: 27.53 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.32 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Mozambique	total: 78.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 81.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 76.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Namibia	total: 45.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 42.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Nauru	total: 8.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Nepal	total: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 44.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Netherlands	total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


New Caledonia	total: 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


New Zealand	total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Nicaragua	total: 22.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Niger	total: 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 117.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 107.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Nigeria	total: 91.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 97.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 85.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Niue	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Norfolk Island	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Northern Mariana Islands	total: 5.79 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Norway	total: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Oman	total: 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Pakistan	total: 63.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 66.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 59.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Palau	total: 12.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Panama	total: 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.41 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Papua New Guinea	total: 43.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 47.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Paraguay	total: 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Peru	total: 22.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Philippines	total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Pitcairn Islands	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Poland	total: 6.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Portugal	total: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Puerto Rico	total: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Qatar	total: 12.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Romania	total: 11.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Russia	total: 10.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Rwanda	total: 64.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 67.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 60.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	total: 16.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saint Kitts and Nevis	total: 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.36 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saint Lucia	total: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saint Pierre and Miquelon	total: 7.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	total: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Samoa	total: 22.74 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.88 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


San Marino	total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Sao Tome and Principe	total: 53.21 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 51.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Saudi Arabia	total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Senegal	total: 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 62.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Serbia	total: 6.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Seychelles	total: 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Sierra Leone	total: 78.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 87.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 69.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Singapore	total: 2.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Slovakia	total: 6.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Slovenia	total: 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Solomon Islands	total: 17.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Somalia	total: 105.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 114.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 96.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


South Africa	total: 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 47.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Spain	total: 3.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Sri Lanka	total: 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Sudan	total: 68.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 68.77 deaths/1,000 live births female: 67.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Suriname	total: 17.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Svalbard	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Swaziland	total: 63.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 67.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 58.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Sweden	total: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Switzerland	total: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Syria	total: 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Taiwan	total: 5.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.46 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Tajikistan	total: 38.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 43.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 33.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Tanzania	total: 66.93 deaths/1,000 live births male: 73.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 59.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Thailand	total: 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Timor-Leste	total: 38.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 43.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Togo	total: 51.48 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 44.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Tokelau	total: NA male: NA female: NA


Tonga	total: 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Trinidad and Tobago	total: 27.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Tunisia	total: 25.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Turkey	total: 23.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Turkmenistan	total: 42.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 50.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 33.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Turks and Caicos Islands	total: 11.97 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Tuvalu	total: 34.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 37.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Uganda	total: 62.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 66.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 58.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Ukraine	total: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


United Arab Emirates	total: 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


United Kingdom	total: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


United States	total: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Uruguay	total: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Uzbekistan	total: 21.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Vanuatu	total: 46.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 49.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 44.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Venezuela	total: 20.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Vietnam	total: 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Virgin Islands	total: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Wallis and Futuna	total: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


West Bank	total: 14.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Western Sahara	total: 60.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 55.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


World	total: 41.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 43.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Yemen	total: 55.11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 59.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 50.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Zambia	total: 66.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 71.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)


Zimbabwe	total: 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 31.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

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