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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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