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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: 121.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 129.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 113.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Albania total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Algeria total: 23.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
American Samoa total: 9.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Andorra total: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Angola total: 83.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 87.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 79.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Anguilla total: 3.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda total: 14.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Argentina total: 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Armenia total: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Aruba total: 12.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Australia total: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Austria total: 4.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Azerbaijan total: 28.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bahamas, The total: 13.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bahrain total: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bangladesh total: 48.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Barbados total: 11.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Belarus total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Belgium total: 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Belize total: 21.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Benin total: 60.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bermuda total: 2.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bhutan total: 42.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 42.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 41.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bolivia total: 40.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Botswana total: 10.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Brazil total: 20.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
British Virgin Islands total: 14.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Brunei total: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Bulgaria total: 16.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Burkina Faso total: 79.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 87.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 72.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Burma total: 47.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 54.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Burundi total: 60.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cambodia total: 54.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cameroon total: 59.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Canada total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cape Verde total: 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cayman Islands total: 6.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Central African Republic total: 97.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 105.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 89.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Chad total: 93.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 99.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 87.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Chile total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
China total: 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Christmas Island total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Colombia total: 15.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Comoros total: 68.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 80.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 57.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the total: 76.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 80.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 72.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the total: 74.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 79.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cook Islands total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Costa Rica total: 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire total: 63.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 69.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Croatia total: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cuba total: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Cyprus total: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Czech Republic total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Denmark total: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Djibouti total: 53.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 45.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Dominica total: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Dominican Republic total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Ecuador total: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Egypt total: 24.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
El Salvador total: 19.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea total: 75.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 76.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 74.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Eritrea total: 40.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Estonia total: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Ethiopia total: 60.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 69.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
European Union total: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Faroe Islands total: 5.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Fiji total: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Finland total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
France total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
French Polynesia total: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Gabon total: 49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 41.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Gambia, The total: 69.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 75.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Gaza Strip total: 16.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Georgia total: 14.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Germany total: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Ghana total: 40.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Gibraltar total: 6.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Greece total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Greenland total: 9.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Grenada total: 11.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guam total: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guatemala total: 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guernsey total: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guinea total: 59.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau total: 94.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 104.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Guyana total: 35.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 39.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Haiti total: 52.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.37 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 (2012 est.)
Honduras total: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Hong Kong total: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Hungary total: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Iceland total: 3.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
India total: 46.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 47.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Indonesia total: 27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Iran total: 41.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Iraq total: 40.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Ireland total: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Isle of Man total: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Israel total: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Italy total: 3.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Jamaica total: 14.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Japan total: 2.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 1.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Jersey total: 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Jordan total: 15.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Kazakhstan total: 23.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Kenya total: 43.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Kiribati total: 37.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 38.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Korea, North total: 26.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Korea, South total: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Kuwait total: 7.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan total: 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 35.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Laos total: 57.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Latvia total: 8.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Lebanon total: 15.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Lesotho total: 53.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 57.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Liberia total: 72.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 77.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Libya total: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Liechtenstein total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Lithuania total: 6.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Luxembourg total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Macau total: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Macedonia total: 8.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Madagascar total: 47.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Malawi total: 79.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 83.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 74.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Malaysia total: 14.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Maldives total: 26.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mali total: 108.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 115.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 101.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Malta total: 3.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Marshall Islands total: 22.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mauritania total: 58.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mauritius total: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mexico total: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of total: 23.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Moldova total: 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Monaco total: 1.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 1.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mongolia total: 36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 38.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 32.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Montserrat total: 14.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Morocco total: 26.49 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Mozambique total: 76.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 79.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 74.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Namibia total: 45.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Nauru total: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Nepal total: 43.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Netherlands total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
New Caledonia total: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
New Zealand total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Nicaragua total: 21.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Niger total: 89.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 94.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Nigeria total: 74.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 79.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Niue total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Norfolk Island total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Northern Mariana Islands total: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Norway total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Oman total: 14.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Pakistan total: 61.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Palau total: 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Panama total: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Papua New Guinea total: 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Paraguay total: 22.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Peru total: 21.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Philippines total: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Pitcairn Islands total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Poland total: 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Portugal total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Puerto Rico total: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Qatar total: 6.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Romania total: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Russia total: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Rwanda total: 62.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 66.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha total: 15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis total: 9.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saint Lucia total: 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon total: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Samoa total: 21.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
San Marino total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe total: 51.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 53.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia total: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Senegal total: 55.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Serbia total: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Seychelles total: 11.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Sierra Leone total: 76.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 85.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 67.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Singapore total: 2.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Slovakia total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Slovenia total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Solomon Islands total: 17.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Somalia total: 103.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 112.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 94.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
South Africa total: 42.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 46.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
South Sudan total: 71.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Spain total: 3.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Sri Lanka total: 9.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Sudan total: 55.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Suriname total: 28.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 33.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Svalbard total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Swaziland total: 59.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Sweden total: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Switzerland total: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Syria total: 15.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Taiwan total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Tajikistan total: 37.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 32.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Tanzania total: 46.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Thailand total: 15.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Timor-Leste total: 41.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Togo total: 49.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Tokelau total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Tonga total: 13.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago total: 26.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Tunisia total: 24.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Turkey total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Turkmenistan total: 40.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 32.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands total: 11.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Tuvalu total: 33.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 36.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 30.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Uganda total: 64.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 73.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 54.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Ukraine total: 8.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates total: 11.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
United Kingdom total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
United States total: 6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Uruguay total: 9.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Uzbekistan total: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Vanuatu total: 17.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Venezuela total: 20.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Vietnam total: 20.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Virgin Islands total: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Wallis and Futuna total: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
West Bank total: 14.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Western Sahara total: 58.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
World total: 39.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Yemen total: 53.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 57.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Zambia total: 70.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 76.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Zimbabwe total: 28.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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