Countries by Number of infant deaths (2024)

Number of infant deaths in 2024: highest in India (539,573), lowest in San Marino (0), median 1,389 across the 196 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Number of infant deaths across 240 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

240 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2024

Highest Number of infant deaths, 2024

1.India539,573
2.Nigeria519,644
3.Pakistan329,205
4.DR Congo247,025
5.Ethiopia141,578
6.Bangladesh84,684
7.Niger71,909
8.Sudan71,271
9.Afghanistan70,975
10.Indonesia67,732

Lowest Number of infant deaths, 2024

All 196 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

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IndiaRank 1 of 196 NigeriaRank 2 of 196 PakistanRank 3 of 196 DR CongoRank 4 of 196 EthiopiaRank 5 of 196 BangladeshRank 6 of 196 NigerRank 7 of 196 SudanRank 8 of 196 AfghanistanRank 9 of 196 IndonesiaRank 10 of 196 TanzaniaRank 11 of 196 UgandaRank 12 of 196 MozambiqueRank 13 of 196 SomaliaRank 14 of 196 KenyaRank 15 of 196 EgyptRank 16 of 196 ChadRank 17 of 196 YemenRank 18 of 196 MaliRank 19 of 196 Cote d'IvoireRank 20 of 196 AngolaRank 21 of 196 MadagascarRank 22 of 196 PhilippinesRank 23 of 196 CameroonRank 24 of 196 ChinaRank 25 of 196 Burkina FasoRank 26 of 196 BrazilRank 27 of 196 ZimbabweRank 28 of 196 MyanmarRank 29 of 196 GuineaRank 30 of 196 South AfricaRank 31 of 196 MalawiRank 32 of 196 MexicoRank 33 of 196 GhanaRank 34 of 196 South SudanRank 35 of 196 ZambiaRank 36 of 196 IraqRank 37 of 196 BeninRank 38 of 196 United StatesRank 39 of 196 AlgeriaRank 40 of 196 VietnamRank 41 of 196 SenegalRank 42 of 196 Central African RepublicRank 43 of 196 BurundiRank 44 of 196 Sierra LeoneRank 45 of 196 NepalRank 46 of 196 IranRank 47 of 196 UzbekistanRank 48 of 196 RwandaRank 49 of 196 LiberiaRank 50 of 196 TogoRank 51 of 196 HaitiRank 52 of 196 Syrian Arab RepublicRank 53 of 196 MoroccoRank 54 of 196 VenezuelaRank 55 of 196 TurkeyRank 56 of 196 Papua New GuineaRank 57 of 196 ColombiaRank 58 of 196 GuatemalaRank 59 of 196 TajikistanRank 60 of 196 PeruRank 61 of 196 CambodiaRank 62 of 196 Dominican RepublicRank 63 of 196 RussiaRank 64 of 196 MauritaniaRank 65 of 196 Republic of the CongoRank 66 of 196 TurkmenistanRank 67 of 196 North KoreaRank 68 of 196 ThailandRank 69 of 196 Lao PDRRank 70 of 196 ArgentinaRank 71 of 196 BoliviaRank 72 of 196 LesothoRank 73 of 196 MalaysiaRank 74 of 196 KazakhstanRank 75 of 196 HondurasRank 76 of 196 EcuadorRank 77 of 196 United KingdomRank 78 of 196 JordanRank 79 of 196 NamibiaRank 80 of 196 Guinea-BissauRank 81 of 196 The GambiaRank 82 of 196 Equatorial GuineaRank 83 of 196 Saudi ArabiaRank 84 of 196 EritreaRank 85 of 196 West Bank and GazaRank 86 of 196 GermanyRank 87 of 196 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 88 of 196 FranceRank 89 of 196 ParaguayRank 90 of 196 BotswanaRank 91 of 196 GabonRank 92 of 196 CanadaRank 93 of 196 Sri LankaRank 94 of 196 TunisiaRank 95 of 196 UkraineRank 96 of 196 AzerbaijanRank 97 of 196 LebanonRank 98 of 196 JapanRank 99 of 196 NicaraguaRank 100 of 196 EswatiniRank 101 of 196 PolandRank 102 of 196 RomaniaRank 103 of 196 Timor-LesteRank 104 of 196 DjiboutiRank 105 of 196 ChileRank 106 of 196 LibyaRank 107 of 196 AustraliaRank 108 of 196 ItalyRank 109 of 196 SpainRank 110 of 196 El SalvadorRank 111 of 196 PanamaRank 112 of 196 ComorosRank 113 of 196 OmanRank 114 of 196 MongoliaRank 115 of 196 CubaRank 116 of 196 NetherlandsRank 117 of 196 South KoreaRank 118 of 196 JamaicaRank 119 of 196 MoldovaRank 120 of 196 Costa RicaRank 121 of 196 IsraelRank 122 of 196 United Arab EmiratesRank 123 of 196 FijiRank 124 of 196 GuyanaRank 125 of 196 Solomon IslandsRank 126 of 196 KuwaitRank 127 of 196 GeorgiaRank 128 of 196 BelgiumRank 129 of 196 ArmeniaRank 130 of 196 BulgariaRank 131 of 196 SwitzerlandRank 132 of 196 SlovakiaRank 133 of 196 SerbiaRank 134 of 196 Trinidad and TobagoRank 135 of 196 HungaryRank 136 of 196 New ZealandRank 137 of 196 AlbaniaRank 138 of 196 GreeceRank 139 of 196 PortugalRank 140 of 196 AustriaRank 141 of 196 DenmarkRank 142 of 196 UruguayRank 143 of 196 SwedenRank 144 of 196 Czech RepublicRank 145 of 196 IrelandRank 146 of 196 KosovoRank 147 of 196 MauritiusRank 148 of 196 SurinameRank 149 of 196 BahrainRank 150 of 196 QatarRank 151 of 196 BhutanRank 152 of 196 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 153 of 196 KiribatiRank 154 of 196 VanuatuRank 155 of 196 CroatiaRank 156 of 196 BelarusRank 157 of 196 NorwayRank 158 of 196 SingaporeRank 159 of 196 FinlandRank 160 of 196 BelizeRank 161 of 196 Cabo VerdeRank 162 of 196 SamoaRank 163 of 196 LithuaniaRank 164 of 196 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 165 of 196 CyprusRank 166 of 196 Brunei DarussalamRank 167 of 196 MicronesiaRank 168 of 196 The BahamasRank 169 of 196 North MacedoniaRank 170 of 196 SloveniaRank 171 of 196 St. LuciaRank 172 of 196 LatviaRank 173 of 196 BarbadosRank 174 of 196 MaldivesRank 175 of 196 DominicaRank 176 of 196 GrenadaRank 177 of 196 SeychellesRank 178 of 196 MaltaRank 179 of 196 TongaRank 180 of 196 Marshall IslandsRank 181 of 196 EstoniaRank 182 of 196 MontenegroRank 183 of 196 LuxembourgRank 184 of 196 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 185 of 196 IcelandRank 186 of 196 Antigua and BarbudaRank 187 of 196 St. Kitts and NevisRank 188 of 196 PalauRank 189 of 196 TuvaluRank 190 of 196 British Virgin IslandsRank 191 of 196 NauruRank 192 of 196 Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 193 of 196 AndorraRank 194 of 196 MonacoRank 195 of 196 San MarinoRank 196 of 196

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Countries by Number of infant deaths (2024)

Highest Number of infant deaths, 2024

Lowest Number of infant deaths, 2024

All 196 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

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