Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
6.67 % change on previous year
Singapore
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
San Marino
Median
-1.89 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,029
What the numbers show
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 6.67 % change on previous year in Singapore; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.89 % change on previous year, and the mean is -3.86 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,025.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 6,567.8%).
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 413.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Oman | 6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 504.5% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Cyprus | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Cuba | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 356.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Norway | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 322.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,025.3% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Ireland | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.8475 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0.8021 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 0.8007 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 0.7098 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.6996 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 0.5456 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 0.5139 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 0.3116 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 0.2949 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 0.1856 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | -0.2756 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | -0.2813 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Madagascar | -0.5219 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji | -0.5917 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Japan | -0.6221 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Somalia | -0.6652 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 383.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands | -0.7812 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | -0.7943 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | -0.7967 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Germany | -0.8832 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Eritrea | -0.947 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Spain | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Argentina | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 331.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritania | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 679.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Australia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Congo | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 84 | United States of America | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,046.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Rwanda | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Vanuatu | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Kiribati | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Mali | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,567.8% | volatile |
| 98 | New Zealand | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Israel | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Burundi | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Gambia | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Poland | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Sudan | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Afghanistan | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Kuwait | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Ghana | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,298.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Honduras | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 546.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 125 | Pakistan | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Peru | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 239.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,301.8% | volatile |
| 132 | France | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 684.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Samoa | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Gabon | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,433.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Paraguay | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Myanmar | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Namibia | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,931.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Colombia | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Mexico | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Jamaica | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 147 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Italy | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 149 | Indonesia | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Algeria | -4.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 554.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Thailand | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | -4.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 489.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Morocco | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sweden | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 434.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | -4.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Cambodia | -4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 518.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Russian Federation | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Republic of Korea | -4.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 248.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 167 | India | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Hungary | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Nepal | -5.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Viet Nam | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 376.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Czechia | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 760.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Bulgaria | -5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Belgium | -6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Chile | -6.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Slovenia | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Kosovo | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 176 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | -6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 880.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Ukraine | -7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | -7.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Tunisia | -9.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,018.3% | volatile |
| 185 | China | -10.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Belarus | -10.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | -10.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Estonia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Latvia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Türkiye | -20.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 590.4% | volatile |
| 191 | North Macedonia | -20.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 829.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Nicaragua | -21.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Naoero | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Libya | -54.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,835.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central -0.0955 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -0.1788 % change on previous year
- Low income -0.2523 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.5178 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.9438 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.9438 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -0.9439 % change on previous year
- North America -1.26 % change on previous year
- High income -1.33 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -1.54 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.59 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -1.61 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -1.73 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -1.75 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -1.77 % change on previous year
- Arab World -1.95 % change on previous year
- Euro area -2.19 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -2.23 % change on previous year
- World -2.26 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -2.27 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -2.27 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.56 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -2.64 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -2.68 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -2.7 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -2.93 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -2.94 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -2.95 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -3.09 % change on previous year
- Small states -3.25 % change on previous year
- Other small states -3.64 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -4.19 % change on previous year
- South Asia -4.38 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -4.38 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -4.62 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -4.66 % change on previous year
- OECD members -4.67 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -4.71 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -4.87 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -5.53 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.