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Infant mortality in United States

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · United States

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 5.5per 1,000 ±0.0 section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −0.3
vs section.levels.world −22.2 section.levels.world: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United States · section.levels.world
−0.3 section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

section.compare Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
United States
5.5
section.levels.world
27.7

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 5.5 · 2024
First value 25.9 · 1960
Highest 25.9 · 1960
Lowest 5.5 · 2019
Data points 65

By year

section.all_years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.world
2024 5.5 ±0.0 27.7
2023 5.5 ±0.0 28.4
2022 5.5 ±0.0 29.3
2021 5.5 ±0.0 29.3
2020 5.5 ±0.0 29.1
2019 5.5 −0.1 29.2
2018 5.6 ±0.0 29.6
2017 5.6 −0.1 30.0
2016 5.7 −0.1 30.6
2015 5.8 ±0.0 31.5
2014 5.8 −0.1 32.1
2013 5.9 −0.1 33.1
2012 6.0 −0.1 34.0
2011 6.1 −0.1 35.9
2010 6.2 −0.2 36.7
2009 6.4 −0.1 38.0
2008 6.5 −0.1 39.2
2007 6.6 −0.1 40.7
2006 6.7 −0.1 42.3
2005 6.8 ±0.0 44.1
2004 6.8 −0.1 46.3
2003 6.9 −0.1 48.0
2002 7.0 ±0.0 49.9
2001 7.0 −0.1 51.9
2000 7.1 −0.1 53.3
1999 7.2 −0.1 55.1
1998 7.3 −0.2 57.0
1997 7.5 −0.2 58.1
1996 7.7 −0.2 59.5
1995 7.9 −0.3 60.2
1994 8.2 −0.3 61.4
1993 8.5 −0.3 62.5
1992 8.8 −0.3 63.3
1991 9.1 −0.3 64.0
1990 9.4 −0.3 64.0
1989 9.7 −0.2 —
1988 9.9 −0.2 —
1987 10.1 −0.3 —
1986 10.4 −0.2 —
1985 10.6 −0.3 —
1984 10.9 −0.3 —
1983 11.2 −0.4 —
1982 11.6 −0.5 —
1981 12.1 −0.5 —
1980 12.6 −0.5 —
1979 13.1 −0.7 —
1978 13.8 −0.6 —
1977 14.4 −0.8 —
1976 15.2 −0.7 —
1975 15.9 −0.8 —
1974 16.7 −0.8 —
1973 17.5 −0.8 —
1972 18.3 −0.8 —
1971 19.1 −0.8 —
1970 19.9 −0.8 —
1969 20.7 −0.7 —
1968 21.4 −0.7 —
1967 22.1 −0.6 —
1966 22.7 −0.6 —
1965 23.3 −0.6 —
1964 23.9 −0.5 —
1963 24.4 −0.6 —
1962 25.0 −0.5 —
1961 25.5 −0.4 —
1960 25.9 —

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
11 Algeria 21.0
20 Argentina 9.1
8 Bangladesh 26.2
15 Brazil 13.1
25 Bulgaria 5.8
28 Canada 4.5
22 Chile 6.3
21 China 6.4
16 Colombia 12.7
5 Congo - Brazzaville 32.2
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.8
39 Czechia 2.5
18 Ecuador 11.9
9 Egypt 23.1
41 Finland 1.9
34 France 3.3
7 Gabon 31.1
35 Germany 3.2
31 Greece 3.6
13 Honduras 15.4
6 India 31.3
12 Indonesia 19.3
37 Italy 2.7
17 Lebanon 12.2
2 Liberia 63.4
32 Lithuania 3.5
14 Mexico 14.0
33 Netherlands 3.5
40 Norway 2.0
10 Philippines 22.5
29 Poland 3.9
23 Romania 6.1
27 Russia 5.1
24 Saudi Arabia 6.0
1 Sierra Leone 66.3
38 South Korea 2.6
36 Spain 2.7
19 Türkiye 9.7
30 United Kingdom 3.8
26 United States 5.6
4 Yemen 39.7

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

section.what

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.

section.how

Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.