54 country profiles · 207 indicator definitionsAPI dataGet API key

Health · Africa ranking

Infant Mortality by African country

71.9South Sudan · highest shown · 2024

South Sudan has the highest reported infant mortality rate among the 54 countries shown, at 71.9 (2024).

Infant deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1South Sudan71.92Nigeria69.83Niger65.6
#1 vs #549.1×South Sudan vs Libya
Median35Comoros
Lowest7.9Libya

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
West Africa43.8
16 countries shown · highest value: Nigeria
Southern Africa41.2
7 countries shown · highest value: Zimbabwe
Central Africa39.3
9 countries shown · highest value: Central African Republic
East Africa36.5
16 countries shown · highest value: South Sudan
North Africa19.3
6 countries shown · highest value: Sudan

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryInfant MortalityPeriod
1South Sudan
71.92024
2Nigeria
69.82024
3Niger
65.62024
4Somalia
65.42024
5Liberia
63.22024
6Zimbabwe
62.42024
7Guinea
59.82024
8Central African Republic
58.82024
9Democratic Republic of the Congo
56.42024
10Chad
56.32024
11Lesotho
56.32024
12Sierra Leone
54.62024
13Equatorial Guinea
47.62024
14Mali
47.52024
15Benin
45.22024
16Cote d'Ivoire
44.82024
17Mozambique
43.72024
18Burkina Faso
43.62024
19Djibouti
432024
20Madagascar
432024
21Sudan
42.92024
22Eswatini
42.22024
23Guinea-Bissau
42.12024
24Cameroon
40.22024
25Malawi
382024
26Namibia
36.42024
27Uganda
35.92024
28Comoros
352024
29Togo
34.82024
30Zambia
34.62024
31Ethiopia
34.52024
32Kenya
34.22024
33Gambia
32.72024
34Angola
32.12024
35Botswana
32.12024
36Burundi
30.52024
37Mauritania
30.22024
38Rwanda
29.42024
39Senegal
28.92024
40Tanzania
28.72024
41Ghana
27.52024
42Republic of the Congo
272024
43Gabon
25.92024
44Eritrea
24.72024
45South Africa
24.22024
46Egypt
20.82024
47Algeria
19.52024
48Morocco
14.72024
49Mauritius
13.82024
50Seychelles
12.92024
51Cabo Verde
10.62024
52Tunisia
9.72024
53Sao Tome and Principe
9.22024
54Libya
7.92024

Get this ranking via API

GET /v1/data

Request the latest available Infant Mortality values for the selected countries as JSON. The response includes source metadata; check reporting periods before comparing values.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=infant_mortality_rate&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
Get a free API key

Cite or republish this ranking

Check the original source's reuse conditions before republishing. Keep each observation's source and reporting period with the value, and link to this page. See the terms and source metadata reference.

Embed this ranking

iframe snippet

Paste this snippet into a page that supports iframes. The chart loads the available ranking observations and includes their reporting periods. A link to this page is included.

<iframe src="https://africa-api.com/embed/infant-mortality" width="100%" height="560" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #e3e3e3;border-radius:10px;max-width:640px" title="Infant Mortality by African country — Africa API"></iframe>
<p style="font:13px/1.5 system-ui,sans-serif;margin:.5rem 0"><a href="https://africa-api.com/data/infant-mortality">Infant Mortality by African country — Africa API</a></p>

About this ranking

Which observations are included?

The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

Does a higher value mean a better result?

The table is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

More health rankings

HIV PrevalenceHealth Spending (% of GDP)Physicians per 1,000UHC Service Coverage IndexRoad Traffic Deaths