Africa Infant Mortality Rate Ranking (2023)
In 2023, infant mortality rate in Africa was highest in South Sudan at 72.60 per 1,000, followed by Somalia at 67.80 per 1,000 and Niger at 67.40 per 1,000. The average infant mortality rate across countries in Africa was 37.63 per 1,000, the median was 37.05 per 1,000, and São Tomé & Príncipe recorded the lowest infant mortality rate at 9.40 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1960 to 2023 across 54 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 2023 | |
| 2 | 67.8 | 89.9 | 2023 | |
| 3 | 67.4 | 68.3 | 2023 | |
| 4 | 61.5 | 63.1 | 2023 | |
| 5 | 60.4 | 189.1 | 2023 | |
| 6 | 60.1 | 61.6 | 2023 | |
| 7 | 58.7 | 60.3 | 2023 | |
| 8 | 57.6 | 59 | 2023 | |
| 9 | 56.2 | 58 | 2023 | |
| 10 | 55.4 | 57.6 | 2023 | |
| 11 | 52.6 | 53.9 | 2023 | |
| 12 | 49.1 | 50.9 | 2023 | |
| 13 | 46.6 | 47.9 | 2023 | |
| 14 | 46.4 | 47.7 | 2023 | |
| 15 | 45.4 | 46.5 | 2023 | |
| 16 | 44.8 | 46.1 | 2023 | |
| 17 | 44.5 | 45.8 | 2023 | |
| 18 | 44.4 | 45.9 | 2023 | |
| 19 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 2023 | |
| 20 | 43.5 | 44.6 | 2023 | |
| 21 | 43.1 | 44.3 | 2023 | |
| 22 | 41.2 | 42.5 | 2023 | |
| 23 | 40.6 | 42.2 | 2023 | |
| 24 | 39.2 | 40.3 | 2023 | |
| 25 | 38.4 | 39.7 | 2023 | |
| 26 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 2023 | |
| 27 | 38.2 | 39.2 | 2023 | |
| 28 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 2023 | |
| 29 | 35.7 | 36.8 | 2023 | |
| 30 | 35.7 | 37 | 2023 | |
| 31 | 34.7 | 35.8 | 2023 | |
| 32 | 33.8 | 34.9 | 2023 | |
| 33 | 31.5 | 32.4 | 2023 | |
| 34 | 31 | 32 | 2023 | |
| 35 | 30.9 | 32.2 | 2023 | |
| 36 | 30.5 | 30.8 | 2023 | |
| 37 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 2023 | |
| 38 | 29.9 | 31.2 | 2023 | |
| 39 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 2023 | |
| 40 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 2023 | |
| 41 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 2023 | |
| 42 | 27.6 | 28.7 | 2023 | |
| 43 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 2023 | |
| 44 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 2023 | |
| 45 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 2023 | |
| 46 | 19.7 | 20 | 2023 | |
| 47 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 2023 | |
| 48 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 2023 | |
| 49 | 15.5 | 16 | 2023 | |
| 50 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 2023 | |
| 51 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 2023 | |
| 52 | 11 | 11.5 | 2023 | |
| 53 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 2023 | |
| 54 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 2023 |
Africa Infant Mortality Rate Ranking (2023) : Definition
Infant Mortality Rate measures the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births during the reporting year.