Americas Infant Mortality Rate Ranking (2023)
In 2023, infant mortality rate in the Americas was highest in Haiti at 40.30 per 1,000, followed by Dominica at 33.10 per 1,000 and Dominican Republic at 28.40 per 1,000. The average infant mortality rate across countries in the Americas was 13.74 per 1,000, the median was 11.40 per 1,000, and Turks & Caicos Islands recorded the lowest infant mortality rate at 4 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1960 to 2023 across 37 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.3 | 41.5 | 2023 | |
| 2 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 2023 | |
| 3 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 2023 | |
| 4 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 2023 | |
| 5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2023 | |
| 6 | 20 | 20.7 | 2023 | |
| 7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 2023 | |
| 8 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 2023 | |
| 9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 2023 | |
| 10 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 2023 | |
| 11 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 2023 | |
| 12 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 2023 | |
| 13 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 2023 | |
| 14 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 2023 | |
| 15 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 2023 | |
| 16 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 2023 | |
| 17 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 2023 | |
| 18 | 11.6 | 12 | 2023 | |
| 19 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 2023 | |
| 20 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 2023 | |
| 21 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 2023 | |
| 22 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 2023 | |
| 23 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 2023 | |
| 24 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 2023 | |
| 25 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 2023 | |
| 26 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 2023 | |
| 27 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 2023 | |
| 28 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 2023 | |
| 29 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 2023 | |
| 30 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 2023 | |
| 31 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 2023 | |
| 32 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 2023 | |
| 33 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 2023 | |
| 34 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2023 | |
| 35 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2023 | |
| 36 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2023 | |
| 37 | 4 | 4.1 | 2023 |
Americas 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.