Asia Infant Mortality Rate Ranking (2023)
In 2023, infant mortality rate in Asia was highest in Afghanistan at 50.40 per 1,000, followed by Pakistan at 50.10 per 1,000 and Timor-Leste at 35.90 per 1,000. The average infant mortality rate across countries in Asia was 15.79 per 1,000, the median was 13 per 1,000, and Singapore recorded the lowest infant mortality rate at 1.70 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1960 to 2023 across 46 countries in Asia.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.4 | 52 | 2023 | |
| 2 | 50.1 | 51.8 | 2023 | |
| 3 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 2023 | |
| 4 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 2023 | |
| 5 | 34.7 | 35.7 | 2023 | |
| 6 | 34.1 | 35.2 | 2023 | |
| 7 | 31.2 | 32 | 2023 | |
| 8 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 2023 | |
| 9 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 2023 | |
| 10 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 2023 | |
| 11 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 2023 | |
| 12 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 2023 | |
| 13 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 2023 | |
| 14 | 20.3 | 21.1 | 2023 | |
| 15 | 19 | 19.5 | 2023 | |
| 16 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 2023 | |
| 17 | 17 | 17.5 | 2023 | |
| 18 | 16 | 15.1 | 2023 | |
| 19 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 2023 | |
| 20 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 2023 | |
| 21 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 2023 | |
| 22 | 14 | 14.3 | 2023 | |
| 23 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 2023 | |
| 24 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 2023 | |
| 25 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 2023 | |
| 26 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 2023 | |
| 27 | 10.7 | 11 | 2023 | |
| 28 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 2023 | |
| 29 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 2023 | |
| 30 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 2023 | |
| 31 | 8 | 8.1 | 2023 | |
| 32 | 8 | 8.3 | 2023 | |
| 33 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 2023 | |
| 34 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2023 | |
| 35 | 7.2 | 7 | 2023 | |
| 36 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 2023 | |
| 37 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 2023 | |
| 38 | 5 | 5.3 | 2023 | |
| 39 | 4.9 | 5 | 2023 | |
| 40 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2023 | |
| 41 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2023 | |
| 42 | 4 | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 43 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2023 | |
| 44 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 45 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2023 | |
| 46 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2023 |
Asia 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.