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Top Ten Countries With Highest Infant Mortality

by Vishul Malik

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest infant mortality rate (deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births) are:…


Top Ten Countries With Highest Infant Mortality

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest infant mortality rate (deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births) are:

  • Sierra Leone
  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
  • Chad
  • Mali
  • Burundi
  • South Sudan
  • Nigeria
  • Angola
  • Equatorial Guinea

 

World Top Ten Countries With Highest Infant Mortality

Rank Country With Highest Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths Per 1,000 Live Births)
1 Sierra Leone 107
2 Angola 102
3 Central African Republic 96
4 Somalia 90
5 Chad 89
6 Congo, Dem. Rep. 86
7 Guinea-Bissau 78
8 Mali 78
9 Nigeria 74
10 Lesotho 73

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