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Infant mortality in United States
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
23 of 41 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Climate
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Latest value · 2024
5.5per 1,000
±0.0
since 2023
Countries · 2024
23 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.3
vs World
−22.2
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United States · World
−0.3 since 2014
0
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
United States
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
United States
5.5
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
5.5 · 2024
First value
25.9 · 1960
Highest
25.9 · 1960
Lowest
5.5 · 2019
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | −0.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | ±0.0 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | −0.1 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 5.8 | ±0.0 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 5.8 | −0.1 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | −0.1 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 6.0 | −0.1 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | −0.1 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | −0.2 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 6.4 | −0.1 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 6.5 | −0.1 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 6.6 | −0.1 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 6.7 | −0.1 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | ±0.0 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | −0.1 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 6.9 | −0.1 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 7.0 | ±0.0 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | −0.1 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 7.1 | −0.1 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 7.2 | −0.1 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | −0.2 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 7.5 | −0.2 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 7.7 | −0.2 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 7.9 | −0.3 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 8.2 | −0.3 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | −0.3 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 8.8 | −0.3 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 9.1 | −0.3 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 9.4 | −0.3 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 9.7 | −0.2 | — |
| 1988 | 9.9 | −0.2 | — |
| 1987 | 10.1 | −0.3 | — |
| 1986 | 10.4 | −0.2 | — |
| 1985 | 10.6 | −0.3 | — |
| 1984 | 10.9 | −0.3 | — |
| 1983 | 11.2 | −0.4 | — |
| 1982 | 11.6 | −0.5 | — |
| 1981 | 12.1 | −0.5 | — |
| 1980 | 12.6 | −0.5 | — |
| 1979 | 13.1 | −0.7 | — |
| 1978 | 13.8 | −0.6 | — |
| 1977 | 14.4 | −0.8 | — |
| 1976 | 15.2 | −0.7 | — |
| 1975 | 15.9 | −0.8 | — |
| 1974 | 16.7 | −0.8 | — |
| 1973 | 17.5 | −0.8 | — |
| 1972 | 18.3 | −0.8 | — |
| 1971 | 19.1 | −0.8 | — |
| 1970 | 19.9 | −0.8 | — |
| 1969 | 20.7 | −0.7 | — |
| 1968 | 21.4 | −0.7 | — |
| 1967 | 22.1 | −0.6 | — |
| 1966 | 22.7 | −0.6 | — |
| 1965 | 23.3 | −0.6 | — |
| 1964 | 23.9 | −0.5 | — |
| 1963 | 24.4 | −0.6 | — |
| 1962 | 25.0 | −0.5 | — |
| 1961 | 25.5 | −0.4 | — |
| 1960 | 25.9 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 77.8 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 68.0 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.3 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 41.8 | |
| 5 | India | 38.2 | |
| 6 | Congo - Brazzaville | 36.4 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 34.7 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 31.2 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 24.5 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 22.9 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 22.3 | |
| 12 | Philippines | 22.1 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 17.6 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 15.4 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 14.3 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 14.0 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 13.4 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 11.5 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | 11.2 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.4 | |
| 21 | China | 8.9 | |
| 22 | Romania | 8.3 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 7.3 | |
| 25 | Russia | 7.1 | |
| 26 | Chile | 6.9 | |
| 27 | United States | 5.8 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.7 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.3 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.2 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 3.9 | |
| 32 | Greece | 3.6 | |
| 33 | Netherlands | 3.5 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.3 | |
| 35 | France | 3.1 | |
| 36 | Italy | 3.1 | |
| 37 | South Korea | 2.9 | |
| 38 | Spain | 2.8 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.5 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.3 | |
| 41 | Finland | 2.1 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 15
17.6%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
17.2%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Birth rate
10.6
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023
Born abroad
14.1%
2024