Infant mortality rate — all countries

Infant mortality rate — United States

Infant mortality rate in the United States in 2024 — 5.5 per 1,000. Ranked 53 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 78.8%.

2024 5.5 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 53of 196
Period maximum 25.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 5.5 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — United States, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 25.9 per 1,0001962: 25 per 1,0001964: 23.9 per 1,0001966: 22.7 per 1,0001968: 21.4 per 1,0001970: 19.9 per 1,0001972: 18.3 per 1,0001974: 16.7 per 1,0001976: 15.2 per 1,0001978: 13.8 per 1,0001980: 12.6 per 1,0001982: 11.6 per 1,0001984: 10.9 per 1,0001986: 10.4 per 1,0001988: 9.9 per 1,0001990: 9.4 per 1,0001992: 8.8 per 1,0001994: 8.2 per 1,0001996: 7.7 per 1,0001998: 7.3 per 1,0002000: 7.1 per 1,0002002: 7 per 1,0002004: 6.8 per 1,0002006: 6.7 per 1,0002008: 6.5 per 1,0002010: 6.2 per 1,0002012: 6 per 1,0002014: 5.8 per 1,0002016: 5.7 per 1,0002018: 5.6 per 1,0002020: 5.5 per 1,0002022: 5.5 per 1,0002024: 5.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −20.4 (−78.76%) Average annual rate: -2.39 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 5.5 per 1,000
World 27.7 per 1,000
North America 5.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 3.9 per 1,000
Infant mortality rate — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.5 +0 +0%
2023 5.5 +0 +0%
2022 5.5 +0 +0%
2021 5.5 +0 +0%
2020 5.5 +0 +0%
2019 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
2018 5.6 +0 +0%
2017 5.6 −0.1 −1.75%
2016 5.7 −0.1 −1.72%
2015 5.8 +0 +0%
2014 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2013 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2012 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2011 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2010 6.2 −0.2 −3.13%
2009 6.4 −0.1 −1.54%
2008 6.5 −0.1 −1.52%
2007 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
2006 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
2005 6.8 +0 +0%
2004 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
2003 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
2002 7 +0 +0%
2001 7 −0.1 −1.41%
2000 7.1 −0.1 −1.39%
1999 7.2 −0.1 −1.37%
1998 7.3 −0.2 −2.67%
1997 7.5 −0.2 −2.6%
1996 7.7 −0.2 −2.53%
1995 7.9 −0.3 −3.66%
1994 8.2 −0.3 −3.53%
1993 8.5 −0.3 −3.41%
1992 8.8 −0.3 −3.3%
1991 9.1 −0.3 −3.19%
1990 9.4 −0.3 −3.09%
1989 9.7 −0.2 −2.02%
1988 9.9 −0.2 −1.98%
1987 10.1 −0.3 −2.88%
1986 10.4 −0.2 −1.89%
1985 10.6 −0.3 −2.75%
1984 10.9 −0.3 −2.68%
1983 11.2 −0.4 −3.45%
1982 11.6 −0.5 −4.13%
1981 12.1 −0.5 −3.97%
1980 12.6 −0.5 −3.82%
1979 13.1 −0.7 −5.07%
1978 13.8 −0.6 −4.17%
1977 14.4 −0.8 −5.26%
1976 15.2 −0.7 −4.4%
1975 15.9 −0.8 −4.79%
1974 16.7 −0.8 −4.57%
1973 17.5 −0.8 −4.37%
1972 18.3 −0.8 −4.19%
1971 19.1 −0.8 −4.02%
1970 19.9 −0.8 −3.86%
1969 20.7 −0.7 −3.27%
1968 21.4 −0.7 −3.17%
1967 22.1 −0.6 −2.64%
1966 22.7 −0.6 −2.58%
1965 23.3 −0.6 −2.51%
1964 23.9 −0.5 −2.05%
1963 24.4 −0.6 −2.4%
1962 25 −0.5 −1.96%
1961 25.5 −0.4 −1.54%
1960 25.9

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 4.7 US United States 5.5

About the indicator

The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.