Population-Weighted Average (2025)
18.3
per 1,000 live births
Top Ranked Countries · Deaths per 1,000 live births in the first year of life (2025)
- #1
Sierra Leone
YoY: -1.8%
69.29per 1,000 live births - #2
Nigeria
YoY: -1.1%
67.73per 1,000 live births - #3
Central African Republic
YoY: -1.7%
65.94per 1,000 live births - #4
Somalia
YoY: -0.9%
64.99per 1,000 live births - #5
Guinea
YoY: -1.2%
63.85per 1,000 live births - #6
South Sudan
YoY: -0.8%
62.68per 1,000 live births - #7
Chad
YoY: -1.4%
62.40per 1,000 live births - #8
Niger
YoY: -1.8%
62.11per 1,000 live births - #9
Mali
YoY: -1.7%
58.90per 1,000 live births - #10
Liberia
YoY: -1.4%
54.26per 1,000 live births
