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Compare Infant Mortality across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2024. Values are measured in deaths per 1,000 live births.
Data year: 2024 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
The latest sufficiently complete World Bank data for the selected countries is from 2024. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Dominican Republic has the highest observed value at 27.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Canada has the lowest observed value at 4.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 23 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in deaths per 1,000 live births. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 2 | Guatemala | 17.2 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 3 | Paraguay | 14.5 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 4 | Bolivia | 14.2 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 5 | Honduras | 12.8 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 6 | Brazil | 12.3 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 7 | Mexico | 12.1 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 8 | Panama | 12 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 9 | Peru | 11 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 10 | Ecuador | 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 11 | Colombia | 10.5 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 9.4 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 9.1 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 14 | El Salvador | 8.8 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 15 | Argentina | 8 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 16 | Cuba | 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 17 | Uruguay | 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 18 | Chile | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 19 | United States | 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| 20 | Canada | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 live births |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 11 deaths per 1,000 live births, compared with a median of 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 10.5 deaths per 1,000 live births. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
- Indicator ID
- SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
- Data year
- 2024
- Units
- deaths per 1,000 live births
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (2024)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paraguay, Bolivia, Honduras, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Argentina, Cuba, Uruguay, Chile, United States, Canada
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- descending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2025: 0 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.
These are estimated deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. A higher rate is an adverse outcome, not a better ranking.