Data for 1974

Infant Mortality Rate, 1974

1974, as UN IGME’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Infant Mortality Rate, 1974 covers 168 countries on 3 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 211.5616; Sweden is lowest, at 9.2845. The middle country reads 60.4444. Against 1973, 168 values changed (18 up, 150 down), the same countries are covered.

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Infant Mortality Rate · Data for 1974

HighestAfghanistan

211.5616

LowestSweden

9.2845

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

168countries
3measures per country
1974the year it describes
168distinct values13 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Infant Mortality Rate, 1974, as published. UN IGME ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Infant Mortality Rate, 1974: every country, as published by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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1	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	211.5616	186.59	241.1639
2	YemenYEMWestern Asia	198.4981	182.43	216.0954
3	MaliMLIWestern Africa	180.7199	165.46	197.1672
4	GuineaGINWestern Africa	174.4885	157.06	193.8713
5	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	174.3563	164.59	184.6576
6	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	172.8005	155.43	191.8730
7	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	168.9982	135.53	210.7406
8	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	168.4277	149.56	189.6179
9	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	167.3960	153.61	182.6890
10	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	166.5656	121.92	227.8519
11	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	166.2790	144.19	191.2091
12	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	155.4438	143.23	168.9850
13	HaitiHTICaribbean	153.5523	141.37	167.3434
14	NigerNERWestern Africa	153.0999	137.88	169.9630
15	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	152.4731	128.18	181.9497
16	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	149.5539	136.59	164.2517
17	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	147.4358	133.17	162.2576
18	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	146.1823	137.97	155.2834
19	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	145.8155	122.55	172.9616
20	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	143.8145	131.22	157.5726
21	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	141.2326	128.79	154.9314
22	BoliviaBOLSouth America	139.9665	130.87	150.0599
23	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	138.6551	121.95	157.9553
24	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	135.4656	120.69	151.6355
25	OmanOMNWestern Asia	134.3144	116.58	153.8264
26	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	131.6157	119.02	145.5599
27	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	131.3615	122.51	140.5637
28	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	129.5411	100.84	167.9911
29	BeninBENWestern Africa	129.4838	119.84	140.4649
30	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	128.2577	114.75	142.9950
31	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	127.9883	119.83	136.6455
32	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	127.8071	116.35	140.2617
33	IranIRNSouthern Asia	127.1787	111.21	145.3382
34	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	126.6992	121.23	132.8100
35	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	124.6573	115.33	135.0307
36	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	123.4512	108.35	141.0204
37	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	121.8395	108.31	137.0707
38	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	121.1504	112.77	130.4022
39	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	121.0814	97.75	148.7605
40	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	116.0212	105.21	127.9455
41	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	116.0056	97.39	138.7210
42	SenegalSENWestern Africa	115.7818	108.61	123.0453
43	NicaraguaNICCentral America	115.5478	103.84	128.9065
44	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	113.3260	102.38	125.1932
45	TogoTGOWestern Africa	112.7778	102.69	124.3921
46	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	110.6982	101.34	120.7959
47	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	109.4205	92.81	130.3341
48	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	109.0016	101.41	117.2890
49	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	106.7321	85.11	132.9074
50	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	104.6929	100.96	108.6234
51	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	104.1545	91.95	119.5017
52	PeruPERSouth America	102.1188	96.14	108.4484
53	HondurasHNDCentral America	100.6452	92.30	111.0751
54	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	100.6301	95.08	106.5044
55	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	95.0657	83.40	108.3738
56	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	94.4118	83.17	105.3771
57	BrazilBRASouth America	93.2815	86.91	99.9051
58	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	91.1691	84.41	98.2374
59	EcuadorECUSouth America	91.1143	82.81	100.0237
60	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	90.7341	82.10	100.1344
61	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	85.8334	76.90	95.7268
62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	83.9705	69.33	104.1448
63	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	83.1412	75.90	90.8149
64	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	82.8569	72.20	95.0816
65	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	80.9500	75.84	86.4879
66	KenyaKENEastern Africa	80.6208	75.11	86.5673
67	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	75.1674	62.80	90.3437
68	MexicoMEXCentral America	72.8453	66.86	79.2376
69	IraqIRQWestern Asia	72.1903	65.31	80.0253
70	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	70.8921	59.85	83.5915
71	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	70.7446	60.30	82.5577
72	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	70.0536	55.88	88.4265
73	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	70.0429	53.75	94.0856
74	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	69.7674	63.45	76.6202
75	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	69.7667	57.39	81.7482
76	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	68.5967	60.75	76.6016
77	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	65.4852	58.68	73.1478
78	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	65.3871	55.43	77.2805
79	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	65.1512	60.93	69.8042
80	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	64.0184	58.44	70.0391
81	BelizeBLZCentral America	63.6346	50.62	80.2015
82	ColombiaCOLSouth America	63.2882	59.05	67.9752
83	ChileCHLSouth America	60.6799	59.32	62.0873
84	GuyanaGUYSouth America	60.6393	52.22	70.4474
85	JordanJORWestern Asia	60.2495	56.25	64.7043
86	ParaguayPRYSouth America	59.2163	53.88	65.0006
87	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	58.1171	45.91	73.3111
88	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	57.8048	55.60	60.1034
89	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	55.6084	47.08	64.9818
90	ArgentinaARGSouth America	55.2939	52.53	58.2169
91	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	55.0480	53.76	56.4032
92	PalauPLWMicronesia	54.0939	40.89	70.7561
93	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	53.1464	48.58	58.0492
94	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	52.9047	45.79	60.8070
95	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	51.7278	42.41	63.4521
96	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	51.3880	43.29	60.8073
97	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	49.4340	44.89	54.3304
98	UruguayURYSouth America	49.3034	48.40	50.2538
99	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	49.2969	42.68	56.7480
100	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	47.6569	35.86	63.4657
101	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	46.4975	44.28	48.7756
102	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	46.0443	44.23	47.8786
103	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	45.5422	40.87	50.8317
104	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.7002	36.91	53.7046
105	VenezuelaVENSouth America	44.3650	39.74	49.1158
106	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	43.4110	38.07	49.6894
107	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	42.7156	36.27	50.2512
108	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	42.6560	33.41	54.6149
109	FijiFJIMelanesia	42.5260	37.46	48.2200
110	Costa RicaCRICentral America	42.4601	41.71	43.2314
111	PanamaPANCentral America	41.3973	37.36	46.0698
112	QatarQATWestern Asia	41.1155	33.38	50.6669
113	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	39.5547	33.75	46.2796
114	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	39.4744	38.69	40.2785
115	MontserratMSRCaribbean	38.7070	33.04	45.0931
116	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	38.5241	37.08	39.9787
117	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	38.4594	36.28	40.8380
118	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	36.4614	34.55	38.6000
119	NiueNIUPolynesia	36.4018	28.89	45.9984
120	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	36.2327	35.42	37.0905
121	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	34.2075	33.31	35.1892
122	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	33.4332	31.97	34.9589
123	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	33.3492	31.54	35.1969
124	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	32.6735	30.26	35.3151
125	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	32.1626	26.94	38.3635
126	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	32.0902	28.37	36.2885
127	TongaTONPolynesia	31.1607	25.68	37.9613
128	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	30.3890	25.12	37.0991
129	DominicaDMACaribbean	27.5360	26.32	28.7861
130	UkraineUKREastern Europe	27.1249	20.30	36.7194
131	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	26.8931	25.37	28.5054
132	BahamasBHSCaribbean	26.7223	25.27	28.2062
133	CubaCUBCaribbean	25.7972	22.92	29.1028
134	PolandPOLEastern Europe	25.6777	25.13	26.1990
135	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	24.6640	24.16	25.1939
136	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	24.0787	22.70	25.5624
137	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23.9286	23.44	24.4494
138	ItalyITASouthern Europe	22.4359	22.01	22.8965
139	IsraelISRWestern Asia	22.2192	21.44	23.1940
140	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	21.9099	20.73	23.1533
141	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	21.5668	21.12	22.0344
142	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	20.1574	19.15	21.2293
143	SpainESPSouthern Europe	20.1324	19.74	20.5340
144	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	19.3811	18.18	20.6865
145	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	19.1736	17.48	21.0112
146	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	18.7901	18.43	19.1713
147	BelarusBLREastern Europe	17.7691	16.73	18.9094
148	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	17.5098	17.12	17.9126
149	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	17.3847	16.91	17.8782
150	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	17.2427	16.31	18.2620
151	United StatesUSANorthern America	16.7272	16.45	17.0114
152	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	16.6990	15.57	17.9128
153	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	16.6361	16.33	16.9375
154	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	16.0699	15.76	16.3840
155	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	15.7921	15.33	16.2478
156	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	15.3993	15.08	15.7269
157	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	15.3202	15.03	15.6268
158	CanadaCANNorthern America	14.9956	14.74	15.2648
159	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	14.9690	14.01	15.9881
160	FranceFRAWestern Europe	12.6754	12.43	12.9181
161	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	11.9819	11.74	12.2426
162	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	10.9843	10.69	11.2865
163	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	10.9181	10.17	11.6976
164	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	10.8591	10.59	11.1346
165	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.8383	10.66	11.0225
166	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	10.7737	10.50	11.0575
167	JapanJPNEastern Asia	10.6191	10.43	10.8206
168	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	9.2845	9.08	9.4949

02In 1974

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Afghanistan211.5616
2Yemen198.4981
3Mali180.7199
4Guinea174.4885
5Bangladesh174.3563

Lowest

168Sweden9.2845
167Japan10.6191
166Finland10.7737
165Netherlands10.8383
164Denmark10.8591

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 60.4444. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestAfghanistan186.59
LowestSweden9.08
Middle country: 53.82
Upper bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestAfghanistan241.1639
LowestSweden9.4949
Middle country: 68.8897

031973 → 1974

Since 1973

What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
168values changed, of 168 in both
18 · 150rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bangladesh148.0366 → 174.3563+26.3197
Honduras94.4847 → 100.6452+6.1606
Rwanda121.7214 → 124.6573+2.9358
Uganda111.3711 → 113.3260+1.9549
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines55.8533 → 57.8048+1.9515

Fell most

Saudi Arabia138.6769 → 129.5411−9.1358
Maldives174.4683 → 166.2790−8.1893
Oman141.8454 → 134.3144−7.5310
Yemen205.3787 → 198.4981−6.8807
Iran132.9313 → 127.1787−5.7526

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every year in this series comes from UN IGME’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1974.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 168 countries has every column.

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UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) (1974). Infant Mortality Rate, 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/infant-mortality/1974

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