Data for 2005

Infant Mortality Rate, 2005

2005, as UN IGME’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Infant Mortality Rate, 2005 covers 200 countries on 3 measures. Sierra Leone is highest, at 109.255; Singapore is lowest, at 2.328. The middle country reads 19.706. Against 2004, 200 values changed (11 up, 189 down), the same countries are covered.

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Infant Mortality Rate · Data for 2005

HighestSierra Leone

109.255

LowestSingapore

2.328

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

200countries
3measures per country
2005the year it describes
200distinct values14 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Infant Mortality Rate, 2005, 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, 2005: every country, as published by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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1	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	109.255	101.802	117.092
2	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	103.859	81.554	135.527
3	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	96.160	79.692	114.973
4	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	93.791	87.023	101.319
5	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	92.420	84.248	101.264
6	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	90.674	77.946	106.347
7	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	89.974	80.705	100.618
8	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	88.961	82.011	96.507
9	MaliMLIWestern Africa	88.316	82.716	94.418
10	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	85.071	74.973	96.438
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	84.926	78.375	92.151
12	GuineaGINWestern Africa	81.650	75.071	88.688
13	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	80.541	74.131	87.328
14	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	80.221	73.815	87.307
15	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	80.027	75.352	85.015
16	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	79.966	76.296	83.884
17	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	79.951	73.790	86.834
18	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	78.923	67.994	91.453
19	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	78.913	72.101	86.242
20	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	74.366	69.120	80.195
21	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	73.803	65.761	82.970
22	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	73.502	67.200	80.430
23	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	72.687	60.453	88.405
24	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	72.211	64.419	80.912
25	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	71.982	65.156	79.444
26	BeninBENWestern Africa	70.975	65.804	76.425
27	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	67.285	62.743	72.067
28	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	66.391	59.904	73.286
29	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	66.206	60.208	73.217
30	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	65.647	58.516	73.139
31	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.145	60.659	69.883
32	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	64.718	58.590	71.628
33	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	64.472	58.690	70.638
34	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	64.034	58.903	69.373
35	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	62.265	57.809	67.011
36	HaitiHTICaribbean	61.757	56.203	67.626
37	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	61.550	55.492	68.039
38	TogoTGOWestern Africa	61.081	56.243	66.281
39	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	60.232	55.659	65.049
40	YemenYEMWestern Asia	58.804	53.646	64.298
41	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	56.518	54.119	59.175
42	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	56.122	50.026	63.221
43	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	55.081	44.030	65.477
44	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	54.105	49.859	58.621
45	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	53.814	47.885	60.491
46	SenegalSENWestern Africa	53.535	50.348	57.002
47	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	53.404	50.165	56.887
48	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	52.168	46.786	57.692
49	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	51.599	45.108	59.391
50	KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.530	45.494	53.731
51	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	48.804	45.335	52.352
52	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	47.709	44.740	50.722
53	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	45.961	44.364	47.573
54	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	44.493	38.973	51.009
55	GabonGABMiddle Africa	44.312	38.796	50.233
56	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	43.684	38.870	48.962
57	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.610	33.543	55.317
58	EritreaERIEastern Africa	43.232	38.202	48.819
59	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	43.035	34.506	53.324
60	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.588	39.240	46.118
61	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	42.159	35.804	49.050
62	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	41.440	35.327	49.411
63	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	41.348	36.396	47.136
64	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	40.028	35.386	45.174
65	GuyanaGUYSouth America	37.295	32.290	42.979
66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	36.820	33.036	41.212
67	IraqIRQWestern Asia	35.042	31.566	38.934
68	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	34.875	29.972	40.621
69	NiueNIUPolynesia	34.133	22.960	50.145
70	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	33.921	32.434	35.202
71	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	33.869	30.843	37.323
72	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	33.736	28.920	39.552
73	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	33.293	31.277	35.387
74	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.301	29.897	34.914
75	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	32.290	28.463	36.624
76	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	31.590	22.633	43.615
77	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	31.411	29.034	34.033
78	NauruNRUMicronesia	31.272	27.188	35.925
79	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	30.976	28.394	33.788
80	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	28.957	27.401	30.655
81	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	27.766	22.849	33.520
82	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	26.346	20.632	33.732
83	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	25.939	24.045	27.989
84	ParaguayPRYSouth America	25.751	19.013	34.674
85	NicaraguaNICCentral America	25.493	21.660	29.892
86	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.953	22.958	27.115
87	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	24.453	20.494	29.462
88	HondurasHNDCentral America	24.100	21.780	26.545
89	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	23.915	23.096	24.794
90	SurinameSURSouth America	23.752	19.448	28.762
91	IranIRNSouthern Asia	23.415	21.048	26.104
92	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	22.631	20.074	25.580
93	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	22.572	20.515	24.814
94	PeruPERSouth America	21.334	20.012	22.733
95	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	21.238	18.595	23.496
96	BrazilBRASouth America	21.017	19.717	22.346
97	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	20.859	18.939	22.874
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	20.034	17.703	22.819
99	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	19.891	17.011	23.266
100	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	19.788	18.261	21.438
101	JordanJORWestern Asia	19.623	17.929	21.480
102	MexicoMEXCentral America	19.546	18.506	21.049
103	EcuadorECUSouth America	19.495	17.248	22.129
104	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	19.400	18.245	20.565
105	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	19.120	17.645	21.493
106	DominicaDMACaribbean	19.046	17.824	20.301
107	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.884	17.501	20.364
108	PalauPLWMicronesia	18.758	15.743	22.371
109	ColombiaCOLSouth America	18.741	16.967	20.696
110	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.631	17.225	20.154
111	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	18.451	15.466	21.140
112	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	18.118	16.133	20.621
113	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	17.983	14.901	22.585
114	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	17.877	17.530	18.234
115	PanamaPANCentral America	17.440	15.070	20.123
116	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	17.320	14.911	20.163
117	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.261	16.705	17.829
118	BelizeBLZCentral America	17.077	16.258	17.929
119	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	16.780	14.834	19.020
120	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	16.244	15.275	17.299
121	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	15.514	15.112	15.913
122	VenezuelaVENSouth America	15.266	14.976	15.552
123	SamoaWSMPolynesia	15.006	13.226	17.014
124	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	14.548	12.403	16.180
125	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	14.468	12.870	16.639
126	BahamasBHSCaribbean	14.465	13.652	15.361
127	ArgentinaARGSouth America	14.424	14.153	14.706
128	UkraineUKREastern Europe	14.101	13.560	14.593
129	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	13.982	11.342	17.311
130	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	13.684	12.921	14.475
131	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.526	13.008	14.063
132	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	13.490	12.515	14.515
133	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13.485	11.126	16.332
134	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	12.930	11.776	14.201
135	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	12.679	11.012	14.563
136	UruguayURYSouth America	12.422	12.097	12.755
137	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	12.180	11.591	12.840
138	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	12.105	10.890	13.399
139	TongaTONPolynesia	12.023	10.424	13.898
140	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11.216	10.984	11.452
141	MontserratMSRCaribbean	11.055	6.170	19.814
142	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	11.052	10.842	11.265
143	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	11.028	10.725	11.333
144	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	10.721	9.498	12.139
145	OmanOMNWestern Asia	10.445	9.597	11.398
146	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	9.887	9.600	10.174
147	Costa RicaCRICentral America	9.748	9.505	10.000
148	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	9.336	8.790	9.925
149	AnguillaAIACaribbean	9.117	6.154	13.445
150	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	8.809	8.411	9.233
151	QatarQATWestern Asia	8.675	8.243	9.128
152	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	8.617	8.190	9.063
153	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	7.799	7.295	8.331
154	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7.779	7.485	8.068
155	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	7.745	7.301	8.186
156	ChileCHLSouth America	7.737	7.555	7.924
157	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	7.274	6.905	7.673
158	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	6.868	6.641	7.104
159	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.765	6.655	6.881
160	BelarusBLREastern Europe	6.681	6.498	6.877
161	PolandPOLEastern Europe	6.517	6.378	6.655
162	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	6.491	6.369	6.618
163	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	6.427	6.192	6.686
164	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	6.401	6.207	6.603
165	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	6.062	5.502	6.664
166	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	6.049	5.048	7.292
167	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	5.786	5.571	6.019
168	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	5.620	5.304	5.939
169	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.596	4.973	6.273
170	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5.457	5.287	5.629
171	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	5.341	2.976	9.660
172	CanadaCANNorthern America	5.247	5.157	5.344
173	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	5.139	5.044	5.238
174	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	4.761	4.669	4.857
175	IsraelISRWestern Asia	4.490	4.385	4.602
176	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4.450	4.359	4.545
177	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4.367	4.181	4.552
178	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4.350	4.269	4.436
179	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.281	4.138	4.427
180	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	4.134	4.026	4.248
181	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	4.068	3.689	4.496
182	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4.066	3.906	4.228
183	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4.065	3.917	4.217
184	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3.906	3.838	3.976
185	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3.879	3.754	4.004
186	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3.831	3.760	3.903
187	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3.792	3.717	3.866
188	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	3.653	3.444	3.879
189	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3.650	3.521	3.776
190	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.528	3.402	3.660
191	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.462	3.273	3.690
192	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	3.365	2.312	4.836
193	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.349	3.284	3.412
194	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3.289	3.141	3.441
195	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3.047	2.917	3.188
196	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.951	2.844	3.064
197	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.899	2.600	3.232
198	JapanJPNEastern Asia	2.744	2.692	2.796
199	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.380	2.098	2.701
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.328	2.175	2.488

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

1Sierra Leone109.255
2Somalia103.859
3South Sudan96.160
4Afghanistan93.791
5Chad92.420

Lowest

200Singapore2.328
199Iceland2.380
198Japan2.744
197Luxembourg2.899
196Sweden2.951

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 19.706. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestSierra Leone101.802
LowestIceland2.098
Middle country: 18.087
Upper bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestSomalia135.527
LowestSingapore2.488
Middle country: 22.358

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
200values changed, of 200 in both
11 · 189rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe61.740 → 64.472+2.732
Lesotho77.793 → 78.913+1.119
Niue33.445 → 34.133+0.688
Dominica18.481 → 19.046+0.566
Fiji17.041 → 17.261+0.220

Fell most

DR Congo91.697 → 71.982−19.715
Rwanda71.078 → 64.034−7.044
Angola85.844 → 78.923−6.921
Liberia95.009 → 88.961−6.048
Zambia65.839 → 60.232−5.607

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.

The site’s method

One year of the 2025 release
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 2005.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 200 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) (2005). Infant Mortality Rate, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/infant-mortality/2005

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