Data for 2006

Infant Mortality Rate, 2006

2006, as UN IGME’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Infant Mortality Rate, 2006 covers 200 countries on 3 measures. Sierra Leone is highest, at 105.8807; Singapore is lowest, at 2.2799. The middle country reads 19.1829. Against 2005, 200 values changed (15 up, 185 down), the same countries are covered.

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Infant Mortality Rate · Data for 2006

HighestSierra Leone

105.8807

LowestSingapore

2.2799

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
2006the year it describes
200distinct values14 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Infant Mortality Rate, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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1	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	105.8807	98.606	113.546
2	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	103.5327	81.074	135.291
3	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	92.3269	75.074	112.189
4	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	90.3644	82.085	99.347
5	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	90.2836	83.756	97.506
6	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.4202	78.111	97.676
7	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	87.1538	74.185	103.287
8	MaliMLIWestern Africa	85.8188	80.296	91.843
9	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	83.8418	77.056	91.059
10	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	81.6657	71.470	93.133
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	80.8024	74.323	87.824
12	GuineaGINWestern Africa	79.5910	73.077	86.572
13	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	79.5843	72.587	87.357
14	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	78.5920	74.835	82.693
15	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	77.7929	71.691	84.517
16	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	77.6822	73.043	82.537
17	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	77.1386	70.752	84.207
18	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	75.9926	69.913	82.488
19	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	72.2176	61.600	84.148
20	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	71.5635	65.263	78.524
21	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	71.0949	58.754	87.119
22	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	70.9236	65.806	76.625
23	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	69.8859	62.048	78.766
24	BeninBENWestern Africa	69.3988	64.281	74.822
25	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	69.0106	62.361	76.486
26	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	65.8762	60.257	72.012
27	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	63.0125	57.104	69.812
28	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	63.0117	56.144	70.795
29	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	63.0054	58.697	67.577
30	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	62.6415	56.405	69.677
31	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	62.4618	55.438	69.792
32	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	61.5675	57.401	65.962
33	HaitiHTICaribbean	60.4231	54.869	66.399
34	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	59.6950	53.698	66.127
35	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	59.4100	53.326	65.780
36	TogoTGOWestern Africa	59.3632	54.593	64.679
37	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	58.9479	54.595	63.625
38	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	58.0877	53.240	63.239
39	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	56.3620	51.996	60.930
40	YemenYEMWestern Asia	55.9146	50.778	61.371
41	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	54.5377	52.158	57.178
42	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	53.3090	42.426	63.521
43	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	52.1567	47.984	56.601
44	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	52.1256	46.127	58.904
45	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	52.1170	48.904	55.511
46	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	50.5514	43.969	58.576
47	SenegalSENWestern Africa	50.1031	47.081	53.388
48	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	49.7722	44.040	56.454
49	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	49.4372	44.123	54.996
50	KenyaKENEastern Africa	47.0181	43.013	51.113
51	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	46.8567	43.459	50.290
52	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	45.9798	43.237	49.001
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.7768	34.115	61.051
54	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	44.0692	38.426	50.730
55	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	43.7982	42.269	45.373
56	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.2385	37.822	49.084
57	EritreaERIEastern Africa	42.0002	36.926	47.614
58	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	40.8786	36.256	46.229
59	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.8526	32.280	51.197
60	BoliviaBOLSouth America	40.0851	36.798	43.570
61	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	40.0794	35.144	45.728
62	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	39.2320	33.147	46.008
63	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	38.5209	32.700	46.131
64	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	37.1863	32.853	42.179
65	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.6070	31.324	42.633
66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	34.9897	31.268	39.051
67	NiueNIUPolynesia	34.4978	22.495	52.528
68	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.2913	30.812	38.165
69	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	33.4671	28.736	39.139
70	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	32.6533	29.655	36.140
71	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.5978	31.671	33.649
72	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	32.1456	27.411	37.703
73	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	31.9248	29.943	33.968
74	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	31.6165	21.867	44.597
75	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	31.3288	27.274	35.849
76	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	31.1456	28.790	33.749
77	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	30.7508	28.161	33.687
78	NauruNRUMicronesia	30.1342	25.954	34.907
79	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	28.8492	26.869	31.003
80	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	27.8627	26.350	29.512
81	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	25.9240	20.302	33.192
82	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	25.4439	20.902	30.721
83	ParaguayPRYSouth America	25.1309	18.116	34.786
84	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.5030	22.508	26.660
85	NicaraguaNICCentral America	24.4194	20.505	28.916
86	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	24.1359	23.287	25.022
87	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	24.1192	22.675	25.669
88	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	24.0566	20.033	29.211
89	HondurasHNDCentral America	23.1863	20.916	25.625
90	SurinameSURSouth America	23.1814	18.885	28.240
91	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	22.4557	19.863	25.483
92	IranIRNSouthern Asia	21.9517	19.725	24.430
93	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	21.8277	19.779	24.129
94	PeruPERSouth America	20.1374	18.882	21.458
95	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	20.1084	17.543	22.323
96	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	19.8643	18.346	21.507
97	BrazilBRASouth America	19.7280	18.597	20.922
98	DominicaDMACaribbean	19.6378	18.372	20.952
99	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	19.5307	16.690	22.800
100	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	19.3226	17.563	21.166
101	JordanJORWestern Asia	19.0432	17.346	20.898
102	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	19.0048	16.667	21.803
103	MexicoMEXCentral America	18.9112	17.966	20.333
104	EcuadorECUSouth America	18.8076	16.658	21.303
105	ColombiaCOLSouth America	18.2223	16.427	20.222
106	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.2211	17.168	19.355
107	PalauPLWMicronesia	18.1214	15.024	21.790
108	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	17.9901	15.273	20.435
109	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	17.8442	15.772	20.434
110	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17.6654	16.595	18.723
111	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.4069	16.852	17.968
112	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	17.3402	14.941	20.147
113	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	17.2796	16.129	19.190
114	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	17.0349	14.408	21.280
115	PanamaPANCentral America	16.8650	14.602	19.459
116	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	16.8177	16.446	17.194
117	BelizeBLZCentral America	16.7522	15.940	17.607
118	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	16.7477	15.585	17.990
119	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	16.4046	14.475	18.622
120	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	16.3483	15.366	17.407
121	SamoaWSMPolynesia	15.0060	13.238	17.000
122	VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.8448	14.565	15.126
123	BahamasBHSCaribbean	14.4076	13.588	15.315
124	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14.2700	13.931	14.606
125	ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.9856	13.727	14.259
126	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	13.9494	11.257	17.297
127	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	13.9393	11.859	15.504
128	UkraineUKREastern Europe	13.5785	13.186	13.953
129	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	13.5669	12.005	15.699
130	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	13.5255	12.808	14.271
131	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	13.3929	12.414	14.432
132	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	13.0081	11.830	14.304
133	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	12.8677	10.554	15.623
134	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	12.6749	12.278	13.084
135	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	12.1794	10.977	13.485
136	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	12.1395	10.495	14.038
137	TongaTONPolynesia	11.7057	10.135	13.545
138	UruguayURYSouth America	11.6707	11.355	11.995
139	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	11.6322	11.078	12.245
140	MontserratMSRCaribbean	10.7159	5.843	19.604
141	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	10.6596	10.439	10.881
142	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	10.4597	9.248	11.851
143	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	10.3874	10.096	10.673
144	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	10.2405	10.049	10.436
145	OmanOMNWestern Asia	10.1545	9.471	10.903
146	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	9.7593	9.483	10.041
147	Costa RicaCRICentral America	9.6318	9.391	9.877
148	AnguillaAIACaribbean	8.8397	5.958	13.121
149	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	8.5688	8.046	9.123
150	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	8.4833	8.103	8.887
151	QatarQATWestern Asia	8.3993	7.986	8.832
152	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	8.1450	7.738	8.572
153	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	7.8175	7.311	8.348
154	ChileCHLSouth America	7.6647	7.492	7.840
155	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	7.5989	7.162	8.040
156	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7.3356	7.057	7.608
157	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	6.9158	6.569	7.289
158	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.6829	6.575	6.800
159	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	6.6112	6.393	6.835
160	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	6.4886	6.367	6.613
161	PolandPOLEastern Europe	6.2864	6.157	6.417
162	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	6.2753	6.044	6.531
163	BelarusBLREastern Europe	6.1147	5.947	6.289
164	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	6.0855	5.895	6.280
165	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	6.0369	5.480	6.638
166	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	5.7534	4.657	7.117
167	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	5.5209	5.310	5.740
168	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.4020	4.810	6.073
169	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5.3856	5.217	5.551
170	CanadaCANNorthern America	5.2048	5.114	5.299
171	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	5.1239	4.828	5.422
172	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	5.0996	2.828	9.272
173	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	5.0362	4.942	5.135
174	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	4.6512	4.562	4.746
175	IsraelISRWestern Asia	4.2932	4.191	4.397
176	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4.2895	4.198	4.379
177	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.1927	4.054	4.338
178	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4.0976	3.916	4.275
179	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4.0575	3.982	4.137
180	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	4.0289	3.924	4.139
181	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3.9572	3.808	4.104
182	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3.9148	3.758	4.074
183	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3.8116	3.744	3.880
184	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	3.7610	3.387	4.183
185	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3.6987	3.631	3.769
186	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3.6815	3.609	3.753
187	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3.6656	3.546	3.788
188	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	3.5648	3.365	3.786
189	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3.4420	3.321	3.563
190	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.3459	3.227	3.468
191	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.2743	3.213	3.335
192	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.2736	3.092	3.489
193	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3.1603	3.019	3.307
194	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	3.1422	2.141	4.559
195	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.9337	2.807	3.072
196	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.8310	2.726	2.938
197	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.7481	2.462	3.069
198	JapanJPNEastern Asia	2.6650	2.616	2.715
199	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.2868	2.009	2.602
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.2799	2.134	2.432

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

1Sierra Leone105.8807
2Somalia103.5327
3South Sudan92.3269
4Chad90.3644
5Afghanistan90.2836

Lowest

200Singapore2.2799
199Iceland2.2868
198Japan2.6650
197Luxembourg2.7481
196Sweden2.8310

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 19.1829. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestSierra Leone98.606
LowestIceland2.009
Middle country: 17.445
Upper bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestSomalia135.291
LowestSingapore2.432
Middle country: 21.291

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
200values changed, of 200 in both
15 · 185rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Botswana43.6100 → 45.7768+2.1668
Zimbabwe64.4720 → 65.8762+1.4042
Lesotho78.9126 → 79.5843+0.6718
Dominica19.0465 → 19.6378+0.5914
Niue34.1331 → 34.4978+0.3647

Fell most

Eswatini72.2109 → 63.0117−9.1991
Angola78.9232 → 72.2176−6.7056
Sudan66.3907 → 59.6950−6.6957
Rwanda64.0343 → 58.0877−5.9467
Liberia88.9608 → 83.8418−5.1190

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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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 2006.
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Which end is better
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 200 countries has every column.

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UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) (2006). Infant Mortality Rate, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/infant-mortality/2006

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