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The infant mortality rate in Africa

Africa (per 1,000 live births in 2021)

Sierra Leone is the top country by infant mortality rate among 54 countries. As of 2021, infant mortality rate in Sierra Leone was 78.3 per 1,000 live births. The top 5 countries also includes Central African Republic, Somalia, Nigeria, and Chad.

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Sierra Leone 78.3 WB
Central African Republic 75.4 WB
Somalia 71.1 WB
Nigeria 70.6 WB
Chad 66 WB
Guinea 63.8 WB
South Sudan 63.8 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 62.4 WB
Mali 61.6 WB
Niger 59.5 WB
Equatorial Guinea 57.2 WB
Lesotho 57 WB
Liberia 56.7 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 55.9 WB
Benin 55.2 WB
Burkina Faso 51.8 WB
Mozambique 51 WB
Guinea Bissau 50 WB
Angola 47.2 WB
Cameroon 47 WB
Djibouti 45.9 WB
Madagascar 45.3 WB
Togo 43.4 WB
Eswatini 41.5 WB
Zambia 40.2 WB
Comoros 39.3 WB
Sudan 38.9 WB
Burundi 37.6 WB
Zimbabwe 35.7 WB
Ethiopia 34.3 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 34.1 WB
Gambia 34 WB
Ghana 32.6 WB
Mauritania 32.2 WB
Congo 32 WB
Malawi 31.2 WB
Uganda 31.2 WB
Rwanda 29.7 WB
Gabon 29.4 WB
Namibia 29.4 WB
Senegal 29.1 WB
Eritrea 28.9 WB
Botswana 28.3 WB
Kenya 28 WB
South Africa 26.4 WB
Algeria 19.2 WB
Egypt 16.2 WB
Morocco 15.4 WB
Mauritius 15.3 WB
Tunisia 14 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 12.1 WB
Seychelles 12 WB
Cabo Verde 11.7 WB
Libya 9.2 WB
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