Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Male
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 187.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Mali | 118.15 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 117.19 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Somalia | 114.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Central African Republic | 107.34 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Chad | 101.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Nigeria | 97.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 88.88 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Ethiopia | 88.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 87.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Malawi | 85.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Mozambique | 81.18 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Liberia | 78.96 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.37 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | The Gambia | 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Tanzania | 73.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.54 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Zambia | 71.27 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Comoros | 70.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Sudan | 68.77 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Rwanda | 67.64 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 67.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Burundi | 66.4 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Uganda | 66.05 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Mauritania | 65.55 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Cameroon | 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Benin | 64.89 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Guinea | 64.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Senegal | 62.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Djibouti | 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Lesotho | 59.28 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Togo | 58.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Gabon | 57.87 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Madagascar | 56.23 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Kenya | 55.03 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Ghana | 51.99 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Namibia | 48.86 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 41 | South Africa | 47.19 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Eritrea | 46.77 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 31.98 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Seychelles | 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Mauritius | 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Botswana | 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Infant mortality rate > Male
- Angola ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Afghanistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Somalia ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Ethiopia ranked third for infant mortality rate > male amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Europe in 2011.
- Laos ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2011.
- Malawi ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Pakistan ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- Haiti ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2011.
- Bulgaria ranked first for infant mortality rate > male amongst European Union in 2011.
