Guatemala infant mortality rate for 2025 is 16.30, a 3.18% decline from 2024.

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<li>Guatemala infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>16.83</strong>, a <strong>3.08% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Guatemala infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>17.37</strong>, a <strong>3.74% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Guatemala infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>18.04</strong>, a <strong>3.6% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Greece infant mortality rate for 2025 is 2.21, a 3.16% decline from 2024.

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<li>Greece infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>2.28</strong>, a <strong>28.84% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Greece infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>3.20</strong>, a <strong>3.03% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Greece infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>3.30</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

The significant increase in life expectancy over the past 75 years has largely been driven by reductions in infant and child mortality, and has seen life expectancy from birth increase by 27 years between 1950 and 2024. However, this is not the only driver of increased life expectancy, as humanity has also become much better at prolonging life for adults. In 1950, 65-year-olds could expect to live for another 11 years on average, while this has risen to almost 18 years in 2025. The notable dips in life expectancy are due to China's Great Leap Forward around 1960, famine and conflict in Asia (especially Bangladesh) around 1970, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s.

The child mortality rate in the United States, for children under the age of five, was 462.9 deaths per thousand births in 1800. This means that for every thousand babies born in 1800, over 46 percent did not make it to their fifth birthday. Over the course of the next 220 years, this number has dropped drastically, and the rate has dropped to its lowest point ever in 2020 where it is just seven deaths per thousand births. Although the child mortality rate has decreased greatly over this 220 year period, there were two occasions where it increased; in the 1870s, as a result of the fourth cholera pandemic, smallpox outbreaks, and yellow fever, and in the late 1910s, due to the Spanish Flu pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in the global death rate, but had little to no significant impact on birth rates, causing population growth to dip slightly. On a global level, population growth is determined by the difference between the birth and death rate, and this is known as the rate of natural change - on a national or regional level, population change is also affected by migration. Ongoing trends Since the middle of the 20th century, the global birth rate has been well above the global death rate, however, the gap between these figures has grown closer in recent years. The death rate is projected to overtake the birth rate in the 2080s, which means that the world's population will then go into decline. In the future, death rates will increase due to ageing populations across the world and a plateau in life expectancy. Why does this change? There are many reasons for falling death and birth rates in recent decades. Falling death rates have been driven by a reduction in infant and child mortality, as well as increased life expectancy. Falling birth rates were also driven by the reduction in child mortality, whereby mothers would have fewer children as survival rates rose - other factors include the drop in child marriage, improved contraception access and efficacy, and women choosing to have children later in life.

Historical chart and dataset showing Yemen infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Norway infant mortality rate for 2025 is 1.59, a 3.39% decline from 2024.

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<li>Norway infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>1.65</strong>, a <strong>13.16% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Norway infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>1.90</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Norway infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>1.90</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Thailand infant mortality rate for 2025 is 6.36, a 2.37% decline from 2024.

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<li>Thailand infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>6.51</strong>, a <strong>2.31% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Thailand infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>6.67</strong>, a <strong>3.15% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Thailand infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>6.88</strong>, a <strong>3.07% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

The global fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s caused by far the greatest exposure of mankind to ionizing radiation. Surprisingly few epidemiological studies of the possible health effects of atmospheric testing have been conducted. Here, long-term trends in infant mortality rates in the United States (U.S.) and five major European countries (EU5) were examined: The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Bell-shaped deviations from a uniformly decreasing secular trend were found beginning in 1950, with maxima around 1965 in the U.S. and 1970 in EU5. From the difference between observed and predicted infant mortality rates, in the period 1950–2000, the overall increase in infant mortality rates was estimated to be 20.6 (90% CI: 18.6 to 22.9) percent in the U.S. and 14.2 (90% CI: 11.7 to 18.3) percent in EU5 which translates to 568,624 (90% CI: 522,359 to 619,705) excess infant deaths in the U.S. and 559,370 (90% CI: 469,308 to 694,589) in the combined five European countries. The results should be interpreted with caution because they rely on the assumption of a uniformly decreasing secular trend if there had been no nuclear tests, but this cannot be verified. It is concluded that atmospheric nuclear weapons testing may be responsible for the deaths of several million babies in the Northern Hemisphere.

The infant mortality rate in South Korea in 1950 was approximately 222 deaths per thousand births, meaning that 22% of all newborns in 1950 would not survive past their first birthday. Infant mortality would decline sharply in South Korea in the second half of the 20th century, as the country would recover rapidly from the Korean War and gradually begin to modernize, greatly improving access to healthcare throughout the country. While decline would slow somewhat in the late 1970s, in part the result of significant instability in South Korea’s Fourth Republic government, mortality would decline greatly by the turn of the century, falling to just seven deaths per thousand children by 2000. This decline has continued well into the 21st century, and in 2020, South Korea has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, at just two deaths per thousand births.

Morocco infant mortality rate for 2025 is 14.91, a 3.88% decline from 2024.

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<li>Morocco infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>15.51</strong>, a <strong>0.09% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Morocco infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>15.50</strong>, a <strong>3.13% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Morocco infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>16.00</strong>, a <strong>3.61% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

In 2022, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.4 out of every 1,000 live births. This is a significant decrease from 1960, when infant mortality was at around 26 deaths out of every 1,000 live births. What is infant mortality? The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of babies under the age of one per 1,000 live births. There are many causes for infant mortality, which include birth defects, low birth weight, pregnancy complications, and sudden infant death syndrome. In order to decrease the high rates of infant mortality, there needs to be an increase in education and medicine so babies and mothers can receive the proper treatment needed. Maternal mortality is also related to infant mortality. If mothers can attend more prenatal visits and have more access to healthcare facilities, maternal mortality can decrease, and babies have a better chance of surviving in their first year. Worldwide infant mortality rates Infant mortality rates vary worldwide; however, some areas are more affected than others. Afghanistan suffered from the highest infant mortality rate in 2024, and the following 19 countries all came from Africa, with the exception of Pakistan. On the other hand, Slovenia had the lowest infant mortality rate that year. High infant mortality rates can be attributed to lack of sanitation, technological advancements, and proper natal care. In the United States, Massachusetts had the lowest infant mortality rate, while Mississippi had the highest in 2022. Overall, the number of neonatal and post neonatal deaths in the United States has been steadily decreasing since 1995.

From 1950 to 1955, the worldwide crude birth rate was just under 37 births per thousand people, which means that 3.7 percent of the population, who were alive during this time had been born in this five year period. Between this five year period, and the time between 2015 and 2020, the crude birth rate has dropped to 18.5 births per thousand people, which is fifty percent of what the birth rate was seventy years ago. This change has come as a result of increased access and reliability of contraception, a huge reduction in infant and child mortality rate, and increased educational and vocational opportunities for women. The continents that have felt the greatest change over this seventy year period are Asia and Latin America, which fell below the global average in the 1990s and early 2000s, and are estimated to have fallen below the crude birth rate of Oceania in the current five-year period. Europe has consistently had the lowest crude birth rate of all continents during the past seventy years, particularly in the 1990s and 2000s, when it fell to just over ten births per thousand, as the end of communism in Europe caused sweeping demographic change across Europe. The only continent that still remains above the global average is Africa, whose crude birth rate is fifteen births per thousand more than the world average, although the rate of decrease is higher than it was in previous decades.

Observed (O) and predicted (E) infant deaths in five European countries, 1950–2000.

Historical chart and dataset showing Cuba infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

In 2022, the infant mortality rate in the Netherlands was 3.2. This means that out of every 1,000 newborns, just over three had died before their first birthday. Infant mortality was lowest in the most recent period. In total, nearly 179,000 babies were born in 2021.

 Steadily declining infant mortality  

Despite a slight increase in infant mortality in the last two years, medical developments have ensured a remarkable decrease in the number of children dying in their infancy. In 1950, out of every 1,000 live born babies nearly 27 would die in their first year. This was over seven times as high as today.

Infant mortality in Western Europe  

The infant mortality rate in the Netherlands is comparable to other Western European countries. In the United Kingdom for example, the infant mortality rate was four in 2019, whereas France had a mortality rate of 3.3 in 2020. A slightly lower infant mortality was observed in neighboring Belgium, where the mortality rate was 2.7 in 2019.

Historical chart and dataset showing Equatorial Guinea infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Absolute β convergence for infant mortality rate across countries, 1950–55, 2010–15.

Regression results for the three central European countries, 1950–2018.

Historical chart and dataset showing Vanuatu infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.