Table 3.
Infant mortality rate in selected countries
| Country | Income level | Annual reduction 2009–2016 | Ranking | Absolute value in 2016(‰) | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | upper middle-income country | 9.96% | 1 | 5.9 | 67 |
| Montenegro | upper middle-income country | 9.68% | 2 | 2.4 | 27 |
| Latvia | high-income country | 8.58% | 3 | 2.4 | 27 |
| China | upper middle-income country | 8.22% | 4 | 5.1 | 59 |
| Estonia | high-income country | 7.81% | 5 | 1.3 | 7 |
| Japan | high-income country | 3.92% | 37 | 0.9 | 2 |
| India | lower middle- income country | 3.79% | 43 | 25.4 | 163 |
| ROK | high-income country | 2.53% | 100 | 1.5 | 10 |
| U.K. | high-income country | 2.47% | 103 | 2.6 | 33 |
| U.S. | high-income country | 1.79% | 139 | 3.7 | 44 |
| Germany | high-income country | 0.60% | 174 | 2.3 | 25 |
| World average | – | 2.93% | – | 18.6 | – |
| high-income countries | – | 1.76% | – | 3 | – |
| upper middle-income countries | – | 4.85% | – | 7.2 | – |
| middle-income countries | – | 3.17% | – | 18.6 | – |
| lower middle-income countries | – | 2.91% | – | 24.8 | – |
| Low-income countries | – | 2.75% | – | 26.9 | – |
Source: WDI The World Bank Databank (2016)