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Infant mortality in Canada
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
24 of 41 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
4.7per 1,000
±0.0
since 2023
Countries · 2024
24 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
±0.0
vs World
−23.0
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Canada · World
±0.0 since 2014
0
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Canada
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Canada
4.7
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
4.7 · 2024
First value
27.8 · 1960
Highest
27.8 · 1960
Lowest
4.5 · 2017
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | ±0.0 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | +0.1 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +0.1 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | ±0.0 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | ±0.0 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | ±0.0 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | −0.1 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | ±0.0 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | −0.1 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | −0.1 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | ±0.0 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | −0.1 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 4.9 | −0.1 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 5.0 | ±0.0 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 5.0 | −0.1 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | −0.1 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | ±0.0 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | ±0.0 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | −0.1 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 5.3 | ±0.0 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 5.3 | −0.1 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | −0.1 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | −0.1 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 5.6 | −0.2 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 5.8 | −0.2 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | −0.2 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 6.2 | −0.2 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 6.4 | −0.2 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | −0.2 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 6.8 | −0.2 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 7.0 | −0.3 | — |
| 1988 | 7.3 | −0.2 | — |
| 1987 | 7.5 | −0.2 | — |
| 1986 | 7.7 | −0.3 | — |
| 1985 | 8.0 | −0.3 | — |
| 1984 | 8.3 | −0.4 | — |
| 1983 | 8.7 | −0.5 | — |
| 1982 | 9.2 | −0.5 | — |
| 1981 | 9.7 | −0.6 | — |
| 1980 | 10.3 | −0.7 | — |
| 1979 | 11.0 | −0.7 | — |
| 1978 | 11.7 | −0.8 | — |
| 1977 | 12.5 | −0.8 | — |
| 1976 | 13.3 | −0.8 | — |
| 1975 | 14.1 | −0.9 | — |
| 1974 | 15.0 | −0.9 | — |
| 1973 | 15.9 | −0.8 | — |
| 1972 | 16.7 | −0.9 | — |
| 1971 | 17.6 | −0.9 | — |
| 1970 | 18.5 | −0.9 | — |
| 1969 | 19.4 | −0.9 | — |
| 1968 | 20.3 | −0.9 | — |
| 1967 | 21.2 | −0.9 | — |
| 1966 | 22.1 | −1.0 | — |
| 1965 | 23.1 | −1.0 | — |
| 1964 | 24.1 | −1.0 | — |
| 1963 | 25.1 | −0.9 | — |
| 1962 | 26.0 | −1.0 | — |
| 1961 | 27.0 | −0.8 | — |
| 1960 | 27.8 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 80.1 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 67.0 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.8 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 42.6 | |
| 5 | India | 40.1 | |
| 6 | Congo - Brazzaville | 37.4 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 35.3 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 32.6 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 25.1 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 23.9 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 22.7 | |
| 12 | Philippines | 22.2 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 18.2 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 15.8 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 14.8 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 14.4 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 14.0 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 12.1 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | 11.1 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.9 | |
| 21 | China | 9.7 | |
| 22 | Romania | 8.9 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 8.4 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | |
| 25 | Russia | 7.6 | |
| 26 | Chile | 7.1 | |
| 27 | United States | 5.9 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.8 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.5 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.2 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.0 | |
| 32 | Netherlands | 3.6 | |
| 33 | Greece | 3.5 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.3 | |
| 35 | France | 3.1 | |
| 36 | Italy | 3.1 | |
| 37 | South Korea | 3.0 | |
| 38 | Spain | 2.9 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.5 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.4 | |
| 41 | Finland | 2.1 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
Canada in numbers
Population
41M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2024
Median age
40.3
2023
Children under 15
15.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2024
Life expectancy
81.3
2022
Births per woman
1.25
2024
Birth rate
8.9
2024
Net migration
11.0
2023
Born abroad
22.2%
2024
Urban population
82.9%
2025