Infant mortality

Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 live births, UN Inter-agency Group (IGME) estimate via CEPALSTAT.

Source
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC)
Unit
per 1,000 live births (IGME)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 14 countries reporting

Argentina has no recent figure on this series; the comparison shows the countries that report it.

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Argentina

no recent figure

6.2 ‰27.7 ‰no data

Region: infant mortality, latest per country

per 1,000 live births (IGME)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

09.2418.527.7Dominican RepublicDominican Republic27.71Dominican Republic: 27.71GuatemalaGuatemala17.19Guatemala: 17.19ParaguayParaguay14.53Paraguay: 14.53BoliviaBolivia14.23Bolivia: 14.23HondurasHonduras12.75Honduras: 12.75MexicoMexico12.08Mexico: 12.08PanamaPanama11.97Panama: 11.97PeruPeru10.98Peru: 10.98EcuadorEcuador10.95Ecuador: 10.95ColombiaColombia10.49Colombia: 10.49NicaraguaNicaragua9.44Nicaragua: 9.44Costa RicaCosta Rica9.08Costa Rica: 9.08El SalvadorEl Salvador8.84El Salvador: 8.84UruguayUruguay6.17Uruguay: 6.17
14 results shown14 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: infant_mortality_rate_per_1000Year: from 2022

Over time

Infant mortality since 2001

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4 of 10 series
011.322.533.8452001: 32.722002: 32.12003: 31.652004: 31.262005: 30.982006: 30.752007: 30.622008: 30.542009: 30.512010: 30.532011: 30.552012: 30.652013: 30.772014: 30.92015: 31.022016: 31.162017: 31.222018: 31.132019: 30.852020: 30.392021: 29.772022: 29.152023: 28.442024: 27.712001: 24.972002: 23.622003: 22.342004: 21.152005: 20.032006: 192007: 18.052008: 17.172009: 16.372010: 15.632011: 14.932012: 14.282013: 13.682014: 13.122015: 12.562016: 12.042017: 11.532018: 11.072019: 10.642020: 10.222021: 9.842022: 9.492023: 9.162024: 8.842001: 39.222002: 37.782003: 36.452004: 35.142005: 33.872006: 32.652007: 31.452008: 30.292009: 29.152010: 28.042011: 26.972012: 25.952013: 24.942014: 242015: 23.122016: 22.322017: 21.582018: 20.842019: 20.182020: 19.532021: 18.912022: 18.292023: 17.722024: 17.192001: 14.332002: 13.982003: 13.592004: 13.082005: 12.422006: 11.672007: 10.922008: 10.232009: 9.662010: 9.212011: 8.852012: 8.542013: 8.222014: 7.882015: 7.512016: 7.132017: 6.772018: 6.472019: 6.252020: 6.122021: 6.072022: 6.092023: 6.132024: 6.17Dominican… · 27.71Guatemala · 17.19El Salvad… · 8.84Uruguay · 6.1720012007201320182024
96 results shown96 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: infant_mortality_rate_per_1000Country: dominican_republic, el_salvador, guatemala, uruguayYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the lowest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryInfant mortalityYearChange
1Uruguay6.2 ‰2024—
2El Salvador8.8 ‰2024−0.3 ‰
3Costa Rica9.1 ‰2024+0.2 ‰
4Nicaragua9.4 ‰2024−2.6 ‰
5Colombia10.5 ‰2024−0.3 ‰
6Ecuador10.9 ‰2024−0.1 ‰
7Peru11 ‰2024−0.3 ‰
8Panama12 ‰2024+0.1 ‰
9Mexico12.1 ‰2024−0.3 ‰
10Honduras12.8 ‰2024−0.4 ‰
11Bolivia14.2 ‰2024−0.6 ‰
12Paraguay14.5 ‰2024−0.5 ‰
13Guatemala17.2 ‰2024−0.5 ‰
14Dominican Republic27.7 ‰2024−0.7 ‰

Source and citation

CEPALSTAT: social indicators

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Infant mortality”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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