Table 1

List of countries forming the database

Highest IMR rankIntermediate IMR rankLowest IMR rank
IMR, infant mortality rate; U5M, under 5 mortality rate.
Sierra LeoneEl SalvadorPortugal
ZambiaLebanonJapan
ChadRepublic of MoldovaRepublic of Korea
Burkina FasoSurinameLuxembourg
MozambiqueAlbaniaMalta
BurundiEcuadorMonaco
MalawiNauruSlovenia
MauritaniaParaguayDenmark
NigeriaGeorgiaIceland
RwandaMexicoNorway
Central African RepublicPalauSingapore
NigerPeruSan Marino
Côte d’IvoireSaudi ArabiaSweden
AngolaCape VerdeSpain
AfghanistanHondurasSwitzerland
LiberiaPhilippinesAustria
MaliVietnamCzech Republic
SomaliaBrazilFinland
Guinea-BissauArmeniaGermany
CongoJordanGreece
IMR 128.8 27.4 4.15
U5M 192.4 44.9 6.4