Where babies are least likely to reach their first birthday

Chart · 11 Nov 2026

Map of Africa coloured by infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. South Sudan, outlined in gold, is highest at 71.9, then Nigeria 69.8, Niger 65.6 and Somalia 65.4. North Africa and Cape Verde are lowest; Libya at 7.9.

In South Sudan one baby in 14 dies before its first birthday. In Libya it is fewer than one in 120.

Source: World Bank (UN IGME), 2024