Canada Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Canada infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Canada in 2023 is 3.943 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.76% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Canada in 2022 was 4.055 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.71% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Canada in 2021 was 4.168 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.62% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Canada in 2020 was 4.280 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.57% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Trinidad and Tobago 19.850
Panama 12.601
Aruba 12.471
New Caledonia 10.352
Seychelles 9.851
Barbados 9.101
Argentina 8.951
Curacao 7.941
Guam 7.718
Uruguay 7.673
Kuwait 6.140
Oman 6.120
Chile 5.898
French Polynesia 5.634
Channel Islands 5.611
Qatar 5.529
United States 5.480
Saudi Arabia 5.295
Bahamas 5.216
Bahrain 5.120
UAE 4.791
Puerto Rico 4.731
Antigua and Barbuda 4.587
Malta 4.255
Canada 3.943
Lithuania 3.522
Hungary 3.498
Croatia 3.438
New Zealand 3.352
United Kingdom 3.337
Taiwan 3.225
Cyprus 3.024
Switzerland 2.994
Latvia 2.921
Poland 2.808
Australia 2.732
Denmark 2.683
France 2.677
Luxembourg 2.439
Belgium 2.359
Greece 2.349
Portugal 2.331
Austria 2.307
Macao 2.297
Israel 2.282
Italy 2.183
Germany 2.133
Netherlands 2.132
Spain 2.011
Ireland 1.869
South Korea 1.797
Sweden 1.716
Estonia 1.710
Norway 1.705
Slovenia 1.578
Japan 1.564
Finland 1.422
Singapore 1.415
Hong Kong 1.169
Iceland 1.005
Canada - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 3.943 -2.760%
2022 4.055 -2.710%
2021 4.168 -2.620%
2020 4.280 -2.570%
2019 4.393 -2.490%
2018 4.505 -0.620%
2017 4.533 -0.640%
2016 4.562 -0.610%
2015 4.590 -0.630%
2014 4.619 -0.600%
2013 4.647 -1.940%
2012 4.739 -1.900%
2011 4.831 -1.850%
2010 4.922 -1.830%
2009 5.014 -1.800%
2008 5.106 -0.640%
2007 5.139 -0.660%
2006 5.173 -0.630%
2005 5.206 -0.650%
2004 5.240 -0.630%
2003 5.273 -0.340%
2002 5.291 -0.340%
2001 5.309 -0.320%
2000 5.326 -0.340%
1999 5.344 -0.340%
1998 5.362 -3.180%
1997 5.538 -3.080%
1996 5.714 -2.970%
1995 5.889 -2.900%
1994 6.065 -2.820%
1993 6.241 -3.580%
1992 6.473 -3.470%
1991 6.706 -3.340%
1990 6.938 -3.250%
1989 7.171 -3.130%
1988 7.403 -4.090%
1987 7.719 -3.940%
1986 8.036 -3.780%
1985 8.352 -3.660%
1984 8.669 -3.520%
1983 8.985 -6.750%
1982 9.635 -6.320%
1981 10.285 -5.940%
1980 10.934 -5.610%
1979 11.584 -5.310%
1978 12.234 -6.200%
1977 13.042 -5.830%
1976 13.850 -5.510%
1975 14.658 -5.220%
1974 15.466 -4.960%
1973 16.274 -5.360%
1972 17.195 -5.090%
1971 18.117 -4.840%
1970 19.038 -4.620%
1969 19.960 -4.410%
1968 20.881 -4.650%
1967 21.900 -4.440%
1966 22.918 -4.260%
1965 23.937 -4.080%
1964 24.955 -3.920%
1963 25.974 -4.430%
1962 27.179 -4.250%
1961 28.385 -4.070%
1960 29.590 -3.920%
1959 30.796 -3.770%
1958 32.001 -3.510%
1957 33.164 -3.390%
1956 34.327 -3.280%
1955 35.490 -3.170%
1954 36.653 -3.080%
1953 37.816 -2.980%
1952 38.979 -2.900%
1951 40.142 -2.820%
1950 41.305 0.000%