Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 1960

Created on April 7, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 1960, Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births in Africa (220.40), followed by Ivory Coast (213.40), and then Egypt (213.10). Mauritius had the lowest infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (71.50) in Africa in 1960.

The top 3 african countries with high female infant mortality rate in 1960 were: Egypt (207.70), Sierra Leone (205.40), and Guinea (195.70). Similarly, the top 3 african countries with high male infant mortality rate in 1960 were: Sierra Leone (234.40), Ivory Coast (232.60), and Liberia (226.30).

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

Country	Total	Male	Female
Algeria	145.60	151.20	139.70
Benin	183.90	196.50	170.70
Botswana	113.60	122.40	104.30
Burkina Faso	156.80	167.40	145.40
Cape Verde	123.00	131.20	114.10
Cameroon	165.10	175.10	154.30
Republic of Congo	115.70	124.00	106.90
Ivory Coast	213.40	232.60	193.10
Egypt	213.10	218.10	207.70
Eswatini	140.00	150.30	129.30
Gambia	153.00	164.30	140.60
Ghana	123.60	132.10	114.60
Guinea	209.40	222.40	195.70
Kenya	117.50	123.40	111.50
Lesotho	139.10	147.50	130.40
Liberia	209.60	226.30	192.40
Libya	162.40	171.80	152.30
Mauritania	130.40	139.50	120.90
Mauritius	71.50	78.20	64.60
Morocco	146.00	156.90	134.50
Zambia	121.50	128.40	114.30
Zimbabwe	92.80	101.90	83.20
Tanzania	142.90	150.60	134.90
Uganda	131.60	140.40	122.40
Togo	154.60	167.60	140.90
Sudan	106.90	114.60	98.60
Sierra Leone	220.40	234.40	205.40
Senegal	128.20	136.10	120.00
Rwanda	130.40	139.30	121.30
Seychelles	74.90	79.30	70.20

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries