| Rank | Country | total | Infant mortality rate |
1 | Angola | 175.90 | total: 175.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 187.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 163.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
2 | Afghanistan | 149.20 | total: 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 145.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
3 | Niger | 112.22 | total: 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 117.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 107.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
4 | Mali | 111.35 | total: 111.35 deaths/1,000 live births male: 118.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 104.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
5 | Somalia | 105.56 | total: 105.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 114.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 96.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
6 | South Sudan | 102.00 | total: 102 deaths/1,000 live births (2006) |
7 | Central African Republic | 99.38 | total: 99.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 107.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 91.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
8 | Guinea-Bissau | 96.23 | total: 96.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 106.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 86.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
9 | Chad | 95.31 | total: 95.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 101.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 89.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
10 | Nigeria | 91.54 | total: 91.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 97.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 85.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
11 | Burkina Faso | 81.40 | total: 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 88.88 deaths/1,000 live births female: 73.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |