At present mostly discussed news on different TV channels and other media is the largest number of early deaths all over the world, which is known as Infant mortality. It is the early death of children before reaching the age of one to five years; it may be due to the number of diseases such as weakness at birth, and diarrhea and many other factors are involved which are increasing its rate. This problem is not faced by only a few countries but there are several countries having the highest children mortality rate which are increasing the number of deaths per year. A survey reported more than 10 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday.From the last couple of years its rates had increased up-to a dangerous level following image is indicating the number of deaths per 1000 live births from 1985 to 2010.
The Central Intelligence agency prepared a report showing the list of different countries of the world by the number of deaths per one thousand live births, different countries have different infant mortality rate, following is a list of top ten countries with lowest infant mortality rates in the world.
List of top ten countries with lowest infant mortality rate in the world
| Rank | Country | Deaths/1000 Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Monaco |
1.81 |
| 2. |  Japan |
2.17 |
| 3. |  Bermuda |
2.47 |
| 4. |  Singapore |
2.59 |
| 5. |  Sweden |
2.73 |
| 6. |  Hong Kong |
2.89 |
| 7. |  Macau |
3.15 |
| 8. |  Iceland |
3.17 |
| 9. |  Italy |
3.33 |
| 10. |  France |
3.34 |
Question of the day
Q: What country has the lowest death rate per one thousand annually?
[box type=”tick” style=”rounded”]Ans : At present Monaco has the lowest rates as compared to the other countries in the world.[/box]
Also See :
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- Top 10 nations with highest infant deaths in the world
- Top 10 nations with highest life expectancy rates
- Top ten nations with least life expectancy rates
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