Based on the 2023 estimates from the World Factbook, a list of countries with the highest infant mortality rates has been created, with Afghanistan and Somalia topping the list.

The widespread consensus is that infant mortality rates serve as a gauge of the general health of a population. A greater percentage denotes unfulfilled demands of the populace, particularly concerning access to food and hygiene.

Pallavi Rao of Visual Capitalist illustrated the top 15 nations with the greatest infant death rates in 2023 based on CIA World Factbook forecasts. The number of infant deaths under one-year-old per 1,000 live births in a particular year is used to measure it.

"However, with improvements in average childhood mortality rates and longer life expectancy, we are witnessing a different trend in global fertility rates, as reported by GreatGameIndia. According to the UN, it is expected to begin declining in all countries toward the end of the century.

Comoros has been exclude...