Global infant mortality by cause for boys vs. girls, 2019

Infant mortality rates are the number of deaths of infants under one year old, measured per 100,000. This is shown globally for different causes of death in infant boysversus girls. Causes which lie above the grey line have higher mortality rates in boys relative to girls.

Infant mortality rate in girls (per 100,000)1010052050200Infantmortalityrateinboys(per100,000)Whooping coughWhooping coughEncephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and traumaEncephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and traumaDiabetes and kidney diseasesDiabetes and kidney diseasesDigestive diseasesDigestive diseasesTuberculosisTuberculosis