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Global infant mortality by cause for boys vs. girls, 2017

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 boys
versus girls. Causes which lie above the grey line have higher mortality rates in boys relative to girls.

Infant mortality rates in girls (per 100,000)100200300400Infantmortalityratesinboys(per100,000)Birth defectsBirth defectsDiarrheal diseasesDiarrheal diseasesDigestive anomaliesDigestive anomaliesEncephalopathy from asphyxia and traumaEncephalopathy from asphyxia and traumaHeart anomaliesHeart anomaliesMalariaMalariaNo data