8 Countries with Highest Rates of Infant Mortality

5. Sierra Leone 

Infant Deaths Per 1000 Live Births: 72.3

Sierra Leone is the 6th poorest country in Africa, with a meager GDP of $4 billion and its infant mortality rate is 72.3. Post-civil war and Ebola recovery efforts in the country highlighted the dire need for improved prenatal and neonatal care. Also, other contributing factors to such high death stats include insufficient access to quality healthcare services, as the country only had 3 doctors per 100,000 people as of 2018.