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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Infant mortality by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0713-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 4.5 (Canada).

Lowest: 2.9 to 3
Group 2: 3 to 4.4
Group 3: 4.4 to 4.9
Group 4: 4.9 to 7.4
Highest: 7.4 to 21.2

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	21.2
2	Northwest Territories	8.4
3	Manitoba	7.4
4	Saskatchewan	6.3
5	New Brunswick	6
6	Quebec	4.9
7	Alberta	4.4
7	Yukon	4.4
9	Ontario	4.3
10	British Columbia	3.3
11	Prince Edward Island	3
12	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.9
12	Nova Scotia	2.9

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0713-01: Infant deaths and mortality rates, by age group. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0713-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-infant-mortality-rate-per-1000-live-births/

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