Lowest Infant Mortality Rate The countries with the lowest infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 births) in 2012. 1. Monaco1.8 2. Japan2.21 3. Bermuda2.47 4. Singapore2.65 5. Sweden2.74 6.Hong Kong2.9 7.Macau S.A.R.3.17 8. Iceland3.18 9. Italy3.36 10. Spain3.37 NOTE:Country rankings of the type presented below cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which further skews the results. Only countries for which statistics were available in sources 1 and 2 figure in these lists.Sources:1.The World Factbook, 2012.2. U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.

Highest Life Expectancy, 2012 The countries with the highest life expectancy (in years). 1. Monaco89.68 2.Macau84.43 3. Japan83.91 4. Singapore83.75 5. San Marino83.07 6. Andorra82.50 7. Guernsey82.240 8.Hong Kong S.A.R.82.12 9. Australia81.90 10. Italy81.86 NOTE: Country rankings of the type presented below cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which further skews the results. Only countries for which statistics were available in sources 1 and 2 figure in these lists.Sources:1.The World Factbook, 2012.2. U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.

Lowest Life Expectancy, 2012 The countries with the lowest life expectancy (in years). 1. Chad48.69 2. Guinea-Bissau49.11 3. South Africa49.41 4. Swaziland49.42 5. Afghanistan49.72 6. Central African Republic50.48 7. Somalia50.80 8. Zimbabwe51.82 9. Lesotho51.86 10. Mozambique52.02 NOTE: Country rankings of the type presented below cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which further skews the results. Only countries for which statistics were available in sources 1 and 2 figure in these lists.Sources:1.The World Factbook, 2012.2. U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.

Lowest Literacy Rates The countries with the lowest literacy rate. 1. Burkina Faso23.6% 2. Mali24.0 3. Chad25.7 4. Niger28.7 5. Guinea29.5 6. Benin34.7 7. Sierra Leone34.8 8. Ethiopia35.9 9. Mozambique38.7 10. Senegal39.3 NOTE: Country rankings of the type presented above cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which further skews the results. Only countries for which statistics were available in sources 1 and 2 figure in these lists.Sources:1.The World Factbook, 2010.2. U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.

Lowest Inflation The countries with the lowest inflation in 2011. 1. Qatar–2.5% 2. Northern Mariana Islands-.80 3. Bahrain-.40 4. Japan-.30 5. Central African Republic.10 6. Kiribati.20 7. Switzerland.20 8. Liechtenstein.30 9. Saint Martin.70 10. United Arab Emirates.90 NOTE: Country rankings of the type presented below cannot pretend to be definitive; instead they aspire only to provide the reader with an approximation of the high and low ends on a particular scale. Country data vary enormously depending on the sources, and the absence of reliable data on some countries requires their omission, which further skews the results. Only countries for which statistics were available figure in these lists.Source:The World Factbook, 2012.