Improve sanitation and health delivery has become an important issue because of it significant implication of quality of life in
the society. This paper examines the effect of poor sanitation on infant mortality and effort of both government and
individual at combating the menace. Demographic records of the Ibadan North LGA from 2006 to 2010 and perceptions of
the people were obtained from Focused Group Discussions, with mothers of between 15 and 49 years at 6 purposively
selected residential areas. Analysis of the demographic records shows that the study area, whose average total population was
306,795 as at 2006 national census recorded about 1431 infant deaths. The study indicates that poor sanitation attitude of the
residents of the LGA were the reason of high infant mortality. The study therefore concludes that infant mortality can be
reduced to the barest minimum if good sanitation is mandated for each household by the relevant local authorities.