Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 5-14, female (% of total female deaths ages 5-14) by country
Number of female deaths ages 5-14 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 5-14, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
85.6%
Congo
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
24.7%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,386
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 5-14, female (% of total female deaths ages 5-14) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 85.6% in Congo; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.7%, and the mean is 30.9%.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Antigua and Barbuda (up 26,664.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 85.6% | 2021 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 2 | Seychelles | 73.8% | 2021 | up 154.4% | rising |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 71.1% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 70.1% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 5 | Gabon | 70.0% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Somalia | 66.6% | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 7 | Kiribati | 66.5% | 2021 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 65.8% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 9 | Botswana | 65.8% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 65.6% | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 11 | South Sudan | 65.0% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 12 | Maldives | 64.4% | 2021 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 64.3% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 64.2% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 64.2% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 63.9% | 2021 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 63.4% | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 63.2% | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 19 | Kenya | 62.7% | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 62.4% | 2021 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 61.7% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 61.6% | 2021 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 60.8% | 2021 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 60.6% | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.3% | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 60.3% | 2021 | up 26,664.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Namibia | 60.0% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mozambique | 59.8% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 59.5% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 30 | Nigeria | 58.7% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 31 | Niger | 58.5% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 32 | Grenada | 58.4% | 2021 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 56.4% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 34 | Liberia | 56.3% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 35 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 56.1% | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 36 | India | 55.3% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 37 | Rwanda | 54.4% | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 54.2% | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 39 | Mali | 53.5% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 40 | Cameroon | 53.4% | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 41 | Eritrea | 52.9% | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.8% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 43 | Djibouti | 52.6% | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 44 | Gambia | 52.5% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 52.2% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 51.6% | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.5% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 50.4% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 50.2% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 50.0% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritania | 48.4% | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 52 | Benin | 47.1% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 47.0% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 47.0% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 55 | Samoa | 46.1% | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 56 | Nepal | 46.0% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 45.8% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Malaysia | 44.9% | 2021 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 44.4% | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 44.3% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 43.5% | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 42.8% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 63 | Bhutan | 42.0% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 64 | Guatemala | 41.7% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 65 | Montenegro | 40.4% | 2021 | up 246.3% | rising |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 39.2% | 2021 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 38.9% | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 38.8% | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 37.8% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 70 | Comoros | 37.5% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37.1% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 36.1% | 2021 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 35.9% | 2021 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 35.7% | 2021 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 35.2% | 2021 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 76 | Mauritius | 35.0% | 2021 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 34.8% | 2021 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 33.5% | 2021 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 30.7% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 30.7% | 2021 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 29.9% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 82 | Bahamas | 29.8% | 2021 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 83 | Sudan | 29.8% | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 84 | Barbados | 29.5% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 85 | Thailand | 29.2% | 2021 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 29.1% | 2021 | up 221.5% | rising |
| 87 | Tonga | 28.4% | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.4% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 28.2% | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 90 | Guyana | 27.0% | 2021 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.4% | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 92 | Oman | 25.5% | 2021 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 23.9% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 94 | Lebanon | 23.8% | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 23.8% | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 96 | Morocco | 21.7% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 97 | Egypt | 21.7% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 98 | Suriname | 21.5% | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 20.8% | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 20.3% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 102 | Haiti | 19.8% | 2021 | up 251.7% | falling |
| 103 | Belize | 19.8% | 2021 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 19.8% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 105 | Ukraine | 19.5% | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 106 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 19.4% | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 19.2% | 2021 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 108 | Paraguay | 18.8% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.6% | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 18.1% | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 111 | Kuwait | 18.0% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 17.8% | 2021 | up 126.2% | rising |
| 113 | Brazil | 17.6% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 114 | Cuba | 17.5% | 2021 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 115 | Yemen | 17.3% | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 17.2% | 2021 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 17.1% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.1% | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.0% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 120 | China | 16.9% | 2021 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 121 | Ecuador | 16.8% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 122 | Palestine, State of | 16.6% | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 123 | Qatar | 16.5% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 124 | Jamaica | 16.2% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 125 | Colombia | 16.1% | 2021 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 126 | Belarus | 15.9% | 2021 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 127 | Türkiye | 15.5% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 128 | Slovakia | 15.5% | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 15.5% | 2021 | up 106.2% | falling |
| 130 | Argentina | 15.4% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 15.4% | 2021 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.3% | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 133 | Mexico | 15.3% | 2021 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 14.9% | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 135 | Iraq | 14.4% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 136 | Honduras | 14.4% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 137 | Estonia | 14.3% | 2021 | up 11,855.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | 14.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 139 | Bahrain | 13.9% | 2021 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 140 | Austria | 13.5% | 2021 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.9% | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 142 | Ireland | 12.9% | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 143 | Algeria | 12.7% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 144 | Portugal | 12.6% | 2021 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Czechia | 12.4% | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 146 | Panama | 11.1% | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 147 | Canada | 10.7% | 2021 | up 146.1% | flat |
| 148 | Latvia | 10.6% | 2021 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Singapore | 10.5% | 2021 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 10.1% | 2021 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 151 | Uruguay | 9.9% | 2021 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Poland | 9.9% | 2021 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 153 | Costa Rica | 9.5% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 154 | Jordan | 9.3% | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 155 | United States of America | 7.8% | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 156 | Australia | 7.5% | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 157 | Norway | 7.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Belgium | 7.2% | 2021 | up 207.5% | flat |
| 159 | New Zealand | 6.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Hungary | 6.1% | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 161 | Italy | 6.0% | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 162 | Spain | 5.6% | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 163 | Sweden | 5.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Finland | 5.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Chile | 5.3% | 2021 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 166 | Georgia | 5.0% | 2021 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 167 | Japan | 4.5% | 2021 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 168 | Serbia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 169 | Germany | 4.2% | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 170 | Greece | 3.3% | 2021 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 3.2% | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.2% | 2021 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Israel | 3.1% | 2021 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 174 | Korea | 2.8% | 2021 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 175 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2021 | up 1,657.8% | volatile |
| 176 | France | 1.9% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 177 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2021 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2021 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2021 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Malta | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 59.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 57.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 57.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 57.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 56.7%
- Africa Western and Central 56.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 55.0%
- IDA blend 54.7%
- Least developed countries 54.5%
- IDA total 53.9%
- Low income 53.9%
- Lower middle income 53.7%
- South Asia 53.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 53.6%
- IDA only 53.5%
- Low & middle income 51.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 50.9%
- World 50.2%
- Other small states 49.5%
- Middle income 49.4%
- Pacific island small states 49.0%
- Small states 46.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 46.4%
- IBRD only 43.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.4%
- East Asia & Pacific 36.7%
- Upper middle income 32.0%
- Arab World 32.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.8%
- Caribbean Small States 23.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 23.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 21.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 20.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 20.0%
About this data
Number of female deaths ages 5-14 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 5-14, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.