Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
-3.75 % change on previous year
Years covered
69
1956–2024
Data points
13,279
What the numbers show
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.75 % change on previous year, and the mean is -8.34 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 4,057.1%).
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Eswatini | 85.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 560.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Barbados | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Croatia | 40.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,397.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Lesotho | 22.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 559.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 12.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 10.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Cyprus | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Romania | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Bahrain | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 16 | South Sudan | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 0.8969 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 0.4184 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | -0.189 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -0.2609 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | -0.3876 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Panama | -0.4202 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | United States of America | -0.4893 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | -0.566 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | -0.7233 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Israel | -0.8333 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Niger | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 362.0% | volatile |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Netherlands | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,057.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,719.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Liberia | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 59 | Germany | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Angola | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovakia | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 63 | France | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Kiribati | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 66 | Portugal | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Oman | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 221.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 279.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 725.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Belgium | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 78 | Japan | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Fiji | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Australia | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Gabon | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cameroon | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Pakistan | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Mali | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 281.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | -3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Colombia | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Malaysia | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 103 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 108 | Brazil | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | -3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Kenya | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Vanuatu | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Viet Nam | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 566.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Italy | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Djibouti | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | -4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Peru | -4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Rwanda | -4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Mozambique | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | -4.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,498.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Ghana | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | -4.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Egypt | -4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.7% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 130 | Paraguay | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | -5.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | -5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Chile | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Mexico | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 136 | Indonesia | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Czechia | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | -5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Senegal | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 141 | Guatemala | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Cambodia | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Philippines | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,310.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Russian Federation | -5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Greece | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Mongolia | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | rising |
| 150 | Thailand | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 151 | Morocco | -6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 152 | El Salvador | -6.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 153 | Samoa | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | -6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 575.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Albania | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 157 | Poland | -6.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Tunisia | -7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Kuwait | -7.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 447.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia | -7.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -7.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Azerbaijan | -7.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 592.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Bhutan | -8.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Argentina | -8.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Korea | -8.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 168 | Suriname | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 169 | India | -9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Ukraine | -9.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Georgia | -10 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -11.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 173 | North Macedonia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 487.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Belarus | -12.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 279.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Estonia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Latvia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | China | -15.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 295.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Palestine, State of | -17.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia | -20.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Syrian Arab Republic | -44.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 326.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Türkiye | -62.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,079.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Libya | -88.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,441.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Naoero | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Anguilla | -100 % change on previous year | 2007 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 1994 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- América del Norte -0.4826 % change on previous year
- Northern America (UNSDG) -0.4826 % change on previous year
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) -1.45 % change on previous year
- África Occidental y Central -1.45 % change on previous year
- World Bank (low income) -1.49 % change on previous year
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) -1.78 % change on previous year
- World Bank (high income) -2.28 % change on previous year
- África Subsahariana -2.45 % change on previous year
- Europa Occidental -2.48 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) -2.51 % change on previous year
- Africa (WHO regions) -2.55 % change on previous year
- Europe (UNSDG) -2.82 % change on previous year
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) -2.94 % change on previous year
- World Bank (lower middle income) -2.98 % change on previous year
- Central Asia (UNSDG) -3.17 % change on previous year
- Países menos adelantados -3.21 % change on previous year
- World -3.71 % change on previous year
- Oceania (UNSDG) -3.79 % change on previous year
- Americas (WHO regions) -3.79 % change on previous year
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) -3.86 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) -3.97 % change on previous year
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) -4.33 % change on previous year
- América Latina y el Caribe -4.43 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) -4.43 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) -4.43 % change on previous year
- África Oriental y Meridional -5.14 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) -5.21 % change on previous year
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) -5.55 % change on previous year
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) -5.71 % change on previous year
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) -5.91 % change on previous year
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) -5.98 % change on previous year
- Asia Meridional -5.98 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) -5.99 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) -6.07 % change on previous year
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) -6.97 % change on previous year
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) -7.37 % change on previous year
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico -8.71 % change on previous year
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) -8.78 % change on previous year
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) -8.92 % change on previous year
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) -9.13 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.