Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita by country
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
0.0017 units per person
Niger
Lowest
0 units per person
British Virgin Islands
Median
0 units per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,449
What the numbers show
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 0.0017 units per person in Niger; the lowest is 0 units per person in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per person, and the mean is 0.0002 units per person.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 182 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 299.9%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0.0014 units per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 0.0014 units per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Liberia | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 16 | South Sudan | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Angola | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Palestine | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 299.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Burundi | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Kiribati | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Congo | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Haiti | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 32 | East Timor | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Gambia | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritania | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 44 | Gabon | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Yemen | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Comoros | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Vietnam | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Samoa | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | India | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Honduras | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Laos | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mongolia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 77 | North Korea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 82 | Iraq | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Guyana | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Tonga | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Libya | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Egypt | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bolivia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Dominica | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkey | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Suriname | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Argentina | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Grenada | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Morocco | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Seychelles | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Mexico | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Syria | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Colombia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Iran | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Uruguay | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Romania | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 132 | China | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Albania | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Israel | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 138 | United States | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Barbados | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Russia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Qatar | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovakia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Cyprus | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 148 | France | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Chile | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 151 | New Zealand | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Serbia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Hungary | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Australia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Belgium | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Poland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Germany | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 165 | Czechia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Austria | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Netherlands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Sweden | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Greece | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Belarus | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Ireland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Estonia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Denmark | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Norway | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Portugal | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Switzerland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Japan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Spain | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Finland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Slovenia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Latvia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Italy | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 187 | South Korea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Ukraine | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Nauru | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | San Marino | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 0 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0002 units per person
How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.