Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
336,032
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
227.5
Years covered
70
1955–2024
Data points
13,742
What the numbers show
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 336,032 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 227.5, and the mean is 6,190.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 174 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 406.8%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 336,032 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 138,014 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 3 | India | 75,457 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 52,381 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 46,536 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 39,650 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 31,625 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 30,608 | 2024 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 9 | Somalia | 26,725 | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mali | 23,031 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 22,957 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 22,432 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 22,247 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 21,218 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 20,730 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,188 | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 19,024 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 18,942 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania | 18,706 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | China | 17,855 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 15,400 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 22 | Benin | 13,749 | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 12,865 | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 11,410 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 9,147 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 9,133 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 8,954 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Sudan | 7,922 | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Vietnam | 7,647 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 7,502 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 7,327 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 6,960 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 33 | Kenya | 6,890 | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 6,793 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 6,425 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 6,028 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 5,678 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | 5,245 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 3,902 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 40 | Liberia | 3,842 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 3,780 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 3,664 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United States | 3,661 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 3,578 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3,284 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine | 3,076 | 2024 | up 406.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 2,236 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 48 | Algeria | 2,086 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 2,068 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 2,013 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 1,940 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 1,804 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 1,670 | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,602 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 55 | Russia | 1,459 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 1,412 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela | 1,322 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1,280 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 1,259 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Iran | 1,223 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 61 | North Korea | 1,161 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1,117 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,095 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 1,089 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 1,043 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Eritrea | 924 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 870 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 791 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 777 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 759 | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 756 | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 745 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 737 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 667 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 644 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 76 | France | 630 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 603 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 585 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 544 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 528 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 510 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 500 | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Gabon | 458 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 84 | Germany | 453 | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 412 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 86 | East Timor | 398 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bolivia | 382 | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 378 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 360 | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 352 | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 315 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 92 | Canada | 257 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 247 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 245 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 241 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 240 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 237 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 235 | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Jordan | 233 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 230 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 225 | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 206 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Lesotho | 204 | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Spain | 195 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 180 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 175 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Italy | 165 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Oman | 164 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Australia | 156 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 155 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Djibouti | 140 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 112 | South Korea | 123 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 122 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 119 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 97 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 116 | Fiji | 96 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 117 | Comoros | 95 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 87 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 84 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 76 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 120 | Ukraine | 76 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 73 | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 73 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | 67 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 66 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 58 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 54 | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 53 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 53 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Czechia | 52 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 52 | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | 51 | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kiribati | 49 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 134 | Jamaica | 48 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Moldova | 48 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 48 | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 47 | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Portugal | 46 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 45 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Austria | 43 | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 141 | New Zealand | 42 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 41 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 38 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Switzerland | 38 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 34 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 34 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 149 | Albania | 29 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 29 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 29 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28 | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 153 | Denmark | 26 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Ireland | 24 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | 24 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 24 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Finland | 22 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 22 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 20 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 15 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15 | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 14 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 13 | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Lithuania | 13 | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Suriname | 11 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | 9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Slovenia | 7 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahamas | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 169 | Estonia | 6 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Latvia | 6 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 4 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 4 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Marshall Islands | 4 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 173 | Tonga | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Iceland | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Malta | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Montenegro | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Dominica | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Grenada | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.24 million
- África Subsahariana 967,492
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 936,884
- Africa (WHO regions) 912,105
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 712,753
- África Occidental y Central 712,753
- World Bank (lower middle income) 670,667
- Países menos adelantados 600,779
- World Bank (low income) 446,353
- África Oriental y Meridional 254,739
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 241,874
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 223,969
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 162,932
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) 158,527
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 157,304
- Asia Meridional 157,304
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 135,374
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 104,228
- World Bank (upper middle income) 68,982
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 57,013
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 56,161
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 54,474
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 52,963
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 51,561
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 50,915
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) 37,655
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) 34,680
- Americas (WHO regions) 23,428
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 20,932
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 19,794
- América Latina y el Caribe 19,510
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 19,510
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 19,504
- Western Asia (UNSDG) 15,308
- Europe (WHO regions) 12,001
- Europa y Asia Central 11,882
- World Bank (high income) 11,077
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 9,170
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 9,030
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 8,749