Number of children who die before age 5, by world region by country
The number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
771,644 deaths
Nigeria
Lowest
0 deaths
Vatican
Median
850 deaths
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 771,644 deaths in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 deaths in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 850 deaths, and the mean is 21,060 deaths.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 204 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 98.2%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 771,644 deaths | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 642,598 deaths | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 405,643 deaths | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 312,148 deaths | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 181,015 deaths | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 123,007 deaths | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 95,733 deaths | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 92,374 deaths | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 90,186 deaths | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 87,654 deaths | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 85,201 deaths | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 83,414 deaths | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 81,376 deaths | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 80,047 deaths | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 15 | Somalia | 79,142 deaths | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 79,068 deaths | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 17 | China | 70,824 deaths | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66,701 deaths | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 65,931 deaths | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 64,828 deaths | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 64,104 deaths | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 60,947 deaths | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 55,713 deaths | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 24 | Yemen | 54,401 deaths | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 51,634 deaths | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea | 44,951 deaths | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 44,801 deaths | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 42,457 deaths | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 37,100 deaths | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 36,223 deaths | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 36,058 deaths | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 35,706 deaths | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 35,250 deaths | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 31,927 deaths | 2023 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 35 | Vietnam | 28,546 deaths | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 26,373 deaths | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 25,719 deaths | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 38 | Mexico | 25,454 deaths | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 25,032 deaths | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 40 | United States | 22,683 deaths | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 22,505 deaths | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 22,295 deaths | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 21,097 deaths | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 19,471 deaths | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 18,533 deaths | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 15,081 deaths | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 14,864 deaths | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 14,480 deaths | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 49 | Turkey | 14,408 deaths | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 14,388 deaths | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 51 | Iran | 13,851 deaths | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 12,619 deaths | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 11,993 deaths | 2023 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 54 | Syria | 11,566 deaths | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 55 | Bolivia | 10,762 deaths | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 56 | Morocco | 10,726 deaths | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 10,162 deaths | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 8,456 deaths | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 8,324 deaths | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 8,135 deaths | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 8,105 deaths | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela | 8,047 deaths | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 7,984 deaths | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 7,474 deaths | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritania | 6,499 deaths | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 6,456 deaths | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 6,396 deaths | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 6,366 deaths | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 69 | North Korea | 6,203 deaths | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Russia | 5,935 deaths | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 5,245 deaths | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | 4,873 deaths | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,452 deaths | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 74 | Libya | 4,191 deaths | 2023 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | 4,009 deaths | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 3,941 deaths | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,843 deaths | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 78 | Palestine | 3,821 deaths | 2023 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 3,600 deaths | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 3,566 deaths | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 3,453 deaths | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 82 | Malaysia | 3,421 deaths | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 3,323 deaths | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 3,230 deaths | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 85 | Ecuador | 3,214 deaths | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 2,941 deaths | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 2,936 deaths | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 88 | France | 2,691 deaths | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,585 deaths | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 90 | Gabon | 2,568 deaths | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | Germany | 2,562 deaths | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 2,311 deaths | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 93 | Paraguay | 2,309 deaths | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 2,232 deaths | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 2,041 deaths | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 1,946 deaths | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 1,826 deaths | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Japan | 1,761 deaths | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 1,753 deaths | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Lebanon | 1,727 deaths | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Ukraine | 1,530 deaths | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,471 deaths | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 103 | East Timor | 1,447 deaths | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 1,203 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 105 | Poland | 1,196 deaths | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Australia | 1,162 deaths | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 1,157 deaths | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1,139 deaths | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Comoros | 1,128 deaths | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 110 | Romania | 1,093 deaths | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 1,038 deaths | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Spain | 982 deaths | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Chile | 915 deaths | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Oman | 869 deaths | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 850 deaths | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | 685 deaths | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 117 | South Korea | 684 deaths | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 666 deaths | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 645 deaths | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 636 deaths | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 121 | Taiwan | 585 deaths | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 557 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 480 deaths | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 124 | Moldova | 464 deaths | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | 432 deaths | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 428 deaths | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 411 deaths | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 410 deaths | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 401 deaths | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 382 deaths | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 353 deaths | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 342 deaths | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 337 deaths | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 134 | New Zealand | 320 deaths | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 303 deaths | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 300 deaths | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 293 deaths | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Greece | 286 deaths | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | 279 deaths | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Portugal | 276 deaths | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 275 deaths | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | 261 deaths | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 260 deaths | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Western Sahara | 255 deaths | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 145 | Sweden | 240 deaths | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | 228 deaths | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 226 deaths | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Denmark | 199 deaths | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Kiribati | 188 deaths | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 151 | Suriname | 175 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 169 deaths | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Belarus | 168 deaths | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 159 deaths | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 155 | Qatar | 148 deaths | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 147 deaths | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Croatia | 126 deaths | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Norway | 124 deaths | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 122 deaths | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | 114 deaths | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Finland | 113 deaths | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Singapore | 103 deaths | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 101 deaths | 2023 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88 deaths | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 166 | Samoa | 86 deaths | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 167 | French Guiana | 81 deaths | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 79 deaths | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 76 deaths | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Hong Kong | 76 deaths | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Reunion | 76 deaths | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 72 deaths | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Brunei | 61 deaths | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Micronesia (country) | 57 deaths | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 175 | Bahamas | 55 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 175 | Latvia | 55 deaths | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Cyprus | 51 deaths | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 49 deaths | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Guam | 41 deaths | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 181 | Slovenia | 40 deaths | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 35 deaths | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Barbados | 33 deaths | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Maldives | 31 deaths | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 26 deaths | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Tonga | 26 deaths | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Estonia | 24 deaths | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Montenegro | 24 deaths | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 23 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 23 deaths | 2023 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 194 | Grenada | 22 deaths | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 195 | French Polynesia | 20 deaths | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 deaths | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Curacao | 16 deaths | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Aruba | 14 deaths | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Macao | 14 deaths | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Isle of Man | 10 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 202 | Greenland | 9 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 203 | Iceland | 8 deaths | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 deaths | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Nauru | 7 deaths | 2023 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 205 | Jersey | 7 deaths | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 207 | American Samoa | 6 deaths | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 5 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5 deaths | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 208 | United States Virgin Islands | 5 deaths | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Gibraltar | 4 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 211 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4 deaths | 2023 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 211 | Palau | 4 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 4 deaths | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 4 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Andorra | 3 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 deaths | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 216 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Guernsey | 3 deaths | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 deaths | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 222 | Bermuda | 1 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Cayman Islands | 1 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Monaco | 1 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Anguilla | 1 deaths | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 222 | Cook Islands | 1 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 deaths | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 228 | San Marino | 0 deaths | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Montserrat | 0 deaths | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 228 | Niue | 0 deaths | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Falkland Islands | 0 deaths | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 deaths | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 0 deaths | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 deaths | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 228 | Tokelau | 0 deaths | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 228 | Vatican | 0 deaths | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
The number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.