Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
-3.7 % change on previous year
Years covered
69
1956–2024
Data points
11,579
What the numbers show
Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate is currently reported for 198 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 -3.7 % change on previous year, and the mean is -8.33 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 85 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 life stage, 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, Kingdom of | 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, Republic of | 40.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,397.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 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, Kingdom of | 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, Republic of | 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, The | 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 | Cabo 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 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | St. Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 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, Republic of | 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 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | -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 | -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 | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar, Republic of | -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, The | -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, Republic of | -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 | Slovak Republic | -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, Republic of | -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, The State of | -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, Republic of | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | -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, The | -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, Islamic Republic of | -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, Republic of | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.3% | volatile |
| 96 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan, Republic of | -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, República Bolivariana de | -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 | Moldova, Republic of | -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 | Vietnam | -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, Democratic Republic of | -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, Republic of | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen, Republic of | -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, Arab Republic of | -4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.7% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros, Union of the | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 130 | Paraguay | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyz Republic | -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 | Czech Republic | -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 | -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, Republic of | -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, Republic of | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia, Republic of | -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, Republic of | -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, Republic of | -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 | North Macedonia, Republic of | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 487.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia, Republic of | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Belarus, Republic of | -12.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 279.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Estonia, Republic of | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Latvia, Republic of | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | China, People's Republic of | -15.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 295.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Palestine | -17.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | -20.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Syrian Arab Republic | -44.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 326.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Türkiye, Republic of | -62.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,079.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Libya | -88.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,441.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra, Principality of | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Monaco | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Naoero, Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Palau, Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Anguilla | -100 % change on previous year | 2007 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Cook Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 1994 | unchanged | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.