Number of child deaths by age by country
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .
Countries reporting
196
Highest
336,032 deaths
Nigeria
Lowest
0 deaths
Niue
Median
234 deaths
Years covered
70
1955–2024
Data points
11,992
What the numbers show
Number of child deaths by age is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 336,032 deaths in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 deaths in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 234 deaths, and the mean is 6,316 deaths.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 406.8%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Number of child deaths by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 336,032 deaths | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 138,014 deaths | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 3 | India | 75,457 deaths | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 52,381 deaths | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 46,536 deaths | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 39,650 deaths | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 31,625 deaths | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 30,608 deaths | 2024 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 9 | Somalia | 26,725 deaths | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mali | 23,031 deaths | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 22,957 deaths | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 22,432 deaths | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 22,247 deaths | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 21,218 deaths | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 20,730 deaths | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,188 deaths | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 19,024 deaths | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 18,942 deaths | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania | 18,706 deaths | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | China | 17,855 deaths | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 15,400 deaths | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 22 | Benin | 13,749 deaths | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 12,865 deaths | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 11,410 deaths | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 9,147 deaths | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 9,133 deaths | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 8,954 deaths | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Sudan | 7,922 deaths | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Vietnam | 7,647 deaths | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 7,502 deaths | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 7,327 deaths | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 6,960 deaths | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 33 | Kenya | 6,890 deaths | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 6,793 deaths | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 6,425 deaths | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 6,028 deaths | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 5,678 deaths | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | 5,245 deaths | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 3,902 deaths | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 40 | Liberia | 3,842 deaths | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 3,780 deaths | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 3,664 deaths | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United States | 3,661 deaths | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 3,578 deaths | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3,284 deaths | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine | 3,076 deaths | 2024 | up 406.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 2,236 deaths | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 48 | Algeria | 2,086 deaths | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 2,068 deaths | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 2,013 deaths | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 1,940 deaths | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 1,804 deaths | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 1,670 deaths | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,602 deaths | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 55 | Russia | 1,459 deaths | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 1,412 deaths | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela | 1,322 deaths | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1,280 deaths | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 1,259 deaths | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Iran | 1,223 deaths | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 61 | North Korea | 1,161 deaths | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1,117 deaths | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,095 deaths | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 1,089 deaths | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 1,043 deaths | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Eritrea | 924 deaths | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 870 deaths | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 791 deaths | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 777 deaths | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 759 deaths | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 756 deaths | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 745 deaths | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 737 deaths | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 667 deaths | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 644 deaths | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 76 | France | 630 deaths | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 603 deaths | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 585 deaths | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 544 deaths | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 528 deaths | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 510 deaths | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 500 deaths | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Gabon | 458 deaths | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 84 | Germany | 453 deaths | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 412 deaths | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 86 | East Timor | 398 deaths | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bolivia | 382 deaths | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 378 deaths | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 360 deaths | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 352 deaths | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 315 deaths | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 92 | Canada | 257 deaths | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 247 deaths | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 245 deaths | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 241 deaths | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 240 deaths | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 237 deaths | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 235 deaths | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Jordan | 233 deaths | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 230 deaths | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 225 deaths | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 206 deaths | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Lesotho | 204 deaths | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Spain | 195 deaths | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 180 deaths | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 175 deaths | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Italy | 165 deaths | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Oman | 164 deaths | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Australia | 156 deaths | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 155 deaths | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Djibouti | 140 deaths | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 112 | South Korea | 123 deaths | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 122 deaths | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 119 deaths | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 97 deaths | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 116 | Fiji | 96 deaths | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 117 | Comoros | 95 deaths | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 87 deaths | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 84 deaths | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 76 deaths | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 120 | Ukraine | 76 deaths | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 73 deaths | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 73 deaths | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | 67 deaths | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 66 deaths | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 58 deaths | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 54 deaths | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 53 deaths | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 53 deaths | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Czechia | 52 deaths | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 52 deaths | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | 51 deaths | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kiribati | 49 deaths | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 134 | Jamaica | 48 deaths | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Moldova | 48 deaths | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 48 deaths | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 47 deaths | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Portugal | 46 deaths | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 45 deaths | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Austria | 43 deaths | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 141 | New Zealand | 42 deaths | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 41 deaths | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 38 deaths | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 deaths | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Switzerland | 38 deaths | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 34 deaths | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 34 deaths | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30 deaths | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 149 | Albania | 29 deaths | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 29 deaths | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 29 deaths | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28 deaths | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 153 | Denmark | 26 deaths | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | 24 deaths | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 24 deaths | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Finland | 22 deaths | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 22 deaths | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 20 deaths | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 15 deaths | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 14 deaths | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Cyprus | 13 deaths | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Lithuania | 13 deaths | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 11 deaths | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Brunei | 9 deaths | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 166 | North Macedonia | 7 deaths | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovenia | 7 deaths | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas | 6 deaths | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Estonia | 6 deaths | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Latvia | 6 deaths | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Micronesia (country) | 5 deaths | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 4 deaths | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | 4 deaths | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 4 deaths | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 172 | Tonga | 4 deaths | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 3 deaths | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Iceland | 3 deaths | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 3 deaths | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Montenegro | 3 deaths | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Dominica | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Grenada | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 deaths | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 deaths | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 0 deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Monaco | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Nauru | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | 0 deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | San Marino | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Anguilla | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 0 deaths | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Montserrat | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Niue | 0 deaths | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .