Child mortality, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
200
Highest
15 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-69.09 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.85 % change on previous year
Years covered
273
1752–2024
Data points
15,906
What the numbers show
Child mortality, annual growth rate is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 15 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -69.09 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.85 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.71 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 1,558.0%).
Child mortality, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 9.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 8.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 334.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Lebanon | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Denmark | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Bahrain | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 283.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.9% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 0.8621 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominica | 0.8475 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0.7788 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | -0.3268 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Fiji | -0.3425 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | -0.7692 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.8% | flat |
| 48 | Belize | -0.7812 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 49 | Oman | -0.9615 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Mongolia | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 59 | Malawi | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Grenada | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Jamaica | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Russia | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Brunei | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 74 | Seychelles | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 402.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Albania | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 79 | Egypt | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Cook Islands | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 83 | Georgia | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Palau | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Vanuatu | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahamas | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 573.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | -2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Kiribati | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 594.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Samoa | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Hungary | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Australia | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Vietnam | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Rwanda | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,094.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Haiti | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Angola | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Barbados | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Congo | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Comoros | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,377.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Micronesia (country) | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Tuvalu | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 114 | Montserrat | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 688.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Tonga | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Somalia | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Eritrea | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Iraq | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Pakistan | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 126 | Central African Republic | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Djibouti | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 130 | Gambia | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 131 | Honduras | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 135 | East Timor | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Niue | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Cameroon | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Guatemala | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Colombia | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Bulgaria | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 146 | Iran | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 147 | Togo | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | South Korea | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 149 | Anguilla | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 152 | Afghanistan | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Yemen | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Gabon | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 157 | Paraguay | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 159 | Italy | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Kuwait | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Taiwan | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Laos | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 163 | Malta | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Cambodia | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Morocco | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 166 | Mozambique | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Botswana | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Indonesia | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Nepal | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 170 | Andorra | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 170 | El Salvador | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Namibia | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Tanzania | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Armenia | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Montenegro | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | New Zealand | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Belarus | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Mali | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Bolivia | -4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | -4.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Cape Verde | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Bhutan | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 185 | Senegal | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Nauru | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 187 | Estonia | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 188 | India | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 190 | Tunisia | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 191 | China | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 192 | North Korea | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Syria | -8.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Palestine | -9.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Latvia | -10.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Ethiopia | -13.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 197 | North Macedonia | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 572.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -18.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 232.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Turkey | -30.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 539.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Libya | -69.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,558.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.