Child mortality rate by country
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
11.6%
Niger
Lowest
0.1%
San Marino
Median
1.4%
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Child mortality rate is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 11.6% in Niger; the lowest is 0.1% in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 2.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 83.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 214 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 118.6%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 55.2%).
Child mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 11.6% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 10.4% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 10.0% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 9.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 9.7% | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 9.5% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 8 | Guinea | 9.3% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 9.2% | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 10 | Benin | 7.9% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.3% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 13 | Lesotho | 7.2% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 14 | Liberia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.1% | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.9% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 6.8% | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.7% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 6.6% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 6.4% | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.4% | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 5.9% | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 5.8% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 5.6% | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Haiti | 5.6% | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 5.5% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 5.2% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 5.0% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 5.0% | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 30 | Eswatini | 5.0% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 31 | Burundi | 4.9% | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 32 | East Timor | 4.7% | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Comoros | 4.7% | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 4.6% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 4.5% | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 36 | Gambia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia | 4.1% | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 4.1% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 4.1% | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 4.0% | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 4.0% | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 3.9% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Malawi | 3.9% | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Tanzania | 3.9% | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 47 | Uganda | 3.9% | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 48 | Laos | 3.9% | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritania | 3.8% | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Botswana | 3.8% | 2023 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Gabon | 3.7% | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Rwanda | 3.7% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 3.6% | 2023 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Eritrea | 3.5% | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominica | 3.3% | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Libya | 3.3% | 2023 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 3.0% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 2.9% | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Western Sahara | 2.8% | 2023 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.8% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 64 | Philippines | 2.8% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 2.8% | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 2.8% | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 2.6% | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine | 2.6% | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Nauru | 2.6% | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 70 | Guyana | 2.6% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 71 | Niue | 2.4% | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Syria | 2.3% | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Iraq | 2.3% | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 2.3% | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Bhutan | 2.3% | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Palau | 2.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 2.1% | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 2.1% | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Vietnam | 2.0% | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 2.0% | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | 1.9% | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Venezuela | 1.9% | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1.9% | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 86 | North Korea | 1.8% | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 1.8% | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 1.8% | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 1.7% | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 95 | Panama | 1.6% | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Suriname | 1.6% | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Grenada | 1.6% | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6% | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.6% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.5% | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 1.5% | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.5% | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1.5% | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 1.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Aruba | 1.4% | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Helena | 1.4% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 110 | Moldova | 1.4% | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Brazil | 1.4% | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Jordan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Isle of Man | 1.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Guam | 1.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.3% | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.3% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 1.3% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | 1.3% | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 1.2% | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Ecuador | 1.2% | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Greenland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Iran | 1.2% | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 130 | El Salvador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 132 | French Guiana | 1.1% | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Tonga | 1.1% | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Falkland Islands | 1.1% | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 136 | American Samoa | 1.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 1.1% | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 1.0% | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Oman | 1.0% | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 1.0% | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Curacao | 1.0% | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Jersey | 1.0% | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 144 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 146 | Brunei | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.0% | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 0.9% | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0.9% | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 160 | China | 0.7% | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Vatican | 0.7% | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Guernsey | 0.7% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 166 | Cook Islands | 0.7% | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Reunion | 0.6% | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Montserrat | 0.6% | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.6% | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 174 | United States | 0.6% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Andorra | 0.6% | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.6% | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Romania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.6% | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 185 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Anguilla | 0.6% | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 189 | New Zealand | 0.5% | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Tokelau | 0.5% | 2023 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Maldives | 0.5% | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Chile | 0.5% | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Serbia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Canada | 0.5% | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Monaco | 0.5% | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Russia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 198 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Taiwan | 0.4% | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 200 | France | 0.4% | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Israel | 0.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Greece | 0.4% | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Australia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Poland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Germany | 0.3% | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Austria | 0.3% | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 218 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Macao | 0.3% | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 220 | Spain | 0.3% | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 221 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 222 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Italy | 0.3% | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 224 | Finland | 0.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 225 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 227 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 228 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 229 | Japan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 230 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 231 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 232 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 233 | Hong Kong | 0.2% | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 234 | Cayman Islands | 0.2% | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 235 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 236 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | down 37.3% | volatile |
About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.