Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
12.95 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-67.43 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.83 % change on previous year
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
12,786
What the numbers show
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 12.95 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -67.43 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.83 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.73 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 14,182.7%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 5,470.2%).
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14,182.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 9.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 756.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 9.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 326.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 854.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 428.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 447.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,509.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 224.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.9133 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0.8943 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 0.8585 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 0.8405 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominica | 0.7282 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.5313 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 0.4706 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0.2831 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1563 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 0.0744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 29 | South Sudan | 0.0382 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | -0.0892 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 31 | United States | -0.1421 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | -0.1499 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | -0.1614 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | -0.1986 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,470.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | -0.2985 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | -0.5229 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | -0.6912 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | -0.7374 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 39 | Liberia | -0.9362 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 528.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands | -0.9978 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Nigeria | -0.9998 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Albania | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 45 | Brunei | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Qatar | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 577.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Iceland | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 539.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 52 | Slovenia | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.7% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Mongolia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 60 | Malawi | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Poland | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 62 | Greece | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Madagascar | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Grenada | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Jamaica | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 334.1% | volatile |
| 69 | South Korea | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 70 | Argentina | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,504.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Ukraine | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Vanuatu | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Niger | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 410.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Cook Islands | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Russia | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Eswatini | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 508.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 86 | New Zealand | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 87 | Bahamas | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Palau | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 91 | Hungary | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 92 | Kiribati | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 502.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,094.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,463.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 445.2% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 102 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 103 | Congo | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Malta | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 106 | Angola | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 108 | East Timor | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia (country) | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Tonga | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 111 | Guinea | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Benin | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 113 | Samoa | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Comoros | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 117 | Eritrea | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Pakistan | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 120 | Guatemala | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Montserrat | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 123 | Peru | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Vietnam | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 493.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Afghanistan | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Niue | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Central African Republic | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 135 | Cameroon | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Iraq | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 138 | Barbados | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Chad | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 142 | Honduras | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Andorra | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 144 | Botswana | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Iran | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 146 | Anguilla | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 147 | Monaco | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.3% | flat |
| 150 | Bulgaria | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Gambia | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tuvalu | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 154 | Somalia | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 156 | Paraguay | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 157 | Djibouti | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 160 | Mozambique | -3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 161 | San Marino | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 162 | El Salvador | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Myanmar | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Ghana | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Cambodia | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Morocco | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Nepal | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 169 | Indonesia | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Cape Verde | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Namibia | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Laos | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 173 | Tanzania | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Estonia | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Mali | -4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Senegal | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Bolivia | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 182 | Bhutan | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 183 | Maldives | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 184 | Armenia | -4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 185 | United Arab Emirates | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 186 | Belarus | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 187 | India | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 188 | Nauru | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 189 | Tunisia | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,542.9% | rising |
| 190 | China | -6.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 191 | North Korea | -7.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Syria | -7.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Latvia | -9.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Palestine | -9.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | -12.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 196 | North Macedonia | -18.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 634.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Nicaragua | -19.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Turkey | -29.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 531.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Libya | -67.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,565.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.